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LECOM Health Opens Visiting Nurses Association Specialty Hospice Unit

Erie, Pa. (November 14, 2024) – LECOM Health held a ribbon-cutting ceremony today for Erie County’s first Specialty Hospice Unit, located at LECOM Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 4114 Schaper Avenue in Millcreek. An entire wing of the building has been renovated for the Specialty Hospice Unit and was dedicated in memory of Rev. Harry Johns III, a beloved former Chaplain of the Visiting Nurses Association of Erie County and respected pillar of the Erie community....Read More »

Avoid caregiver fatigue

Being the caregiver for a sick loved one can be both rewarding and exhausting. It can be a way to give back to a parent who is now in need, or maybe it becomes fulfillment of vows said long ago. Whatever the circumstance, it can be easy to get so caught up in their care that the caregiver starts to suffer. Mental, physical and spiritual fatigue can occur when the caregiver neglects his or her...Read More »