Crescent Cove

Programs: Facilityin 2017 crescent cove purchased an existing residential hospice and renovated the space in preparation for caring for children and young adults who have a shortened life expectancy and their families at the residence. The purchase was complete on march 31, 2017. Renovations began in july of 2017 and took place through november 2017. Gardner builders was hired as the general contractor, rsp architects was hired to complete the renovation plans and cushman & wakefield managed the project with many local trade partners participating in the renovations. Family outreachin 2017, crescent cove increased the number of families supported as well as the number of service hours provided. A total of 90 families received support from crescent cove in 2017 an increase from 75 families in 2016. While undergoing the renovations at the residential hospice and respite home, it has been a strategic priority of crescent cove's to support families caring for children with life threatening conditions. The support services provided include music therapy, massage therapy, counseling, spritual care as well as covering the costs for weekends away to reduce stress, anxiety and pain. In 2017, a monthly parent support group was also part of the program offerings. Crescent cove familes are also supported by receiving meals from another nonprofit open arms or delivered by crescent cove volunteers. Several crescent cove parents spoke at events throughout 2017 to share the need and to gain support as crescent cove opens the residential children's hospice following licensure. Additionally, families who have lost a child to life threatening conditions were involved throughout 2017 by voluteering and speaking at events to share the mission. Advocacy and educationa large part of crescent cove's effort towards achieving our mission is to raise awareness about the need for additional support for children and young adults with a shortened life expectancy and their families as well as the need for a residential children's hospice and respite care home in minnesota. Crescent cove has a speakers bureau with staff and volunteers engaged sharing our mission with community groups such as rotary clubs, lions clubs, etc. In 2017, our advocacy efforts involved meeting with staff at the department of human services to add or amend language on the medicaid waivers to include the residential hospice and respite home. The amended language was submitted to the center for medicaid/medicare in october 2017. In september 2017, crescent cove held its 3rd annual pediatric palliative care symposium with an emphasis on resiliency for care givers and care providers within pediatric palliative, hospice and bereavement care. This was a gathering of clinicians, familes and policy makers to help advance further support for families. Additionally, this strategic initiative of our mission involves crescent cove having a booth at a number of different clinical conferences such as the mn network of hospice and palliative care, the school nurse's conference, the american academy of pediatrics mn chapter conference, the mn funeral directors conference as well as local events supporting families caring for children with various life threatening conditions.