Hospice and Palliative Care of St. Lawrence Valley

Ensuring quality of life in any stage of illness

315-265-3105

Tastes to Go! Fundraiser

It’s that time of year again; as crisp, cool nights melt into warm sunny days, we can be sure spring is on the way for the North Country.  The changing of the season brings great excitement as we begin planning our popular gourmet brunch event.

Since we can’t ask you to dine with us in person due to pandemic restrictions, we have decided to bring Tastes to you!  Enjoy fine dining at home with Tastes to Go: A Take & Bake Fundraiser for Hospice.  All entrées will be prepared and packaged to be re-heated at home.  Each entrée is $25.00 and comes with a fresh spring mix salad and dessert.

Tastes to Go features the culinary creativity of local chefs Eric Armstrong of the Gran-View, Jessika & Baily Furnace of Little Italy-Canton, and Jason Bartholomew of SUNY Canton Dining Services.  Our guest chefs are preparing gourmet meals you can enjoy in the safety and comfort of your own home.  All food preparations and packaging will be done in a certified kitchen and will adhere to NYSDOH guidelines.

Orders can be picked up at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Learning Farm (2043 SH 68, Canton) on Saturday, April 17th between 11:00AM and 1:00PM.  Please be sure to include a valid email address for order confirmation!

Order Online Now!

 

Menu

Braised Beef Short Ribs – Demi Glace braised beef short ribs with herbed Fingerling potatoes and fresh asparagus.

Prepared by Chef Jason Bartholomew, SUNY Canton Dining Services

 

Pork Osso Bucco – Encrusted sous-vide pork shank roasted and plated in a white wine broth, served with herbed vegetables and roasted potatoes.

Prepared by Chef Eric Armstrong, Gran-View

 

Mushroom Stuffed Eggplant – Cremini Mushroom stuffed eggplant served with a roasted quinoa medley. *Vegetarian Friendly*

Prepared by Chef Eric Armstrong, Gran-View

 

Pasta Primavera with Chicken – A medley of fresh spring vegetables sautéed in a house-made sauce, served over a bed of pasta with seasoned chicken.

Prepared by Chefs Jessika & Baily Furnace, Little Italy-Canton

 

Entrées are $25.00 and come with a fresh spring mix salad and dessert.

 

Order Online

 

View the 2020 Memory Tree Book

When a star in your life becomes a memory, that memory becomes a treasure. 

Hospice of St. Lawrence Valley invites you to share the memories of those you treasure by joining with others in our annual Memory Tree campaign.

Thank you for celebrating a star in your life through Hospice of St. Lawrence Valley’s Annual Memory Tree Campaign.

Funds raised through this campaign will help Hospice continue to provide quality end-of-life care and grief support to our friends and neighbors throughout St. Lawrence County.

2020 Hospice Memory Book for website

 

2020 Hospice Memory Trees

When a star in your life becomes a memory, that memory becomes a treasure. 

Hospice of St. Lawrence Valley invites you to share the memories of those you treasure by joining with others in our annual Memory Tree campaign.

Celebrate the life of someone you cherish and light up the holiday for someone who is terminally ill by purchasing a star in honor of someone who has touched your life and left it changed forever. 

Traditionally, throughout the month of December, two trees adorned with hundreds of stars representing precious loved ones are displayed at the Hospice Center.

This year, however, we are not able to invite you to our building to view the trees.  Instead, we invite you to participate in the Hospice Memory Tree campaign by hanging a star for your loved one on your tree at home.

With your donation, you will receive up to ten (10) Wooden Star Ornaments painted with your loved ones’ names to hang in your home.  Your loved ones’ names will also be included in our virtual 2020 Memory Tree Book. (You may submit an unlimited number of names to be preserved in our Memory Book.)

Your contribution will help to ensure the highest quality end-of-life care and grief support continues to be available to our friends and neighbors in St. Lawrence County when they need it most.  Thank you for your support!

Yes! I would like to remember a star in my life by donating to the 2020 Hospice Memory Trees

 

National Hospice and Palliative Care Month

The Faces of Caring

November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, and this year’s theme is “The Faces of Caring.”

Hospice and palliative care programs across the country are reaching out to their communities to raise awareness about end of life services.  Hospice is not a place, but a special kind of high-quality care that enables patients with advanced illnesses, and their families, to focus on living as fully as possible despite an advanced or life-limiting illness. Palliative care brings this same holistic model of care to people earlier in the course of an illness, including from the time of diagnosis and in combination with other curative treatments.

Every year, nearly 1.5 million people living with a life-limiting illness receive care from hospices in this country.  These highly trained professionals ensure that patients and families find dignity, respect, and comfort during life’s most difficult journey.

At Hospice of St. Lawrence Valley, hospice and palliative care is our specialty — it’s all we do (as opposed to also providing home care or another service).  Our staff members are truly the region’s experts in end-of-life care.  Most of us want the best when we have a serious ailment (the best oncologist, the best surgeon, etc.) and we are the region’s leading expert in end-of-life care and education.

Our staff provides the highest level of quality medical care combined with the emotional and spiritual support that families need most when facing the end of life. Through this specialized care, we see many patients and their families experience more meaningful moments together and help them focus on living their life as fully as possible, despite a terminal diagnosis.

Hospice and palliative care programs provide pain management, symptom control, psychosocial support, and spiritual care to patients and their families when a cure is not possible.

Throughout the month of November, you can tune in to your local radio stations, 95.3 The Wolf, Q102.9, Pac 92.7, 96.7 Yes FM, Star 101.1, B99.3, and 1340 WMSA to learn more about hospice and palliative care as they share stories, tributes, and truths about the special care that can only be received from Hospice of St. Lawrence Valley.

Is your aging parent ready for hospice care?

Signs Your Aging Parent May Be Ready for Hospice Care:

  1. Their treatments are no longer working and/or they no longer desire to pursue aggressive interventions
  2. Their symptoms are getting harder to manage
  3. They are visiting the doctor more and/or have been hospitalized or visited the ER more frequently
  4. They need a lot more help with activities of daily living (i.e. personal care, feeding, getting dressed)
  5. They are experiencing decreased alertness, withdrawal, or confusion
  6. They don’t have much of an appetite and/or are losing weight for no apparent reason
  7. They have uncontrolled symptoms such as pain, shortness of breath, nausea, vomiting, etc.
  8. They are sleeping a lot of the time
  9. You’re feeling stressed and overwhelmed as a caretaker
  10. There is a decision to focus on quality of life

 

For more information or to make a referral, call 315-265-3105 today!