Following our interview with Mildred Barnette, founder of Queen Anne’s Hospice Volunteers and first Executive Director, Hospice of Queen Anne’s, the Spy talked with Heather Guerieri, Executive Director of Compass Regional Hospice.
Here, Heather talks about how she became involved with Compass, how hospice has evolved over the last 20 years, and offers insight into the changes that led to Hospice of Queen Anne’s being rebranded as Compass Regional Hospice in 2014 and becoming the sole hospice provider for Queen Anne’s, Kent and Caroline Counties.
It is important to realize that Compass Regional Hospice offers a wide spectrum of services that include a commitment to “care on your terms” philosophy implemented by collaborating with the patient, family, hospital and physician—a personal network of care.
Guerieri also talks about the Bridges Program, which offers supportive care for individuals who are transitioning to the next level of care or are not yet ready for hospice. When care in a patient’s home is not possible, a six-bed residential Hospice Center in Centreville and the Caroline Hospice Home in Denton offer a clinically supportive environment in a home-like setting.
Guerieri has been Executive Director of Compass Regional Hospice since 2007.
For more information about Compass Regional Hospice, go here.
To donate to hospice, go here.
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