On behalf of the Community Nursing Services team, I would like to extend a fond farewell to Brent Jones and express appreciation for his service to patients, families and staff over the past 14 years as President and CEO. Beginning in July 2023, Brent, together with his wife, Elizabeth, will serve as Mission President in California for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Wishing Brent and Elizabeth good health and much success!
This holiday season, the CNS Charitable Care Program gave a special gift to families throughout Utah whose loved one passed away with assistance from the CNS Hospice Program in the last year.
“Coping with grief is always difficult and the holiday season really amplifies feelings of loss,” said Laura Thomas, Director of Philanthropy for CNS.
As Utah’s first home hospice care agency, CNS has provided compassionate end-of-life care to Utah since 1928. We emphasize creating moments and experiences that provide peace of mind to our patients and their families. Being admitted into hospice care or watching a loved one enter it can be a scary and overwhelming experience. Death is not easy to face, and that can lead to misconceptions or myths about hospice care. We’re here to clear that up and share how CNS helps patients and their families navigate this difficult part of life.
With advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and on hospice with CNS since late 2019, Orval Hayes had been bed-ridden for two years, and was unable to leave his home since before the pandemic. One of our CNS chaplains, Roy Olson has visited Orval weekly for most of this time. Roy has enjoyed these visits and shares, “Orval is such a neat guy. People like him always bring your day back up—he’s that encouraging. I always save my visit with him for the last one in the day because he is such a joy to be around.”
