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Learn how to "Make Every Move Count" on World Heart Day!
When you Move More every day, you can reach some pretty big goals over time. With motivation, dedication and great foot support, your small daily steps can add up to huge strides. Let your feet take you places you never thought possible! #WorldHeartDay
One thing wasn’t changed by COVID-19: falling is NOT a normal part of aging.
Observe Falls Prevention Awareness Week with a Falls Free CheckUp from @NCOAging. Use what you learn to reduce your risk of falling: ncoa.org/FallsFreeCheckUp
Sneak peak of our annual memorial!
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2020 Virtual Memorial Sneak Peak
Working on our annual memorial today!
Happy Fall Ya'll! Happy to deliver treats for the amazing staff at The Terrace of Waukegan!
You are ALL our healthcare heroes!!
This is Deacon Joe, one of our spiritual counselors. Joe's reason for working in hospice is..
"To be a companion to those on the journey as they experience THE MOST SACRED period of their lives.. transitioning from an earthly life to eternal after life." - Deacon Joe
Joe, we appreciate your support for all of our patients & families!
Our hospice team is an extension of our patient’s family, and we are here to support them through one of the most important journeys of their lives.
Here’s how we help:
· We can educate on symptom management and disease progression.
· We provide emotional and spiritual support to the entire family.
· Our bereavement services continue for 13 months after the patient passes.
· We have compassionate volunteers available to provide practical assistance and emotional support.
Visiting Bickford of Gurnee today & delivering some sweet fall treats for a few new faces! Today I met Lisette, Community Relations Director and enjoyed the fall decor on their beautiful front patio. Amazing facility!
This is Mollie, one of our amazing nurses on our team, and this is her "Why."
"To help patients and families navigate the end of life process peacefully." - Mollie, RN
..Watch for more of our staff's "Why" posts!
For us, it is all about helping people. It's why we strive to make a difference in the lives of patients and families we serve everyday.
By focusing on our patients' unique physical, social, emotional, and spiritual needs, we are able to address all of their symptoms, improve their quality of life, and meet the high standards of care and pain-free management they expect and deserve.
Hi everyone! This is Pam, one of our resourceful & supportive licensed social workers.
Pam's "Why" for choosing to work in hospice is:
Proverbs 31:20, "She opens her arms to the poor and extends her hands to the needy." This and many other versus in the Bible motivate her to serve God by serving those in need.
We are so blessed to have Pam on our team! Our patients and families are so thankful for her dedication and tenacity.
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Pop-Up Market Calendar - Northern Illinois Food Bank
November is National Home Care and Hospice month
So happy to have delivered Halloween treats to our friends & staff at The Grove at the Lake in Zion, IL. Ruben was happy to let us take a picture of him in his costume.. Such great spirit at this facility!😀🎃👏
Hi everyone! This is Susanne, Bereavement Coordinator & Volunteer Coordinator for our agency.
Susanne's "Why" for choosing to work in hospice is:
"While helping families on hospice, I have learned the importance of the quality of death - it is just as important as quality of life. The hospice team guides patients and their families through the last chapter of life and this is just as important as birth. As a Bereavement & Volunteer Coordinator, to be part of hospice and the family's last chapter of life, is an honor. "
We are honored to have you on our hospice team, Susanne. You are a blessing to all those you serve!
Star Hospice is collecting new or gently used coats, hats, scarves, gloves of all sizes (men, women and children) and new underwear and socks for Veterans in Lake County! You can drop off at our office or call to schedule a pick up! 847-672-9225!
Help us help others! We are raising donations for non-perishable food items for the recipients of PADS of Lake County.
Click on this link below for further information - AND PLEASE SHARE! Together we CAN make a difference!
https://bit.ly/FOODDRIVEFORPADS
Thank you to all who made donations for the PADS of Lake County non-perishable food drive! We gathered contributions from two drop-off locations: Closs Tire of Waukegan & Star Hospice in Gurnee. 👏
To learn more about this cause, click on this link:
https://bit.ly/FOODDRIVEFORPADS
Supporting our local Veterans and their Caregivers this Holiday Season!
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A huge THANK YOU to Closs Tire & Auto for partnering with us in our food drive for PADS of Lake County. The contributions you and your patrons made for this vital resource in our community, were sooo very appreciated. You guys ROCK!!! 😘👏
From our Family to yours... Merry Christmas!
Hospice could be there for you and your family too! We are only a phone call away! Happy Christmas Eve Everyone!
Showing the support & sharing the love for The Grove at the Lake! We brought a bucket full of activities for the residents to enjoy this holiday season. Happy Holidays!!
New Year, New Resource?
Are you treating someone who may be appropriate for hospice care in the comfort of their home or residence?
