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Agrace Adds Annette Bennett-Otto as Nurse Practitioner

Friday, October 20, 2023

Palmyra resident and nurse practitioner Annette Bennett-Otto has joined Agrace, a nonprofit, community-supported health care organization that provides hospice care, supportive (palliative) care, non-medical personal care, adult day care and grief support across southern Wisconsin. Continue Reading…


Dr. Zorba Paster: Don’t wait too long to consider hospice care

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

As reported in the Wisconsin State Journal 

Dear Doc: My mother is failing, with lots of medical problems that just have made her life miserable. She’s in pain all the time, she’s depressed, and her heart is failing. She was a lifelong smoker and is on oxygen. She can barely walk across the room without getting short of breath.

Her doctor said she would qualify for hospice. Most of the family is against it — they say mom is “giving up.” I think it might be a good idea, but I don’t want to go against what everyone else is saying. What do you think? — Sad reader

Dear reader: I have a motto — it’s never too early to go into hospice. Hospice is a Medicare Part A benefit. It’s officially for people who have a six-month life expectancy, but the rules are a bit blurry.

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Agrace’s annual Holiday Pop-Up Shop returns this October

Friday, September 15, 2023

As reported by In Business

Agrace Thrift Stores’ annual Holiday Pop-Up Shop will open Thursday, Oct. 12, selling a mix of donated new and gently used items for holiday entertaining, giving, and decorating. Continue Reading…


Urban League, Agrace Hospice announce two-week caregiver, CNA training program

Friday, September 1, 2023

As reported by In Business

The Urban League of Greater Madison, in collaboration with Agrace Hospice, has announced its Caregiver & CNA Career Pathway Training. Continue Reading…


“Sips and Sounds” to return in October with drinks, food and fun

Friday, September 1, 2023

As reported by NBC15

 Live music fundraiser Sips and Sounds returns this October to celebrate its ‘Golden Birthday,’ Agrace Annual Giving Manager Cassie Hartje said. Continue Reading…


Live Music Concert on September 9 in Dodgeville Benefits Patients Served by Agrace

Monday, August 28, 2023

If someone you know is aging, seriously ill, dying or grieving, they can turn to Agrace for support. A local, nonprofit, community-supported health care organization, Agrace is well-known for its hospice care and supportive (palliative) care services. People also rely on Agrace for non-medical personal care, adult day services and grief support across southern Wisconsin. Continue Reading…


Wheelock and Severson Join Agrace Adult Day Center to Support Clients and Families

Tuesday, August 22, 2023

As reported by WisBusiness 

The Agrace Adult Day Center is a supportive place for seniors who have memory loss or cognitive decline—and it gives their families a brief respite from their daily care. To support the needs of both clients and families, Agrace has appointed Karen Wheelock as the Adult Day Center’s manager and Mary Severson as its resource specialist.

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To ease my depression, I volunteered to help dying people

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

As published by The Washington Post, Perspective by Keri Wiginton

My 90-something friend is relieved as I help him collect coats. He’s taking a trip somewhere his family can’t follow, he says, but he doesn’t want them to get cold after he leaves. I keep packing even though his story doesn’t make sense, at least not to me.

Gray clouds catch his eye, and he switches gears to the weather. I ask him what else he sees out the window. He dives in and out of his past, joking and smiling along the way. He was quite the ladies’ man, he says with a wink.

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Agrace support groups offer hope and healing for people living with grief

Friday, July 28, 2023

As reported by WKOW-27 News

Everyone manages grief differently, but thanks to Agrace, people in southern Wisconsin do not have to do so alone.

The organization has grief support programs for a variety of ages: children, young adults and adults.

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