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Causes: Health, Home Health Care
Mission: Helping people to be as healthy and independent as possible at home and in the community.
Programs: Homecare: to provide and assure equal and timely access to a comprehensive array of client-directed quality home health care. These services include visits from registered nurses, rehabilitative therapists, social workers, home health aides and registered nutritionists. These services included 8,697 admissions, 131,065 home visits and 230,864 of free care. See community benefits report attached.
visiting hospice: the hospice program provided healthcare and comfort for 278 terminally ill patients within the community.
residental hospice - sussman house: the sussman house is a 7 bed hospice facility. This house enhances the current hospice program by giving patients a place to go for general inpatient care which is part of our continum of care. The sussman house also offers a place for patients to go for respite care.
pch grant: newborns and mothers got a healthy start with home nursing visits offered at no charge through a health promotion grant from the division of family health of the state of maine department of human services. Services included 682 admissions and 1,775 home visits. Community health: our community health nurses provide education, flu shots, foot care and blood pressure screenings throughout southern maine. Registered dietitians provide consultation and educational programs recognized by the american diabetes association. Private duty: to provide personal care support to enhance independence and dignity.