Alive Hospice Inc

ALIVE HOSPICE, INC. PROVIDES LOVING CARE TO PEOPLE WITH LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESSES, SUPPORT TO THEIR FAMILIES AND SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY IN A SPIRIT OF ENRICHING LIVES. DURING 2021, THE ORGANIZATION INCURRED EXPENSES OF $1,273,000 FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PATIENTS WHO WERE OTHERWISE UNABLE TO PAY.

ALIVE HOSPICE SERVES THOSE WHO HAVE A LIMITED LIFE EXPECTANCY (REGARDLESS OF ILLNESS OR AGE) AND LIVE WITHIN THE AGENCY'S 12-COUNTY SERVICE AREA. ALIVE HOSPICE PROVIDED END-OF-LIFE CARE TO 4,719 PATIENTS DURING 2021.ONLY ALIVE HOSPICE PROVIDES THIS UNPARALLELED SCOPE OF SERVICES: IN-HOME HOSPICE SERVICES; INPATIENT RESIDENTIAL CARE AT ITS 30-BED ALIVE HOSPICE RESIDENCE NASHVILLE FACILITY; INPATIENT RESIDENTIAL CARE AT ITS 10-BED ALIVE HOSPICE MURFREESBORO FACILITY; INPATIENT HOSPICE CARE AT OTHER HOSPITALS THROUGHOUT MIDDLE TENNESSEE; FULL-TIME MEDICAL DIRECTORS (PHYSICIANS) ON STAFF; ALIVE GRIEF SUPPORT SERVICES, COUNSELING AND SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED LOSS; INDIVIDUALIZED, INTERDISCIPLINARY CARE TEAMS - 24 HOUR, 7 DAYS-A-WEEK; AND ACCESSIBILITY TO HIGHLY SKILLED CLINICAL STAFF.HOME CARE SERVICES:THE MAJORITY OF ALIVE HOSPICE'S PATIENTS ARE SERVED IN THEIR HOMES. HOME HOSPICE CARE SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO EASE PAIN, ALLEVIATE SYMPTOMS, AND PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE PATIENTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS. IN ADDITION TO THESE SERVICES PROVIDED BY OUR SKILLED TEAM, WE PROVIDE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, MEDICATION AND CAREGIVER TRAINING. ALIVE HOSPICE SERVED 3,163 PATIENTS IN THEIR HOMES DURING 2021.INPATIENT HOSPICE CARE:OUR INPATIENT FACILITIES ALLOW CARE TO BE PROVIDED FOR PATIENTS WHO ARE UNABLE TO BE CARED FOR AT HOME OR MAY BE EXPERIENCING A MEDICAL CRISIS.- ALIVE HOSPICE RESIDENCE NASHVILLE (1,502 PATIENTS WERE SERVED IN 2021)- INPATIENT CARE PROVIDED BY ALIVE HOSPICE AT YOUR LOCAL HOSPITALS - ALIVE HOSPICE RESIDENCE MURFREESBORO (545 PATIENTS WERE SERVED IN 2021).ALIVE MONARCHS:ALIVE HOSPICE HAS A LONG TRADITION OF SERVING PATIENTS OF ALL AGES WHO FACE LIFE THREATENING ILLNESSES. ALIVE MONARCHS IS ONE OF THE FEW HOSPICE CARE PROVIDERS FOR PERINATAL AND PEDIATRIC PATIENTS IN THE NATION. THE BEAUTIFUL MONARCH BUTTERFLY INSPIRED THE NAME OF ALIVE HOSPICE'S PEDIATRIC PROGRAM. BUTTERFLIES, WHICH ARE CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH HOSPICE CARE, SIGNIFY HOPE, THE BEAUTY OF LIFE AND THE CELEBRATION OF THOSE WE LOVE. A TOTAL OF 21 PEDIATRIC PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES RECEIVED CARE IN 2021.PALLIATIVE CARE:ALIVE HOSPICE PROVIDED HOSPITAL BASED PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT IN NEED OF HOSPICE CARE, BUT WHO DO HAVE INCURABLE AND PROGRESSIVE DISEASES. PALLIATIVE CARE ADDRESSES THE SYMPTOMS OF A DISEASE REGARDLESS OF LIFE EXPECTANCY, WHILE HOSPICE CARE ADDRESSES THOSE SYMPTOMS WHEN THE PATIENT'S LIFE EXPECTANCY CAN BE THOUGHT OF IN MONTHS RATHER THAN YEARS. A TOTAL OF 6,964 PALLIATIVE PATIENTS WERE CARED FOR IN 2021.ALIVE GRIEF SUPPORT SERVICES:GRIEF IS A NATURAL PROCESS AND ALIVE GRIEF SUPPORT SERVICES IS A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM THAT ADDRESSES THE NEEDS THAT ARISE FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF A LOVED ONE. ALIVE GRIEF SUPPORT SERVICES PROVIDES BEREAVEMENT CARE FOR PATIENTS' FAMILY MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. OUR SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO MEET THE BEREAVEMENT NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE RECENT DEATH OF SOMEONE SIGNIFICANT.ALIVE GRIEF SUPPORT SERVICES UTILIZE PROFESSIONAL GRIEF COUNSELORS AND TRAINED VOLUNTEERS TO GUIDE INDIVIDUALS THROUGH THE PROCESS OF MOURNING. THIS ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE IN BOTH INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING SESSIONS AND GROUP SETTINGS FOR ANY BEREAVED PERSON, REGARDLESS OF THE NATURE OF THE DEATH. GRIEF COUNSELING HELPS ADULTS, CHILDREN, AND FAMILIES COPE WITH DEATH AND GRIEF AS THEY FACE THE LOSS OF LOVED ONES.DURING 2021, ALIVE GRIEF CENTER SERVED 1,151 UNIQUE CLIENTS. WE HOSTED 340 GROUP SESSIONS, 3,773 INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING SESSIONS, 1 CAMP, 1 FAMILY RETREAT, 30 SPECIALTY WORKSHOPS AND 4 MEMORIAL SERVICES. THERE WERE 1,829 REQUESTS FOR GRIEF SUPPORT, 24,703 BEREAVEMENT MAILINGS SENT AND 2,244 PHONE CALLS MADE TO BEREAVED CAREGIVERS OF ALIVE'S PATIENTS. CHARITY CARE:IN ADDITION, ALIVE HOSPICE HAS A POLICY OF PROVIDING CHARITY CARE TO PATIENTS WHO ARE UNABLE TO PAY. CHARITY CARE EXPENSES WERE $1,273,000 FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021.