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Toolkit For Churches
November is Hospice Awareness Month and we would like to provide the following information and tools to help local faith leader educate their members about the benefit of hospice in end-of-life care. As leaders in the faith community, we understand that it is important to counsel members as they face end-of-life questions and challenges. The toolkit below contains logos to help illustrate the hospice programs and a few short articles that describe November as hospice month, the Transitions palliative care program, volunteering opportunities, living with loss support groups, the Cottage in the Meadow hospice care facility, and a presentation by Doug Smith on November 4th. These articles and images can be downloaded free and used in your programs and publications as you see fit. We have also added a video featuring local families that have learned first-hand the value and dignity hospice brings during an emotional and challenging time in their lives. We would be happy to provide a dvd of this video upon request. Thank you again for your support of our local hospice programs. DOWNLOAD YOUR TOOLKIT HERE! Information about Transitions Palliative Care Helping Ourselves and Our Families Heal In The Midst of Grief Hospice Volunteer Opportunities November is National Hospice Month Logos: Click on the image then right click to save image.
Shared Stories
This 5 minute video is available as a DVD should you wish to use it for presentations. To obtain a copy please call Mark Young on (509) 574-3626
November is National Hospice Month Hospice organizations provide people who are near the end of their lives with family-centered, quality care that emphasizes compassion, independence, respect, and dignity. During National Hospice Month, we pay tribute to hospice care and the persons and organizations involved with it, by recognizing and honoring its value and importance for people who are dying, for their families and friends, and for our communities. Hospice helps terminally ill individuals achieve practical, physical, psychological, and spiritual goals. Hospice care relies upon a team of committed physicians, nurses, medical social workers, therapists, counselors, and volunteers. This team provides medical services that are designed to improve the comfort of the patient, manage symptoms, provide proper nutrition, and deal with other difficulties such as emotional distress and grief. Hospice care also provides important emotional and spiritual support to families and friends as they cope with their loss. Cottage in the Meadow People want to face a life-limiting illness with dignity, freedom from pain, and surrounded by loved ones. There are times when it isn't possible to provide the care needed at home and hospitals are geared towards making people well, not providing a quality life for patients and families during the final stages of life. For this reason, Cottage in the Meadow, a 20-bed hospice care facility, providing 24-hour, on-site patient care and family respite support in a home-like setting, is being created. Through generous donations, the Memorial Foundation has purchased land on Nob Hill Boulevard, near 48th Avenue and has completed architectural and construction drawings for the facility. As soon as additional funds are raised, construction will begin on the first 12 rooms. To find out more about Cottage in the Meadow or how you can help, visit helpfromhospice.com, or call 509-576-5794. Transitions Palliative Care Memorial Hospice recently introduced Transitions, a palliative treatment program for individuals facing a life-limiting illness, but not ready for hospice. The program helps people access resources for financial assistance, health care, and emotional or spiritual support when they may be too overwhelmed to find them on their own. Volunteers can help by doing odd jobs, running errands, or providing companionship when it's needed. Transitions offers assistance so that people can maintain their independence as long as possible. Any adult with a progressive, life-limiting illness who resides in Yakima County may be eligible for Transitions services. The program is available at no charge through donations made to the Memorial Foundation. Contact us at 509-574-3655 to find out more about the transitions program or call 509-576-5794 to make a donation. Hospice Volunteer Opportunities As hospice volunteers can tell you, there is no feeling or emotion that can compare to the fulfillment that comes from helping someone spend their final days in dignity and comfort. Hospice volunteers help not only the patient by providing someone to talk to and helping with small tasks, but also gives the family a much needed break at a very difficult and trying time. Volunteers work as few as one or two hours a week, but the value to the patient and their family is priceless. A volunteer training session for Memorial Hospice will be help on October 9-10. To learn more, visit our website at www.yakimahospice.org or call (509) 574-3655. Helping Ourselves and Our Families Heal in the Midst of Grief Featuring: DOUGLAS C. SMITH, M.A., MS, M.DIV Professional speaker and grief counselor, Doug Smith, offers his insights on dealing with loss and grief in this powerful presentation. With over 25 years experience as a counselor, therapist, and health care administrator, Smith offers guidance from his own personal struggles with grief, having lost to death a brother and two daughters. This free program is co-sponsored by the four cooperating hospice agencies serving Yakima County; Memorial Hospice, Yakima Regional Home Health & Hospice, Kittitas Valley Home Health & Hospice and Lower Valley Hospice and Palliative Care; in an effort to help individuals and families deal with grief through loss. "Living with Loss" Support Groups Have you recently lost someone close to you? Do you feel like no one understands what you are feeling? Grief impacts each individual differently. Just as every loss is unique, the grieving experience is different with each loss. Sometimes, the support of others can help us through that grief. When you are ready, come join us for sharing and healing. For more information call: 574-3637 "Living with Loss" Support Groups 1st & 3rd Monday of each month, 5:30 - 7:00 pm, Memorial Home Care Services (1019 South 40th Avenue) Tuesdays starting September 22, 6:30 pm, Harmon Center (Summitview & 65th Avenue) |
