Living Well: The Oasis Podcast
Living Well: The Oasis Podcast is hosted by Oasis Hospice & Palliative Care, an independently owned hospice agency serving Chicago. The show features short conversations with doctors, nurses, social workers, administrators, and volunteers about excellence in service, dignity in death, and comfort in communion. It aims to dispel common misconceptions about hospice care, share stories of hope, and provide practical guidance for families and professionals navigating serious illness and loss. The podcast emphasizes that hospice is not about death, but about life, and sheds light on the true impact of quality hospice care across America and around the world.
Episodes
Sacred Presence: A Chaplains Journey Through Hospice
In this episode of Living Well, I chat with Miranda Denler, Chaplain and Bereavement Coordinator at Oasis Hospice, to explore the profound work that can happen during life's difficult moments.Miranda shares her journey from ordained pastor to hospice chaplain, and shares about:What spiritual care truly means—and how it extends far beyond religionHow families experience grief before a loved one p
The Healing Power of Presence (and Pet Therapy!)
Reverend Carlene Appel has been working in hospice for over 20 years as a chaplain and pet therapist, and with that experience, comes perspective. In our conversation today on Living Well, "Rev" as we often call her shares her view of how hospice care supports the body, mind, spirit, and soul. She reflects on the meaning of chaplaincy, clears up common myths around spiritual care, and explains w
The Heart of Hospice & Psychosocial Care
"Hospice care is truly my first love."In this episode, we sit down with Nadira Muhammad, Director of Psychosocial at Oasis Hospice & Palliative Care, to explore the invisible work that transforms hospice care—emotional support, family dynamics, grief, and the relational side of end-of-life care.Too many families think hospice is only about pain management. But what happens when you address t
Navigating the New Realities of Hospice [AI Podcast]
"Hospice isn't a place you go to die; it's a way to ensure the final chapter of life is written with dignity, peace, and presence."In this episode of Living Well: The Oasis Podcast, we tackle one of the most misunderstood statistics in healthcare: why the median hospice stay in the U.S. is just 24 days.We dive into the systemic and emotional barriers that often prevent families from accessing th
A Hospice Nurse's Favorite Part of the Job
Meet Chineze (Nezzie).She started with us at Oasis Hospice late last year, and a few weeks ago celebrated her first Nurses Week with us Hospice. Nezzie is a star on our clinical team, and in this short conversation, she talks about what drew her to the work of hospice nurse — and why, after just a short time, she's found something she didn't expect: the joy of connecting with people from all wal
"The Health Scare that Led Me to Hospice"
[MINI PODCAST EPISODE #1]Rob McManamy didn't expect to end up here at Oasis. After a health scare of his own in April of 2025, he started looking at end-of-life care differently — and now, a year later and fully recovered, he's one of Oasis Hospice's most committed volunteers, showing up for holiday drives, family events, patient visits, and most recently even helped announce names our quarterly
Hospice as a Calling, Not a Career
"Hospice is not about dying, it's about living. It's how you live the days you have left." In Episode 2 of The Oasis Podcast, we sit down with Sade Bello, Co-Founder and COO, to explore what it means to answer a calling—not just pursue a career.Sade shares her journey from working in hospice administration to co-founding a faith-based ministry that now serves families across the Chicago Southlan
Why We Built a Hospice in Chicago
In the first episode of our podcast, CEO Hakeem Bello shares the founding story behind Oasis Hospice & Palliative Care and House of Goshen. Together with his wife Sade Bello, they've built and now sustain a faith-focused operation serving the Chicago Southland.Hakeem discusses what inspired him to enter hospice care, the vision behind Oasis, and what “compassionate excellence” means in pract
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