What is hospice, and what are its benefits?
For those facing a terminal illness, their last wishes often revolve around three simple things: family, comfort and home. The care and support hospice provides prioritizes these wishes so patients can pass in peace and on their own terms.
A Grandfather’s Care Inspires a Calling
Tara Carter's experience with Masonic Village Hospice eventually led her to a full-circle moment: joining the Masonic Village team as a nursing assistant.
Touching Patients’ Lives
Healing Touch, an energy therapy, uses light touch techniques to help balance a patient’s energy system and encourage self-healing within the body, mind and spirit. Masonic Village Hospice volunteers have been providing the therapy for 14 years, thanks to caring volunteers and generous financial contributions from donors.
Hospice Volunteers Make a Difference
A wonderful team of dedicated hospice volunteers provides support and caregiver respite. They assist patients and their families by offering friendly visits and companionship and help staff by completing special tasks.
Providing Comfort and Care
It’s difficult enough to have one parent transition to hospice care, let alone two. But for Warren Lewis Jr. and his wife, Terry, Masonic Village Hospice was truly a gift for their family.
Embracing His Calling Through a New Role
Masonic Village Hospice Chaplain Tyler Brown felt the calling to do seminary work after spending several years as a U.S. Army medic. Working with Masonic Village has changed his mind set about what hospice is and what it does for a person.