- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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47 people are interested
Hospice patients need Lap Blankets
ORGANIZATION: OPTUM Palliative & Hospice Care (formerly Evercare Hospice)
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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47 people are interested
We are looking for people willing to tie/knot, crochet, knit, quilt or sew lap blankets for patients on Hospice.Even though it’s that time of year when our weather warms up a bit, our patients on Hospice will still enjoy a nice home made blanket that will help to keep them warm, cozy, feel special and most of all loved. You can use any color material, fleece or yarn and you choose the pattern. Suggested approximate size for lap blankets is 4'x5' (minimum). Please know our patients will benefit from having your gift because it is made especially for them. This blanket will also serve as a keepsake for the family member as well. We would appreciate you help with this ongoing project.
More opportunities with OPTUM Palliative & Hospice Care (formerly Evercare Hospice)
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About OPTUM Palliative & Hospice Care (formerly Evercare Hospice)
Location:
3120 W Lake Center Drive, Santa Ana, CA 92704, US
Mission Statement
To provide compassionate, individiualized end of life services to patients and families.
Description
Optum Palliative & Hospice Care, is accredited by the Community Health Accreditation Program, Inc. (CHAP) under the CHAP Hospice Standards of Excellence.
CHAP accreditation recognizes that OPTUM meets the industry's highest nationally recognized standards. Less than 15 percent of all US hospice agencies are CHAP accredited.
As demonstrated through CHAP accreditation, OPTUM provides high-quality, compassionate hospice and palliative care services in 11 states. Not only do we provide the basic hospice and palliative care services required by law, we offer many additional services that standard hospices do not. Here are the benefits and services our patients could receive:
- Involvement of an OPTUM Hospice or Palliative Care Physician
- Unrestricted access to the kind of therapies patients need, including certain life-prolonging therapies, such as radiation or chemotherapy
- Coordinated care with the patient's physician
- Assistance navigating the health care system and Medicare/Medicaid certification
- 24-hour-a-day on-call support
- Pain and symptom management and control
- Psychological and spiritual support
- Support and education for patients' loved ones
At the heart of hospice is the belief that everyone has the right to dignity and freedom from pain at the end of life. This is why we are dedicated to creating personalized care plans, which give patients the specific care they need and deserve.
OPTUM Palliative & Hospice Care is Medicare-approved, which means that our services are covered by Medicare, Medicaid, military health plans and most private insurance companies.
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WHEN
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This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
January 18, 2017
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Once blanket(s) are made ship to: Evercare Hospice
- 3120 Lake Center Dr., Santa Ana, CA 92704