Hospice Care of the LowCountry

Hospice Staff Focuses on Mental Health During COVID-19

All medical personnel, including hospice workers, have had to face personal risks of exposure to COVID-19 while working with patients and their families during this pandemic. While personal protective equipment has been helpful in its ability to protect employees, the…

Dealing with Grief and the Death of a Loved One During COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our lives on so many levels but for those who have died, it has changed how we are able to mourn the death of our loved ones. Social distancing has made it so that people…

Hospice & COVID-19

Many long-term care facilities and hospice facilities are being closed to the public under states’ Executive Orders in an effort to curtail the spread of the coronavirus bug. The massive city- and state-wide shutdowns can create stressful situations for the…

Grief in the Age of Coronavirus

With strict social distancing guidelines in place for everyday living including banning gatherings of more than 10 people, what happens when you have a loved one who has died but you can’t attend the funeral or memorial? How can a…