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Applied in 2006

Good Samaritan Care

Angela Hospice

Program Facts

  • Paid (FTE) Staff Working: 0
  • Program Participants Last Year: 7
  • Meets about 3 time(s) with each participant per month
  • Participants remain in the program for 1 months

Volunteers

Volunteers per month: 4

Volunteers are trained:

Volunteer Training
AlwaysRarely

Volunteers are actively recruited:

Volunteer Recruiting
AlwaysRarely

Board Activities

  • Formally reviews the performance of the chief executive officer at least once every two years.
  • Formally approves the budget.
  • Ensures that arrangements with outside fund raising firms are made in writing.
  • Receives information about the financial arrangements with such firms and, if applicable, the anticipated portion of the gross proceeds that goes to the organization.
  • Has formally approved a conflict of interest policy and regularly monitors it to ensure adherence.
  • Receives, at least quarterly, the organization's financial statement.
  • Receives, at least annually, an auditor's management letter and report.
  • Convenes an audit committee.

Outcomes & Measures: (self-reported)

Outcome 1
Patient/Family satisfaction with pain and symptom management; quick service.

Measure
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) Family Satisfaction Survey.

Outcome 2
Ability to control pain.

Measure
NHPCO Pain Questionnaire - Initial on admission; repeat 72 hours after admission.

Outcome 3
Prevent negative outcomes: falls, medication errors, infections, other incidents.

Measure
Internal quarterly audit and root cause analysis system.

Change Process: (self-reported)

As participants are admitted to the program while in the terminal stages of their diseases, program participants change as patients pass away and new patients are admitted to the program.