Kelly Fazzino, RN/ Case Manager with the NJHealth Hospice Team and the NJHealth Education Center was the guest speaker on hospice and palliative care presenting to clinical staff and medical residents at a local hospital. The NJ Health Education Center provides customized training resulting in better health outcomes, improved health care quality and enhanced patient experience.    The center's goal is to equip program participants with a foundation that allows them to perform

Yes, a visit from a furry friend can make a day extra special for a hospice patient. If you and your pet are therapy certified we'd love to have you on the njHealth Volunteer Team.  We are looking for volunteers to share their passions, interest and companionship, which means so very much to hospice patients and their loved ones. Volunteer activities often include: ·         Certified Pet Visitors for pet lovers. ·         Keeping vigil with patients in their final hours. ·  

It was a time to celebrate the season at the December CVAC meeting and Christmas party. Great food and conversation were had by all. But most importantly it will most certainly be a Merry Christmas for Summer Hesse and her children this year thanks to the generosity of the community and CVAC (Citizens/Veterans Advisory Committee). "I am so very grateful, Hesse said to the group clearly overwhelmed by the outpouring of generosity. CVAC, the only one of its kind in NJ, serves C

Holiday Wishes From our family to yours, sending you warm wishes for a joyful holiday season and a wonderful 2026. Happy Holidays from all of us at NJHealth Hospice and Palliative Care.

CVAC member NJ Health's Director of Public Relations and Volunteer Services Margie Barham, is shown here placing wreaths on veterans' graves.   NJ Health Hospice and Palliative Care joined other members of CVAC (Community/ Veterans Advisory Committee) at Cape May County Veterans Cemetery this past Saturday for the annual Wreaths Across America.  CVAC member NJ Health's Director of Public Relations and Volunteer Services Margie Barham, is shown here placing wreaths on veterans

Congratulations to Barbara Ponticello of Mays Landing who won the $50 Wawa gift card in the NJHealth Team Thanksgiving Trivia Drawing.   Enjoy a treat on us Barbara.  Just in case you were curious, the answers are: Philadelphia has the oldest Thanksgiving parade The first Thanksgiving football game was played in 1876 There were no Macy's Thanksgiving Parades in 1942,1943 and 1944 because of WWII Detroit has a Thanksgiving Day Parade that ends with Santa Claus getting a key to

Yummm, nothing like home cooking to remind us of great times with family and friends. The aroma of something good cooking in the kitchen is comforting and gears up our tastebuds for deliciousness.   We are looking for your favorites to create our hometown home-cooking cookbook with great tried and true family-tested and approved recipes.  The book will be featured on our website, be downloadable, and will grow as we get more recipes.   It's easy to submit your recipe by just

You don't need a reason to eat cookies, but if you did... today is National Cookie Day. Whether you like chocolate chip, almond, oatmeal, or these delicious custom-made logo NJ Health cookies, be like Giselle Moreno and Janice McMahon RN of the NJ Health team and enjoy.  You may have guessed it, but National Cookie Day origins have to do with the Cookie Monster. "Sesame Street" added National Cookie Day to its calendar in 1976 and made Nov. 26 the unofficial holiday, accordin

To say that a good time was had by all is an understatement. The NJ Health staff, family, friends and volunteers had a magical time at the 2025 Christmas Parade Watch Party Saturday November 29th on Landis Avenue. We were one of the first events at the new Vineland Convention Center. Since pictures say a thousand words... here are scenes from this year's holiday party. Thank you to the NJ Health Team and their families for their energy, time and talent in creating an award-

A special thank you to the South Shore Stitchers Quilting Guild for their support of the community. Quilter Sue Hanlon displays a sample of the beautiful lap quilts and fidget blankets donated to NJ Health Hospice and Care for our hospice patients.  We are so very grateful for this generous donation.  The fidget blankets will provide a soothing activity for our memory care patients, and the lap quilts will bring warmth and joy to our hospice patients.  Founded in 1985, the p

Delaney Behr, a freshman at Washington Township High School enjoys doing community service activities like making greeting cards for hospice patients.  Delaney is active in school activities such as Varsity Cheerleading and the Interact Club.  Although she is too young to become a hospice volunteer, she is using her time and talent to create greeting cards which are distributed to our hospice patients.  The cards shown here are for our veterans.   Thank you, Delaney, for bein

Yes, a visit from a furry friend can make a day extra special for a hospice patient. If you and your pet are therapy certified we'd love to have you on the njHealth Volunteer Team. We are looking for volunteers to share their passions, interest and companionship which means so very much to hospice patients and their loved ones. Volunteer activities often include: · Certified Pet Visitors for pet lovers. · Keeping vigil with patients in their final hours. · Bereavement and gri

A Sea of Flags Veterans Day is a time to honor those who served our country. njHealth Hospice and Palliative Care supports veteran initiatives in the community and recognizes the contributions of our military. In preparation for Veterans Day, njHealth team members Margie Barham and Ottilie Parsons were part of a group of volunteers who placed flags at the Cape May County Veterans Cemetery. The two said they were honored and humbled by the experience. The NJHealth Team is a pr

WOW x 2!! We are honored, humbled, thrilled, and appreciative to win the Gold for both the Best Hospice and Best Place to Work in the 2025 Best of the Press competition. We thank the patients, families, and colleagues who nominated and voted for us. We congratulate the other businesses who were also recognized by The Press readers. “The real credit for this recognition goes to our amazing team,” said NJHealth Founder and CEO Suzanne Martinelli. “Every single day, they make a