Founded in 1980, the Illinois Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (IL-HPCO) is committed to promoting and enhancing end-of-life care in the state of Illinois, through education, advocacy, technical and supportive services. Our mission is to expand access to exceptional hospice and palliative care for patients and families coping with the close of life experience.
About our Logo: The Illinois Hospice and Palliativive Care Organization logo represents the many facets of hospice. As the gold standard of end-of-life care, the logo shows the closing of life's circle and the home which hospice patients prefer to receive their care. As the recognized authority in Illinois regarding end-of-life issues, IL-HPCO advocates for quality care and works to transform the perception of death into understanding that dying is a critical state of living.
The logo was created by a former board member, Karen Morgan, and a friend both in the PR industry. If you look closely you can see a face within the circle upon which is the roof of a home. The face represents the patients and loved ones we serve.
Free Dementia Care Comfort Guide
The Alzheimer’s Association-Greater Illinois Chapter is pleased to offer a free online resource, Encouraging Comfort Care: A Guide for Families of People with Dementia Living in Care Facilities. This 21-page booklet provides useful information to families and staff of long-term care facilities about Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, particularly care issues related to the late and final stages.
For families, this guide will enable them to make informed choices about a variety of medical decisions they may face on behalf of loved ones with dementia living in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other types of care facilities. It will also equip families to ask good questions aimed at obtaining the best care for their loved ones, including a handy checklist of comfort care measures to be discussed with staff members of care facilities.
For staff members of long-term care facilities, the guide will serve as an important tool for those who wish to educate families and assist them in care planning.Individuals and organizations are encouraged to disseminate this booklet in electronic and print formats.
Encouraging Comfort Care was made possible through a generous grant from the Retirement Research Foundation to the Alzheimer’s Association-Greater Illinois Chapter.
To view and download the free guide, click here: www.alz.org/illinois
Tying Up Loose Ends
“If you knew a play could change your life, would you see it?” Hospice nurse turned playwright, Catherine Gallogly is asking Chicago theatergoers this question and hopes the answer will be “Yes.”
The play is presented by Breathe Life productions and is written and performed by Catherine and Ann Gallogly. This mother-daughter combination brings a unique layer of familiarity and sensitivity to stories that are steeped in family relationships. As someone, who knew the subjects first-hand, Catherine says one of her most important goals with the show is “to faithfully honor to the people whose stories I share.”
Catherine is the first to downplay the potential impact of her work, but her audiences are readily acknowledging its power. Whether it be siblings reconciling, friendships being strengthened, or a family’s healing; Catherine and Ann are humbled by the fact that their work is inspiring people to live their lives to the fullest, thus delivering upon the mission of the production company they founded last year.
Directed by Jamie O’Reilly; Music Directed by Dan Stetzel.
DATE: Wednesday Nights
April 28th thru July 28th
(no show June 2 and 9)
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
LOCATION:
Theatre Building Chicago
1225 W. Belmont, Chicago, IL 60657
MORE: Ticket $25; to purchase tickets call the box office at (773) 327-5252, visit theatrebuildingchicago.org
or ticketmaster.com
May 19th and July 21st performances will benefit IL-HPCO
CMS-1390-N on Display at the Federal Register
CMS-1390-N (Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2009 Rates: Final Fiscal Year 2009 Wage Indices and Payment Rates) went on display at the Federal Register on September 29, 2008. The Notice includes tables listing the final wage indices, hospital reclassifications, payment rates, impacts, and other related tables effective for fiscal year (FY) 2009. It will be published on October 3. To view the Notice, go to the
web
page.
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Click here for Illinois Medicare Hospice Rates.
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