November is
NATIONAL HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE MONTH
Join Us in Celebrating Compassionate Care: Hospice and Palliative Care Month 2024
Each November, we honor the dedicated care that hospice and palliative care teams provide to those facing serious illness. Hospice and Palliative Care Month is a time to reflect on the importance of compassion, comfort, and quality of life for patients and their families.
Get involved this November! Explore resources, share a note of gratitude, or make a donation to support hospice care in Benton and Franklin counties.
The Importance of This Month
While National Hospice and Palliative Care Month is a brief window of time meant to spotlight the importance of hospice and palliative care, helping the public understand the benefit of this type of serious-illness care and the importance of advance care planning are goals which our community should strive for year-round.
Your Comfort, Your Choices with Tri-Cities Chaplaincy
You’re entitled to live your best life, even and especially through the end of life. Tri-Cities Chaplaincy honors your wishes, in the comfort of your home, regardless of your financial situation.
HOSPICE HOUSE
Here we provide round-the-clock care for pain management, care transitions, and caregiver respite. Benton and Franklin Counties’ sole hospice house, generously funded by the community.
SPIRITUAL SUPPORT
Our chaplains served 11,500+ hours in 2023, helping remove the fear of death and dying.
IN-HOME HOSPICE AND
PALLIATIVE CARE
70% of people wish to die at home, yet 70% die in hospitals due to lack of early planning. We’re changing that – 954 used our hospice services in 2023, enabling home-based care.
What are the benefits of hospice care?
The benefits of hospice care include:
- Allows nurses to manage pain and get physical symptoms under control.
- Gives chaplains the opportunity to address spiritual needs or suffering.
- Provides time for social workers to assist with emotional support and offer resources.
- Reduces crisis and trips to the hospital.
- Helps our care team get to know the patient and their family.
What are the benefits of advance care planning?
The benefits include:
- Helps ensure that patients receive care that is consistent with their preferences.
- Promotes patient-centered care by focusing on the patients’ personal preferences about their medical care and treatments.
- Enables healthcare professionals to conduct structured, meaningful conversations with patients about their wishes and preferences regarding treatment goals, preferences, and location of care.
Early Referrals
The earlier a referral to hospice is made, the sooner you can start taking advantage of all the benefits that hospice care has to offer and enhance the quality of life.
Five Wishes Advance Directive
Talk to your loved ones today about what matters most. The advance care planning program trusted by more than 40 million people.
GET INVOLVED
Your generous donation provides comfort, care, and hope to individuals and families during some of life’s most challenging times. From offering a peaceful space at our Hospice House to helping children heal at Cork’s Place, your contribution extends compassion where it’s needed most.
Looking for more ways to make an impact? Join us as a volunteer! Whether you’re interested in providing hands-on support, offering companionship, or assisting behind the scenes, your time and talents can make a meaningful difference in the lives of those we serve.
