Friends of Hospice observe National Hospice Month

It is National Hospice Month, and the county’s own hospice advocacy group is celebrating. Friends of Hospice is a non-profit advocacy group in Whitman County with 12 board members.

It supplements the professional services of Family Home Care and Hospice based out of Spokane. Family Home Care offers professional, for-profit hospice care to Whitman County and Latah County clients. In addition to their staff, they have 36 volunteers.

Hospice serves those who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness and have had a doctor certify that they likely have six months or less to live, if the disease r...