In every room of every house
or facility we visit, we witness
and celebrate precious moments
of hope — another meaningful
day for a patient with his or her
family, shared laughter during a
tough conversation, or a patient
whose mind is clearer than ever
due to great clinical care. These
magical moments are possible because of you. Your
generosity is one of The Elizabeth Hospice’s greatest
fortunes. Your support gives us resources we need to
bring compassionate solutions to complex patient and
family challenges. Your generosity transforms lives.
As the region’s leading and largest nonprofit hospice
and palliative care provider, we have touched the lives
of more than 90,000 individuals and their loved ones
since 1978 — thanks to your support of our profound
mission. This year, and every year, we celebrate you.
Thank you.
Jan Jones, RN, BSN
President and CEO
The Elizabeth Hospice is celebrating YOU.
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FEATURE ARTICLE
10 Your Life, Your Way... All the Way
You can define and shape your quality of life
By Paula Spencer Scott
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Truly a TreasureBy Beverly Marston
MEMORABLE MOMENTS
5 Conversation Starter Kit Makes Life EasierBy Marlene A. Prost
CAREGIVER’S CORNER
6 When Your Caregiving Feels Helpless By Paula Spencer Scott
FRIENDS & FAMILY
8 Reinventing Ways to Find Comfort By Ann Hood
SPIRITUAL SUPPORT
14 Why Believing MattersBy Harold G. Koenig, M.D.
NEW & NOTEWORTHY
16 A Son’s Appreciation
17 Steve’s Legacy: Four Things that Matter MostBy Dee Crimmel
18 How Adults Can Help Children and Teens Who are GrievingBy Liz Sumner © 2014 SRI Media, Inc. (610) 455-0706. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is prohibited by law.
Welcome to Touching Lives
Dear Friend,
For 36 years, The Elizabeth Hospice has been devoted to
providing high-quality medical, emotional and spiritual
support to those in need, regardless of their gender, age,
ethnicity, religion, disease, insurance status or ability to
pay. Until recently, our service area encompassed only
Northern San Diego County. Now, our programs and
services reach across San Diego and South Riverside Counties. We are here for
you during life’s final stages and through the healing journey afterwards.
The Elizabeth Hospice has committed time, financial resources and people to
develop and expand a specialized pediatric service for infants and children. The
program provides the traditional scope of hospice services, with sensitivity to the
unique needs of families of our young patients, and fulfills our commitment to
care for infants and children living with a serious illness.
As your community hospice, it is our responsibility to provide you with tools
and resources to make informed healthcare decisions for you and your loved one.
This issue includes articles about caregiver support, talking about your wishes at the
end of life, and spirituality. Baby Boomers also discuss finding hope and meaning
when dealing with a life-limiting illness.
Touching Lives magazine introduces you to the benefits of hospice for you
and your family, along with the information you need to make appropriate
decisions about end-of-life care. Call The Elizabeth Hospice today to begin a
conversation. We’ll talk about embracing life. We’ll talk about living more fully
in comfort and in control. We’ll focus on living.
Warm regards,
Jan Jones, RN, BSN, FAAMA
President and CEO
Serving San Diego and South Riverside Counties
The Elizabeth Hospice, Inc.
500 La Terraza Blvd. Escondido, CA 92025
(760) 737-2050 • (800) 797-2050
www.elizabethhospice.org
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The Elizabeth Hospice Corporation
Board of Directors
Gary Kloehn, Chair
Guy Anastasia
Denise Boren, PhD., RN
Rev. Larry Eddingfield
John Forst
Michelle Hays
Robert Hemker
Ron Klingensmith
Debi Lange
Laurette McGuire, PhD
Mark Neu
Michelle Sullivan
Chris Weissmann
The Elizabeth Hospice Foundation
Board of Trustees
Michael T. Hartney, JD, Chair
Theodore Davis
Doug Dawson
Faye Hines Goldfeder
Gary Kloehn
Dan Laframboise
Debi Lange
Bruce McCarty
Jack Raymond
OUR MISSIONTo enhance the quality of life for those nearing the
end of life’s journey and for those who grieve.
OUR VISIONThe Elizabeth Hospice aspires to a world in which every
life ends with compassion, dignity and peace.
