Becoming a Hospice Volunteer
Kimberly Mills, PhD, is the Volunteer Coordinator at Angels Grace Hospice in Illinois. She recruits and trains volunteers (many of them young pre-med students) to sit with the patients. She has been with Angels Grace for 5 and a half years, and has trained many volunteers.
Meet Dr. Larry LaPalio, Medical Director
Dr. Larry LaPalio is board-certified in Hospice and Palliative Care, Internal Medicine, and Geriatric Medicine. Hospice is his passion, he really loves taking care of people at the end-of-life, one of the neglected areas of medicine.
Angels Grace Continues to Grow
I’m Traci Miliauskas-Varak administrator of Angels Grace hospice. I was lucky enough to start with patient one and family one. And I’ve worked my way through all of the career paths that I could. Honestly, I’ve seen extreme growth. We now have multiple teams. We have many case managers, many …
10 Facts About Hospice
Hospice is not a place it’s high quality medical care that helps the patient and family caregivers focus on comfort and quality of life. Hospice is paid for by Medicare, Medicaid, most insurance plans, HMO’s, and managed care plans. Fear of costs should never prevent a person from accessing hospice …
The Angels Grace Hospice Team
We believe that exceptional end-of-life care can only happen when highly trained, experienced professionals are dedicated to listening to patients and their families, focused on respecting their ideas, and committed to making a difference. That’s the Angels Grace Hospice care team!! https://youtu.be/DfP0IDETYKc Transcript: So we are a team and everybody …
Common Myths & Misconceptions About Hospice Care
Hospice isn’t a place. And hospice care is not just about those who are dying. Hospice is a comprehensive kind of care that focuses on living—it’s about living as fully as possible, surrounded by family and friends, up until the end of life. Transcript: Hi, my name is Aracely Rios …