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Hospice of the Valley provides hands-on dementia …

4/6/2023
First responders want to be equipped to handle every challenge imaginable. So when Hospice of the Valley offered a novel training exercise that puts firefighters in the shoes of someone living with …

Peoria Independent Senior Expo is here

3/30/2023
The Valley’s premiere senior event is just around the corner!

Flood: For volunteers and hospice patients, Spanish is …

3/22/2023
Jacobo Dieppa’s fondest memory is spending time with family and friends in the Cuban household in Miami where he grew up.

Flood: Artist finds his passion again, thanks to …

2/6/2023
When Artino Sims was born, his father was so sure he’d grow up to be an artist that he gave him a name to seal his destiny.

Flood: Event helps Queen Creek first responders deal …

1/17/2023
It’s not easy to rattle a firefighter, but that’s exactly what Hospice of the Valley did to a roomful of first responders from the Queen Creek Fire and Medical Department who had signed …

Flood: Piano gift hits high note for people with …

1/11/2023
When Steve Harnden brought home a beautiful ebony baby grand, he envisioned his wife learning to play an instrument she had always loved.

Private equity involvement in hospices raises …

7/30/2022
Hospice care, once provided primarily by nonprofit agencies, has seen a remarkable shift over the past decade, with more than two-thirds of hospices nationwide now operating as for-profit entities. The ability to turn a quick profit in caring for people in their last days of life is attracting a new breed of hospice owners: private equity firms.

Glendale White Dove Thrift Shoppe earns congressional …

7/21/2022
The Glendale White Dove Thrift Shoppe has been a favorite destination for bargain shoppers since 2015, thanks to the dedication of its friendly staff and compassionate volunteers.

Hospice of the Valley auction nets over $500,000

3/21/2022
Our community turned out in spectacular fashion to raise a record $514,000 for Hospice of the Valley’s innovative dementia care programs. The not-for-profit helps people living with all …

Cooney: New Song Center for Grieving Children works to …

7/20/2021
When a child dies, parents struggle with profound grief. New Song Center for Grieving Children helps families pick up the pieces and move toward healing.

PebbleCreek Quilters create sensory mats for dementia …

6/25/2021
People with dementia, or in hospice with dementia, spend many hours sitting or lying down. They may be bored, anxious, unable to interpret their environment accurately or unable to recognize family members.

Cooney: Hospice of the Valley surprises Goodyear …

4/22/2021
It was an emotional day to remember for veteran Kenneth Hamrick — not only did the staff at The Groves in Goodyear invite family and friends to a patio party to celebrate his 89th birthday, his Hospice of the Valley care team had another surprise in the works.