MADRONE HOSPICE INC

HOSPICE SERVICES PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL VISITS BY NURSES, SOCIAL WORKERS, THERAPISTS, DIETICIAN, CHAPLAIN AND VOLUNTEERS TO TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS AT THEIR PLACE OF RESIDENCE. UNDER THE MEDICARE, MEDICAL, OR PRIVATE INSURANCE HOSPICE BENEFIT, WE ALSO PROVIDED ALL MEDICATIONS, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES RELATED TO THE TERMINAL DIAGNOSIS. WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDED SERVICES AT NO CHARGE IN THE ABSENSE OF A THIRD-PARTY REIMBURSEMENT SOURCE, THROUGH INCOME FROM OUR HOSPICE SHOP WHICH IS LARGELY OPERATED BY VOLUNTEERS. IN THE PAST FISCAL YEAR WE PROVIDED SERVICES TO 163 PATIENTS, WE PROVIDED COMMUNITY BASED GRIEF COUNSELING AT NO CHARGE TO NUMEROUS INDIVIDUALS, AND WE PROVIDED 142 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER RESPITE SERVICES TO PATIENTS AND PATIENT FAMILIES. OUR PALLIATIVE CARE STAFF OFFERED CONSULTATION AND TELEPHONE FOLLOW-UP TO PATIENTS NOT YET READY FOR HOSPICE CARE.

IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY OF YREKA, AND WITH GRANT SUPPORT THROUGH PSAII AAA, SENIOR SERVICES PROVIDED FRESHLY COOKED, NUTRITIOUS MEALS, TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT, AND OTHER SERVICES TO SENIORS THROUGHOUT THE GREATER YREKA AREA. 335 MEALS WERE DELIVERED EACH WEEK THIS THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR, AND 120 MEALS WERE PROVIDED EACH WEEK TO EAT AT YREKA'S COMMUNITY CENTER TOGETHER AS A GROUP. EACH WEEK 120 RIDES WERE PROVIDED TO SENIORS VIA OUR BUS TRANSPORTATION, CONNECTING THEM TO STORES AND APPOINTMENTS. ADDITIONALLY SENIOR SERVICES PROVIDED CAREGIVER SUPPORT, A SENIOR INFORMATION ASSISTANCE HOTLINE AS WELL AS SISKIYOU COUNTY'S SENIOR RESOURCE DIRECTORY AND WEBSITE. THE SENIOR SERVICES PROGRAMS ACHIEVED THIS WITH BOTH PAID STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS.