by Anne Beaver | Apr 1, 2021 | Blog
April Is National Volunteer Appreciation Month submitted by Katie Mandell, CVA, BBH Manager of Community Engagement Big Bend Hospice (BBH) recognizes and values our Volunteers. Every hour a Volunteer donates makes a significant impact on our patients and their loved...
by Anne Beaver | Mar 25, 2021 | Blog
Submitted by Kelly S. Williams, BBH Volunteer Coordinator BBH volunteers have been doing everything they can to continue to help our patients throughout the pandemic. Some are even beginning to return to patients’ homes as more people are vaccinated. However,...
by Anne Beaver | Mar 19, 2021 | Blog
Recently, BBH staff partnered together to assist one of our hospice patients in Gadsden County. The patient had been living in a van in the Quincy Walmart parking lot for two months when he was referred for hospice services. The BBH Admissions team laid the groundwork...
by Anne Beaver | Mar 5, 2021 | Blog
Contributed by by Fabiola Jean-Charles, Transitions Program Manager and Ryan Thompson, Transitions Program Social Worker This month, Transitions recognized the caregivers of our clients for Caregiver Appreciation Day (February 19). With the help of an exceptional...
by Anne Beaver | Feb 16, 2021 | Blog
Contributed by Fabiola Jean-Charles, Transitions & AmeriCorps Program Manager Caregivers have one of the hardest roles a person can fill, so Transitions, BBH’s pre-hospice program, recently showed their caregivers how much they are recognized, appreciated,...
by Anne Beaver | Jan 28, 2021 | Blog
Contributed by Fabiola Jean-Charles “How do you celebrate life?” I asked Ms. Still, a caregiver of one of our Transitions clients. Ms. Still is 80, a cancer survivor, and has been caring for her spouse for over a decade. She has been married to her husband...
