HOPEWEST
3090 North 12th Street Unit B, Grand Junction, CO 81506 www.hopewestco.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: HopeWest is a community-based, "safety net organization providing a variety of programs all focused on profoundly changing the community's experience with aging, illness and grief-one family at a time.

Profoundly changing how our community experiences serious illness,aging & grief,a family at a time

Community-based hospice care is our largest program, caring for more than 500 patients & their families every day (1800 in 2019) from Ouray to Rio Blanco county across more than 10,000 sq. miles through 5 program offices. Our patients are served by an expert interdisciplinary team including palliative medicine certified physicians and advance practice nurses. More than 1000 volunteers support our patients. Philanthropy is critical to assure no one is turned away due to lack of insurance or complex social needs. It makes hospice possible in frontier communities that would otherwise not be served. HopeWest boasts more than 3 x the national required volunteer hours and has been recognized for its top-quality ratings nationally.

More than 500 Hospice patients came from other settings to receive expert acute hospice care at our 13-bed care center rather than hospitalization when their symptoms cold not be managed at home. The Ferris Care Center provides short-term care in a comfortable, home-like environment for patients and their families in the most difficult times. Our approach to care includes comprehensive physical, emotional, social, and spiritual support for the patient and their family. The Center is staffed with 8 hours of physician time each day and families are supported by a full-time chaplain and family support worker. The Center sits on a 4-acre campus with beautiful grounds maintained by volunteers.

Community Programs, the third largest area relies solely on fundraising to exist. The Center for Hope & Healing serves grieving adults with one on one counseling & support groups (over 500 served in 2019); HopeWest Kids provides grief support to children ages 3-19 thru school groups, equine therapy, grief camps, and art therapy (759 children served in 2019); and 3 Palliative Care Programs called Transitions, Living with Cancer and Journeys. These programs provide hospice like care for those who have no insurance coverage for the care needed as they do not have a six-month prognosis or want curative care (377 patients in 2019). The programs, provided free or on a sliding scale, are a safety net for the most vulnerable in our community. Our Center for Living Your Best was opened in 2019 focusing on wellness programs for aging individuals.

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