Quality of life isn’t necessarily anything huge or fancy. It’s always in the little things: memories, people, and moments. Sometimes it’s as simple as a few roses and a dance partner. For Joan Simmons, her happiest memories were on...
Meet Elleah, our Community Education Coordinator! She's been part of our team for about 2.5 years! What do you do at The Hospice Foundation?My role is to help develop the Center for Education & Advance Care Planning program as well...
Center for Hospice Care operates with one simple mission: “improve the quality of living.” The skilled staff and variety of programs ensure an all-inclusive approach to mission fulfillment, and soon, they hope to include beloved pets as...
Crankcases of generosity “Oil that is, black gold, Texas tea.” It wasn’t theme song lyrics from the old Beverly Hillbillies TV show that inspired Dennis Zmyslo, one of the owners of Tom’s Car Care Center, to create a Lube-A-Thon fundraiser to...
Center for Hospice Care (CHC) is proud to be part of the “We Honor Veterans” program, a collaboration between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. Its purpose is to raise awareness among...
Much celebration could be heard last fall on Center for Hospice Care’s (CHC) Mishawaka Campus as the completion of the Ernestine M. Raclin House culminated the five-year Cornerstones for Living: The Crossroads Campaign. In all, three events were...
Last year, Center for Hospice Care’s (CHC) annual Gardens of Remembrance and Renewal event took place on Tuesday, June 4th of 2019. The late afternoon sun shone down on the memorial bricks and benches as families gathered to remember their loved...
*Editor's note: this article reflects last year's springtime event The evening of May 1, 2019 held a special place in the hearts of Center for Hospice Care (CHC) and Hospice Foundation (HF) staff as they joined the community to honor a longstanding...
Staff from Center for Hospice Care (CHC) and the Hospice Foundation (HF) were part of the International Conference on Cancer and Palliative Care in Kampala, Uganda on September 5-6. More than 300 attendees from 13 countries shared innovative,...
On October 15, 2019 Center for Hospice Care and the Hospice Foundation held their annual Veterans Memorial Tribute at the Capt. Robert J. Hiler Jr. Veterans Memorial on the organizations’ Mishawaka Campus. Each year this event dedicates memorial...
