Blue Ridge Hospice Inc

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - NON-CONSTRUCTION - BLUE RIDGE INDEPENDENCE AT HOME WILL PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS ENROLLED IN OUR PACE PROGRAM WITH ALL MEDICAL AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ACROSS THE ENTIRE CONTINUUM OF CARE WITH THE GOAL OF MAINTAINING THEIR INDEPENDENCE IN THEIR HOME AND THE COMMUNITY FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE HOME HEALTH AND PERSONAL CARE, ALL NECESSARY PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, SOCIAL SERVICES, HOSPITAL AND NURSING HOME CARE WHEN NECESSARY, AND MEDICAL SPECIALTY CARE SUCH AS AUDIOLOGY, DENTISTRY, OPTOMETRY, PODIATRY, AND SPEECH THERAPY. OUR PACE PROGRAM WILL ALSO PROVIDE ADULT DAY CARE OFFERING PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL, AND RECREATIONAL THERAPIES, MEALS, NUTRITION COUNSELING, SOCIAL WORK, AND PERSONAL CARE, AS WELL AS SAFE, DOOR-TO-DOOR TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM OUR PACE CENTER. THE STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY INCLUDES STIMULATING DAILY LIVING COMMON AREAS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE SOCIALIZATION, A FULLY-EQUIPPED REHABILITATION FACILITY, AN INDUSTRIAL KITCHEN, A PERSONAL CARE FACILITY, AND A COMPLETE MEDICAL CLINIC FEATURING A TRIAGE AREA, OBSERVATION ROOM, AND 5 EXAM ROOMS — ALL FULLY EQUIPPED AND STAFFED TO ACCOMMODATE PARTICIPANTS' NEEDS.