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A Home for Hospice
Hospice of the Foothills has embarked on an exciting new project: building a Hospice Home in Western Nevada County.
Rendering of New Facility
Hospice Home has been the vision of the Hospice Board of directors and a dream of the staff for many years. Every day Hospice provides care to patients who would like to end their journey at home with their families, but cannot because their home doesn’t provide an appropriate environment.
• Stairs threaten safe mobility
• The bedroom may be out of sight and hearing
• Narrow doorways and halls impede the progress of a wheel chair
• If the home is in a remote area, response to immediate needs or emergencies may be delayed
Caregivers may not have the time or skills to provide the necessary care. They exhaust themselves with worry, lack of sleep, and the stress of providing an ideal environment for the ones they love.
Today in Nevada County the options for the terminally ill who cannot be cared for at home are primarily limited to nursing homes or hospitalization. While there are a number of excellent facilities providing care in our County, they often present another spectrum of concerns including the real fear of isolation from loved ones and the loss of autonomy.
The time has come to establish a comprehensive Hospice campus in Nevada County that will address the growing need for residential care for the terminally ill who cannot be cared for at home.
The Capital Campaign to build a Home for Hospice needs your help and donations. Our fund raising is on going and our generous community has already contributed over $2,217,000 to the Hospice Campus Project.
Hospice Campus
Comprehensive compassionate care will be the focus of the new Hospice campus. The Hospice Home will include 12 spacious suites with private baths in which residents can surround themselves with the comforts of home and the people they love. Family and friends an visit as often as they like and can even spend the night. Common areas such as the dining room, activities room and porches will encourage social interaction among staff, residents, family members and friends. A family sitting room and meditation room is envisioned for more private, introspective occasions. At Hospice Home residents can retain dignity and self determination and receive the personalized attention they deserve.
An adjacent In Home Services Center will house Hospice’s traditional in home care services, bereavement and volunteer programs including Friends of Hospice, and staff and business offices. The close proximity of the services center to the residence will benefit patients and staff by assuring more immediate response to medical emergencies, closer monitoring of residents’ status, quality control in critical areas such as diet, hygiene, and pain management, and more consistent interaction among those responsible for residents' quality of life.
Siteline Architecture has completed the plans and Sierra Foothills Construction has the building well under way. The building is expected to be completed in late 2008.
You can help build a Home for Hospice
Hospice of the Foothills has launched a major fund raising drive to acquire the resources needed to build the new facility. Together with the contributions of other donors, your gift or pledge today will help Hospice move forward with the project. We are actively seeking new and renewed funding sources to off set the continuously increasing construction costs. The information below is provided as you consider ways you can help Hospice build our new home.
Ways to Give
Investments in the Capital Campaign for a Hospice Home in Nevada County can be made through a variety of gift investment vehicles over a period of several years. All gifts will be acknowledged through appropriate donor recognition, memorial, or naming opportunities.
Pledge
A gift commitment that can be funded with cash or appreciated assets such as stock or real estate, payable over 3 to 5 years.
Outright Gift of Cash or Assets
Cash or assets immediately available as an outright gift or down payment on a larger gift.
Gifts-in-Kind
Gifts of building materials, equipment, furnishings and other items needed for the construction and completion of the Hospice Facility.
Memorial and Named Gifts
Major gifts of cash, assets, materials or expertise given in memory of or in honor of a loved one, family member, or friend, that may be designated for a special purpose or portion of the facility.
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The Central Donor Wall |
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All donors who make gifts to Build a Home for Hospice will have their names listed on a central wall in the atrium entry of the new facility. |
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The Hospice Memorial Garden |
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All past and present patient families and friends are invited to help create this beautiful, intimate garden in memory of loved ones. A minimum gift investment of $500 per family will place the patient names on a memorial wall within the garden. |
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Additional Naming Opportunities |
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There are many other naming opportunities available in the new Hospice facility for donations of $5000 or more. If you would like more information on these opportunities please contact us at donations@hofo.org |
Planned or Deferred Gifts
Gifts such as securities, real or personal property, annuities, charitable remainder trusts, life insurance, and bequests committed today to be received at a future time as stipulated by the donor through an estate planning vehicle.
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If you would like to help build a Home for Hospice download and print out the donation form (in Adobe Acrobat PDF format), fill in and mail or fax to:
Hospice of the Foothills
11270 Rough and Ready Hwy.
Grass Valley, CA 95945
Email: donations@hofo.org
FAX (530) 272-0328 |
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Fund Raising
Donors through out the community including Hospice Board and staff, the campaign leadership, and numerous friends, families, and community organizations have contributed over $2.2 Million. Our 2004, 2005 and 2006 Gala fund raisers "Raising the Roof for Hospice" were key in raising awareness of the Campaign to Build a Home for Hospice and helped us generate over $160,000 in donations. Many local business have made significant contributions to this project and Phil and Ellen Lester and Kenny Ranch Inc. have very generously donated the land for our new home. It is very beautiful, pastoral and private.
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