Celebrating 20 Years of In-patient Care

Celebrating 20 Years of In-patient Care

When Hospice Austin Executive Director Marjorie Mulanax toured Christopher House in 1993 after it opened as a small AIDS hospital, she was dazzled. “Oh my gosh,” she remembers thinking, “They’ve done what we need to do!” Hospice Austin needed an in-patient facility,...

Thank you for a wonderful 2017!

Plain and simple, we could not provide the services we do without the support of the Central Texas community. In 2017, thanks to you: ♥     Hospice Austin helped a total of 2,081 patients live their final months with comfort, dignity, and peace, providing more than...

Families Helping Families

When Beth* reposted Marcelo and Gael’s Austin American-Statesman’s Season for Caring story on her Facebook feed, she decided to talk to her family about filling their needs for Christmas. However, her friend, Emily Jung, beat her to the punch. She and her family...

A Season for Caring

Gael Gracia was a teenager when his strong 38-year-old father, Marcelo, was diagnosed with ALS in 2011. He’s been caring for his father, off and on, ever since. Marcelo is now unable to move without support. His speech is weak and swallowing is becoming more...