For more information about ways to support our nonprofit mission, please contact The Elizabeth Hospice Foundation office at
[email protected] or call 760.796.3737
Thanks to thousands of donors and
thousands of gifts of all sizes, voluntary
financial support — philanthropy — has
paved the way for increased capacity
and reach for our programs and services
in our 37-year history. Yet, the reality is
that more and more people will continue
to be impacted by serious illness, grief
and loss, and our mission must prevail
to ensure those in need continue to
have access to the comprehensive and
compassionate programs and services
provided by The Elizabeth Hospice.
VOLUNTEERS
Number of Volunteers:
322
Volunteer Hours:
28,340.3
COST SAVINGS GENERATED
$374,907.50
FUNDRAISING
2498Gifts
1953 Donors
2015 2015
Since its humble beginnings in 1978,
The Elizabeth Hospice has cared for
more than 90,000 individuals touched by
a serious or life-limiting illness, and has
never turned a hospice-appropriate patient
away, thanks to charitable support through
our Hospice Care Fund. Imagine…the
power to ensure that a seriously ill child
or adult can gain access to highly trained
professionals providing expert medical
care and compassionate support for them
and their family members. This can only
be realized through the charitable support
of individuals, foundations, and civic and
business organizations.
CareFor All Ages
Ensure That Our Mission Endures
“Branch lived 7 days…he didn’t write a poem…he didn’t make
a speech. He was important just because he existed.”
— Glenn Murdock, father of Branch Lionheart
REVENUE
Patient Services ..........................................................$33,635,410
Community Support & Events ..............................$1,647,376
Investment Income ..................................................$170,147
Other ..............................................................................$32,876
Total ...............................................................................$35,535,809
EXPENSES
Direct Patient Care ....................................................$17,951,088
Indirect Patient Care .................................................$10,725,093
Community Outreach .............................................$916,134
Management & General ..........................................$5,933,877
Fundraising ..................................................................$746,272
Total ...............................................................................$36,272,434
The Elizabeth Hospice, Inc. and The Elizabeth Hospice Foundation
Financial Report FY2015
Consolidated Statement of Operations (July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015)
$160
$1,105
$320
By The Numbers provides one day of hospice care toan uninsured patient at home
Cost to provide comprehensive counseling support to a patient’s loved one
sends one grieving child to our three-day Camp Erin San Diego
Who We ServeThe Elizabeth Hospice cares for adults and children
living with a serious or life-limiting illness. Care is
provided in the patient’s home or wherever the
patient calls “home” including skilled nursing,
residential care, and assisted living facilities,
or in an acute-care hospital setting.
PATIENTS SERVED
2,634
RespiratoryDisorders
8%
GastrointestinalDisorders
2%
GenitourinaryDisorders
2%
Infectious Diseases
2%
Cardiovascular Disorders
16%Neurological
Disorders29%
Cancer32%
Other8%
YOUR IMPACT
Here at The Elizabeth Hospice, we help our patients and loved ones make the most of each
moment for as long as life lasts. And every time a patient has a pain-free day or can enjoy quality
time with loved ones, we think of you, our supporters, who help to make these moments possible.
Where We ServeThe Elizabeth Hospice provides
comprehensive programs and services
in communities throughout San Diego
and the Inland Empire.
