"We want to make sure community members who want to be part of it will have a chance to do so. "We'll definitely be fundraising," he says. Hammond says Hospice of Spokane will have a fundraising campaign for the planned Hospice House. Other funding sources include the state and fees for services. More than two-thirds of its funding comes from federal sources. Hospice of Spokane operates on a $16.8 million annual budget. The North Side facility would require some additional employees, he says. In many ways, the INN Between is a typical assisted living center with hospice patients. Olmsted volunteered her time in the center’s early days. The agency also relies on assistance from 256 volunteers, Hammond says. This proposed center, now known as the INN Between, is a residential hospice center providing care for 50 patients. It employs 124 people, including a staff of 18 at the South Hill facility. In addition to its hospice house, Hospice of Spokane also occupies a 19,000-square-foot office building at 121 S. Hammond says Hospice of Spokane's patient volume has nearly doubled since 2005, and demand is expected to continue to grow as baby boomers age. Hospice House is an alternative to nursing homes and hospitals for patients who need inpatient care for the last days of their lives. The agency provides most of its services in patients' homes and in nursing homes. Hospice of Spokane, which was founded here in 1976, provides medical care, counseling, and support to the terminally ill and their families. A contractor hasn't been selected yet for the proposed North Side facility. That firm also designed the Hospice House on the South Hill. "We plan to replicate with very few changes what we have at the current Hospice House," Hammond says.ĪLSC Architects PS, of Spokane, is designing the project. That facility has a shared kitchen and family dining area, a chapel-reflection area, a living room for family gatherings, two smaller lounges, and a children's play area. Seventh, in the medical district on the lower South Hill, he says. The planned facility would be similar to the 12-room, 12,000-square-foot Hospice House the agency opened in late 2007 at 367 W. Rhoades, about a block west of Division Street between the Comfort Inn North hotel and Holy Cross Cemetery, Hammond says. If approved, the $6.6 million facility would be located on 2 acres of land Hospice of Spokane owns at 102 W. Here is a memory of one of our past residents. The organization has submitted a certificate-of-need application to the Washington state Department of Health, which is expected to make a decision by May 29. In honor of today and all that it stands for, and for all that The INN Between does for members in our community. Hospice of Spokane is seeking permission from the state to develop a Hospice House on the North Side to serve its growing patient load, says Dale Hammond, the nonprofit's director of development and communication.
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