Hospicare & Palliative Care Services

07/25/2025

The Tompkins County Office for the Aging 50th Anniversary Celebration and Senior Living Expo is hopping! If you stop down to the Hotel Ithaca between 2:00 and 5:00, be sure to say hello!

07/23/2025

Are you compassionate, community-oriented, and looking for a meaningful way to give back?

Hospicare is offering volunteer training in Ithaca this September for those interested in becoming Patient Support Volunteers. Volunteers typically give 2–4 hours per week, offering presence, comfort, and care to those in our community facing serious illness.

✅ Flexible schedule
✅ Ongoing support and training
✅ No medical experience needed—just a kind heart

Training starts in September—sign up now to learn more and reserve your spot!

🔗 https://www.hospicare.org/volunteer/

07/22/2025

Come visit us at this weekend's ADA Celebration with Access To Independence of Cortland County, Inc.! We'll be there with information about our services and a fun activity for families.

Saturday, July 26th, at Yaman Park from 10am-2pm. See you there!

🇺🇸 ♿ 🦋 ~ Happening THIS Saturday! ~ 🦋 ♿ 🇺🇸

Join Access To Independence on Saturday, July 26th, at Yaman Park from 10am-2pm for our ADA Celebration! Please help us spread the word!

There will be speakers, fun activities, and FREE ice cream! The Megamoo Ice Cream truck will arrive around noon!

If you are with an agency/organization that would like to table at our event, please click on the following link to sign up ASAP!
https://forms.gle/oG3qZP3kvkpshiHVA

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07/21/2025

📻Tune In and Listen Up! 📻

Women Swimmin' for Hospicare volunteer extraordinaire Jenn will be on Lite Rock 97.3 WYXL tomorrow morning at 8:15 AM. Her and Dave sat down to discuss all things Women Swimmin' and Hospicare. Don't miss it!

07/19/2025

If you're coming out to Holiday in Homer, be sure to come say hello and spin our trivia wheel! We'll be here all day. ☀️

07/16/2025

✨Get Creative! ✨

Join local writer Clare Jones for a free creative workshop on Saturday, August 16 from 1–2pm at the Tompkins County Public Library.

Together, we’ll explore writing, images, and reflection—no experience needed, just a willingness to play and express. Supplies provided!

Open to Tompkins County residents.
Registration required by August 13.
Schwarz Jacobsen Room, Tompkins County Public Library (101 E. Green St.)

To learn more or register, visit: https://www.hospicare.org/event/getting-creative/

07/16/2025

THE MATCH HAS BEGUN!

Thanks to a very generous anonymous donor of $50,000, all ONLINE gifts to Women Swimmin’ for Hospicare are doubled, starting now!

This is the perfect time to support your favorite swimmers and Go the Distancers in their fundraising efforts!

Help Hospicare meet its $600,000 goal this year! Make a gift today while the match is still in effect! Your generous gifts help patients and their friends and family live their best life, making every moment count—with the compassionate care, education, and emotional and practical support Hospicare provides.

Find your favorite individual fundraiser or team here: https://p2p.onecause.com/womenswimmin2025/search

07/15/2025

Hospicare would like to thank 1 Step Coaching and Consulting, LLC for partnering with us for Women Swimmin’ for Hospicare. At 1-Step, their focus is on empowering leaders to lead, serving you, your team, and your organization.

07/15/2025

We’d like to thank Maguire Family of Dealerships for their sponsorship of Women Swimmin’ for Hospicare. No matter where you are in Central New York, there’s a Maguire dealership waiting to help you with your new or used car needs.

07/15/2025

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07/15/2025

If you've been waiting for Match Day to support your favorite swimmer, paddler, or go the distancer, get ready! The match is TOMORROW!

Starting at 7 AM, your donations to Women Swimmin’ for Hospicare will be DOUBLED! A generous anonymous donor has offered $50,000 in matching funds to be used on Wednesday, July 16 only.

That means that until that matching money is all used up, every ONLINE donation to Women Swimmin’ for Hospicare is doubled!

Match Wednesday is the perfect time to support all your friends who are swimming 1.2 miles across Cayuga Lake on August 9 for Hospicare, plus any friends who are “Going the Distance for Hospicare” by doing some other worthwhile activity.

Tell everyone you know: Support Women Swimmin’ on Wednesday, July 16, to double your impact.

Need to find your favorite fundraiser or team? You can search here: https://p2p.onecause.com/womenswimmin2025/search

07/14/2025

Our volunteers are an essential and invaluable part of our patient care team. They can provide companionship or respite, help with small tasks (like picking up groceries or helping with a small household task), and more!

If you or a family member are receiving hospice services, contact us at (607) 272-0212 to learn more about how our volunteers can provide additional support.