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SERVICES PROVIDED AT THE DELAWARE HOSPICE CENTER AND THE SAINT FRANCIS CENTER INCLUDE ACCESS TO INPATIENT HOSPICE CARE, RESPITE CARE, AND A VARIETY OF SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES ALL IN ONE LOCATION.DELAWARE HOSPICE PROVIDES ADVANCED ILLNESS MANAGEMENT THROUGH ITS SCOPE OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING ALL THE ELEMENTS OF A HOSPICE PROGRAM (I.E., NURSES, CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANTS, SOCIAL WORKERS, GRIEF COUNSELORS, CHAPLAINS, AND VOLUNTEERS), DELAWARE PALLIATIVE HELPS SERIOUSLY ILL PATIENTS WHO ARE RECEIVING ACTIVE, CURATIVE TREATMENT FOR ILLNESSES SUCH AS CANCER, CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE, PARKINSON'S DISEASE, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND KIDNEY FAILURE. DELAWARE PALLIATIVE OFFERS SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT SUPPORT, FACILITATES GOALS OF CARE DISCUSSIONS, AND ASSISTS WITH ADVANCE HEALTH CARE DIRECTIVES. THE PALLIATIVE CARE TEAM CONSISTS OF A MEDICAL DIRECTOR, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, A SOCIAL WORKER, AND VOLUNTEERS. IN ADDITION TO IN HOME CARE, DELAWARE HOSPICE AND DELAWARE PALLIATIVE IMPLEMENTED A TELEHEALTH OPTION AS AN OPTION FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES WHO WERE UNCOMFORTABLE HAVING VISITORS TO THEIR HOME DURING THE PANDEMIC.DELAWARE HOSPICE GIVES BACK TO ITS COMMUNITY IN A VARIETY OF UNIQUE WAYS. THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF PROGRAMS PROVIDED WITH SUPPORT FROM GENEROUS COMMUNITY DONATIONS TO DELAWARE HOSPICE:1) PROVIDER SERVICES IS A TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE DEDICATED TO EDUCATING PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. EXTENSIVE OUTREACH ACTIVITIES INCLUDE VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS TO HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. TOPICS INCLUDE: END-OF-LIFE CARE PLANNING, LIVING WELL WITH A SERIOUS ILLNESS, SUPPORTING THE FAMILY AND WORKING CAREGIVER, AS WELL AS OTHER TOPICS CONCERNING LIVING WITH A LIFE LIMITING ILLNESS.2) NEW HOPE, A CHILDREN'S BEREAVEMENT PROGRAM IS A COMPLETELY UNIQUE PROGRAM THAT BRINGS HOPE TO CHILDREN STRUGGLING WITH LOSS. FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS, DELAWARE HOSPICE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH GRIEVING CHILDREN TO EXPRESS THEIR FEELINGS AND TO LEARN COPING MECHANISMS. THIS EDUCATION IS CONDUCTED INDIVIDUALLY, IN GROUPS, IN WORKSHOPS, OR AT OUR 4-DAY SUMMER CAMP HELD STATEWIDE. THE NEW HOPE COORDINATORS ALSO CONSULT WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS, SCHOOLS AND OTHER LOCAL AGENCIES. CHILDREN'S BEREAVEMENT AND GRIEF COUNSELING SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE NOT ONLY TO FAMILIES WHO HAVE CHOSEN OUR HOSPICE SERVICES, BUT ALSO TO ANYONE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO MAY NEED THEM. 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