What is your position at Wilf Campus? Executive Director of Stein Hospice Describe a typical day in your position. A good part of my day involves providing leadership for a wonderful staff — the “people on the front lines” — who are...
Read moreRefuting Bad Press on Hospice Care
Hospice Data Tells the Real Story in Rebuttal to Recent Horror Stories -by Barbara Rosenblum Contributing to a string of stories about questionable business practices by “big business hospice” is the Huffington Post article “Hospice, Inc.” of...
Read moreNew Hospice Campaign
A new hospice campaign from the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) called “Moments of Life”
Read moreBittersweet Graduation at Hospice Bedside
A touching story about hospice care and end of life moments. The below was written by Tracy Connor, Senior Writer for NBC News — Battling cancer for four years, Maryland mom Darlene Sugg set a goal — she wanted to see her daughter Megan...
Read moreWhere do You Keep your Un-cried Tears
We cannot always shed tears when we are sad. Sometimes it is not the right place or time. And sometimes we just don’t want to anymore. The piece below is a good testament to the times when we cannot cry. It comes to fill our hollows of...
Read moreComedian David Brenner Dies on Hospice
David Breener died today [on] hospice at his New York City home, with his family by his side. Brenner had been battling cancer. The stand-up comedian was 78. He is survived by his wife, Ruth; sons Cole, Wyatt and Slade; and grandson Wesley. Born...
Read moreAriel Sharon’s Death Legacy
Sharon’s Legacies — in Life and Death How Should We Die Jewishly and With Dignity? [This article was originally published in the Jewish Daily Forward and is written by Jane Eisner, Editor-in-Chief of the Forward.] I was saying kaddish for...
Read moreReflections on Death & Yom Kippur
“Primal Fast for Primal Fear” Joel Bassoff Yom Kippur D’rash Highland Park Minyan September 14, 2013 What is it about Rosh Hashanah that makes everyone come back for Yom Kippur? Or, what is it about Yom Kippur that makes everyone who...
Read moreVideoBite: Physician on End-of-Life
Healthcare expenditure is the biggest threat to America’s economy, due to and aging population and a system in which physicians are often paid based on what they do to their patients, rather than fostering a patient’s overall quality of life. Dr...
Read moreMore Proof Hospice Saves Money
Hospice Saves Medicare Dollars: New Study from Mount Sinai Hospice benefit produces $2,561 in savings to Medicare for each patient enrolled for 53-105 days before death compared to a non-hospice control group, according to new research by the...
Read moreStein Hospice TV Commercial
Stein Hospice’s new TV spot, featuring Clinical Director Sharon Criscione, RN. The commercial will appear on cable channels throughout New Jersey Stein Hospice offers central NJ compassionate, individualized hospice care to patients experiencing...
Read moreGovernor Reflects on the Difficulty of End-of-Life Decisions
Governor of New Jersey, Chris Christie, reflects emotionally on the difficulty of facing end-of-life decisions with those we love. He regularly speaks about talking to his mother on her death bed, but he has apparently never discussed this...
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