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Do you own a friendly kitty? Emmanuel Hospice is seeking a Volunteer Handler/Cat Team to visit our patients. Through a generous community grant, Emmanuel Hospice will cover the cost of your pet’s therapy certification. Step by step, we’ll walk you through the process – [...]

At Emmanuel Hospice, the first question we ask is, “How do you want to live?” Your quality of life is essential at all times but especially as you prepare for the final phase of life’s journey. Our goal is to enhance the time that remains by caring for you holistically. Together [...]

The Grand Rapids Press and MLive.com published this piece in their Health section on January 20, 2019  When employees at Emmanuel Hospice received a call for help not long ago, it wasn’t from a family member seeking traditional hospice care for their loved one. Instead, the need was [...]

By Tom Rademacher Leaning on his younger brother – and a unique partnership between two organizations – a West Michigan man under hospice care was able to venture once more into the woods and enjoy a pastime that has sustained him since he was a boy. Though afflicted with a serious liver [...]

My Dad, Gene, was what you’d call a “people person.” He loved to reminisce about the old days, share a laugh with a friend, or discuss the meaning behind his favorite hymns. And boy, did he get his fill of good conversation in his last few months with us. In the spring of 2017, after […]