KOSCIUSKO — In the beginning of 2019 two local foundations, K21 Health Foundation and Kosciusko County Community Foundation, both jumped on board to help Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice with a new, time-sensitive, project. Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice has been serving the community for over 40 years with in home health care and hospice …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — Are you finding it difficult to celebrate Christmas this year because of the death of your loved one? If so, you are invited to the annual Blue Christmas Service, hosted by Kosciusko Home Care and Hospice. This service is held at 7 p.m. on  Friday, Dec. 21, the longest night of the year. …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice recently added three new team members to their staff: Chrissy Wilson, Tom Schriefer and Amy Black.  Wilson, a native of Warsaw, took the position of scheduling coordinator. Wilson is responsible for making sure all patients are cared for each week according to their individual needs. She says she …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice would like to send its sincerest thank you to Janet Harris for her 12 years of hard work and dedication to the business. Harris faithfully cared for KHCH patients as a homemaker for 12 years. As a homemaker, she knew patients more intimately than nearly anyone on staff. …read more.

WARSAW — With K21 Health Foundation now in its 20th year, the board of directors wanted to find a way to recognize the foundation’s role in the community for the past two decades. It elected to do this by providing a financial gift to a non-profit that has been serving the community as long or longer …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice hires Brittany Petersen as the new business development associate. Petersen has been a part of the Kosciusko County community for eight years and is a graduate of Grace College. Petersen started her career as a rehabilitation service provider at Bowen Center and comes to Kosciusko Home Care & …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice hires Jill Kerby as intake clerk. Kerby was born and raised in Warsaw, and graduated from Warsaw Community High School. She worked for nearly a decade at Hacienda while putting herself through school. She graduated in 2010 from Ivy Tech, Warsaw, with an Associate of applied sciences degree …read more.

WARSAW — As the holiday season approaches, do you find it difficult to be in the “holiday mood?” Is it hard to celebrate the birth of the Christ child when you are still in grief over the loss of a loved one? As a result, do you feel guilty? Bob Jarboe, spiritual counselor, will be …read more.

WARSAW — Emily Moore is more than just a home health aide at Kosciusko Home Care and Hospice Inc. While she has been an aide for the past 31 years, she also has served her community in other ways. Moore grew up in Pittsburgh, Pa. Moore’s mother died when she was 10 years old. As …read more.

WARSAW — Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice partners with Kosciusko Community Senior Services to provide monthly blood pressure monitoring and health education. On March 17, seniors attended the health education monitoring program. This program provides an opportunity for seniors with limited transportation and financial resources to learn to care for themselves.

By KIM NANCE Business Development Manager, Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice Inc. WARSAW — Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice recently launched a new website, designed to be user-friendly. The new site is intended to be easier for local families who need Home Health Care or Hospice to find resources and services that best fit their loved ones’ …read more.

Larry and his wife Annie moved to Warsaw from Michigan to be closer to family two years ago. Larry served in the Army as a medic in the 45th medical battalion in Germany over 50 years ago. He has fond memories of sleeping in a tent by the Berlin wall during his deployment.

BY KIM NANCE, Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice, Inc. is having a hospice volunteer training from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 2 and Tuesday June 9. For more information or to register contact Amy Kellar at (574) 372-3401. The hospice team, including hospice volunteers, try to keep patients …read more.

Cindy Zehr saw an ad in the newspaper for hospice volunteers in 1982. At the time she was pregnant with her first daughter and uncertain if she had the time to volunteer. But she invited her mother to go with her to the meeting. Jean Kerlin, Zehr’s mother, decided to give it a try and …read more.

By KIM NANCE Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice, Inc., Business Development Manager All first time parents look forward to the birth of their baby with great hope and some fear. Fear of whether or not they will know how to take care of their baby or how they will adjust to around-the-clock care for their …read more.

Sherry Sauer, administrative assistant at Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice, Inc. has retired after 21 years of dedicated service. Dr. Emma Long, KHCH board vice-president presented a commemorative clock to her for her years of service.  

