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Palliative care and hospice care both focus on comfort and quality of life, but they are designed for different points in the serious illness journey.

The transition home can be a vulnerable time. Home health helps patients recover with skilled care, education, therapy, and support in the place they often feel most comfortable.

Hospice is not about giving up. It is about understanding care options early enough for patients and families to receive comfort, guidance, and support when it matters most.

Sara Roetken’s story of loss and the people at the Sheila S. Strauss Hospice House who made all the difference.

How Sylvia Calloway Found Her Way Back With Good Sam’s Home Health

Callie Hale recognized with Oakey's Funeral Service & Crematory's Hospice Caregiver Award for December 2025

Good Samaritan hosted an opening ceremony for the region’s first freestanding hospice care center in Roanoke on Friday, June 7.

Leaders at Good Samaritan have wanted to bring a freestanding, inpatient hospice service to the valley since the nonprofit’s inception in 1992. Now, 30 years later, the dream has become a reality.

Good Samaritan announced the opening of the Sheila S. Strauss Hospice House Friday morning.