Nonprofit Looking For Big Hearts To Expand Mission. SACRAMENTO – Snowline, an area leader in hospice and palliative care for the past 35 years, is expanding its active Volunteer Service Department in Sacramento. To provide information to big-hearted individuals who would like to learn more about hospice and volunteering, Snowline is hosting an open house. WHEN: Thursday, April 9 WHERE: Snowline… Continue reading Hospice Care Provider Snowline Needs Volunteers
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Seth Rogen’s Hilarity for Charity and Home Instead Senior Care Donate 6,000 Hours of Free In-Home Care to Families Living with Alzheimer’s Disease
Inaugural Alzheimer’s Care Grant Recipients Announced, Additional Applications Still Being Accepted OMAHA, NEB. – More than 130 families coping with Alzheimer’s disease will now receive much-needed support thanks to the Hilarity for Charity and Home Instead Senior Care Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care Relief Grant Program. Hilarity for Charity®, a movement established with the Alzheimer’s Association®,… Continue reading Seth Rogen’s Hilarity for Charity and Home Instead Senior Care Donate 6,000 Hours of Free In-Home Care to Families Living with Alzheimer’s Disease
Five Physicians Honored for Outstanding Care of Patients Near the End of Life
Leaders who advance palliative care in underserved areas and forge ties with various medical specialists to help people with cancer receive the 2015 Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Physician Awards. (Garrison NY) A physician who is improving palliative care for children with brain tumors and another physician who is helping impoverished patients with advanced dementia are among… Continue reading Five Physicians Honored for Outstanding Care of Patients Near the End of Life
Depression: A Serious Health Issue That Can’t Be Ignored
From the American Counseling Association The recent suicide of actor/comedian Robin Williams has helped bring attention to a major health issue in this country. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, almost 7% of Americans had at least one major episode of depression during the past year. And, as was evidenced by Williams, anyone… Continue reading Depression: A Serious Health Issue That Can’t Be Ignored
Learning To Give Yourself A Pat On The Back
From the American Counseling Association The world can be a tough place. People can be critical or unappreciative of the things we do. But we sometimes are our own harshest critics. Rather than realistically seeing the results of tasks undertaken, some people can’t accept compliments or believe that he or she really has done well.… Continue reading Learning To Give Yourself A Pat On The Back