Visiting Nurse / Hospice Atlanta Blogs

May 23 2018

Joe Biden Shares Personal Hospice Stories at Luncheon for Hospice Atlanta

By Dabney Hollis, Vice President of Advancement and Communications We couldn’t think of a better way to kick off our 70th Anniversary than with the warm and touching personal stories shared by former Vice President Joe Biden at our May 17 luncheon held at The Whitley in Buckhead.

May 10 2018

Don’t stop at the retirement plan. Consider end-of-life too.

By: Norene Mostkoff, President & CEO A remarkable news story caught my attention: David Goodall, a 104-year-old scientist, is flying from Australia to Switzerland so that he can end his life. Every time I see a case like this it gives me pause.

May 08 2018

A Day in the Life of an In-Home Nurse

By Helen Levine, RN-BSN Before I tell you about my typical day as a home health nurse, I want to tell you how I ended up in this career. You see, I’m old in nursing. Not old in spirit or necessarily old in age depending on...

Apr 18 2018

Diary of A Camp STARS Bereavement Volunteer

By Dana P. Joffe National Volunteer Week, a week of volunteer appreciation, is April 15-21, 2018. While we’re appreciative of our volunteers each and every day, it is a nice time to give them a special spotlight. One of our volunteers, Dana P. Joffe, wrote a lovely story about volunteering with Hospice Atlanta’s Camp STARS, a family bereavement camp. Thank you Dana for all you do.

Mar 29 2018

Going Above and Beyond in Home Health Physical Therapy

By Megan Palumbo, MSPT As a physical therapist who had 12 years of experience in the outpatient setting, I thought I knew what I was doing. Boy, was I wrong.