On March 28, 2024, GreatNews.Life kicked off the first of many introductions to the Michiana and South Bend community. GreatNews.Life has spent 15 years providing Lake, Porter, and La Porte counties with positive-only news, and with that momentum,...

Hi, I am Tammy Huyvaert, RN, Director of Quality and Compliance. I have been with Center for Hospice Care for 9 years, first as a Coordinator, then Assistant Director of Nursing, then when they realized my real talent was in making sure everything is...

Hello! My name is Stephanie Ufkin, and I’ve been a Nurse Practitioner at Center for Hospice Care for a little over 4 years. I am a wife of 8 years and a mom of two beautiful girls ages 3 and 1. After graduating with my MSN in 2019, I planned to...

For all of recorded history, humans have been living alongside their pets. For many people, having an animal companion along for the ride during the ups and downs of living is a comfort that can’t be matched, and it can cause a significant amount...

Center for Hospice Care's new therapy dog, Theodore H. Bode (affectionately known as Teddy), arrived at our Mishawaka campus at the end of January. He was introduced to the team at our January all-staff meeting – and it was love at first sight!...

Center for Hospice Care (CHC) is delighted to announce its new membership with the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI). Comprising over 100 not-for-profit, community-integrated hospice and palliative care providers, NPHI...

Center for Hospice Care (CHC) and the Hospice Foundation (HF) have been in a partnership with the Palliative Care Association of Uganda (PCAU) since 2008. During that time, we have worked together on a variety of projects to help make palliative care...

Hi! My name is Tina. I have been a nurse for over 40 Years. I am a Registered Nurse and I have worked at Center for Hospice Care since 2010. I was first hired as a triage nurse answering phones in the office. After about 5 years, I became a case...

Hello, I’m Susann Nahrwold. I had been in customer service in manufacturing for about 20 years and needed a change. I took a Medical Billing and Coding course and started to look for work in that field. I knew very little about Hospice when I...

Working for Center for Hospice Care as a Patient Advocate, for me, fulfills a desire to want to help. While I'm not providing the actual hands-on care that so many of our wonderful nurses and aides do, my job allows me to encourage health care...