Dear Friend, This Annual Appeal goes out to our closest friends and previous supporters. If you have donated recently we genuinely appreciate it and don't want to bother our dearest friends over and over. If that is the case, please just read these three stories with a sense of pride knowing that you helped make this level of care possible with your generosity. Is there any word more beautiful than "home?" | |
Richard P. lived with his wife Joanne in the most adorable house. A popular career school teacher he and Joanne had never had any children of their own. They loved each other, loved their home and loved life. When Richard was admitted to Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice at age ninety-four with terminal heart disease he made it clear that the most important thing to him was to live out his days in the home that he had shared with his wife for decades. Though willing, Joanne was unable to provide all of Richard's care. It was clear that they would require a lot of help to remain home. | |
Hospice neither hastens nor delays death and on average patients live longer in hospice care Fortunate enough to be able to afford a live-in caregiver and becoming bed bound Richard required more and more care. His Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice Case Manager, Nurse Patsy visited often and a Certified Home Health Aide visited up to five times a week. Patsy arranged for a fiftieth wedding anniversary celebration in their home. Richard was in our care for over eight months. During this time he celebrated birthdays, enjoyed his music including his favorite, "In the Mood" by Glenn Miller and was able to celebrate his fiftieth wedding anniversary in their home. | |
A different, but no less beautiful story of home Elsa G. was also a popular career schoolteacher. Born in Cuba she immigrated to the United States and taught Spanish to local children. Her home was a local, high-quality assisted living facility. She made this her home, full of love, children and grandchildren. Even though her new home has skilled nurses and aides they still relied on the Hospice Interdisciplinary Team to manage her case, providing her with specialized care from our Home Health Aides, Nurses, Social Workers, Volunteers and Bereavement Counselors. Our Interdisciplinary Team takes each case to heart As Elsa approached a hundred years of age her social Worker Jacqui was determined to do something special for her. | |
We go the extra mile for all our patients because as a not for profit supported by your generosity we have only the patients' and families well-being as a priority not the bottom line. Jacqui was able to secure a proclamation from the Sussex County Freeholders which was presented during a celebration held in her home and attended by her children, grandchildren and even former students. It was a joyous day. | |
Our Home became Edward's home Edward P. was welcomed into the Karen Ann Quinlan Home for Hospice from Newton Medical Center. At seventy six years of age he was suffering from end-stage heart disease and had been given a terminal diagnosis. There was nothing more that could be done at the hospital and his treatment options were limited. His wife would not be able to provide the care necessary in his home due to his rapidly deteriorating condition. Edward moved into his new home on March third. Due to the Heart disease other systems were shutting down and it was clear to the hospice team that he did not have long to live. It was also clear that Edward had one burning desire, to see his loving son's wedding. As his condition declined Edward became sad, realizing that he might not live to see his son's wedding. | |
Hospice is about those special moments; moments of life, of living and of love, families and loved ones His Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice Social Worker Stephanie, worked with the young couple to hold a Catholic wedding in Edward's new home, the Karen Ann Quinlan Home for Hospice. Young Edward was married in his father's new home on April first. The joy was palpable, both in Edward Sr. and in Edward Jr. and his new wife knowing that they had fulfilled their dad's dream. Edward senior passed three days later but his son and new daughter will always have the memory of that joyful day. | |
Please consider a gift that will provide support for one of these opportunities: - Haven is everything that you make possible with your generosity. Haven is an umbrella for all the services we provide that are not reimbursed by Medicare or insurance companies including indigent care. The Haven Program is what differentiates the Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice from the national for profit hospice franchises.
- The Karen Ann Quinlan Home for Hospice has been open since late 2014 caring for patients and families in a home like setting. This five million dollar investment in our community becomes the Patient's home for the time they are there with sleeping arrangements for family and loved ones, a family kitchen, gathering rooms and laundry facilities. Though the incredible views of the distant Kittatinny Mountains and acres of horse farms are what people notice, the Home is a state of the art medical facility.
- The Joseph T. Quinlan Bereavement Center has been counseling individuals and groups in its new permanent home in Augusta for over a year now. We also have satellite offices in Milford, PA and Hackettstown. We offer services to anyone who has suffered a loss by death regardless of whether they have been in our hospice and regardless of ability to pay.
Thank you for all you make possible,  John Quinlan
Director of Foundation
Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice
973-383-0115 ext. 148 | |
