Hospice Of Michigan Inc

HOSPICE OF MICHIGAN, INC. MEETS OUR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES WHERE THEY ARE WITH URGENCY, PURPOSE, AND COMPASSIONATE ACCOUNTABILITY SURROUNDING THEM WITH DECADES OF DEDICATED HOSPICE EXPERTISE. OUR STRENGTH COMES FROM WORKING TOGETHER PROVIDING MORE LAYERS OF SUPPORT FOR ANYONE WITH A TERMINAL ILLNESS WHO SEEKS AND NEEDS OUR CARE REGARDLESS OF AGE, DIAGNOSIS OR ABILITY TO PAY.

DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021, HOM PROVIDED $138,961 IN CHARITY CARE. ADDITIONAL 2021 SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE: (I) EXCLUDING VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBERS, HOM MAINTAINED 372 VOLUNTEERS WHICH RESULTED IN APPROXIMATELY 9076 VOLUNTEER HOURS AND A COST SAVINGS OF $271,826 AND APPROXIMATELY 5557 VOLUNTEER VISITS. 731 PATIENTS WERE VISITED BY VOLUNTEERS IN 2021 WITH VOLUNTEERS DRIVING 29,221 UNREIMBURSED MILES. OUR PATIENTS UTILIZE VOLUNTEERS AT THE BEDSIDE AND VIRTUALLY THROUGH COMPANIONSHIP SERVICE, CAREGIVER RELIEF, BEDSIDE DEATH VIGILS, MUSIC OR PET THERAPY, MY STORIES LEGACY RECORDING, AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (HAIRCUTS, MASSAGE, ETC.). VOLUNTEERS ALSO OFFER ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, OTHER PATIENT CARE RELATED SERVICES AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH SERVICES. THERE IS A CONTINUED EFFORT TO FOCUS ON VETERANS AND HOM CONTINUES TO PURSUE OPPORTUNITIES TO RECRUIT VETERAN VOLUNTEERS TO PROVIDE VETERAN TO VETERAN VISITS. WE MAINTAIN A HIGH ENGAGEMENT WITH VOLUNTEERS WHO IN TURN BETTER SERVE THOSE WHO NEED OUR SUPPORT. (II) THROUGH SUPPORT FROM THE HOSPICE OF MICHIGAN INSTITUTE, VOLUNTEER SERVICES AND MARKETING STAFF, EACH HOSPICE OF MICHIGAN CLINICAL TEAM HAS MAINTAINED LEVEL 4, THE HIGHEST LEVEL, IN THE "WE HONOR VETERANS" PROGRAM SPONSORED BY THE NATIONAL HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE ORGANIZATION AND THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (VA). THIS PIONEERING CAMPAIGN IS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE SERVICES VETERANS RECEIVE FROM HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE PROVIDERS. STAFF EDUCATION AND TRAINING ARE MAJOR REQUIREMENTS FOR AN ORGANIZATION TO REACH EACH LEVEL. HOM WAS THE FIRST ORGANIZATION TO ACHIEVE STATEWIDE LEVEL 4 STATUS. THERE ARE ONLY 54 OTHER PROGRAMS IN THE STATE WHO HAVE REACHED LEVEL 4. (III) HOM PROVIDES OUR PATIENTS, OUR PATIENTS FAMILIES AND FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE GRIEF SUPPORT SERVICES THROUGH ONE ON ONE COUNSELING OR GROUP SESSIONS. GRIEF SUPPORT IS NOT REIMBURSED BY ANY INSURANCE, AND IN 2021 HOM DEDICATED APPROXIMATELY $713,392.12 TOWARD PROVIDING THIS SERVICE. HOM GRIEF SUPPORT MEMORIAL PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO BE A SUBSTANTIAL BENEFIT FOR OUR COMMUNITIES AND FAMILIES. MEMORIAL SERVICES HONOR SACRED SPACE AND ALLOW THE BEREAVED TO EMBRACE OPPORTUNITIES TO REMEMBER. GRIEF SUPPORT SERVICE MANAGERS IN THE PAST HAVE PROVIDED DIVERSE MEMORIAL PROGRAMS FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES. EXAMPLES OF OUR MEMORIAL PROGRAMS INCLUDE; -FLY AND REMEMBER HELD THROUGHOUT OUR LOCATIONS ACROSS THE STATE ALLOW ATTENDEES TO DESIGN AND FLY A MEMORIAL KITE. A TALL SHIP SAILING MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR GRIEVING FAMILIES ON THE WATERS OF TRAVERSE BAY IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF INNOVATIVE MEMORIAL PROGRAMS THAT ARE OFFERED. - CAMP GOOD GRIEF IS A DAY CAMP THAT IS OFFERED TO CHILDREN AGES 8-17 WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED A LOSS. CHILDREN SPEND THE DAY DOING TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS MEMORIAL CRAFTS AND GROUP REFLECTION THAT INCORPORATED GRIEF EDUCATION AND SUPPORT THROUGHOUT EACH ACTIVITY. - MEMORY BEARS IS WHERE WE HAVE VOLUNTEER SEAMSTRESSES SEW TOGETHER BEARS FROM ARTICLES OF CLOTHING OF THE LOVED ONE WHO WAS LOST. THIS IS THEN PRESENTED TO THE FAMILY AND HAS BEEN WELL RECEIVED. - PROGRAMS INCORPORATING SELF-CARE, MEMORIAL RITUALS, AND STAFF PARTICIPATION USING THEIR OWN UNIQUE TALENTS (SINGING, INSTRUMENT PLAYING, POETRY, EVEN COOKING). PROGRAMS GEARED TOWARD SUPPORTING OUR PEDIATRIC PATIENT FAMILIES UTILIZING COMPLIMENTARY THERAPIES. IN 2021 HOM PROVIDED GRIEF SUPPORT SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 3,921 CAREGIVERS, FAMILY OR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. SERVICES OFFERED TO THE BEREAVED COMMUNITY THROUGH HOSPICE OF MICHIGAN CONTINUE TO BE ROBUST AND WIDE RANGING. (IV) ONE AREA THAT CONTINUES TO BE UNIQUE TO HOSPICE OF MICHIGAN IS OUR PEDIATRIC PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES A PEDIATRIC HOSPICE PROGRAM, A PEDIATRIC EARLY CARE PROGRAM, AND A PERINATAL PROGRAM. IN 2021 HOSPICE OF MICHIGAN CONTRIBUTED $357,893 TO SUPPORT THESE THREE PROGRAMS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO REIMBURSEMENT FOR PEDS EARLY CARE OR PERINATAL SERVICES. IN 2021, WE SUPPORTED 75 PEDIATRIC PATIENTS AND FAMILIES IN 51 COUNTIES THROUGHOUT THE LOWER PENINSULA. PEDIATRIC HOSPICE SERVED 70 PATIENT FAMILIES. PERINATAL CARE CARED FOR 6 PATIENTS/FAMILIES. PEC SUPPORTED 19 PATIENTS/FAMILIES. (V) IN 2021, 53% OF HOSPICE OF MICHIGAN EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATED IN THE ANNUAL APPEAL, CONTRIBUTING OVER $87,300 TO SUPPORT A NUMBER OF THE ORGANIZATIONS SIGNIFICANT PROGRAMS OF EXCELLENCE, INCLUDING: - OPEN ACCESS - PALLIATIVE CARE - COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES - QUALITY OF LIFE.