by admin | Aug 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
Sara Sroufe was busy sewing masks for the residents and staff at her parents’ assisted living facility in Dallas when she learned that both parents had tested positive for COVID-19. Her parents were taken to the hospital. Her mother was soon released, and Sara brought...
by admin | Jul 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
This time of social distancing can make caring for a seriously ill loved one even more isolating. Hospice Austin has created a family and caregiver support group to provide a safe space to explore, process, and share anticipatory grief. This support group will: Enable...
by admin | Jun 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
As a company, Hospice Austin’s values are based on the foundations of respect, compassion, and dignity. That’s who we are and what we bring to the community we serve. While Hospice Austin is proud of our diverse workforce and the patient population we care for, we...
by admin | May 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
Two days after it became apparent that the pandemic would affect Texas, when all was pandemonium and empty shelves at Austin grocery stores, HEB contacted Hospice Austin on a Sunday night to ask how they could help. Hospice Austin has been the grateful recipient of...
by admin | May 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
One of our patients in a nursing facility used to see his daughter every day. He’s elderly, and almost completely deaf. His Hospice Austin nurse, Sara Templeton, said that though he wears a hearing aid, he can only make out some of what you say if you put your mouth...
by admin | Apr 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
Hi Friends, This is National Hospice Volunteer Appreciation Week. This is the week we had originally planned to have our beautiful volunteer appreciation luncheon at Green Pastures. That is, before the world turned upside down taking most of our plans with it. We...
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