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GriefReturning to Normal After a Loss: Is it Possible?Social Media and Death: It’s ComplicatedThe Benefits of Music For GriefThe Importance of Social Wellness at Any AgeThe Power of Touch During GriefThe Right Way to GrieveUtilizing Rituals to Help Navigate Your Way Through GriefWhen Apathy Overtakes GriefWhen Grief Shows Up (Sometimes) Years LaterWhen is the Best Time to Seek Bereavement Services?When to Seek Help For GriefWhy Grief Can Seem Worse During the HolidaysWhy Grief Continues Even Years LaterWill Volunteering Help the Grieving Process?Working Through Grief While Caring For a Senior Loved OneCare for CaregiversCaregiver SupportCelebration of LightComfort, Safety and Daily CareCommunication in DementiaContact the Pathways FoundationContact UsDehydration in Your Senior Loved OneDementia CareA Look at the Hospice Dementia FAST ScaleDementia Patients and GriefFinding New Activities For Seniors With DementiaIs There a Link Between Diabetes and Alzheimer’s?Slightly Elevated Blood 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SclerodermaHome Health Care: 5 Ways it Can Help Seniors with Irritable Bowel SyndromeHow Can Home Health Care Help With Asthma and Allergies?New Bill Could Help Seniors Remain at Home SafelyPathways Home Health and Hospice Celebrates Your Independence This Independence DayPathways Home Health and Hospice Offers Ideas For Cheering Up the LonelyPromoting Healthy Nutrition in the Elderly: Six Ways Home Health Care Makes a DifferenceRobotic Pet Therapy Helps Reach Some Menlo Park Alzheimer’s PatientsSeasonal Changes Can Cause Disruption in Your Loved One’s LifeThe Link Between UTI and Dementia in Older AdultsThe Role of Immunizations in the Health of SeniorsTips to Ease Restless Leg Syndrome For a Good Night’s SleepTry Gardening or Meditation to Help Relieve StressHome Health StoriesHospice Care and the Unique Issues of VeteransHospice FAQsHospice Information5 Documents Every Senior Should HaveWhy Bother With Physical Therapy During End of Life Care?5 Headache and Migraine Signs You Need to be Aware Of5 Quick Facts For Rheumatoid Awareness5 Tips to Manage COPD Symptoms5 Ways Hospice Care Complements Geriatric Care Management in Working With the Elderly5 Ways That Hospice Care Can Help With End of Life NutritionA Big Thanks to the Do-It-All Nurses of Hospice CareA Bit of Pre-Planning Can Make July 4th Celebrations Elder-FriendlyA Quick Primer on Hospice and Palliative CareA Senior’s Need For Both Quality and Quantity of WaterA Social Worker’s Role in End of Life CareAdded Care May be Needed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy in SeniorsAlzheimer’s Disease: When to tell an UntruthAnosognosia: When You Don’t Realize You Are IllAre Best Friends the Key to Longevity?Associated Ailments From Restless Leg SyndromeBalancing Multiple Generations in the Same HouseholdBenefits of Bright Light Therapy for SeniorsBereavement and Grief Don’t Exclude LaughterBereavement Services in Santa Clara Have Self-Care Tips for CaregiversCan Artificial Intelligence Help Diagnose Alzheimer’s?Can We Make Alzheimer’s Care a Celebratory Journey?Caring For a Loved One Diagnosed With Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia PurpuraCaring For Aphasia Patients at End-Of-LifeCaring For Our Veterans With Compassion and DignityConfusion Still Present Between Palliative Care and End of Life CareConnecting Brain Wave Therapy With Alzheimer’sCoping With End of Life EmotionsCreative Arts Team up With Hospice to Enhance Patients’ Well-BeingDealing With the Shame and Stigma of Alzheimer’s DiseaseDepression and Dementia: Similarities and DifferencesDepression Linked to Brain Aging and Alzheimer’sDig In: How Gardening Helps During Stressful MomentsDo You Need Long-Term Care? How To Evaluate Your OptionsDoes Age Increase Instances of Thyroid Cancer?Drug Therapy Can be Confusing For Older AdultsEasing the Sandwich Generation SqueezeEducation is Vital in the Care of Alzheimer’s and Dementia PatientsEnd of Life Care Around San Francisco Examines What a Patient’s Weight Indicates About Their HealthEnd of Life Care in Alameda County Holds Quality of Life High in its PrioritiesEnd of Life Care in the