Essence of Life Hospice

04/01/2026

03/30/2026

Aging is full of questions, concerns, qualms and conundrums. Pop in to chat with Heritage staff and find the answers you need. No appointment necessary.

03/28/2026

Essence of Life Hospice was at the Kirkwood Medical Student’s class today! Sharing experiences, discussing hospice concepts, grief and navigating tough conversations. Thank you Kirkwood for having us! 💙

03/27/2026

Thank you to NuCara Brian Hervey
for sharing Dementia Training for our volunteers and staff! It helps us learn more about what our patients are going through to better care for them!

03/26/2026

Stop by our table and get some great information in Coralville at Stirlingshire

03/25/2026

Mark your calendar for Health Care Decision Day! April 16th

April 16th is National Healthcare Decisions Day. Whether you are 18 or 118, the best time to make a healthcare decision is when you’re not in a health crises.
In honor of Healthcare Decisions Day, the Essence of Life Social Work Team will be standing by to help the public navigate what decisions they can make now to help themselves, and their families, down the road.
The Essence of Life Hospice Social Work Team will be on hand to provide one-on-one or family support on a variety of topics including:
Completing a basic Medical Power of Attorney, Five Wishes, or Living Will Document.
Information about Five Wishes, planning books, and other tools to help your loved ones make decisions if you cannot speak for yourself.
Information on advance planning for hospice care.
Answers to any questions you have about planning for future healthcare decisions.
Notarize documents.
Please note: individuals looking to have documents notarized must bring a government issued photo ID. Please do not sign the document before talking to the team at the event.
If you need assistance with a healthcare decision topic or have questions about these topics, please stop in on April 16th, anytime between 4pm - 6pm. This event will take place in the conference room at Essence of Life Hospice, 606 39th Ave Amana, IA 52203.

03/24/2026

Severe Weather Awareness Week, March 23-27, 2026.

Take the following steps to be better prepared:

Create or check your emergency kit to make sure you have everything you need in case you have to shelter in place or evacuate.
Practice what you would do in the event of severe weather and how you would take shelter or how you would evacuate.

Learn more about how to be better prepared at ready.iowa.gov.

03/24/2026

Come see us on Thursday 3-26 at Stirlingshire