Blog: Stories and Insights

When Susan’s mother was terminally ill, her doctors recommended hospice care. It would help keep her mom comfortable, they explained, and even improve her quality of life. Hospice would provide a team of caregivers to meet Mom’s needs, helping her to stay at home rather than in the hospital.

His family, friends, and hospice caregivers all seem to choose the same words to describe Ravi Mahadevan: courage, grace, ever smiling, and unfailingly kind. His son, Ashwin, writes how his Appa (father) would be among the last to exit an airplane because … Continued

Story posted originally on NJ.com and featured in the Gloucester County Times By Patrick Campbell | For NJ Advance Media on September 15, 2016 at 10:56 AM, updated September 15, 2016 at 11:49 AM Eleven years, 11 months and 26 days. Ask Russell Giberson … Continued

Read about Ruby embracing hospice care, the team, and how it allows her to stay in her home without being a burden on her children.

Life’s a Journey: You Need an Estate Planning Map By Timothy J. Rice, Esq. Life, like a road trip, is filled with unexpected twists and turns. Estate planning helps you prepare for unforeseen events, as well as the inevitable, by … Continued

Read about the spiritual support counselors role on the hospice team and how they encourage meaningful life review, address spiritual concerns, and more.

Read about the mementos hospice spiritual support counselors present to hospice-patient family members as gifts of healing and remembrance.

Read about Camden NJ Artist William Butler, his faith, his connection to Samaritan’s Gala, and his special art exhibit at The Samaritan Center at Voorhees.

Read about how hospice massage therapy offers hands on relief to patients living with lymph-edema from cancer treatments.

Learn about Samaritan volunteer opportunities and vigil volunteering. Vigil volunteers offer a comforting presence to patients and their families.