Exploring Hospice, Palliative and Bereavement Care: Pathways Welcomes OLLI at CSU
Understanding hospice, palliative and bereavement care before you or someone you love needs these services can help make difficult decisions a little easier.
That is why Pathways is committed to providing education and serving as a knowledgeable resource for individuals, families and the broader Northern Colorado community.
On September 29, Pathways President Evan Hyatt welcomed 24 members of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Colorado State University to the Pathways main office for a course titled “Exploring Pathways Hospice, Palliative and Bereavement Care.”
The educational experience gave participants an opportunity to learn more about hospice care, the hospice benefit and the support Pathways provides to patients and families. Participants also toured the Pathways Inpatient Care Center, offering them a firsthand look at one of the settings where Pathways provides compassionate hospice care.
Understanding Hospice Care
Hospice care focuses on quality of life and comfort for people living with a terminal illness, while also providing support for their families and loved ones.
For many people, however, hospice remains unfamiliar until a serious illness reaches an advanced stage. Families may have questions about when hospice is appropriate, what services hospice provides, how the hospice benefit works and whether care can be provided at home.
Community education provides an opportunity to answer those questions before they become urgent.
Through programs such as Evan's OLLI course, Pathways can help community members better understand what hospice care is, what it is not and how hospice professionals support patients and families.
Hospice, Palliative Care and Bereavement Support
Hospice is one part of a larger continuum of care for people and families affected by serious illness.
Palliative care focuses on improving quality of life and managing symptoms for people living with serious illness. Unlike hospice, palliative care is not limited to people who are nearing the end of life and can be provided alongside curative or life-prolonging treatment, depending on a person's circumstances.
Bereavement support provides care and resources to people following the death of someone they love. Grief does not end when hospice care ends, which is why bereavement support is an important part of the services offered by many hospice organizations.
Understanding these distinctions can help individuals and families have more informed conversations with their healthcare providers and make decisions that align with their needs and wishes.
Bringing Pathways' Expertise Into the Community
Education is an important part of Pathways' role as a nonprofit hospice organization serving Northern Colorado.
Pathways' team brings extensive experience in hospice care, palliative care, grief and bereavement support, and end-of-life care. Sharing that expertise through community programs creates opportunities for people to ask questions, learn about available resources and become more comfortable discussing topics that can otherwise be difficult to approach.
For Pathways, being an active community partner means more than providing care when someone is seriously ill. It also means helping people understand their options before they need them.
Programs like OLLI at Colorado State University provide a valuable setting for those conversations. The participants who visited Pathways had the opportunity to learn directly from a hospice leader, ask questions and see the Pathways Inpatient Care Center for themselves.
Learning Before You Need Hospice Care
You do not have to wait until a medical crisis to learn about hospice or other forms of serious-illness support.
Whether you are planning for your own future, helping an aging parent or supporting someone with a serious illness, learning about hospice, palliative care and bereavement services in advance can give you a better understanding of what resources are available.
Pathways is proud to continue sharing its knowledge with Northern Colorado through community education, partnerships and conversations like this one.
Thank you to the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Colorado State University for inviting Pathways to be part of this educational experience, and congratulations to Evan Hyatt for sharing his expertise with the OLLI community.
Learn more about OLLI at Colorado State University:
https://www.osher.colostate.edu/
Go Back That is why Pathways is committed to providing education and serving as a knowledgeable resource for individuals, families and the broader Northern Colorado community.
On September 29, Pathways President Evan Hyatt welcomed 24 members of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Colorado State University to the Pathways main office for a course titled “Exploring Pathways Hospice, Palliative and Bereavement Care.”
The educational experience gave participants an opportunity to learn more about hospice care, the hospice benefit and the support Pathways provides to patients and families. Participants also toured the Pathways Inpatient Care Center, offering them a firsthand look at one of the settings where Pathways provides compassionate hospice care.
Understanding Hospice Care
Hospice care focuses on quality of life and comfort for people living with a terminal illness, while also providing support for their families and loved ones.
For many people, however, hospice remains unfamiliar until a serious illness reaches an advanced stage. Families may have questions about when hospice is appropriate, what services hospice provides, how the hospice benefit works and whether care can be provided at home.
Community education provides an opportunity to answer those questions before they become urgent.
Through programs such as Evan's OLLI course, Pathways can help community members better understand what hospice care is, what it is not and how hospice professionals support patients and families.
Hospice, Palliative Care and Bereavement Support
Hospice is one part of a larger continuum of care for people and families affected by serious illness.
Palliative care focuses on improving quality of life and managing symptoms for people living with serious illness. Unlike hospice, palliative care is not limited to people who are nearing the end of life and can be provided alongside curative or life-prolonging treatment, depending on a person's circumstances.
Bereavement support provides care and resources to people following the death of someone they love. Grief does not end when hospice care ends, which is why bereavement support is an important part of the services offered by many hospice organizations.
Understanding these distinctions can help individuals and families have more informed conversations with their healthcare providers and make decisions that align with their needs and wishes.
Bringing Pathways' Expertise Into the Community
Education is an important part of Pathways' role as a nonprofit hospice organization serving Northern Colorado.
Pathways' team brings extensive experience in hospice care, palliative care, grief and bereavement support, and end-of-life care. Sharing that expertise through community programs creates opportunities for people to ask questions, learn about available resources and become more comfortable discussing topics that can otherwise be difficult to approach.
For Pathways, being an active community partner means more than providing care when someone is seriously ill. It also means helping people understand their options before they need them.
Programs like OLLI at Colorado State University provide a valuable setting for those conversations. The participants who visited Pathways had the opportunity to learn directly from a hospice leader, ask questions and see the Pathways Inpatient Care Center for themselves.
Learning Before You Need Hospice Care
You do not have to wait until a medical crisis to learn about hospice or other forms of serious-illness support.
Whether you are planning for your own future, helping an aging parent or supporting someone with a serious illness, learning about hospice, palliative care and bereavement services in advance can give you a better understanding of what resources are available.
Pathways is proud to continue sharing its knowledge with Northern Colorado through community education, partnerships and conversations like this one.
Thank you to the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Colorado State University for inviting Pathways to be part of this educational experience, and congratulations to Evan Hyatt for sharing his expertise with the OLLI community.
Learn more about OLLI at Colorado State University:
https://www.osher.colostate.edu/