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Navigating Hospice Care: A Podcast with Barbara Lafrance, CEO and President of Home Health & Hospice Care

Posted in Hospice

July 9, 2024 What is hospice care? Who qualifies and when? Join Home Health & Hospice Care CEO Barbara Lafrance as she debunks common myths and discusses the resources available in our community.    “Hospice is about living to your fullest, the way that you want to live, for the time you have left.”  Transcript Scott Webb (Host): Hospice care is often thought of as end-of-life care, and for many it is, but unlike most other …Read More »

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Barbara Lafrance, RN, MSN, FACHE, Receives the 2024 Ira Byock and Yvonne Corbeil Award

Posted in In the News

The Home Care, Hospice and Palliative Care Alliance of New Hampshire announced Barbara Lafrance, President & CEO of Home Health & Hospice Care (HHHC), as the recipient of the 2024 Ira Byock and Yvonne Corbeil Award for Innovation and Collaboration in Palliative or Hospice Care at their annual meeting yesterday in Concord. This annual award recognizes outstanding achievements in the field of hospice or palliative care that enhance access, quality, and efficiency in end-of-life care …Read More »

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Home Health & Hospice Care Seeks Diversity of Volunteers

Posted in Volunteer

Volunteers Help to Improve Quality of Life for Hospice Patients and Families MERRIMACK, NH: Home Health & Hospice Care (HHHC) is looking for people to volunteer their time to provide visits to hospice patients and families.  HHHC serves people who are approaching end of life in 25 communities in the greater Nashua/Manchester corridor. Volunteer support helps patients and their families feel less alone during a difficult time. A volunteer can make friendly visits, assist with …Read More »

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August 30th is National Grief Awareness Day

Posted in Bereavement

National Grief Awareness Day is recognized every year on August 30th. The day is an opportunity to raise awareness about grief and to create sacred space to honor loss. It is a reminder for us to recognize the emotional, physical, spiritual and social impact of loss for individuals, families, and communities, but to also recognize our own personal losses and explore ways to give voice to those experiences as well. Here are some ideas to assist with observance …Read More »

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Home Hospice Helps People Navigate End of Life

Posted in General

The announcement recently that President Jimmy Carter had chosen to receive Hospice Care in his home was seen by millions in our country.  Although many of us have had experience with a loved one in hospice, lots of families have not and simply don’t know what that means and what to expect. Our non-profit agency, Home Health & Hospice Care has been providing hospice care in homes all across NH for many years and thought …Read More »

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Posted in General

New Hampshire Healthcare Heroes has named two of our nurses runners-up for the Southern NH region. Congratulations to Alexis Leblanc, LNA at the Community Hospice House, and Christine Kinghorn, RN for the Home Care division! Alexis and Christine both exemplify, on a daily basis, all the qualities that embody what a healthcare hero is. Congrats again! We are so proud of you!

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SolutionHealth & Home Health & Hospice Care Submit Definitive Agreement to Combine and Develop Innovations In Post-Acute Care

Posted in In the News

[MERRIMACK, NH]  — SolutionHealth (parent organization of Elliot Health System and Southern New Hampshire Health) and Home Health & Hospice Care (HHHC) have reached another milestone in the process to combine services to provide enhanced post-acute care services to the people of southern New Hampshire. A Definitive Agreement to affiliate entities has been developed by both organizations.  The proposed affiliation has now been submitted for review and approval by state and federal regulatory agencies. The …Read More »

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April 16th is National Healthcare Decisions Day

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National Healthcare Decisions Day, a day devoted to educating the public about the importance of advance care planning, is April 16. At HHHC, we often stress the importance of planning ahead for future health care decisions, but this day is a good time to remind everyone to make their future health care wishes known. The past couple years has made it abundantly clear that there are no guarantees when it comes to our health. In …Read More »

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SolutionHealth and Home Health & Hospice Care Announce Plans to Join and Develop Innovations in Post-Acute Care

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Bedford, NH – SolutionHealth (parent organization of Elliot Health System and Southern New Hampshire Health) and Home Health & Hospice Care (HHHC) have signed a letter of intent (LOI) to discuss the value of combining services in order to provide enhanced post-acute care services to the people of southern New Hampshire. The boards of both organizations, in separate meetings, authorized the letter of intent. The proposed affiliation is subject to due diligence, the negotiation of …Read More »

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