Hospice center provides a home-like atmosphere

On this week’s “Home and Away,” host Cathy Hamilton, right, will take you to the Midland Hospice House in Topeka, which provides medical and personal care to terminally ill patients in a homelike environment. From the smell of fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies that filters through the facility to the real doorbell that signals a visitor has arrived, Midland strives to maintain all the comforts of home for patients and their families.

The Sunrise Garden Center tip of the week: perennials for shady areas.