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Stillwater Hospice Montana

An ACHC-accredited hospice, serving Kalispell and the Flathead Valley with expert care and compassionate support.

Beyond comfort, we honor life and instill hope. Care is provided wherever patients live, with personalized plans for patients and families. As an ACHC-accredited hospice, we are redefining care with professional medical expertise and a compassionate support network for patients and families. Serving Kalispell and the Flathead Valley, we take time to explain what hospice is, how it helps, and how we make every moment count. Beyond comfort and dignity, we believe hospice is about honoring life, instilling hope, and making the most of each day. Services are provided wherever patients live—at home, in nursing facilities, or long-term care—with teams that may include nurses, aides, chaplains, social workers, and volunteers. Each patient receives a personalized care plan, easing stress for them and their loved ones through knowledge, structure, and support.

11/04/2025

National Care at Home Month: Hospice and Palliative Care Week. 🕊️

Hospice and palliative care are not about giving up—they are about comfort, dignity, presence, and honoring the whole person. The focus is on quality of life, meaningful connection, symptom relief, and emotional and spiritual support.
Thank you to every caregiver, clinician, volunteer, and companion who walks alongside patients and families with skill, compassion, and grace.

➡️ A Brief History
Modern hospice began in the 1960s when Dame Cicely Saunders, a British nurse, social worker, and physician, introduced the concept of specialized care for people nearing the end of life. She founded St. Christopher’s Hospice in London in 1967, combining medical excellence with emotional and spiritual support. Hospice came to the United States in 1974, and in 1982, a federal hospice benefit was created to ensure access to compassionate care. Palliative care later expanded this model, offering relief from pain and stress at any stage of serious illness.

➡️ Why It Matters
Hospice and palliative care help individuals live fully and meaningfully—whether that means time with loved ones, managing symptoms to stay comfortable, or finding peace in life’s final chapters.

➡️ Learn More
Visit https://bit.ly/4qIDigk or speak with our Stillwater Hospice team to explore resources, services, and support.

11/04/2025

New Blog Drop: Understanding Hospice: Embracing the Spiritual Side of Hospice Care

Hospice care goes beyond physical comfort—it honors the emotional and spiritual needs that make each person’s journey unique. This week’s blog explores how spiritual care offers peace, meaning, and connection at the end of life.

Read the full story on our website; https://bit.ly/4onxXJW

11/03/2025

Go Teal for Alzheimer’s Awareness Month! November is a time to shine a light on the more than 6 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s. Show your support by wearing teal—the color of awareness, calm, and compassion. Every gesture helps spark understanding and hope.

11/03/2025

New Blog Drop: Grace in the Season: How to Honor the Holidays When a Loved One Is in Hospice

The holidays can feel different when someone you love is in hospice care. This season, it’s okay to slow down, adapt traditions, and focus on what matters most—connection, comfort, and grace.

Our latest blog shares gentle ideas for honoring the holidays, finding time for yourself as a caregiver, and creating meaningful moments of peace and reflection.

Read the full story on our website; https://bit.ly/4nCyEOj

10/31/2025

“Halloween wraps fear in innocence, as though it were a slightly sour sweet. Let terror, then, be turned into a treat.” — Nicholas Gordon 👻

10/29/2025

The final stages of life can bring changes like eating less, sleeping more, withdrawing, visions of loved ones, cold hands or feet, restless movements, shifts in breathing, and even a brief burst of energy called “The Rally.”

These signs are a natural part of the dying process, though they can feel scary if you’re not prepared.

Watch the full video on Hospice Nurse Penny’s page to learn what to expect and how to support your loved ones.

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10/29/2025

Stillwater Hospice is proud to bring palliative care to Missoula through Hestia Stillwater—supporting patients and families through every stage of serious illness. Palliative care focuses on comfort, stress relief, and quality of life, even while curative treatments continue.

Discover how this care can help you or your loved one—read more in our blog, link in bio.

10/27/2025

📣 We’re hiring a full-time Hospice Social Worker (MSW) in Kalispell, MT.

This full-time role supports patients and families through end-of-life care by providing counseling, resource coordination, and psychosocial support. Competitive pay, benefits, 401(k) match, mileage reimbursement, and a supportive interdisciplinary team are included.

Learn more and apply online: http://bit.ly/4oKNOlH

10/21/2025

Meet Chad Lukkason, our Bozeman, Montana Spiritual Counselor and this month's spotlight. Let's read more about why Chad loves working in the hospice industry!

“Whenever I meet someone new, the conversation often leads to the question “What do you do for work?” When I tell people that I work as a hospice chaplain many respond with a “deer in the headlights” look and say something about how it must be difficult. While they aren’t wrong, I love my job.

For me, hospice represents two themes: dignity and love. Dignity means recognizing and honoring the life that each person has lived. It draws on the conviction that every life is valuable and that all people ought to be treated with kindness, respect, and care. In this way, hospice stands against the broader cultural trend of ignoring the weak, sick, and aging among us. Hospice embodies love through selfless care and compassionate presence for those nearing death. It seeks to alleviate suffering, give quality care, and provide comfort.

While the work of hospice may be difficult, I feel blessed to be part of a team that is committed to show up every day with the goal of dignifying those who are dying and loving them until the end.”
Thank you for sharing your story. Your words beautifully capture the heart of hospice—dignity, love, and presence. We’re grateful for the compassion and purpose you bring to this sacred work every day.

10/21/2025

Our team recently came across the E•O•L (End of Life) Deck, and we love the idea. With its casual tone and mix of multiple-choice and open-ended questions, it makes starting conversations about end-of-life wishes a little easier—and a lot more meaningful. Learn more on their website. https://bit.ly/4oa52IT

10/21/2025

Did you know? The modern hospice movement began in 1948 when Dame Cicely Saunders founded St. Christopher’s Hospice in London. She introduced the concept to the U.S. in 1963 during a Yale lecture—sparking hospice programs nationwide.

What many don’t realize is that hospice care first grew through the dedication of community volunteers, ordinary people who stepped up to bring comfort to the terminally ill before hospice became a formal healthcare specialty.

Watch our October Volunteer Insight video to see how that volunteer spirit still drives hospice today—link in bio.

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