Kosciusko Home Care and Hospice Marks 35 Years
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Daniel [email protected]
It started in 1976 with just eight local nurses who saw a need for home care in the community.
It has since grown to its current size and location inside the K21 Health Pavilion, 11 RNs and 2 LPNs along with a full staff to provide care to more than 1,000 patients.
In 2010, staff made 20,000 visits and drove more than 175,000 miles.
“Ever year you have baby boomers getting older and the need grows every year,” said Rick Paczkowski, administrator of Kosciusko Home Care and Hospice.
Paczkowski said one of the goals of the agency is to rid people of their pre-conceived notions of what hospice is.
“What we’re trying to do is teach people, my age, 45 to 65, “ said Paczkowski.
“When people get to the point where they say ‘I’ve lived a good live. I’m tired of this. What’s the next step?’ That’s where we help.”
Paczkowski said that while people who are in hospice may feel like it’s a death sentence, the agency’s goal is to provide the best quality of life and care that they can get.
He also said it’s important to educate family members as to what their loved one will go through and what they themselves will go through.
Paczkowski said that the agency will stay in contact with a family for 13 months to help them get through the grieving process.
In March 2009, the agency moved from its old location to the much roomier K21 Health Pavilion.
Paczkowski said the new location helps them better serve their clients.
“As people get older, they don’t want to live their homes,” said Paczkowski. “We are there to help provide them the best possible quality of live they can have.”
For more information visit www.koshomecare.org or call 574-372-3401.[[In-content Ad]]
It started in 1976 with just eight local nurses who saw a need for home care in the community.
It has since grown to its current size and location inside the K21 Health Pavilion, 11 RNs and 2 LPNs along with a full staff to provide care to more than 1,000 patients.
In 2010, staff made 20,000 visits and drove more than 175,000 miles.
“Ever year you have baby boomers getting older and the need grows every year,” said Rick Paczkowski, administrator of Kosciusko Home Care and Hospice.
Paczkowski said one of the goals of the agency is to rid people of their pre-conceived notions of what hospice is.
“What we’re trying to do is teach people, my age, 45 to 65, “ said Paczkowski.
“When people get to the point where they say ‘I’ve lived a good live. I’m tired of this. What’s the next step?’ That’s where we help.”
Paczkowski said that while people who are in hospice may feel like it’s a death sentence, the agency’s goal is to provide the best quality of life and care that they can get.
He also said it’s important to educate family members as to what their loved one will go through and what they themselves will go through.
Paczkowski said that the agency will stay in contact with a family for 13 months to help them get through the grieving process.
In March 2009, the agency moved from its old location to the much roomier K21 Health Pavilion.
Paczkowski said the new location helps them better serve their clients.
“As people get older, they don’t want to live their homes,” said Paczkowski. “We are there to help provide them the best possible quality of live they can have.”
For more information visit www.koshomecare.org or call 574-372-3401.[[In-content Ad]]
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