ANAHEIM : Nonprofit Hospice’s Opening Delayed
Organizers of the county’s first nonprofit hospice say it will probably be spring before the facility opens.
The Hospice of Orange County was scheduled to open in Anaheim Hills this month, but Helen Monroe, the group’s treasurer, now expects it to open by May.
Monroe said the delay is due in part to efforts to corral a well-heeled benefactor to sponsor the facility. One benefactor, whom she would not name, is looking into adopting the project and taking care of its ongoing financial needs.
The group is also hoping to receive a government grant from a fund that helps people with AIDS.
“This (hospice) is still going to happen,” Monroe said. “We are in the process of hiring an executive director so we can get the paperwork underway.”
The organizers have been trying to raise $200,000 to open the six-bed hospice, which will be in a home on Paseo Rio Azul. The home was used until recently by Catholic Charities of Orange County as a residence for mentally retarded children.
Hospices provide round-the-clock care for terminally ill patients during their dying days in a home-like setting. They are staffed by registered nurses.
It is expected that many of the patients will be the elderly and people with AIDS.
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