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philosophy of care wherein the attempt is made to maximize the quality of life when the quantity of life cannot be exteded.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>In the Hospice concept, death is seen as part of life, and the dying individual as one who not only needs emotional and medical support, but one who can teach many valuable lessons to all of us.</b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS:</U></b></I></div> <div> <B>Hospice volunteers are men and women who have been selected and trained to provide supportive services to terminally ill persons and their families during a most stressful period in their lives.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Volunteers are not serving as professional health caregivers, although some are trained in caregiving fields.  They are generous people who wish to be of assistance to anyone who needs help.  They only render services when invited to do so by the dying person and/or his family.</b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>ADMISSION TO HOSPICE CARE IS AT THE REQUEST OR REFERRAL OF YOUR PHYSICIAN.</b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>HOSPICE OBJECTIVES:</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>~To aid the terminally ill person and the family in the struggle to maintain independence and experience death with dignity.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>~To maintain the dying person in the home as an alternative to institutional care.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>~To provide a variety of care to meet the physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs of the whole person.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>~To allow the dying person a life as full and free of pain as possible, and a death with dignity supported by those who love and care for him/or her.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>~To supplement and coordinate community resources and programs on behalf of the client and his/or her family.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>~To support the family throughout the grief process after the death of their loved one.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>~To educate the community about the death and dying process and the services offered through the HOSPICE program.</b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>MISSION STATEMENT:</U></b></I></div> <div> <I><B>The mission of Friends of Hospice is to provide physical, spiritual, emotional and social support to enable people to live with hope and dignity while coping with loss and terminal illness.</b></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>HOSPICE VOLUNTEER SERVICES:</U></b></I></div> <div> <I><B>~The primary focus of care is the terminally ill person and the family within the environment of the home.</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>~When a request for service is received, the Hospice Coordinator calls the family to make an appointment for an assessment interview.</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>~Supportive services are provided by qualified volunteers who have been trained for this care.</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>~These volunteers may assist by:</b></I></div> <div> <I><B>        A. Sitting with the ill person to relieve family members</b></I></div> <div> <I><B>        B. Caring for children, freeing the family to be with their loved one.</b></I></div> <div> <I><B>        C. Helping with housework</b></I></div> <div> <I><B>        D. Doing grocery shopping</b></I></div> <div> <I><B>        E. Cooking a meal</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>~Family and client needs determine the work of the volunteer.</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>~The family physician continues to provide and direct medical care and professional services, and the family's clergy continues to offer spiritual guidance, working with our own pastor-counselor.</b></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>SERVICES PROVIDED:</U></b></div> <bR> <div> <B>~24-Hour on call Hospice nurse</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>~Physician consultation with Hospice Medical Directors</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>~Pharmacy access</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>~Home Health Aides</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>~Family support by Hospice Social Worker and Chaplain</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>~Occupational, Physical, Speech Therapy, and Dietary assistance as needed.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>~Care and assistance by our dedicated group of Volunteers</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>~Medical quipment like hospital beds, walkers, wheelchairs</b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>ADMISSION TO HOSPICE CARE IS AT THE REQUEST OR REFERRAL OF YOUR PHYSICIAN.</b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>REIMBURSEMENT OPTIONS:</U></b></div> <div> <B>~Medicare</b></div> <div> <B>~Medicaid Hospice benefit</b></div> <div> <B>~Health Insurance</b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>HOSPICE provides patient and family services regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, disability or age.</b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>MEMBERS OF:</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Association of Kansas Hospices</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>National Hospice Organization</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Kansas Public Health Association</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Kansas Association of Local Health Departments</b></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>WHAT YOU CAN DO:</U></b></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>~BECOME A MEMBER OF FRIENDS OF HOSPICE</U></b></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>~CONTRIBUTE YOUR TIME, DONATIONS, MEMORIALS OR BEQUESTS</U></b></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>~SERVE AS A HOSPICE VOLUNTEER</U></b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0e2580a0.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="10" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>HOSPICE </b></I><I><B>N.E.K. MULTI-COUNTY </b></I></div> <div> <I><B>907 S. 2ND</b></I></div> <div> <I><B>HIAWATHA, KANSAS 66434</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>(785)742-1966</b></I></div> <div> <I><B>(785)742-7988 FAX#</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="mailto:nekmulti@rainbowtel.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:nekmulti@rainbowtel.net"><U><I><B>E-mail</b></I></U></A><I><B>:</b></I></div> <div> <A HREF="http://members.tripod.com/nekhealth" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://members.tripod.com/nekhealth"><U><I><B>Web Page-</b></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Serving  Atchison, Brown, Jackson, Doniphan, Nemaha</b></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>