• Progression of disease
• Unexplained, progressive weight loss
• Multiple co-morbidities including frequent infections
• Maximum to total assistance with ADLs
• Palliative Performance Scale Score < 50%
• Multiple ER visits/hospitalizations
• Difficulty with pain control
• Shortness of breath/oxygen dependence
• Life expectancy of < 6 months
If this patient is someone you know, we can be your new resource. Give Star Hospice a call today!
2020 was rough. Start fresh this year with a new partner to help you navigate the new environment we work in. Learn more: https://lhcgroup.com/locations/star-hospice-of-gurnee/
"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night.." may be a mail couriers motto but nothing keeps our hospice team down!
Enjoying this snowy day with all the other healthcare workers today!
American Heart Month
A special thank you to the students who made these beautiful cards at Montessori School of Long Grove! We are sharing your heartfelt messages with our patients, who will certainly love them as much as we do.😍
We're spreading the love this week! 💗 We brought staff treats & handmade Valentine's Day cards for the residents at Terrace Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Waukegan. Meagan Ehrett Smith (a pleasure to have finally met you) and this adorable snowman welcomed us!
This American Heart Month, learn how YOU can lower your risk of heart disease, control symptoms and maintain optimum health! #HeartMonth
Happy to have spread the love & provide heart-healthy treats to the staff at The Grove at the Lake!! Thank you Brenda Ruffolo for stepping outside & greeting us. 😃
We have been so graciously honored by a loving family's words of gratitude.. we just had to share! 🥰🙏 To learn more about Star Hospice, visit us at https://starhospice.business.site
Rose RiveraStar Hospice - Gurnee
February 14 at 1:52 AM ·
Hi - I just wanted to take a moment to thank Star Hospice for their amazing staff. I met members of Star Hospice when my mother suddenly became ill and was in critical condition. From the day I met Renee and Pat, RN, to meeting Pam our Social Worker, Mollie, our 2nd nurse, John the Chaplain and Amelia, mom’s caretaker, to the day of mom’s funeral service - and after - this team has been absolutely tremendous.
Their attentiveness to our questions and focus on our needs (even when we didn’t realize we had needs) were extraordinary. They listened - patiently - and sat there with my brother and I as we waded through this sea of grief for our mother. Pam, thank you for your support and kindness to my family and others that visited. You are one in a million. ♥️🙏🏼
As we stayed with her for a week at the hospital, every day, we saw someone from Star Hospice. From Pam our Social Worker who came and sat with me to check up on mom and keep me company for awhile, to Amelia who came and bathed and cared for my mother with the utmost dignity and respect (you are an Angel ♥️) to John our Chaplain whom I don’t have enough words to say how wonderful he has been with my mother, with me and with my brother.
John is the light that quietly shines in the midst of darkness and despair. He sat with me, he prayed with me and when I wasn’t there, he prayed alone with my unconscious mother. He spent time alone with my brother and counseled him in his grief when I asked him to please talk to him. I would like to think that we got to know John really well and he has become an extended part of our spiritual family. John even went to my mother’s service and said a prayer for her at the cemetery. Not many Chaplains will do that...for John, it did not end when my mother died. He is just an Angel of God walking among us mere mortals. ♥️🙏🏼
The RNs, Pat and Mollie who came, checked on mom, and spoke with the hospital nursing staff to ensure mom was being cared for and then stayed with us and explained everything that was happening were a Godsend. They LISTENED to us even if it was probably something they’d heard a hundred times before, they patiently listened. They didn’t make us feel like we were stopping them from being somewhere or from doing something else. They dropped everything and were just ‘present’. Thank you ♥️🙏🏼
I can’t praise this special group of people enough. My heart, though grieving, is full and satisfied knowing I had this team of angels walking through this right by our sides.
THANK YOU, STAR HOSPICE. YOUR KINDNESS, RESPECT AND DIGNITY WITH MY MOTHER WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN. ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 😇😇😇😇😇😇 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Hi - I just wanted to take a moment to thank Star Hospice for their amazing staff. I met members of Star Hospice when my mother suddenly became ill and was in critical condition. From the day I met Renee and Pat, RN, to meeting Pam our Social Worker, Mollie, our 2nd nurse, John the Chaplain and Amelia, mom’s caretaker, to the day of mom’s funeral service - and after - this team has been absolutely tremendous.
Their attentiveness to our questions and focus on our needs (even when we didn’t realize we had needs) were extraordinary. They listened - patiently - and sat there with my brother and I as we waded through this sea of grief for our mother. Pam, thank you for your support and kindness to my family and others that visited. You are one in a million. ♥️🙏🏼
As we stayed with her for a week at the hospital, every day, we saw someone from Star Hospice. From Pam our Social Worker who came and sat with me to check up on mom and keep me company for awhile, to Amelia who came and bathed and cared for my mother with the utmost dignity and respect (you are an Angel ♥️) to John our Chaplain whom I don’t have enough words to say how wonderful he has been with my mother, with me and with my brother.
