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Aerial view of Good Samaritan society in the rolling hills of Mandan, North Dakota.

ALS patient finds comfort and care in Serenity Suites

24-hour hospice care is available in home-like environment to those who need it

Matt Holsen ⋅ 7 min read

Mature woman volunteer at Good Samaritan Society smiles while sitting with her giant harp.

87-year-old harpist plays for patients in hospice

Matt Holsen ⋅ 7 min read

Portrait of a mature couple who were patients at Sanford Sheldon.

From ER to hospice, family is grateful for care close by

Aubrey Gilbert ⋅ 5 min read

Sanford hospice nurse salutes a senior veteran lying in bed with a red, white and blue quilt and a framed certificate.

Pinning ceremony honors veterans in hospice

Jason Anschutz ⋅ 5 min read

Patient and staff at Fargo Hospice

One year in, Fargo Hospice enriches end-of-life care

Jason Anschutz ⋅ 4 min read

An elderly person lies in bed with headphones on, looking at a digital tablet with a worker helping, in an example of hospice visits

As a key way to connect, hospice visits adapt to pandemic

Virtual visits and writing notes help families connect with their loved ones

Aubrey Gilbert ⋅ 4 min read

Close up hands of helping hands in elderly home care. Mother and daughter finding hope in hospice care.

Hospice: Loving care in final days

Choosing hospice means choosing palliative care, not giving up hope

Good Samaritan Society Staff ⋅ 5 min read

Minnesota Vikings free safety Harrison Smith greets Oskar, a cancer survivor

Roger Maris Cancer Center’s goal: national care destination

Sanford Health's plans include research, new services, growth, hospice

Terry Vandrovec ⋅ 5 min read

Gladys Buss died in December 2017 at the age of 95 at The Cottage in Luverne, Minn., one of Sanford Health's hospice care sites.

Hospice: Visiting Grandma in different home for the holidays

Last year, we, like many families each year, entered the door of a hospice home to spend a final Christmas with a loved one.

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 11 min read

John Rist and his family

Family makes new memories at Ava’s House

FFA adviser spends final days fighting cancer at homelike care facility.

Kay Todd ⋅ 6 min read

Emma Sitting Crow and her father smiling.

Ava’s House: Hospice care with heart

"I am grateful for this place, and that my father felt so loved and cared for in the last days of his life.”

Kim Tubbs ⋅ 7 min read

Ava's House volunteers

Hospice volunteers make Ava’s House a home

Many people give of their time to help those in their time of need, and benefit personally from it.

Kelsey Billion ⋅ 7 min read

Joan Hirt

Sanford Hospice makes great end-of-life care possible

“She always made sure we had everything we need. We wanted to do the same for her.”

Kay Todd ⋅ 5 min read

Natural death follows a progression of symptoms

Natural death: Practical information for this phase of life

Just as we are all unique in how we live, we are also unique in how we die

SHN Staff ⋅ 21 min read

daly family

Ava’s House brings comfort, dignity to patients

Ken Sorlie was a salt of the earth, hardworking and humble Midwesterner, and more than anything, he wanted to live out his life in dignity and comfort, surrounded by his family. Because of Ava’s House by Sanford, a state-of-the-art hospice facility that opened last October in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Sorlie was able to reach […]

Kay Todd ⋅ 5 min read