For more information about ways to support our nonprofit mission, please contact The Elizabeth Hospice Foundation office at
[email protected] or call 760.796.3737
16%
24%
16%
28%
16%
San Diego County and South Riverside County (Inland Empire)
Patients Served: 2,634
Infectious Diseases3%
Respiratory Disorders
8%
NeurologicalDisorders
29%
CardiovascularDisorders
16%Other8%
Cancer32%
Escondido
Oceanside
Ramona
La Mesa
Encinitas
Del Mar
La Jolla
San DiegoEl Cajon
Lakeside
Poway
Fallbrook
Pauma Valley
Pala
Bonsall
San Marcos
Vista
Alpine
16%
24%16% 28%16%
Percentage of Patients per Geographic Area
$25,000 +Ellen Browning Scripps FoundationSJB Donor Advised Fund at the Chicago Community Foundation
$24,999-$10,000ADC CorpDisabled American VeteransThe Fieldstone FoundationThe Harbrecht Charitable FoundationEstate of Corrine D. TannerThe Moyer FoundationOceanside Yacht ClubJanice and Caren PatrickWilliam Hall Tippett and Ruth Rathell Tippett Foundation
$9,999-$5,000Bortz-Boyer Family Charitable Fund at Fidelity Charitable Gift FundMaggie and Paul CauchiThe Country Friends, Inc.Gina Marie Dayton Guardian Angel FoundationTerry and Dirk DebbinkFirst Christian Church of EscondidoCarol and Bill FredrickClaire GarnerMary Ann and Robert HemkerMichel Kleiman Managment AgencyLegacy Endowment Community FoundationRobert LissKaren MercaldoThe Raymond Foundation at The San Diego FoundationThe Schriver Family TrustLarry ScottThe Stein Family FoundationStewardship FoundationThe Sutcliffe FoundationBrenda Todd
$4,999-$1,000Sally and Bill AndersonAnonymous (3)Sally and Kenneth BarnettRob Benzon FoundationDon BeaumarchaisRuss BonafedeDenise BorenKristy and Lindsay BrehmFiona and E. H. BulenFrances and Russell CainAnthony CarrCatherine and Peter CastonguayJudy CauseyMargaret and Marc CohenThe Betty and Melvin Cohn Endowment Fund of the Jewish Community FoundationCubic CorporationEileen Da CostaCharles DavisMelissa DelaCalzadaDesign Fabrication, Inc.Duckor Spradling Metzger + WynneBarbara EastonEnterprise Holdings, IncEscondido Senior Enterprises, Inc.Harry E. EttingerZelda and Joseph EttoreSusan K. FancherAlexis and Ron FowlerBeate J. FriedrichZina and Russell GeyserAnne and John GilchristSue and John GilroyOliver GoellnitzEverett HarrisLaura J. HartHart EquitiesChrissa and Michael HartneyDavid HartneyMichelle and David HaysEstate of Richard HeidenFaye HinesAnnette HirtHom Family Fund at The San Diego FoundationInteriors Plus Design, Inc.Paul IzorMadeline and Harold JacobsSherri and Donald JaycoxSteve JohnsonJan Jones and Steve WilliamsKarin and Gary KloehnDr. and Mrs. Jerry KolinsHarry KrallGina LandauMitchell Lane
Debi and Eric LangeJohn LeeJanice LieboldAlbert LutzGary MalinoAnn E. Dechairo-Marino and Bill MarinoDr. Tom MartinezJoyce MasonMayberry Co.Joann and Arthur McBrideNancy McFarlandKaren and William McGurkKaren and G.W. MedleyMary Lou MettlerYvonne and Don MeziereLaura and Michael MillerRhodora and Mark NeuNew York Life Insurance Company, San DiegoWilliam A. and Ann Niese Charitable Fund at the California Community FoundationE. Roy NoetzelSherry NorthcrossMarilyn O’BrienKathleen PacurarElizabeth PaigeSandra and Ken PapeGeraldine and Richard* PattersonFloyd PickrellJanis PrupesPatrick QuarantaRincon Band of Luiseno Mission IndiansRotary Club of EscondidoColleen and Bill RuckerConstance SabestinasSan Diego ChargersSan Marcos Community FoundationSave A Life AmericaThomas SchiffSDG&EPatricia and Dennis ShaderAlexander ShorBarbara and Kip SkavinskiSkyline Ranch Womens ClubSkyline Ranch Women’s Golf ClubDavid StanleyMichelle SullivanRobin and Rick SutcliffeJune TavernierMargaret TyburskiNeeltje and Paul Van ElderenErick and Donna von BergeR. Bart WearCarl WebbWells Fargo BankSydne WexlerMary and Dale Young
