Quotes about hospice (16 Quotes)


    We are pleased that Ohio regulations have been changed to allow Hospice and PASSPORT services to be offered together. Previously, many PASSPORT consumers were reluctant to give up the vital services offered by PASSPORT in order to receive much-needed Hospice care. Now we can offer these patients all of the services they need.


    A lot of the (business) people already know me because our kids went to school together or one of their loved ones was in the nursing home or hospice where I worked. It's nice to already have a connection to them. It's been a very smooth transition for me.

    It's our understanding that the Schindlers spent some time with Terri's body. They were free to spend as much time as they chose with her body. After they left, the hospice workers bathed Terri's body, and Mr. Schiavo and all of us went back in to spend some more time.

    People think we're a nursing home. They think we are a hospice. In real basic terms, we're the piece that happens after acute care. We work with people who are severely ill or have a multiplicity of things going on and they just need a little more direct care.


    Prisons are not institutions that are set up for that purpose, so when you have somebody who needs that degree of care and attention, obviously, it's going to be much more expensive. Certainly, it is much more cost effective in an institution, whether a nursing home or hospice, to be cared for by a staff trained to do that.


    So far things are going my way. I am known in the hospice as The Man Who Wouldn't Die. I don't know if this is true or not, but I think some people, not many, are starting to wonder why I'm still around.


    But it's going to remain an open facility for any hospice program in the region. The hospice team from St. Luke's can continue to follow a patient and provide care.

    Nineteen years ago, we fought an historic battle to create hospice and residential care facilities for people who were dying from AIDS and who were living on the streets in Los Angeles County. Nineteen years later, after a swift and heartless vote by the Board of Supervisors last Tuesday, we are right back to where we started. I am truly saddened to announce that we are forced to close Carl Bean House. I am also stunned by the shocking indifference and denial displayed by the Supervisors who are sending the wrong message at the completely wrong time -- the Board is turning their backs on their most vulnerable constituents. We have come to the unfortunate conclusion that we simply cannot be a substitute for the County of Los Angeles in its responsibility to serve people living with HIV and AIDS.

    Junior is a man who works full time as a volunteer for the community, ... He is kind, compassionate, and always willing to help others in a time of need. With his Hospice duties, he is helping the terminally ill and their families at the most difficult time of their lives.


    None of the companys facilities in Mississippi and Alabama was damaged, though some of its staff was affected by the storm, the company said. Beverly chartered a plane to deliver its payroll in cash last Friday to nearly 90 employees in Hattiesburg, Miss., and nearby Tylertown, Miss. Even if we could get paychecks to our associates on payday, the affected areas were without access to banks, and cash was desperately needed, ... Many other hospice agencies didnt survive the disaster and may not be able to resume their patient responsibilities. In those instances, we will provide whatever support we can to ensure hospice patients have access to care and services.

    I am looking forward to working within the community to help educate people about Hospice Circle of Love. We want the public to be aware of the important services we provide to those in need.




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