Hospice Foundation of America

11/14/2025

“...growing data & research analyses of VR utilization in health care have found this technology to help improve quality of life, particularly among serious & terminally ill individuals.” -Hospice News, https://bit.ly/4qPfUOo

HFA's CE course on the topic: https://bit.ly/HFA-VR

11/14/2025

For those who are grieving, special days such as holidays and anniversaries associated with the deceased can be especially hard. Acknowledging the challenge of facing these days does not make a potentially difficult time any easier, but preparing for them by tapping into helpful coping strategies may provide some much-needed comfort.

Follow these “three Cs” recommended by HFA Senior Vice President of Grief Programs, Kenneth J. Doka, PhD, MDiv, to help navigate your way through a holiday, anniversary, or any day when grief is especially intense.

Read the "Three Cs for Coping with Grief" here: https://bit.ly/3CsforCopingwithGrief

11/13/2025

Shoutout to HPNA Champion Award winner Ottamissiah (Missy) Moore, BSN, RN, WCC, DWC, CHPN®, CGNC!

Missy also facilitated a Facebook group for our Facebook advance care planning project this year. Huge congrats!

11/13/2025

Congratulations to former longtime HFA board member, JoAnne Reifsnyder, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN for winning the 2026 HPNA Vanguard Award!

11/12/2025

Thank you, Veterans, for your service and sacrifice.
Here is helpful information and a great video to help veterans and their families understand and access compassionate care at life’s end:
https://www.va.gov/geriatrics/pages/Hospice_Care.asp

11/10/2025

Double Your Support for Veterans!

Take advantage of HFA's "Assessing and Addressing End-of-Life Needs of Veterans" CE course all November. HFA will donate 50% of every sale to Luke's Wings: https://bit.ly/HFA-VeteransProgram

More about Luke's Wings: https://lukeswings.org

10/17/2025

Congrats to last night’s Jeopardy winner, Denver hospice and palliative care nurse Cindy del Rosario!!

Tonight’s episode of Jeopardy! was an exciting one, with Cindy del Rosario emerging as the new champion.

10/16/2025

💔 Grief is real. Hope is possible. 💙
Join us LIVE on Facebook 👉 Journeys with Grief: Expert Help in Facing Loss
🗓 November 20th at Noon ET

When life shatters, how do we begin to rebuild? Author of Hope all the Way, Theo Boyd, knows that journey intimately—and she’s joining us for a conversation about grief, coping, and more. THINK THEO

10/15/2025

Journeys Winter Holiday Issues explore ways to create new rituals, offer survival tips for the season and validate difficult grief responses.

Enjoy 15% off all October! Use code W25: https://bit.ly/HFA-Journeys

HFA members receive additional 15% off: http://bit.ly/HFAMember

10/14/2025

“Ultimately deprescribing is not just a clinical decision. It's a collaborative process that requires empathy, clear communication, and alignment with the patient's evolving goals of care.”
- Nancy Messih, RPh, BCGP

HFA’s "Deprescribing Medication at the End of Life" program, bit.ly/4peTjdr