This Year's Project: Memorial Garden Final Phase
About Our Organization
Since 1981, Hospice of Siouxland has been the leading provider of medical, emotional and spiritual support to the seriously ill and their families. Our multi-disciplinary care team offers an extensive array of services to patients and their loved ones. We are grateful to our many partners, including physicians, hospitals, nursing homes, other health care providers, and loved ones of patients who have trusted us to be part of their care team. We serve a 60 mile radius area from Sioux City. In addition to providing high-quality end of life care, we are the only provider of community based palliative care services in the area. We are grateful to our donors who help us provide special touches such as our We Honor Veterans program, Making Memories and with the growth of our Memorial Garden.
Current Project: Memorial Garden Final Phase
At Hospice of Siouxland we want to provide a special place to honor the memories of those that have passed. That's why at our office, 309 Cook Street, we have created a Memorial Garden. It is a peaceful and meaningful place for loved ones and staff to visit.
As part of the first phase, we were able to purchase a new fence, some perennials and annuals. We are so grateful for all the donations we recieved last year to make this possible.
The final phase will include purchasing all perennials, landscaping materials and some decorative pieces. We would be grateful for your support today to help make this an even more beautiful place for years to come.
Memorial Garden Enhancement Project
Project Details
In grief, it is important to have a special place to honor the memories of those that have passed. At our office, 309 Cook Street, we have created a Memorial Garden. It is a peaceful and meaningful place for loved ones and staff to visit. We would like to enhance the serenity of our Memorial Garden. To do this, we are wanting to replace the mulch, add more seasonal plants, purchase some decorative pieces, among other things. We would be grateful for your support today to help make this an even more beautiful place for years to come.
Making Memories
Project Details
In March 2020, Hospice of Siouxland initiated a new program titled Making Memories. The Making Memories Program is an opportunity for our patients to create a cherished Memory with family and friends. Each Memory will be funded by Hospice of Siouxland with help from our generous donors throughout the Siouxland community. When time is short, creating Memories with family and friends can mean the world. Please consider a contribution to help create more cherished memories for the Siouxland community.
Making Memories Program
Project Details
In March 2020, Hospice of Siouxland initiated a new program titled Making Memories. The Making Memories Program is an opportunity for our patients to create a cherished Memory with family and friends. To date, we have fulfilled over 10 memories for our patients. Each Memory will be funded by Hospice of Siouxland with help from our generous donors throughout the Siouxland community. When time is short, creating Memories with family and friends can mean the world. Please consider a contribution to help create more cherished memories for the Siouxland community.
Grief and Growth Support
Project Details
Grief and Growth is a six week program, administered twice a year, designed for adults who have experienced the death of a loved one through illness or accident. The program provides group support within an educational format. Each week provides a speaker presentation as well as a small group session with others who have experienced similar grief.
Grief is a normal and painful response to the loss of a loved one. This grief may seem overwhelming and at times the feelings you have are difficult to work through alone. Grief and Growth cannot magically take away your pain, but the support you gain can validate your feelings and offer comort and consoltation.
There is no cost to attend Grief and Growth. This program is financially supported by fundraising contributions.
Palliative Care Project
Project Details
Palliative Care is a service provided by Hospice of Siouxland for patients that need additional symptom management, but may not be terminally ill. Our Palliative Care Team is a group of professionals who help coordinate and manage the needs of the patient and family to prevent and avoid crisis, while providing the peace-of-mind having on-call availability 24 hours-a-day, seven days a week if questions or problems arise. Through use of Siouxland Palliative Care, families can be strengthened, patient hospitalizations can be minimized and nursing home admissions reduced. How is Palliative Care beneficial? They provide consistent communication with the physician to help monitor the patient and family. They provide compassionate nursing care for pain and symptom management and education on the disease process, treatment choices, and how to care for a loved one at home. They provide social workers to ensure available community resources and services such as financial, emotional and educational support are being utilized. Spiritual comfort and support are provided through home clergy visits. Trained volunteers provide companionship for the patient and relief for the family. Palliative care can be administered in the home, hospital, extended care facility, or nursing home. Your funding will help provide Palliative Care services for individuals that do not have insurance coverage and/or can not afford private pay. Our goal is to increase the amount of patients utilizing this service, which will require extra funding to support.