Santa Clara Area is Helped by Good Case ManagementEnd of Life Care Involves Drugs: What You Need to KnowEnd of Life Care: Understanding Consent in SeniorsEnd of Life is a Good Time For ForgivenessExamining the Aftermath of a StrokeExploring the Necessity of Grief and How Bereavement Support Can HelpEye Care For the End of Life PatientFeeling Lost as a Cancer SurvivorFolic Acid and Memory Loss: What You Should KnowGiving to a Loved One in Hospice CareHaving a Loved One With Alzheimer’s Disease is Stressful: 4 Tips to Help You CopeHospice and the Alzheimer’s Patient: What You Need to KnowHospice Can Bring Much Needed Relief to the Alzheimer’s CaregiverHospice Care Can Be Emotional: How to Recognize and Handle Your FeelingsHospice Care Has 5 Important Tips For Lung HealthHospice Care Helps to Celebrate LifeHospice Care Helps You Deal With Capgras SyndromeHospice Care in Alameda County Explains Feeding Tube OptionsHospice Care in San Francisco Discusses the Importance of Regular Visits From Loved OnesHospice Care in San Mateo Considers the Possible Link Between Hunger and Alzheimer’sHospice Care in San Mateo Suggests Planning Long-Term Care EarlyHospice Care in Sunnyvale: Know the Urgency of SepsisHospice Care is Vigilant About Preventing InfectionHospice care linked to higher family satisfactionHospice Care Shares the Worst Risk Factors For Your HeartHospice Care: What is Pharmacopalliation and What You Should KnowHospice in the Santa Clara Area: How Folic Acid May Impact Aging and DementiaHospice May Help You Stay Home For the HolidaysHospice Patients Can Benefit From Massage TherapyHospice Patients Can Benefit From the Power of HouseplantsHospice Patients Can Experience Anxiety and RestlessnessHospice Providers Can Help You Identify 5 Important Things After a Loved One Has Had a StrokeHospice Sheds Light on the Vital Role of Nurses in Hospice CareHospice Social Workers: How They Help Patients and Their FamiliesHospice: Exploring Key Concepts of the Interdisciplinary TeamHospice: How to Make a Preparedness PlanHospice: Living Fully Until the EndHospice: Providing Dignity and Respect for Our PatientsHow Caregivers Can Help Alleviate Symptoms of Sundowning SyndromeHow Do You Become Eligible For Hospice?How Hospice Became Hospice CareHow Hospice Benefits the ALS PatientHow Hospice Care Can Help With Social WellnessHow Hospice Care Focuses on Quality of LifeHow Hospice Care Provides Benefit For Both the Patient and Family MembersHow Hospice Incorporates Mental Health Services When Working With SeniorsHow Marfan Syndrome Affects The HeartHow Neuropathy Can Complicate Other IssuesHow the Decision For End-of-Life Care is MadeHow to Enjoy The Holiday Season Even During End of Life CareHow to Enjoy Your Stay in Hospice CareHow to Handle End of Life Care With Alzheimer’s DiseaseHow to Head Off the Most Common Skin Issues For Your Senior Loved OneHow to Live With Independence While Under End of Life CareHow to Make Difficult End of Life Decisions During a CrisisHow to Make Wellderly Day Your Best EverHow to Recognize Pain Symptoms in an Elderly Loved OneHow to Safely Include Your Loved One in Family Celebrations This SummerHow to Wisely Choose End of Life CareImportant Decisions After a StrokeIs Medical Marijuana Beneficial For End of Life Care?It’s Never Too Late to Live Your Best LifeKeeping an Eye on Home SafetyKeeping Hope Alive When Your Loved One is in Hospice CareKeeping Up With The Ever-Changing Face Of Alzheimer’sKidney, Brain and Heart: A Dynamic Trio For HealthLaughter Yoga May Help Ease Pain in the 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and Sharing Your Legacy For Future GenerationsPlanning For End of Life Care as a Cancer SurvivorPracticing Kindness: A Thoughtful Guide For the TimesProper Foot Care Can Reveal Early Warning SignsPros and Cons of Feeding TubesRe-Examining the Facts About HepatitisRecognizing Bad Breath as a Symptom of Other IssuesRefusing Hospice Care: Examining a Patient’s Rights and ResponsibilitiesSan Mateo Professionals Explain What to Expect From End of Life CareScheduling Immunizations and Vaccines During a PandemicSelf-Care Has Benefits Throughout Our LifetimeShould My Loved One Be Driving?Sleep Quality And Hospice CareStay Alert