$999-$500ABI Office Furniture, IncAccuCare Medical Equipment CorporationRobert AdamsRobert AlexanderAnderson & Yocum, APCAnonymous (3)The Bahramzadeh Family FoundationBarney & BarneyHollly BauerBryan BaumJames BeardJane BergThe Blanchard FoundationMary BlodgettJo and Sheldon BoyceKaren BradleyBridge Club of North County, Inc.Sharon and Stan BrowerRobert BurgettCalifornia Funeral AlternativesCallaway Golf Company FoundationSusie and Doug CampbellDan CepinThe Colorado TrustCovell, Hogan & Robin, LLPElizabeth DavisJeanie and Theodore DavisLe and David DavongPatricia Di SimoneDiamond Environmental ServicesDupaco, Inc.Laura EdlesEternal Hills MortuaryWilliam FeltMardi FineganMaureen FogartyRobert FosterFrances Blair and Earnie GilesAngela GilpinVirginia GloorAndrea and Eric Goodwin
Clark GraichenDiane and Joseph HarbrechtRita HartleyHeffernan FoundationGeorge HerrmannDorothy HrycVeloria JacobsonWong Sau KamHenry W. Keller, Jr.Sean and Jeff KittrelleDennis KleinJane and Ronald KoningDaniel LaframboiseBlair and Jim LeeBurton LevineMilton LevyGregory LindenCheri and Paul* LooneyDorcas and Kenneth LounsberyNancy and Ed LyonBeverly LytwynDon ManorMcParlane & AssociatesThe Medline FoundationLinda Sue MillerJoyce and James MorrisPauline OetzelFay OostraFernando PalomasNancy and Phil PisciottaSonia PollackDonna G. PrendergastRancho Santa Fe InsuranceAletha RautenkranzRetirement Benefits GroupMaureen and Reed RoadmanRebecca RobynAnnie and Virgil RochesterMary Jane and William RohnZita RudvalisMary SandovalPaul D. SchluntDoris SiegelMike SilkeMargaret and Terry SingletonSociety of Former FBI AgentsT. Rowe Price Program Charitable GivingJudith R. TaylorTelComTecFaye E. ThompsonJohn TreschDave TroyanFredrick WallaceLaura and Arthur WarrenRuth WattoWilliam WinchesterWomen of St. Bartholomew’sCarol Zinn
$499-$250Dorothy AelingAnne AllgoodJudith L. AndersonAnonymous (3)Richard A. BerkAudrey and Tod BerlingerLaw Office of Karen BlackPaul BlellochMichael BorerPaul BousquetFrancis BrawleyCatherine BroseJohn BuckhoffCanon Solutions America, IncDarol and Linda CasterSue CastiglioneThe Chalice Unitarian Universalist ChurchChampagne Village VespersLily and Sam ChenCity National BankClassic Party RentalsBruce CoinDiane and Timothy ConnollyKaren CookEliane and Steven CossDouglas DawsonAnna and Arie De JongTina De La RosaDel Mar Financial Partners, Inc.Cynthia DelaskiMary DuenwegAnnette and Kenneth EricksonRobert E. EriksenK.A. EskridgeBetty and Greg EvansVictoria M. FachMarcia FarmerMargaret FergusonBette FineganJim Finnerty
Dorothy FloresMary and Harold FunkCarolyn and John GallagherKaren Knoll-Gentry and Stephen GentryDick GilesKathleen and Chad GranlundTony HanggieGeorge M. and Christine Y. Happ Charitable Account at Fidelity Charitable Gift FundPatricia HartneyDavid HerbertKaren HerrerosMarcia and Ed HoganPaul JeffsSteven JewellCherie and Warren JohnsonMyrtle and Harold JohnsonJulian Woman’s ClubBob KermathKarl KittrellMargaret KlidyDale A. Kooistra MD, PHDJane and Neil KrekorianPhaedra KunzeJoyce and James KuoShaler LaddLottie Lahoda*Larry M. LandisLegend EditionsHelene and Howard LevineThomas LinJane and Phil MachamerWanda MaguireTerry MammenTrudy A. MangrumGwen MarshallThomas MartinezMary A. McBrideLaurette McGuire, Ph.D.Fleeta MetcalfRex E. MillerRichard MillerKenneth H. Miller and Michael I. Miller, Attorneys at LawSharon MooersLeon MoranvilleJill MorrisJane NakamuraLois M. NavoltMarilyn OrndoffBarbara T. OylerLori and Glenn PanzerJerri PatchettLynn and Robert PenlandJack PivoRhonda and Robert PlunkettVicki PodwellRobert QuinonezVirginia RaistyPeggy Reed-StokerJoyce Rethmeier, CPANancy RommelNancy and Steve RussLorraine SandsDusty SawlanEverett SchneiderMichael SeskinKathleen M. SharpBarbara and Ronald StolleBill SwartzNancy and Jerry ThweattRuth and Nicholas TsoulosBarbara and Hal TurnerCharlotte A. VarvelWilliam VerhulstWilbur J. WalkerGloria WallerKurt WalterAnn WatsonStephen WilliamsonHolly and Dave WolffBeth Yarnelle Edwards
Gifts-in-KindABI Office Furniture, IncBock’s AwardsSusie and Doug CampbellDave’s Sport Sales and ScreenprintingEl Camino QuiltersHerr PhotographyL + L CompaniesThe Moyer FoundationNew York Life Insurance Company, San DiegoNoah’s Animal FigurinesTodd PykeStor’em Self StorageMichelle SullivanYummy Cupcakes
Without You, we could not exist.
