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Visiting Nurse and Hospice Care
updated: Jul 02, 2011, 8:45 AM
Nonprofit since 1908, Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care (VNHC) provides high
quality, comprehensive home health, hospice, and related services necessary to
promote the health and well-being of all community residents, including those
unable to pay. They offer a full range of nursing and rehabilitation services
that help with life's challenges, such as recovering from an illness or surgery,
learning to manage a chronic disease, or providing comfort and care at the end-
of-life.
In order to meet an increasing demand for quality end-of-life care in our
community, VNHC recently completed construction of a new Serenity House hospice
inpatient facility that will provide an environment of comfort, peace, and
dignity for patients and their families. Serenity House is the culmination of
six years of work, starting in 2005 when the VNHC board of directors recognized
the need for more hospice beds and launched a capital campaign to raise funds
for a new facility. Thanks to generous support from the community, this
successful campaign allowed VNHC to build Serenity House without construction
loans or debt.
The new Serenity House will offer patients and their families a residential,
home-like setting in natural surroundings where they'll receive high-quality and
individualized around-the-clock care from a team of specially trained doctors,
nurses, medical social workers, bereavement and spiritual counselors, hospice
aides, and volunteers who support emotional, spiritual, and physical needs at
the end of life.
At approximately 27,300 square feet, the new inpatient facility will double the
number of beds available at VNHC's current 6-bed facility, allowing more
patients to enjoy a beautiful and peaceful place to live out their remaining
days. Each room is equipped with a bed, comfortable chair, closet,
refrigerator, bathroom, and outdoor patio - providing patients with an
environment that reflects the medical nonprofit's commitment to provide
independent, safe, and dignified care throughout the remainder of their lives.
VNHC understands the importance of providing more than just end-of-life care.
They focus on the whole patient, including their families - offering a
comprehensive approach to hospice care, which extends beyond basic pain
management and counseling. With services like music therapy, aromatherapy,
Reiki, guided imagery, and other integrated healing therapies, VNHC hopes to
provide patients and their families with a unique and dignified end-of-life
experience.
Serenity House is an important part of our community - giving people a place to
volunteer their time and talents, comfort friends and family, and most
importantly, provide patients the means to live out their remaining days to the
fullest. Made possible by generous support from the greater Santa Barbara
community, VNHC has created a world-class medical facility that sets a new
standard for quality hospice care.
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