for These Symptoms of Deep Vein ThrombosisStress Relief and Hospice Care: How it Can HelpStruggling to be Heard: Practice Active Listening With Loved Ones Who Have Alzheimer’sStudy Shows Depression More Likely During Last Year of LifeSunlight Can Lift Your Mood, But Exercise CautionTesting For Radon Gas: Why You Should Resolve to Do So NowThanking Your Hospice Care StaffThe Aging Process is Different For Each IndividualThe Critical Role of Nurses in End of Life CareThe Difference Between Home Care, Palliative and Hospice CareThe Importance of Effective Communication at End of LifeThe Journey Through Alzheimer’s Is Different For Each PersonThe Link Between Pressure Ulcers and Sepsis: 5 Things That Can HelpThe Possible Role Processed Foods Play in Alzheimer’sThe Questions a Veteran Wants You to AskThe Role of Hospice When Dealing With AphasiaThe True Benefits of Caring For Our Loved OnesThere May Be a Better Understanding of the APOE4 Gene in Alzheimer’s PatientsThere’s Still Time to Talk About Your End of Life WishesThoughtful Resolutions That May Benefit a Senior Loved OneThyroid Cancer: Could You Be at Risk?Treating Glaucoma During Hospice CareUnderstanding Alzheimer’s Disease in a Family SettingUnderstanding Pulmonary FibrosisUnderstanding the Available Services in End of Life CareUnderstanding the Benefits of Good Air Quality For Our Senior Loved OnesUnderstanding the Use of Antibiotics in SeniorsVeterans: The True Cost of HeroismWe Know Flavonoids Benefit Us But Can They Reduce the Risk of Alzheimer’s?What a Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Means For the Elderly PatientWhat is Parkinson’s Disease and Who is Most at Risk?What Legacy Will You Leave?What Seniors Should Know About HemochromatosisWhat to Expect From a Diagnosis of OsteoporosisWhat to Say to a Loved One in Hospice CareWhat We Are Still Getting Wrong in Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease?What We Know Now About Alzheimer’s DiseaseWhat You Should Know About Loss of Strength and Muscle Mass in SeniorsWhen and How to Begin End of Life CareWhen End of Life Care is FinishedWhen It’s Not Alzheimer’s: Similar Symptoms to be Aware OfWhere We Are in Understanding or Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease?Who Pays For Hospice?Why Deep Vein Thrombosis May Be More Common in the ElderlyWhy Humor is so Critical During End of Life CareWhy Planning for End of Life Care is so CriticalWhy Scleroderma Can Be Difficult to Diagnose CorrectlyWhy Seniors Are at Risk For Accidental PoisoningWhy Seniors Are More at Risk For TuberculosisWhy the Flu Vaccine is Even More Important This YearWhy You Should Consider Physical Therapy Even During End of Life CareWhy You Should Get Your Flu Vaccine Even During HospiceWill My Loved One Be Depressed at the End of Life?Will Respiratory Therapy Help at End of Life?HospiceVigil ProgramWhy Pathways HospiceHospice StoriesIRS LetterIt Doesn’t Take Much to Make a DifferenceJacob’s VoiceLegacy SocietyLinks to the Heart Annual Golf TournamentLocationsMake a Referralmap-testMeet the Pathways Home Health TeamMemorial ServicesMoving Confidently Into a New YearNews and Press ReleasesNewsletter plugin landing pageNewsletter Subscriptions and ArchivesOne from the Heart Awards BreakfastOstomy & Wound CarePalliative CareCaring Connections ProgramDon’t Be Too Quick to Dismiss Dark HumorPalliative Care Offers Tips For Dealing With Stress Over the HolidaysThe Role of Palliative Care For Oral CancerWhen Should You Consider Palliative Care For Your Senior Loved One?Participant Survey QuotesPathways KIDSPathways Privacy NoticePathways Through the HolidaysPlanned GivingPrivacy NoticePrivate Duty Board of DirectorsPrivate Duty CareersPrivate Duty CareersPrivate Duty FAQsPrivate Duty StoriesReducing FallsRefer a Friend for a Pathways JobRehabilitation at HomeRemembrance FundResourcesSaying Thank You and GoodbyeSearch JobsService CommittmentsSite MapSocial ActivitiesSteps You Can Take Now To Help Safeguard Your Loved One’s Health During An OutbreakStimulation of Senses in Dementia PatientsThank You for contacting PathwaysThank you for contacting Pathways FoundationThank you for making a referral to PathwaysThank you for your interest in volunteeringThank