John is the light that quietly shines in the midst of darkness and despair. He sat with me, he prayed with me and when I wasn’t there, he prayed alone with my unconscious mother. He spent time alone with my brother and counseled him in his grief when I asked him to please talk to him. I would like to think that we got to know John really well and he has become an extended part of our spiritual family. John even went to my mother’s service and said a prayer for her at the cemetery. Not many Chaplains will do that...for John, it did not end when my mother died. He is just an Angel of God walking among us mere mortals. ♥️🙏🏼
The RNs, Pat and Mollie who came, checked on mom, and spoke with the hospital nursing staff to ensure mom was being cared for and then stayed with us and explained everything that was happening were a Godsend. They LISTENED to us even if it was probably something they’d heard a hundred times before, they patiently listened. They didn’t make us feel like we were stopping them from being somewhere or from doing something else. They dropped everything and were just ‘present’. Thank you ♥️🙏🏼
I can’t praise this special group of people enough. My heart, though grieving, is full and satisfied knowing I had this team of angels walking through this right by our sides.
THANK YOU, STAR HOSPICE. YOUR KINDNESS, RESPECT AND DIGNITY WITH MY MOTHER WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN. ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 😇😇😇😇😇😇 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
This weeks heart health tip!
#HeartMonth
We'd like to introduce you to one of our amazing nurses, Angie Najera. This is her reason for loving hospice:
"I love hospice because I visit the same patients most of the time. I get to really know them, to care for them. I really get attached to them. I like that - I have met so many wonderful people!" 💗
You are just as wonderful, Angie. We are blessed to have you on our team!!
Love your heart!! We DO!!
Star Hospice has moved! More to come!
Star Hospice - Gurnee updated their address.
Hi everyone! Meet Joe, one of our amazing spiritual counselors that provide comfort & emotional support for our patients and their families - no matter what their individual beliefs may be. We are blessed to have you on board, Joe!💗🙏
#HeartMonth
Check out our new location! Don't worry, we are still providing hospice care within Lake & McHenry Counties. We just outgrew our old space! 😄🙏💗
"As practitioners, social workers are trained to help people address personal and systemic barriers to optimal living. They are employed to effect positive change with individuals, families, groups and entire communities." -National Association of Social Workers
Happy Social Work Month to these essential members of our team! #SWMonth
Star Hospice - Gurnee updated their phone number.
Star Hospice - Gurnee updated their address.
We wanted to take a moment to thank our AMAZING social workers!
Our Hospice Promise Foundation T-Shirt Fundraiser is officially underway, and we need your support!
Help us assist more patients and families with essential, non-hospice related expenses they are unable to afford themselves by purchasing a t-shirt for $25 here: https://store.perfectfitz.com/hospice_promise.../shop/home
Your support will make a difference in the life of another, and help ensure his or her final days are spent worry-free, surrounded by loved ones, in the peace and comfort of home.
Star Hospice - Gurnee updated their phone number.
Star Hospice - Gurnee updated their address.
We wanted to take a moment to thank our AMAZING social workers!
Happy St. Patrick's day everyone! 🍀
Want to learn more about Hospice? This quick 2 minute video will highlight the benefits of hospice!
Our Hospice Promise Foundation T-Shirt Fundraiser is officially underway, and we need your support!
Help us assist more patients and families with essential, non-hospice related expenses they are unable to afford themselves by purchasing a t-shirt for $25 here: https://store.perfectfitz.com/hospice_promise.../shop/home
Your support will make a difference in the life of another, and help ensure his or her final days are spent worry-free, surrounded by loved ones, in the peace and comfort of home.
Star Hospice - Gurnee updated their phone number.
Happy First Day of Spring 🌼🌿🌺
Today's a great day to look back on those new year's resolutions, make adjustments, and SPRING into healthy habits! #firstdayofspring2021
Happy St. Patrick's day everyone! 🍀
Want to learn more about Hospice? This quick 2 minute video will highlight the benefits of hospice!
Our Hospice Promise Foundation T-Shirt Fundraiser is officially underway, and we need your support!
Help us assist more patients and families with essential, non-hospice related expenses they are unable to afford themselves by purchasing a t-shirt for $25 here: https://store.perfectfitz.com/hospice_promise.../shop/home
Your support will make a difference in the life of another, and help ensure his or her final days are spent worry-free, surrounded by loved ones, in the peace and comfort of home.
Star Hospice - Gurnee updated their phone number.
