“It’s soul-stirring and soul-draining. It’s overwhelming. It’s a gift. It’s what feeds my soul.” This is how Hospice of Cincinnati social worker Jennifer Vinel, BSW, LSW, describes her job. Not everyone is lucky enough to have found their life’s calling,…
Imagine that the last few months of your life were spent in and out of hospital intensive care units and emergency rooms. Your heart is failing. You’re constantly battling shortness of breath, swollen legs, heart palpitations and dizziness, among other…
A texture of reverence filled the room. Fibers of love, honor and respect wrapped snugly around the 79-year-old Army veteran. Smooth notes of the national anthem permeated the air. Words of recognition knitted the past to the present. It was…
The year is 1969. A young man is returning home from Vietnam. He is told to change out of his uniform as soon as he arrives to avoid any hostilities from the public. There is no welcome home. He quietly…
End-of-life experts at Hospice of Cincinnati say it’s common for people to become concerned about their legacy in their final days. Because part of the hospice’s mission is to create a meaningful end-of-life experience, staff and volunteers have begun to…
“It’s a sacred experience, to be invited into a patient’s life and walk this journey with them,” says Chaplain Levi Gause, ThM, BCC, who serves patients at Hospice of Cincinnati’s Margret J. Thomas Inpatient Care Center in Blue Ash. His…
COVID-19 may have put a halt to group gatherings, but that wasn’t going to deter the Hospice of Cincinnati team from granting patient William Stroup, Jr., his wish to enjoy a horse race. As part of Hospice of Cincinnati’s “Lasting…
Debbie Hill, LPN, tells people “I have a two-fold life. Half of my life is nursing, half is music.” Hill is a composer, a pianist, a choir director and a nurse. She is retiring after 15 years of providing end-of-life…
Hospice of Cincinnati, in collaboration with the American Heart Association (AHA) and the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI), announces the HOC Advanced Cardiac Care Program to address one of the nation’s largest killers of Americans – heart…