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Sunsets are proof that endings can be beautiful too.
The Problem
National surveys have shown that if given a choice, most people would prefer to die at home, or in a home-like setting. Sadly most people die in sterile acute care facilities. For many families, in-home care is not an option. Most families do not have the skill or knowledge to care for a dying family member. Family members who are often separated by geography, do their best to care for their loved ones while juggling other responsibilities like children, jobs, and their own health challenges. The care of a terminally ill person is both physically and emotionally draining.
For-profit hospice facilities are often too expensive and bed space is limited in subsidized facilities. Tragically, in the final days of their lives, many people find themselves with no place to go.
The Solution
In 2024, we opened a “Guest House” in Genesee County for compassionate care. This facility provides a private residential space at no cost to our guests. This is a home-like environment where guests and their families receive care and support. We do not consider their ability to pay, and we will not seek reimbursement from any insurance provider, private or governmental.
Our approach uses a model that provides a “home away from home,” with caregivers that act as part of your extended family. All patients must qualify and be serviced by a Hospice company–that is not our role. Our goal is provide a quiet place and loving care, where families can be supported through this difficult time.
We are a 501c3 organization whose mission is to open a hospice house in our community that will provide exceptional end of life care and support to terminally ill people in their final days of life, regardless of income and/or ability to pay.
We are affiliated with the Omega Home Network. This a grassroots effort to spread the model and educate communities about living well through dying. Formerly known as the Social Hospice Network, they changed the name to embrace the word Omega and its symbolism as the last, best, or final nature of something. For more info, check out their website: https://www.omegahomenetwork.org/
