Useful Tools for Clinicians

It may surprise many people to learn that 25 percent of those who die every year in the U.S. are Veterans. To help provide care and support that reflect the important contributions made by these men and women, Hospice Associates has become a national partner of We Honor Veterans, a pioneering campaign developed by National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs.  ..

Grief is a natural process: Most of us have heard of stages and phases of grief that have been shared over the past decades.  The most important thing to know abut Grief is that there is no one predicable grief process and there are no set timelines. We all experience grief differently, as unique as a finger print or snowflake.  Grief experiences differ based on who we are, whom we lost, and how much our day-to-day life is altered, and how we normally cope with difficult situations and challenges. ..