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A new home for Hospice Much-needed facility for inpatient care coming to Sterling STERLING – Hospice of the Rock River Valley will break ground later this month for its hospice home. The ceremony is set for 11 a.m. May 26 at the site on the northeast side of North Avenue E, across the street from Morningside of Sterling at 2705 Ave. E. The nonprofit agency has provided home hospice and outpatient care for more than 30 years, but the hospice home will plug an inpatient services hole that exists in the area’s end-oflife care options. The agency serves Whiteside, Lee, Ogle, Carroll, and Bureau counties. The closest hospice home is about 30 miles away, at Oregon’s Serenity House. The agency was granted a license after the board and administration prepared a needs assessment and feasibility study for the project more than 3 years ago. The new 14,000-squarefoot building will house six patient suites, a nursing station, meditation room, and areas where families can sleep and eat. Hospice of the Rock River Valley will continue its home care and provide respite services for caregivers. Although construction soon will begin, the agency still needs donations.
The capital campaign, with a theme of “Growing A Tradition of Care,� kicked off Feb. 2, 2015. The cost of the project initially was estimated at $3.5 million, but the agency now is looking at about a $3 million price tag. “Our original estimates came in high, and we are finding ways to reduce the costs without negatively impacting services,� said Carolyn Spencer, hospice home project manager. Plans are for construction to begin in the fall, and the new facility to open its doors in spring 2017. They are ratcheting up the fundraising, including the addition of a text campaign, to raise $750,000, Spencer said. “Texting is a very easy way to donate, and it’s secure,� Spencer said. The agency started selling tickets for a Queen of Hearts raffle May 5, in partnership with Whiskey Barrel in Rock Falls. The first drawing will be at 7:30 p.m. May 25; tickets are 6 for $5. Other upcoming fundraisers include Quartermania, May 15 at the Sterling Moose; a golf outing June 24 at Deer Valley Country Club; and Tapas and ’Tinis on Aug. 27 at the Brandywine. Richard Prescott, the retired former owner of Prescott Construction, donated the land. He
winters in Arizona, but will be in town for the groundbreaking. Prescott has been involved Carolyn Spencer in other Hospice home h e a l t h care-relat- project manager ed projects locally. He built Parkway Center in Sterling in 1987, and made a large donation to get the Whiteside County Health Department’s dental clinic started. The workload involved in planning the hospice home project played a role in the timing of a leadership change at the agency. Spencer stepped down from the executive director post to focus on hospice house, and Emily Taylor started as director Jan. 11. “I knew I wanted to retire in the next couple of years, and when I decided to work on this project full time, it seemed like a good way to make the transition,� Spencer said. Taylor had been on the agency’s board for 2 years. At least five additional people will be hired before the building opens, and it’s likely more staff will be needed soon after, Spencer said.
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