by debmac99@gmail.com | Apr 10, 2026 | Housecall Providers Blog, Patient Stories
At 97 years old, Lena Yep still enjoys getting outside. On a clear day in Portland, she rides her motorized scooter along the path near her home. It gives her things that matter deeply at this stage of life. Independence. Fresh air. A sense of normalcy.That moment is...
by debmac99@gmail.com | Apr 9, 2025 | Caregivers, Housecall Providers Blog, Patient Stories
When Andy Covington’s father passed away unexpectedly in December 2019, he was left to make a series of life-altering decisions, beginning with how to care for his mother, Toyoko, who was also hospitalized and unable to return home.“We were thrown into the...
by debmac99@gmail.com | Nov 19, 2024 | Housecall Providers Blog, Patient Care, Patient Stories
Theater was Sheila Yates’ first love. Although she changed her college major to more practical pursuits, she kept her toes in the theater waters by writing and performing in one-woman shows. When chronic illnesses took over her life, pain silenced her stories....
by debmac99@gmail.com | Apr 4, 2024 | Caregivers, Housecall Providers Blog, Housecall Providers News, Patient Stories
When Walter Warren’s doctor recommended Housecall Providers Hospice, his son David had no misgivings. He knew from his mother’s experience on hospice what it meant: His father would be receiving the increased level of care he needed.Though his conditions...
by debmac99@gmail.com | Mar 28, 2024 | Caregivers, Housecall Providers Blog, Housecall Providers News, Patient Stories
Looking back on her father, Jim’s, last year of life, Gloria Willis is thankful that she knew what to expect and what to do.When she received the call from her sister in Elko, Nevada, that their father’s Alzheimer’s disease had started to progress...
by debmac99@gmail.com | Nov 17, 2023 | Donation Stories, Housecall Providers Blog, Housecall Providers News, Patient Stories
Listening to Dorothy Davis, 82, one gets a sense of a determined woman with an invincible spirit. Her life is a tale of creativity, drive, and resilience, and she now receives comfort and palliative care through the Housecall Providers Advanced Illness Care...
