WOW! We did it! YOU did it!! 340 lake and lap swimmers, 170 escort boaters, 172 volunteers, hundreds of spectators, 4,000+ donors… and more than $415,000 raised for Hospicare & Palliative Care Services!…
The Hospicare Blog
Our New Accessible Paths
It’s been an exciting month here at our residence! We had an amazing crew of volunteers who worked together to build an accessible path to our pond-side gazebo. Last fall,…
Hospicare welcomes five new Board Members!
We are so fortunate to have such a committed board! We have five new board members who have been involved with Hospicare in one way or another for years, and…
Putting memories into words … a life of poetry
There are many stereotypes about Hospice that we see dispelled every day by patients in our service. Sometimes the sound of laughter and song float through our residence as patients connect with family, staff, and volunteers. And there are often signs of creativity, such as the handmade paper flowers Martha decorated the hallway of the residence with. Russell Bourne, or Rusty as he is known, is one of those patients on our services who seems to defy our expectations of what final stage of life looks like…
Hospicare Announces New Executive Director
The Board of Directors of Hospicare & Palliative Care Services is pleased to announce the successful hiring of a new Executive Director. Kimberly De Rosa will join the Hospicare team…
Warm greetings to Hospicare’s new board members
With the start of 2019, Hospicare & Palliative Care Services was thrilled to welcome three new members to its Board of Directors: Rev. Tim Dean is the Director of Spiritual…
Out with the old; in with the new? A New Year’s reflection
My best friend of 30 years – the woman who knew more about me than just about any other human – died in 2017, just a few days after Thanksgiving.…
Hospice Foundation of Cortland County
The Hospice Foundation of Cortland County exists to provide comfort to people with life limiting illnesses, encouraging and supporting them and their families to live and experience each day fully.…
My Gratitude for Mom and Muggsy…and You
These past few months have been some of our family’s most difficult. But in many ways, they have also been some of our best. As we head into the holidays…
Dale Johnson Announces Retirement
Hospicare Executive Director Dale Johnson announced recently that he will retire March 15, 2019. Dale has been with Hospicare for nine years after initially accepting an interim position as executive…