Our Hospice of South Central Indiana

11/20/2025

New Podcast Episode Now Available!

In this episode of the Better Together Podcast, President and host Steph Cain sits down with Beth West, RN Case Manager serving patients and families in Decatur County.

As part of National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, we’re celebrating the compassionate professionals who make our mission possible every day—and Beth offers a meaningful look into that work. She shares, in her own words, what a typical day in hospice nursing looks like: coordinating care, managing symptoms, supporting loved ones, and being present for families during some of life’s most profound moments.

Listen now at ourhospice.org/podcast and subscribe on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts.

We are Better Together.

11/19/2025

Next week on November 25th, our community comes together for Our Hospice Day of Giving — a time to honor National Hospice & Palliative Care Month and support patients and loved ones when they need it most.

Every gift supports our Patient Care Fund, providing comfort, peace, and compassionate care during life’s most difficult moments.

Your gift impact:
• $50 – Comfort supplies for one patient
• $150 – Grief support for one family
• $500 – A full day of nursing care for an uninsured patient
• $1,000 – A week of essential care for a family in crisis

Thanks to a $5,000 matching gift from Rick & Angela Gill, in honor of Jan Gill, your donation goes even further this year.

Give today: https://www.ourhospice.org/our-hospice-day-of-giving/

Our Hospice Day of Giving | Our Hospice

11/19/2025

Another big thank you to the Columbus Rotary Club for helping fill Christmas stockings earlier this week. We’re grateful for you! 🎄💙

11/19/2025

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the Hospice Center! 🎄

Thank you to every volunteer and staff member who helped bring the holiday spirit to our patients and their loved ones.

11/17/2025

Today, the Columbus Rotary Club joined us for their annual Christmas stocking-stuffing project, filling hundreds of stockings for our patients and loved ones. They even brought ornaments made from a repurposed airplane propeller from the Columbus airport—such a unique touch!

These stockings wouldn’t be possible without a wonderful group of women from First Presbyterian Church, who have sewn them by hand for nine years. Their dedication—and the community partnership behind this tradition—helps us continue to make every moment count.

Special thanks to the stocking creators:

Marlene Blue
Terri Glackin
Clare Moore
Nancy Sawin
Dianne Farrar
Colleen Herrick
Marilyn Richardson
Nancy Kessler
Debbie George
Andi Orben
Dianne Sprunger
Janet Sharpe
Janet Ward

We are grateful for everyone who makes this tradition so meaningful. 🎄💙

11/13/2025

On this episode of the Better Together Podcast, Host and President Steph Cain sits down with Dennis Fogle, Our Hospice Board Member and Volunteer, to reflect on community, caregiving, and what it truly means to show up for one another.

Dennis shares grounded wisdom, memorable stories, and the small practices that create comfort, connection, and meaningful support—especially when life feels heaviest.

If you’re a caregiver, a healthcare professional, or simply someone trying to love your people well, this conversation offers calm clarity and practical encouragement.

Making Every Moment Count—one conversation at a time.

Listen now at www.ourhospice.org/podcast

11/12/2025

This week, we celebrate our dedicated Nurse Practitioners whose compassion, expertise, and steady guidance make every moment count for the patients and loved ones we serve.

💙 Kayla Rushing
💙 Caitlin Ackeret
💙 Donna Butler
💙 Tamika Turner
💙 Kim Napier

We’re deeply grateful for the care they bring to both our Hospice and Palliative Care teams.

🎧 In celebration of Nurse Practitioner Week, listen to our Better Together Podcast episode featuring Donna Butler, Nurse Practitioner with our Palliative Care team, as she shares what it means to provide personalized care and help patients live fully each day.
Listen now at ourhospice.org/podcast

11/11/2025

This Veterans Day, we were deeply honored to recognize John, a Vietnam veteran, with a special pinning ceremony through our We Honor Veterans program.

Retired Air Force Major General Mark Pillar presented John with his veteran pin in a moving moment of gratitude for his faithful service and sacrifice to our nation.

John’s wife shared, “Thank you all so very much. There aren’t enough words to express my gratitude for what you did for John today.”

We are humbled to honor those who have served our country with courage and devotion.

11/11/2025

🇺🇸Honoring Our Veterans at Our Hospice🇺🇸

We proudly recognize and thank our veterans on the Our Hospice team who have served our nation with courage and dedication:

💙 David Herr
💙 Marc Phillips
💙 Leslie Ballmer
💙 Matt McIntosh

Your service and commitment to others continue to inspire us each day. Through care, support, and service, you help make every moment count.
We are deeply grateful for each of you—and for all who wear our nation’s uniform.

11/11/2025

Today, we honor the brave men and women who have served our country. We are grateful for every veteran—for their courage, service, and sacrifice.

Through our We Honor Veterans program, we provide compassionate, personalized care that recognizes each Veteran’s service and honors what matters most to them.

🎧 In honor of Veterans Day, listen to our Better Together Podcast episode with Retired Major General Mark Pillar as he reflects on the ways hospice care supports those who have served.

Listen now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChrQTLUUUEg

11/08/2025

Better Together Podcast Episode 10 - Choosing What Matters Most

In this episode of Better Together, Steph Cain talks with Sarah Stephens, Manager of Support Services at Our Hospice, about taking the mystery out of advanced care planning—before a crisis happens. Sarah explains how having early, honest conversations about “what matters most to you—today and later” can bring comfort, reduce stress, and ensure that care reflects your personal values, faith, and end-of-life wishes.

Listen and subscribe at ourhospice.org/podcast

Better Together Podcast | Our Hospice

11/04/2025

🌿 November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, a time to honor the compassionate hearts behind the care — Our Hospice, Palliative Care, and Personal Care teams.

Every day, our physicians, nurses, aides, social workers, chaplains, volunteers, and support staff provide compassionate, personalized care that brings comfort and peace to patients and families.

💜 This month and always, we’re grateful for your dedication to our mission: To Make Every Moment Count. You help the patients and loved ones we serve find comfort and connection — and remind us that we are Better Together.