“I believe that Center for Hospice Care saved my life,” Perrin said as she reflects upon the impact of the grief counseling that she received from Center for Hospice Care’s (CHC) Life Transition Center. “I was overwhelmed with grief. I don’t know what I would have done."
Center for Hospice Care’s (CHC) most extensive comprehensive fundraising effort, known as Cornerstones for Living: The Crossroads Campaign, came to a successful conclusion in 2019 with
contributions and pledges totaling just over $14 million – thanks to many generous donors, supporters and volunteers.
The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened public awareness of the need for advance directives. One of the most important things to do while you are healthy is to let your loved ones know what your health care wishes are. Having these conversations provides you and your loved ones with peace of mind. Honoring Choices® Indiana –...
A course about the delivery of compassionate care to those suffering life-limiting illnesses was highly appropriate as COVID-19 made its way across the US this spring. “Introduction to Hospice and Palliative Care,” offered by the University of Notre Dame in conjunction with Center for Hospice Care (CHC), used lectures, films and a mock interdisciplinary team...
Support from the Vera Z. Dwyer Charitable Trust has allowed the Center for Education & Advance Care Planning (CEACP) to transition its trusted advisor panel discussions to a virtual platform with ease. Due to the impact of COVID-19, CEACP decided that getting expert advice on how to facilitate conversations surrounding end-of-life planning was more important...
The Center for Education & Advance Care Planning (CEACP), thanks to the generous donations of the Vera Z. Dwyer Charitable Trust, has created a series of educational community events that engage adults in our service area in normalizing conversations about end-of-life. These family-friendly events, such as “Death by Chocolate,” combine information and fun conversations that...
In June, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a study showing that prevention and treatment for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) had been severely disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Palliative Care Association of Uganda (PCAU) is working to ensure this is not the case in Uganda.
An Option to Show Your Support of Center for Hospice Care Through Pledging a Planned Gift Each day Center for Hospice Care (CHC) and Hospice Foundation (HF) benefit from the generous giving of many supporters as demonstrated by the list of donors in the back pages of this publication. Funding generated by these donations enables...
COVID-19 brought the Hospice Foundation’s in-person events to a screeching halt earlier this year. But a global pandemic couldn’t stop Tom’s Car Care Center (TCCC) from holding their 15th Lube-a-Thon for Hospice event on July 31! Deemed an essential business, Tom’s, along with their associated businesses The Waterworks Car Wash and The Coffee Spot Café,...
