A profile of Stein Hospice Nurse, Cindy Lemezis, in MyCentralNewjersey.com Cindy Lemezis wasn’t sure what she was going to do after she graduated from J.P. Stevens High School in Edison. By happenstance, the first place that she found a job...
Read moreNHPCO Hospice Ambassador Torrey DeVitto comments on the new report “Facts and Figures: Hospice Care In America”, and speaks about the growth of hospice and the importance of hospice volunteers.
Read moreThriving through touch: Gentle massage helps older people with low mobility improve in mind and body By Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz The woman — in her 80s — hadn’t spoken in months. The nursing home staff figured she had lost the ability. But...
Read moreHarp Therapists at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, like the one who works with Stein Hospice,
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In grief circles, the holidays are most often the hardest to face. With loved ones no longer present, how can we celebrate? The emptiness seemingly pervades throughout ones home. The familiar smells and sounds are no longer in the air. I know...
Read moreModern Technology has changed the face of grieving. Below are two posts about the use of technology in the grief process. The first is a blog post entitled “Facebook after Death.” In this piece, the author laments and grieves her son’s death and...
Read moreWhile internet surfing, I came across an 8 point tip list for consoling a grieving friend. People are always looking for means to know what to do around those who are grieving as it is quite easy for the moment to be awkward. Keep in mind that...
Read moreWhen a person nears the end of life, many changes occur physically as well as spiritually and mentally. For many, dying manifests through deathbed visions, in which a person “sees” the manifestations of deceased relative/s coming to greet the...
Read moreThe National Institute for Jewish Hospice Accreditation [met] on Nov. 10 at the Newark Airport Renaissance Hotel [and included] a multifaith audience of some 300 chaplains, social workers, and medical personnel seeking NIJH accreditation for...
Read moreFrom The New York Times: Joe Frazier, the former heavyweight champion whose furious and intensely personal fights with a taunting Muhammad Ali endure as an epic rivalry in boxing history, died Monday night. He was 67. His business representative...
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Our ace Hospice Aides gather for a training
Read moreFor several decades, psychiatrists who work with the dying have been trying to come up with new psychotherapies that can help people cope with the reality of their death. One of these therapies asks the dying to tell the story of their life. This...
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