Showing Tag: Hospice Services
A Day in The Life of an RN at our Inpatient Care Center
When Paige works the day shift, she arrives at the Inpatient Care Center at Cork Street in Winchester, VA, around 7:45 am to begin her day at 8:00 am. 8:00 am: Preparing for the day “The first thing one of us will do is count medications for each patient and inventory our stock to make sure the counts match our records. We’ll count medications again at the end of each day.” [...]
How Hospice Helps: A Patient Caregiver’s Gratitude
When June and Mark met in 1976, it was love at first sight. "Together we raised three beautiful children and built a life that dreams are made of," says Mark Bowman. When June was 58, she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. "To witness the love of your life slowly disappear right before your eyes is horribly cruel. It kills everyone a little bit," explains Mr. Bowman. Throughout her disease, Mr. Bowman [...]
When All There’s Left to Say is “I Do”
Blue Ridge Hospice chaplains are available to provide our patients and their families with spiritual care during their end-of-life journey. Our Interfaith Chaplains provide support through presence, counsel, prayer, or religious rituals, but they are also available to provide comfort in other ways. “We do a lot of legacy work,” says Larissa Blechman, who has worked as a hospice chaplain for 14 years, with more than three years at BRH.“Patients often want to look back [...]
