Hospice Quotes

And we got calls today, `We need you ... to go to a place in St. Bernard Parish. It`s a hospice, ... and there are 10 dead and there are 10 dying.` But those people were probably alive yesterday or the day before.

I am looking forward to working within the community to help educate people about Hospice Circle of Love. We want the public to be aware of the important services we provide to those in need.

Hospice means end-of-life care. The admission ticket is a diagnosis from a doctor that you have six months or less to live.

We refer to them as the heart of the hospice. They all make a difference in people`s lives.

It gives valuable support for the hospice.

People think we`re a nursing home. They think we are a hospice. In real basic terms, we`re the piece that happens after acute care. We work with people who are severely ill or have a multiplicity of things going on and they just need a little more direct care.

It`s our understanding that the Schindlers spent some time with Terri`s body. They were free to spend as much time as they chose with her body. After they left, the hospice workers bathed Terri`s body, and Mr. Schiavo and all of us went back in to spend some more time.

But it`s going to remain an open facility for any hospice program in the region. The hospice team from St. Luke`s can continue to follow a patient and provide care.