RAINBOW HOSPICE CARE INC

RAINBOW COMMUNITY CARE OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE END-OF-LIFE CARE TO PATIENTS AND FAMILIES, AS WELL AS SUPPORTIVE CARE MANAGEMENT FOR PATIENTS WITH LIFE-LIMITING ILLNESSES. THIS EXPERT CARE IS PROVIDED BY AN INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM INCLUDING REGISTERED NURSES, CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANTS, MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKERS, CHAPLAINS, GRIEF COUNSELORS, PHYSICIANS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, REGISTERED DIETICIANS, PHARMACISTS, AND VOLUNTEERS. OUR STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS FOCUS ON EACH PATIENT'S INDIVIDUAL NEEDS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON PROVIDING COMFORT AND DIGNITY DURING THIS LAST PART OF THEIR LIFE JOURNEY. FAMILIES ARE SUPPORTED WITH THEIR CAREGIVING ROLE AND WITH GRIEF SUPPORT. BEREAVEMENT COUNSELING IS PROVIDED AT NO COST TO FAMILY OF HOSPICE PATIENTS FOR A MINIMUM OF THIRTEEN MONTHS FOLLOWING THE PATIENT'S DEATH. WE PROVIDED 67,358 DAYS OF CARE TO 741 HOSPICE PATIENTS DURING 2023. OF THIS TOTAL, 2,279 DAYS OF CARE WERE PROVIDED TO 167 PATIENTS AT OUR HOSPICE INPATIENT CENTER. PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO 240 PATIENTS. APPROXIMATELY $54,677 OF SERVICES WERE PROVIDED AT A DISCOUNTED COST OR NO COST TO PATIENTS MEETING OUR CHARITABLE CARE GUIDELINES. MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERED 8,955 HOURS TO THE ORGANIZATION IN 2023, PROVIDING EXTRA SUPPORT FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES, AS WELL AS ADMINISTRATIVE, HOUSEKEEPING, AND VARIOUS OTHER TASKS TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION.