A year ago we began with a mission. Today, with the combined efforts of  30 extraordinary Community Partners, committed to extending health care planning to every citizen of the Commonwealth, we’re very please to add our “Impact” page to this website. The “impact” that our Partners have had across the Commonwealth has been significant, as…

On December 19, 2014 new statewide regulations went into effect which require all licensed hospitals, clinics, and long-term care facilities to distribute information regarding palliative care, hospice care and end of life care options to adults diagnosed with a terminal illness or condition which can reasonably be expected to cause death within six months, to…

Coping During the Holidays when Your Loved One is Seriously Ill by Pam Taylor, Community Educator for Care Dimensions, an Honoring Choices Community Partner   Holidays are meant to be a celebratory time that creates lasting memories. Many people enjoy spending time with family and friends honoring their many traditions. However, if you are caring…

“In the changing face of health care reform, we bring together over 200 colleagues to work in partnership and collaboration to help adults find the best possible person-centered care, all through their lives,” says Kate Granigan, Co-Chair of  the Geriatric Care Managers New England Chapter (GCMNE) 2014 Conference. “By exchanging ideas and improving our access…

We are thrilled to be working with the Ministry of Last Things at the Wellesley Village Church, United Church of Christ, to support their unique workshop to inform their community and extend a hand to each other. “Caring for Each Other in Life and in Death: Preparing for the unexpected as well as end of…

“We all have a role to play in pursuing health equity, and there are many promising, collaborative, even trans-disciplinary approaches underway that participants can get involved in”, says Samantha Morton, Executive Director of  Medical-Legal Partnership | Boston. Medical-Legal Partnership | Boston, an Honoring Choices Collaborating Member,  is an interdisciplinary team of health care staff, attorneys,…

Today, Honoring Choices Massachusetts welcomes The Conversation Project as a Collaborating Member. Because the mission of each of our organizations is to help individuals and families create care choices that are understood and respected, this collaboration will serve each to strengthen our organization’s platforms. The Conversation Project is nationally recognized as expert in guiding adults…

Researchers from seven European countries are conducting a five-year, $8.5 million dollar study based on the Respecting Choices model, an evidence-based systematic approach to advance care planning. The researchers, pictured here, visited the home of Respecting Choices in La Crosse, Wisconsin last week to become trained as Respecting Choices Instructors, and to learn more about how…

“Caring for an aging loved one can be a complex journey of intimacy, high stress, opportunities for renewed relationships, and letting go,” says Debbie Fins, LICSW, certified geriatric care manager and President of Deborah Fins Associates, PC, our newest Honoring Choices Community Partner. She and Susan Ritz, a licensed occupational therapist and geriatric care manager,…