HUTCHINSON, Kan. –- November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month and Hospice and Homecare of Reno County is joining similar organizations from throughout the nation in observance of this annual event.
Each year, approximately 1.6 million Americans are affected with life-limiting illnesses and receive care from and hospice and palliative care providers in the nation.
J. Donald Schumacher, President and CEO of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization summed up the mandate of hospice organizations in a recent statement issued by his office.
“These highly trained professionals ensure that patients and families find dignity, respect, and love during life’s most difficult journey,” Schumacher said.
National Association of Hospice and Homecare President Val J. Halamandaris said it highly appropriate in November that we celebrate the nurses, therapists, aides, and other providers who choose to use their lives to serve our country’s aged, disabled, and dying.
“No work is nobler, and no group is more deserving of our respect and admiration,” Halamandaris said. “Their goal is helping society’s weakest member’s life the fullest lives they can. By marrying high tech with high touch, home care professionals and volunteers allow patients to get care at home where they can be with the ones they love.”
Hospice and palliative care combines the highest level of quality medical care with the emotional and spiritual support that families need most when facing the end of life. Through this specialized quality care, we see many patients and their families experience more meaningful moments together. Hospice helps them focus on living despite a terminal diagnoses.
In a recent posting on the Hospice and Homecare of Reno County’s Face Book page, a family member of a former patient commented on the quality of service her family received during her husband’s illness.
“This is a very special agency that I need to thank. Hospice and homecare workers have been diligently coming and caring for my husband for the last 2 years. No one will ever know how much I love and appreciate everyone that helped care for him. They are all very special people so loving and compassionate with their care of all their patients. So thank you and may God Bless each one.”
Darla Wilson, Executive Director for Hospice and Homecare of Reno County adds, “It has been a privilege to serve Hutchinson and the surrounding communities since 1981 and I would like to personally thank our wonderful staff and the members of the community for giving us the honor of caring for them in such a sacred time of their lives.”
Additional information about hospice, homecare, palliative care, and advance care planning is available from Hospice and HomeCare of Reno County in the contact Hospice and HomeCare of Reno County at 1600 N. Lorraine, Suite 203, Hutchinson, KS 67501. You can also call
620-665-2473 or visit their website at www.hospicerenocounty.com.