“Hospice is often described in terms of measurable services: pain management, interdisciplinary teams, comfort-focused care, equipment delivered, and hours spent at the bedside. These are accurate, but they capture only the exterior framework. What truly defines hospice is something far less visible — an architecture made not of walls and doors but of intention, presence, and human connection. It shapes the experience of dying not through physical design but through the emotional and spiritual space it creates.” Read more about the unseen architecture of hospice from Christopher Smith here.
As the year kicks off, join us by connecting with your community using the theme Supporting Self, sign up for our NHDD planning call on Feb 25th, and take our 5-minute survey to help us learn what you want to see from us in 2026. More here in our January and February Community Connections.
“The Conversation Project emphasizes having a conversation on values — what matters to you, not what‘s the matter with you.”
– Ellen Goodman, Co-Founder & Director
Maureen Jennings gathered family together on her father’s 85th birthday to talk about the health care he wants.
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