In the late 1970’s, few knew the word hospice
or its potential to alleviate suffering. But one
nurse held a vision of what this philosophy
of care could mean to her community.
This nurse, Elizabeth “Betty” Bulen, invited three
of her friends to work with her in establishing
The Elizabeth Hospice (all four women had
“Elizabeth” in their names), devoted to caring
for the terminally ill and their families in 1978.
The Bulen Legacy Society is comprised of
188 caring individuals who have
demonstrated their commitment to the long-term
success of our organization by including
The Elizabeth Hospice in their will or estate.
YOU can help maintain our legacy of care.
The Bulen Legacy Society
Please consider joining
The Bulen Legacy Society today.
President Jan Jones and Founder Elizabeth “Betty” Bulen
For more information about ways to support our nonprofit mission, please contact The Elizabeth Hospice Foundation office at
[email protected] or call 760.796.3737
Welcome to our new Bulen Legacy Society Donors this year:
Anonymous
Patrice Bloom
Florence Elizabeth Catley Estate
Deborah Hagen
C. Joseph* & Donna M. La Bonte Charitable Fund at the California Community Foundation
Marion and Oscar Liebreich
Gladys E. Lundstrom
Elisabeth Wilson Endowment Fund at The Legacy Endowment Community Foundation
Margaret I. Wolf
Barbara N. Yanick
Marie Zierdt
If you’ve already included us in your plans,
please be sure to let us know so that we
can add you to this esteemed list. Contact
Don Beaumarchais, Planned Giving Officer
at [email protected] or call
800.797.2050, ext. 2222.
500 La Terraza Blvd., Ste. 130
Escondido, CA 92025
800.797.2050
www.elizabethhospice.org
The Elizabeth Hospice Foundation I.R.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit status number is 82-0549103
SERVING SAN DIEGO AND INLAND EMPIRE AS A NONPROFIT HEALTHCARE LEADER SINCE 1978
Sunday, May 1, 2016
California Center for the Arts, Escondido
Join us for this annual family event featuring a ceremonial butterfly release. Visit www.elizabethhospice.org or call 800.797.2050 for more information.
Upcoming Community Events
Sunday, December 11, 2016
The Unity Center, San Diego
The region’s longest-running “Light up a Life” event, paying tribute to loved ones who have left an indelible mark in our hearts and minds. The highlight of the event is a poignant candlelighting ceremony. Visit www.elizabethhospice.org or call 800.797.2050 for more information.
Ways to GiveDONATIONS
Online: www.elizabethhospice.orgPhone: 760.796.3737Mail: The Elizabeth Hospice Foundation 500 La Terraza Blvd. Ste. 130 Escondido, CA 92025
GIFTS OF STOCK
We can assist you with making stock transfers. It’s a great way to avoid liquidation and capital gains tax.
MATCHING GIFTS
Many employers match their employees’ donations — ask your company today!
Planned GivingPLANNED GIVING
By including The Elizabeth Hospice in your will or estate plan you will be creating a lasting legacy, ensuring that future generations will always have the opportunity to utilize our services.
Planned gifts can include:• Bequests • Charitable Trusts
• Real Estate • Charitable Gift Annuities• Retirement plan and insurance beneficiary designations
ENDOWMENT
Contributing to our endowment fund, or establishing a fund of your own, is a great way to ensure that The Elizabeth Hospice can continue its great work for years to come. The interest earned from these invested funds are used to support our programs and are an invaluable source of stability and longevity for our organization. Anyone can contribute to our endowment fund, no matter the size of your gift. Certain parameters apply when establishing your own named endowment fund. Contact us today for more information.
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