by Kiki Jones | Aug 17, 2026 | Austin Palliative Care, Caregiving
Austin, Texas 8/17/26 – As dementia diagnoses continue to rise, Hospice Austin and Austin Palliative Care are strengthening their commitment to providing specialized care for patients living with dementia by becoming the only hospice organization in the United States...
by admin | Apr 28, 2025 | Bereavement, Caregiving
https://www.hospiceaustin.org/wp-content/uploads/Kyleigh-insta-reel-ps-1-Video.mp4 Written By: Kyleigh Halliwell Since I was born, I knew my mom was sick. I remember being young and not understanding why my mom had to visit the hospital so much or why I was always...
by admin | Jan 13, 2025 | Austin Palliative Care, Caregiving, Patients
When it comes to passionate fans of the University of Texas (UT) football, you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone more devoted than Grace Hollinger. At 100 years old, Grace isn’t just a fan, she’s a true testament to the power of love for the game and its impact on her...
by admin | Nov 29, 2024 | Caregiving, Volunteering
By Ellen Buckmaster, Hospice Austin Volunteer When I tell people I’m a hospice volunteer, I almost always get something like, “Oh good for you. I could never do that,” as if my efforts are heroic or out of the ordinary. It’s an interesting and perhaps telling...
by admin | Nov 18, 2019 | Caregiving, Hospice
I met my friend, Michelle, almost two years ago shortly after she had been diagnosed with stage IV cancer. Michelle’s childhood was scarred with unreliable, abusive adults and, not surprisingly, the early part of her own adulthood was riddled with addiction and a...
by admin | Apr 9, 2019 | Being Present, Caregiving, Hospice, Volunteering
I showed up for my afternoon shift at Hospice Austin’s Christopher House where my mother-in-law died more than 15 years ago. The walkway is made of bricks. Many of them contain names and life dates of people who had died at the hospice. Recent rains had caused dirt,...
