By Abby Sprague
Sept. 18, 2024: This summer Jansen Hospice and Palliative Care launched a new radio campaign that focuses on what caregivers experience as they tend to loved ones who are dying.
The campaign features heartfelt stories of four women who experience the struggle, exhaustion, love and fear commonly felt by family caretakers. Dianne Carre, Angela Estevez, Susan Gordon, and Nan Harman speak honestly and openly about their personal journeys before and after hospice came into their homes.
“The goal of Jansen’s new ‘Caring For The Caregivers’ radio campaign is to help those facing the loss of a loved one understand how hospice nurses, doctors, therapists and staff are there for them and their family members,” said Janet Lyons, Director of Marketing and Development for Jansen Hospice. “We hope these touching and informative stories will comfort and motivate families to reach out for our services earlier in the end-of-life process.”
“So often we hear from families three or four days before their loved one dies. Though we are happy to be of service whenever needed, we can help earlier in the caregiving process and create more windows for patients and family members to spend meaningful time together,” says Laura Hanlon, Jansen Volunteer and Bereavement Coordinator.
Throughout the campaign caregivers speak candidly about how difficult it is to decide that hospice care is the proper course of action for them. “We understand that it’s not easy to embrace the idea of end-of-life care,” says Dorothy Baliban, Clinical Coordinator for Jansen’s Assisted Living Hospice Program. “It requires trust from patients, and especially trust from their family members. They need to believe in the value that comes with hospice care.”
Caregiver Angela Estevez says in her testimonial, “When you’re a family caregiver you think that you can do it all on your own. You don’t want to fail.” Many caregivers feel the burden of “doing it alone” even though it takes a whole team of highly trained hospice experts to properly care for a terminally ill patient. At Jansen Hospice, we know removing feelings of despair sensed by family members is just as important as managing the logistics of care for patients. As said in the new radio commercials, “Jansen Hospice is there for the ones you love, and we’re there for you.”
Diane Carre and Nan Harman’s testimonials echo this sentiment. Diane compares the organization to “angels” in the way they cared for her husband and mother, and Nan Harman conveys high praise for her brother’s exceptionally skilled care team: “They removed all the fear of hospice and replaced it with joy and love.”
Jansen Hospice thanks Dianne Carre, Angela Estevez, Susan Gordon, and Nan Harman for sharing their stories and hopefully helping others realize Jansen is there for you as well as your loved one.
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670 White Plains Road
Scarsdale, New York 10707
(914) 787-6158
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500 North Columbus Avenue
Mount Vernon, New York 10552
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The Osborn
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Rye, New York 10580
914-921-2200
The Maxwell Institute
The Maxwell Institute of St. Vincent's Westchester offers outpatient chemical dependency treatment and education services for adults, adolescents and their families. Treatment includes individual and group psychotherapy, couples counseling, and psychiatric evaluation and medication management when indicated. The Institute welcomes individuals and family members who are experiencing marital and/or work-related distress as a result of alcoholism and other forms of chemical dependency.
The Maxwell Institute also offers community education services through its programs in drug and alcohol prevention in the schools. For persons wishing to become credentialed alcoholism and substance abuse counselors (CASACS) in New York State, the "Maxtrain" program provides the 350 classroom education hours that are an important part of the credentialing requirements.
The Maxwell Institute is grateful for the support of The Community Fund of Bronxville-Eastchester-Tuckahoe.
92 Yonkers Ave
Tuckahoe, NY 10707
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Counseling Center
Founded in 1971, the mission of the Counseling Center “is to provide a wide range of psychotherapeutic and counseling services to individuals, couples and families by a staff of highly trained, experience and dedicated psychotherapists.
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The Counseling Center
180 Pondfield Road Bronxville,
New York 10708
914-793-3388
10 Studio Arcade
Bronxville, New York 10708
914-337-1157
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Bronxville, New York 10708
(914) 337-6536
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44 Pondfield Road
Bronxville, New York 10708
914-337-3863
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77 Pondfield Road
Bronxville, New York 10708
914-337-1004
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777 Post Rd.
Scarsdale, NY 10583-5000
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Bronxville, New York 10708
914-337-8430
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77 Quaker Ridge Road
New Rochelle, New York
914-637-2663
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77 Pondfield Road Ste 2
Bronxville, New York 10708
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ENT and Allergy Associates
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Tuckahoe, New York 10707
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670 White Plains Road
Scarsdale, NY 10707
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Jansen Hospice and Pallative Care
670 White Plains Road
Scarsdale, New York 10583
(914) 787-6158
NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester
NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester provides access to primary care physicians and specialists from ColumbiaDoctors, the faculty practice Columbia University Irving Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Westchester.
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914-337-4986
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1 Elm Street
Tuckahoe, New York 10707
914-337-7474
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2 Overhill Road Suite 220
Scarsdale, New York 10580
914-725-0800
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495 Central Avenue
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