Catherine Ohlde, RN, MSN, CHPN
Executive Director
Catherine grew up on a dairy near Clay Center and has been a hospice nurse for twenty-eight years.
Our people
Meet our team
Nurses, aides, chaplains and social workers who live in the towns they serve.
Our team
The people who come to the house
Dr. Peter Lindgren
Hospice Medical Director
A Manhattan family physician for thirty years, now focused on comfort care. He makes house calls on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Shanice Brooks, RN
Director of Nursing
Shanice came to Kansas as an Army spouse and stayed. She leads our nurses and our military-family program.
Kyle Strathman, RN
On-Call Nurse
Kyle covers nights in Pottawatomie and Wabaunsee counties. Families know his truck on the gravel.
Pastor Ingrid Larsen
Chaplain
A Lutheran pastor who serves families of every faith. She knows when to pray and when to just sit.
Sgt. Maj. (Ret.) Darnell Price
Military Liaison and Social Worker
Thirty years in the Army, now an LMSW. He helps families navigate VA, TRICARE and the distance.
Megan Ruhnke, LMSW
Medical Social Worker
Megan handles KanCare, advance directives and funeral planning, and leads our Monday grief group.
Anna Pham, CNA
Hospice Aide
Anna bathes, braids and cares for our patients with endless patience. Families ask for her by name.
Gary Schwab
Volunteer Coordinator
Gary trains our volunteers and records life stories. He has interviewed more than two hundred patients.
Sample family reviews
In families' own words
My husband was deployed when his dad went on hospice. Sgt. Maj. Price helped us get the Red Cross message through, and he made it home in time.
Mom was eighty-four and caring for Dad alone. They figured out exactly what she couldn't do and filled every gap.
Kyle came out to our farm at 2 a.m. in a snowstorm. He knew our road better than the county plow.
The K-State students played Dad's favorite Sousa marches on a cello. He conducted from his bed.
Pastor Ingrid sat with Grandma every Tuesday and read the Psalms in Swedish, the way her mother had.
Dr. Lindgren drew us a picture on a napkin of what was happening in Mom's body. It was the first time we really understood.
Anna braided my wife's hair every visit and told her she was beautiful. My wife believed her.
Three veterans pinned my father in our living room. He served in Korea. He stood up for it.
My kids went to the grief camp at Tuttle Creek. They came home and talked about their grandpa for the first time in months.
Call when you're ready. Or before.
A hospice nurse answers any hour. Ask anything; nothing is decided until you're ready.