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Thursday, January 4, 2024
As reported by WiscNews
Local adults and children living in southern Wisconsin who are grieving can find hope and healing with the help of grief support specialists at Agrace. Continue Reading…
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
As reported by GazetteXtra
Agrace is offering “Bridges,” a professionally led, virtual grief support group for adults grieving the death of a loved one, on Wednesday, Dec. 13, from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., via Zoom.
Wednesday, November 22, 2023
As published in Wisconsin State Journal Letter to the Editor
More and more these days, we hear about high-profile people choosing hospice care. Too often though, it’s not until a few days or even hours before they die.
Friday, November 10, 2023
As reported by WisBusiness
Frank DiPiazza, WWII Veteran and 105-year-old Agrace Hospice Care patient was honored Friday, November 10, with a Quilt of Valor®.
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.
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.
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
As published by The Washington Post, Perspective by Keri Wiginton
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.
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
As reported by WMTV-NBC15
After revealing it would be closing for good this summer, the Alzheimer’s & Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin said Thursday that its remaining financial assets will be transferred to other organizations that support dementia research and care.
ADAW Executive Director Jeff Hamm and Board President Carol Koby explained the nonprofit’s assets will go on to support participants in dementia studies and outreach in Dane County’s African American community, as well as care in nursing homes and community-based residential facilities. Funds will be transferred to five community organizations:
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