Mary Ellen Carollo and Our Family’s Experience By Frank Carollo My wife, Mary Ellen Carollo, was a resident in Hospicare from September 2014 until her death in May 2015. Our…
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Hospicare Turns 40!
2023 marks Hospicare’s 40th Anniversary! All year long we will be honoring 40 years of care while working to ensure the future. We have an important announcement for our community!…
40 Years of Compassion at Hospicare
By Jane Baker Segelken, MA, MSW With the 40th anniversary of the founding of Hospicare coming up in 2023, I thought this might be the perfect time to offer a…
Hospicare Patient Care Volunteer Training
Want to Make a Difference? Become a Hospice Volunteer! Volunteers are an essential part of the hospice team; both in assisting our patients and families and in assisting our staff.…
Dogs Bring Love and Comfort to Hospicare

By Emily Hopkins “Animals aren’t judgmental, they don’t care what you look like, what you sound like, who you are. They reduce anxiety and heart rate, and they ease depression,”…
Feeling, Honoring, and Releasing Our Stories of Grief
By Kathy Lucas, Holistic Movement Coach, Dancer, and Steel Club Specialist Dance had always been a home that I could retreat to in times of joy, frustration, hope and healing.…
Finding Ways to Mourn Your Loss
by Jane Baker Segelken, MA, MSW, part of the Social Work team at Hospicare & Palliative Care Services People who are grieving often hear all kinds of advice about the…
Nineteen Years of Women Swimmin’ for Hospicare
by Jane Baker Segelken, MA, MSW, part of the Social Work team at Hospicare & Palliative Care Services With planning for Hospicare’s Women Swimmin’ in full swing now, excitement for…
Hospicare 101: It’s All About Living
by Jane Baker Segelken, MA, MSW, part of the Social Work team at Hospicare & Palliative Care Services Many of us are familiar with the statement “hospice isn’t about dying,…
Welcoming Our Newest Board Member
Emily Papperman recently joined Hospicare’s Board. She is currently employed at Finger Lakes Independence Center as an Advocacy Specialist and has been in that position for 13 years. Last year,…