by Jenna Kominski | Nov 26, 2018 | Alzheimers, Blog, Caregiver, Community
November marks Alzheimer’s Awareness Month and Family Caregivers Month. We wish to acknowledge the many families who are taking care of loved ones with Alzheimer’s or other dementia in our community. Alzheimer’s is a complex and incurable disease that can last for...
by Jenna Kominski | Nov 14, 2018 | Advance Care Planning, Blog, Caregiver, Community, Education, Hospice Care, Palliative Care, Physicians
We plan for many major life events – births and birthdays, weddings and anniversaries, education and graduations, vacations and retirement, and much more. But what about circumstances that we tend to dread, like when health declines with you or your family? What kinds...
by Jenna Kominski | Nov 14, 2018 | Bereavement, Blog, Community, Grief
At some points in our lives, we will walk in this world with loss and grief. But we are not alone. We can come together as a community to find hope and healing. Several local deaths this year have struck the Jewish community especially hard. “The community has had a...
by Jenna Kominski | Oct 16, 2018 | Blog, Community, EPIC Feed, Health & Wellness, HIV
October is AIDS Awareness Month – a time to remember that HIV still exists and can become life-threatening when left undiagnosed or untreated. Vicky Fortugno-Oliver is director of Hillsborough County for EPIC (Empath Partners in Care), one of the largest providers of...
by Jenna Kominski | Sep 26, 2018 | Blog, Community, Education, Hospice Care, Prevention
By Liz Whitehurst, RN – Empath Health Quality and Service Excellence Advocate September is Fall Prevention Month. Falls cause many injuries and deaths each year. According to the CDC, every 20 minutes an older adult dies from a fall in the United States, and if the...
by Jenna Kominski | Sep 25, 2018 | Bereavement, Blog, Community, Grief
Grief moves in and out of our lives. It arrives and passes like the rain. When holidays, anniversaries and other meaningful days come around, you may feel another layer of grief reminiscing about past traditions and your loved ones who are gone. How can you shift from...
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