NEWSLETTER
October 2007
The 2007 “Walk the Walk”
Event Is Over
The
first annual “Walk the Walk for
Hope Hospice” event was held on Saturday September 29th.
It was a wonderful time for visiting with the Hope Hospice staff and raising
awareness for hospice in
Bereavement Support Group
Anyone
who has suffered the death of a loved one is invited to meet with the Hope
Hospice Bereavement Support Group on Thursday, October 18th at
The
video Heaven’s Not a Crying Place
by Joey O'Connor will be shown. The video will help you understand why it is so
important to deal with your child's questions about life, death, and heaven in
a sensitive and compassionate way.
The Hope Hospice Bereavement Support Group meets the
third Thursday of every month at
Spotlighting Hope Hospice
Hope Hospice has a compassionate,
patient-centered approach to medical care and support for people at the end of
life and their families. Our care is focused on maintaining dignity, increasing
quality of life, and providing comfort, including pain and symptom control.
Hope Hospice recognizes that every person's experience will be different and
the hospice team creates a plan of care according to the individual needs and
wishes of each patient.
Hope Hospice staff members are available
at all times, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. It is the mission of our staff
to walk side-by-side with patients and offer support, not only for any physical
symptoms, but for emotional and spiritual needs, as well. This support extends
to family members, and Hope Hospice helps them cope with their own unique
emotional and spiritual concerns.
Some
Hope Hospice Services
Through a team of healthcare
professionals, Hope Hospice provides:
·
Medications
and other methods of pain and symptom control for a terminal illness.
·
Medical
equipment and supplies necessary to promote comfort at home or in other hospice
settings.
·
Assistance
with personal care and activities of daily living.
·
Medical
care focused on maintaining patient comfort, including frequent assessment and
help for family members.
·
Coordination
of community resources and help to the patient and family with non-medical
concerns. We can help family members mend damaged relationships, plan for the
future and ease other emotional difficulties.
·
Help
coping with spiritual questions and concerns at the end of life, either
directly or by coordinating services with the patient's and family's spiritual
advisors.
·
Bereavement
services to help patients and families deal with grief. Grief support services
continue for 13 months after the death of a hospice patient.
·
Volunteers
to provide companionship and emotional support and offer help in many different
ways.
The Hope Hospice’s concept is one
of care. Hospice services are provided wherever you call home: your family
residence, a nursing home, an assisted living facility, or wherever you call
home. It is truly about meeting patients where they are -- with the care that
is right for them. For more
information, contact Brenda Purkey, RN, CHPN at
If
you would like to learn more about Hope Hospice, how you may volunteer, how you
may make a donation, or how the hospice program may serve you, please contact:
HOPE
HOSPICE
Brenda
K. Purkey, RN, CHPN
Telephone:
E-Mail: hospice@rtcol.com