Central Wyoming Hospice will be offering their Spring Grief Support Group Monday evenings from 5:30pm-7:00pm, beginning April 3rd. This six-week group is free and open to the community.
Our Grief Support Groups are for adults grieving the loss of a loved one, and provide a safe and supportive place to share grief experiences and develop coping strategies.
For more information and to register, please call (307) 577-4832 or email toddv@centralwyominghospice.org
“I talked about Death at the Death Café….and it didn’t kill me.”
Death Café encourages open, authentic discussion and empowering conversation to break the culture of silence surrounding death and dying.
Open to everyone, Death Café will provide all the coffee, cake, and companionship. Please bring your thoughts, attitudes, and feelings concerning death.
When: March 21st, 2023, 6:00pm
Where: Barbarian Coffee Roasters, 136 South Center, Casper
For more information, please call (307) 577-4832
“I believe that the culture of silence surrounding death should be broken through discussion, gathering, art, innovation, and scholarship.”–The Order Of The Good Death
Central Wyoming Hospice and Transitions is excited to announce our new membership to the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI). NPHI is made up of more than 95 not-for-profit, community-integrated hospice and palliative care providers and is dedicated to ensuring patients and their families have access to high quality care at the last stages of life. Central Wyoming Hospice is the is the first NPHI member in Wyoming.
NPHI believes the end-of-life care patients and their families receive should reflect their individual goals, values, and preferences. Together, members across the country define the standards of hospice care and guide patients and families through that journey.
“We joined NHPI because we believe that non-profit, community-based hospice providers historically have been and continue to be the leaders and the innovators in end-of-life care,” said CWHT Executive Director Kilty Brown. ”Ultimately, NHPI’s mission and values align closely with the type of care we provide daily.”
NPHI members are committed to person-centered advanced illness care that ensures individuals can focus on quality and comfort at the last stage of life. Driven by patient and family needs – not profit – members work to fundamentally change how people and institutions view end-of-life care, and instead, help people live as well as possible until they die.
The 10th Annual Governor’s Invitational Golf Classic, a premiere tournament benefiting Central Wyoming Hospice and Transitions, has been scheduled for Friday, July 28th, 2023 at the Casper Country Club.
All the proceeds from the Golf Tournament go to patient care. Central Wyoming Hospice and Transitions is a local, non-profit organization that serves more than 400 patients and families each year. For more information, please call Rachel at (307) 577-4832 or email Rachelm@CentralWyomingHospice.org
Join us to honor the lives of your loved ones at our Community Candlelight Remembrance event on May 23rd 2023. Together, we will gather to remember those who have died, lighting candles, speaking their names aloud, and sharing memories.
The ceremony takes place at 7:00PM in our Kloefkorn Home Gardens located at 304 S. Fenway in Casper, Wyoming.
This event is open to the entire community.
Learn more about our Grief Care special events, groups, and programs, email Todd at toddv@centralwyominghospice.org, or call us at (307) 577-4832.
Join us on Monday, January 23rd at the Library for our ‘Til Death Due You Part book club, where we’ll be discussing “Everything is Horrible and Wonderful” by Stephanie Wittels Wachs. A partnership with Central Wyoming Transitions and the Natrona County Library, this quarterly gathering provides a comfortable atmosphere in which to share a respectful, thought-provoking, and life-affirming conversation on the topics of death, dying, and bereavement. Stop by the Library’s second floor desk to register and pick up a copy of this month’s book. This program is free and open to the public.
“Everything is Horrible and Wonderful will make you laugh, cry, and wonder if that possum on the fence is really your brother’s spirit animal. A touching memoir that delves into addiction, grief recovery, and healing after loss, this poignant story ultimately showcases the enduring love we have for those we lose too soon.-Amazon
Central Wyoming Hospice and Transitions is partnering with the Nicolayson Art Museum to expand their grief support for youth. “Where Art Meets Grief” is a special program that helps young people ages 6-18 express the experience of grief through art.
“Grief care for children and teens is different than for adults due to the child’s developmental stages in life compared to what adults experienced about death,” says CWHT Grief Care Coordinator Todd von Gunten. “Kids struggle to express themselves verbally regarding death and loss. Central Wyoming Hospice and Transitions provides ‘Where Art Meets Grief’ to allow kids to express themselves through art and images.”
The groups meet at the Boys and Girls Club of Central Wyoming the third week of every month from 4:30pm to 6:00pm, starting in January of 2023. Kids ages six to ten will meet on Tuesdays, ages 11-18 will meet Thursdays, and the program is free of charge and open to all youth in the community.
For more information and to register for “Where Art Meets Grief” or the Winter Grief Support Group, please call Todd at (307) 577-4832 or email toddv@centralwyominghospice.org.
Central Wyoming Hospice will be offering our Winter Grief Support Group Wednesday evenings from 5:30pm-7:00pm, beginning January 18th. This six-week group is free and open to the community.
Our Grief Support Groups are for adults grieving the loss of a loved one, and provide a safe and supportive place to share grief experiences and develop coping strategies.
For more information and to register, please call (307) 577-4832 or email toddv@centralwyominghospice.org
It’s that time of year again! For kids and kids at heart, help us spread some Holiday cheer to our patients and Transitions clients with our annual “Cards of Caring” at Central Wyoming Hospice and Transitions.
Just make a card or send us one of your favorites, with your Holiday wishes. We’ll pass them on to our many patients and clients in Natrona and Converse counties, to bring some smiles this season.
“People have a lot of fun with this every year,” says Community Liaison Susan Burk. “It’s a great project for families, schools, churches, businesses, just about everyone. We get everything from beautifully crafted scrapbook cards to construction paper with cotton balls and glitter, and they’re all beautiful.”
You can send your cards to:
Cards Of Caring
Central Wyoming Hospice and Transitions
319 S. Wilson
Casper, WY 82601
You can also bring your cards to our Administration office at the same address, or drop them in our festive Drop Box out front nights and weekends.
Thank you for helping to spread the joy of the Season to your loved ones, friends, and neighbors!
For questions or more information, please contact Susan at centralwyominghospice.org or call (307) 577-4832.
For many, the holidays symbolize a poignant time for celebration, love, and connections with family. For those of us who have lost a loved one, it can also bring a time of remembrance. Our annual “Tree of Love” event is an opportunity to remember those special people in our lives. Please join us to celebrate the lives of those who have passed on Sunday, December 4th, at 5:00pm at Central Wyoming Hospice, 319 S. Wilson St.
If you have not already received a special tree ornament in the mail, you can request them at the Hospice Administration offices, (307) 577-4832. You can write a message or decorate it as you like and return it to us to be hung on the Tree or Love.
“Tree of Love” is both a remembrance of special people in our lives and an important source of much needed funds for our comprehensive patient care programs. Your gift carries with it a message of caring for others in the community while perpetuating the memory of someone special.
Central Wyoming Hospice and Transitions celebrates life every day and believes that each day we can create one more memorable moment.
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