CIRCLE OF LIFE HOSPICE FOUNDATION

THE CIRCLE OF GIVING, OUR NON-PROFIT FOUNDATION HAS FOUR PRIMARY INITIATIVES: COMMUNITY EDUCATION, CAREGIVING SUPPORT, COMPLIMENTARY THERAPIES AND A HOSPICE HOUSE. THESE INITIATIVES ARE WAYS WE HAVE SERVED AND CONTINUE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1999. IN ADDITION TO EDUCATING THE PUBLIC, WE AIM TO SUPPORT THE PATIENTS ON-SITE CAREGIVERS TO KEEP THE PATIENT IN THE COMFORT AND FAMILIARITY OF HIS/HER OWN HOME WHEN POSSIBLE. FEDERAL REGULATIONS LIMIT THE SCOPE OF DIRECT CAREGIVING SUPPORT A GIVEN HOSPICE IS ABLE TO PROVIDE, SO WE RELY ON OUR FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT US IN HELPING THE FAMILY ACQUIRE THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO CARE FOR THEIR LOVED ONE. THE FOUNDATIONS FUNDING WILL ULTIMATELY PROVIDE A POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE FOR INDIVIDUALS UNABLE TO DIE AT HOME. THIS ALTERNATIVE IS CALLED A HOSPICE HOUSE. WE HAVE INITIATED THE CIRCLE OF LIFE HOSPICE FOUNDATION HOSPICE HOUSE PROJECT FOR THE WASHOE COUNTY AREA, AN ESTABLISHMENT THAT IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND HERE IN NORTHERN NEVADA AS WELL AS THE