Hospice - A Special Kind of Caring

HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS
Back Row: Anne Beery, Floyd Wilcke, Vicki Laugavitz, Pam Shever, Betty Davison

Front Row: Cindy Mildenstein, RN, Community Health Director; Sharon Uhl, JoDee Hewitt, and Zanet Thies, Volunteer Coordinator

Absent from picture: Mike Andrews, Donna Forbes, Sue Schultz, Florence Wunschel



Horn Hospice would like to take this time to reach out to our community to raise awareness about the compassionate care that we offer to patients and families coping with serious and life-limiting illness. We want to remind and educate our community that hospice care helps patients and families focus on living.

This surprises some people.

Those of us who have worked in the field have seen firsthand how hospice can improve the quality of life, and research shows that families report a better quality of life under hospice care. To further the surprise, there's a growing body of research showing that hospice may prolong the lives of some people who receive care.

The Horn Hospice team provides expert medical care to keep patients comfortable so they can enjoy time with loved ones. We offer 24-hour on call services with a response time of one hour or less, quick access to medication and Horn Memorial Hospital 24 hours a day. Our hospice team answers questions, offers advice on what to expect, helps families with the duties of being a caregiver, provides emotional and spiritual support for the entire family, and much more. With a staff consisting of a medical director, 5 registered nurses, 4 home care aides, 13 volunteers, a social worker, and clergy, the Horn Hospice team is there when you need them.

With the help of hospice, patients and families alike can focus on what's most important - enjoying life together and living as fully as possible.

If you or a loved one is facing a serious or life-limiting illness, the time to find out more about Horn Hospice is right now. There is more that can be done.