Family Support Center workshop "Caring for Aging Pets"

Delaware Hospice's Family Support Center will offer a special workshop, entitled "Caring for Aging Pets & Pet Loss," on Saturday, February 18^th, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, at the Delaware Hospice Center, 100 Patriots Way, Milford.

This workshop will examine how to improve the quality of life for our aging companions in a holistic manner and how to cope with the death of our most beloved friends.  Workshop presenters are Laurie Vonasek, RN, who will discuss "Caring for Aging Pets," and Ralph Plumley, ThM, CT, who will speak on "the Grief of Pet Loss."

Those who have lost pets may bring a photo for the Remembrance Table.

Registration is required by Wednesday, February 16^th.  Contact Vicki Costa, Associate Director of Family Support Services at  vcosta@delawarehospice.org or 302-856-7717, x1129.

About Delaware Hospice

Since 1982, Delaware Hospice has provided exceptional care and support to 39,000 patients and their families.  Its mission is to help each patient, each day, live the fullest, most comfortable life possible.  Delaware Hospice is the largest and only licensed, nonprofit, community-based hospice serving Delaware and southern Chester and Delaware counties in Pennsylvania.    Delaware Hospice is honored to be accredited by the Joint Commission, the nation's leading health care standards-setting and accrediting organization.  Delaware Hospice was voted as a 2011 Top Workplace in an employee survey by Workplace Dynamics and the News Journal.  For more information about Delaware Hospice's programs and services, upcoming events, or employment opportunities, call 800-838-9800 or visit our website, www.delawarehospice.org.