You For Your Submission!The Incredibly Common Experience of GriefTraumatic Brain Injury Patients Living in Their Own Homes: 5 Ways Home Health Care Can HelpTypes of GiftsUpcoming EventsVeteransVeterans ResourcesVoices of Our VolunteersVolunteer InquiryVolunteer OpportunitiesVolunteer TrainingVolunteersWays to GiveWhat is Hospice?Home HealthHome Health Care: Occupational Therapy can Offer Amazing ResultsStock GiftsPosts by categoryCategory: Foundation NewsCategory: Foundation PublicationsCategory: UncategorizedFeaturedWhat's NewNews2019 Annual ReportSpring Reflections 2019Winter Reflections 2018Pathways Links to the Heart Committee held its 7th annual Links to the Heart Golf TournamentPathways Links to the Heart Committee announces the 7th annual Links to the Heart Golf Tournament Suzanne Lussier Memorial TournamentEvent co-chairs, Mari Chazen and Gina Connell, announce Pathways’ 29th annual One from the Heart Awards Breakfast with featured speaker David Corbett.2018 Annual ReportEvent co-chairs, Mari Chazen and Gina Connell, announce Pathways’ 28th annual One from the Heart Awards Breakfast with featured speaker Maxine Hong Kingston and awardees Gunilla and Tom 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See a Brief History of Hospice and Pathways Here.Pathways Exec. Named Foundation PresidentPathways Foundation Board Chair Mark Kelsey to Receive Leadership in Healthcare Philanthropy AwardPathways to Hold Silver Anniversary One From the Heart Awards BreakfastPathways Rolls Out Unique Family-friendly, Home-like Hospice Care at ManorCarePathways Appoints New Chief Strategy OfficerPathways Hospice’s 3rd Annual Links to the Heart Golf Tournament a Resounding SuccessPathways Announces 3rd Annual Links to the Heart Golf Tournament Sponsors and SchedulePathways Receives Pioneer AwardPathways 3rd Annual Links to the Heart Golf Tournament is set for July 13, 2015 at StanfordNational Healthcare Decisions Day Event in San FranciscoNational Healthcare Decisions DayA New Website Design for Pathways Home Health & HospiceEl Camino Healthcare District Awards $45,000 Community Grant to Pathways Home Health & HospiceVolunteer Training for Pathways Hospice Starts January 25, 2014February is Pathways Home Health & Hospice Month Care with Kindness and Dignity for Over 37 YearsPathways Hospice 2nd Annual Links to the Heart Golf Tournament Set for July 14, 2014 at StanfordPathways Hospice to Participate in SVGivesPathways Hospice Offers Evening of Remembrance Memorial Service in San MateoPathways Hospice Announces 2nd Annual Links to the Heart Golf Tournament Sponsors and SchedulePathways Hospice’s Summer Grief Workshops Offer Creativity, Healing and Calmness in Sunnyvale and South BayMeditation & Grief Workshop Offered by Pathways Hospice in OaklandWriting & Grief Workshops Offered by Pathways Hospice in South San FranciscoU.S. Bank Signs on as a Sponsor of Pathways Hospice Links to the Heart Golf TournamentPathways Hospice Hosts Panel on Grief, Chaos and Managing DetailsPathways Hospice’s 2nd Annual Links to the Heart Golf Tournament a Huge Success102.9 KBLX Radio and Pathways Hospice Honor Oakland Faith LeadersPathways Hospice Offers Grief and Loss Support Groups in SeptemberNew Yorker Staff Cartoonist Roz Chast to Speak at Pathways Hospice One from the Heart BreakfastDr. Ellen Brown Promoted to Chief Medical Director at Pathways Home Health & HospiceIntero Foundation Awards Grant to Pathways Hospice KIDS ProgramJoAnn Kemist Recognized for Leadership in Healthcare by Pathways HospicePathways Hospice Recognizes Wells Fargo as Diamond Sponsor Continued Support of Hospice Care in San Francisco Bay AreaCommunity Invited to Find Comfort for Grief and Loss at Pathways Hospice Celebration of Light Memorial ServicePathways Home Health & Hospice Joins #GivingTuesday Annual Holiday Encourages Local Charitable GivingPathways Home Health & Hospice Recognized for Quality Care Receives 2014 HomeCare Elite Top Agency AwardPathways Home Health & Hospice Hosts Prestigious Japanese Health Care Research MissionPathways Home Health & Hospice Makes the Holidays Safer and Calmer for Dementia PatientsEl Camino Healthcare District Awards $45,000 Community Grant to Pathways Home Health & Hospice