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- Quality
of Resident Life
- Residents Assistance
- Employee
Development
- Entrance
Assistance
Quality
of Resident Life is
an undesignated fund for the area of greatest need.
Because
of the Quality of Resident Life grants program we were able to purchase an
Automatic Electronic Defibrillator (AED). Recent studies have shown
that in the event of a cardiac arrest, early cardiac defibrillation
results in more lives saved, and the length of time needed to get someone
to a hospital for this treatment is often the difference between life and
death.
I
am not only grateful for the generosity of the Philanthropy Committee in
awarding this grant, but also proud of their foresight in providing
emergency services for the greater Horizon House community.
-
Lori Dealy, Clinic Manager
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Residents
Assistance is
for those who have exhausted their financial resources. “Patsy”
was born and reared in Seattle, attended state university and spent her
adult years raising three children, boating in the Puget Sound, playing
bridge, and reading books. She
could not anticipate that the cost of health care would sky rocket.
But it did. Residents
Assistance helped to assure that her end of life reflected her earlier
experiences. Her son expressed
his feelings shortly after her death.
Mom
could not have had a better home for the past few years than Horizon
House. My wife and I hope we
can find such a nurturing place for our last 8 years.
Our family deeply appreciates all the staff did to make Mom happy
during her time there.
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Employee
Development provides
professional training for our staff. In
2007, twenty-three hard-working adults, struggling to hold down full-time
jobs and manage families, committed to participate in the Employee
Development Program and go to school in an effort to better themselves.
A janitor earned his
Bachelor of Arts degree; a nursing assistant began studies to be a
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN); and an LPN prepared to be a Registered
Nurse (RN) – all because of this Program.
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Entrance
Assistance
pays
a share of entrance fees for middle/low income applicants.
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