Susan travels to homes and nursing facilities to play her keyboard for Kosciusko Hospice patients. She visits several patients each week. Music helps Hospice patients relax and it brings back good memories. Susan and her husband, Steve, also volunteer at Grace Village, playing and singing at the Sunday morning service and for special events. Susan …read more.

When Jill was 16 years old she was involved in a tragic car accident. Her permanent head injuries made it impossible for her to care for her basic needs. For the past 16 years, Jill has received Home Health Care services through Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice. Home Health Aides Becky and Ruth have been …read more.

Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice, Inc. (KHCH) partnered with the Department of Veterans Affairs and National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization to offer a program focused on recognizing the unique needs of America’s veterans and their families. The Department of Veteran Affairs website reports that one out of four dying Americans is a veteran and …read more.

Zale Drugs recently held a customer appreciation day and 10 percent of all the over-the-counter sales went to benefit Kosciusko Home Care and Hospice patients. Kosciusko Home Care and Hospice Inc. is a not-for-profit organization that helps local residents recover from illnesses and accidents. Hospice Care is designed to give supportive care to patients and …read more.

We all have dreams, some we accomplish and some continue to stay on our wish list. Making a “bucket list” is a way to write down your hopes, desires and dreams and to share them with your family. Nurses, social workers and the spiritual counselor at Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice not only provide skilled …read more.

Kosciusko Literacy Services is pleased to add Kosciusko Home Care as a community partner for the Read to Grow Children’s Book Club. Kosciusko Home Care provides skilled nursing services in the homes of premature babies and children who were hospitalized with a chronic illness. The nurses work closely with families and physicians to meet each …read more.

Dear Editor, In response to Bev Garner’s letter to the editor, (which was sent to an area news provider), I want everyone in our community to know that Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice has served this county for 38 years and fully intends to continue to provide its compassionate service for another 38 years! This …read more.

Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice Inc. recently partnered with the Department of Veterans Affairs and National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization to offer a new program focused on recognizing the unique needs of America’s veterans and their families. The Department of Veteran Affairs website reports that one out of four dying Americans is a veteran …read more.

Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice is offering music relaxation for hospice patients. The use of music relaxation helps patients by lowering the fatigue, anxiety and pain of those in hospice care. This helps patients reflect on their lives through music and helps with processing thoughts, feelings and experiences. The staff and volunteers at Kosciusko Home …read more.

Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice Inc. recently partnered with the Department of Veterans Affairs and National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization to offer a new program focused on recognizing the unique needs of America’s veterans and their families. The Department of Veteran Affairs website reports that one out of four dying Americans is a veteran and …read more.

Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice has announced the hiring of Rachael Emery as a home care nurse. Emery is married to Titus, with whom she has two, four-legged children – Norman and Tillie. Rachael joins the staff with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and 6 years of experience working with adults with developmental disabilities. Rachael …read more.

Dear Editor, I am writing in honor of the life of Toni Morehead. Toni recently passed away at the age of 79. She lived most of her life in Warsaw. Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice Inc. is grateful for the impact that Toni’s life had on promoting Home Health Care Services in Kosciusko County. She …read more.

Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice has announced the hiring of the business’s new occupational therapist, Tyler Wallen. Wallen graduated from Warsaw Community High School. He completed his bachelors degree at Purdue University and his masters of occupational therapy degree at Florida Gulf Coast University. Wallen chose to study occupational therapy after a bad snowmobiling accident in …read more.

Dear Editor, What type of person does it take to provide for the personal needs of a stranger? How many of us would be willing to go into a home and treat an elderly or disabled person like a parent or grandparent? To provide for their basic but necessary needs so this person can remain …read more.

James Nesbitt and Ron Donkers are retiring from the board of directors of Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice after serving six years. The men were presented with a gift thanking them for their years of service on the board from Tim Meyer, president of the board, and Rick Paczkowski, executive director of the agency. Kosciusko …read more.