Grant helps Hospice of Hope personalize end-of-life care for Adams County families

A new grant from the Adams County Community Foundation will put personalized All About Me boards into Hospice of Hope care for patients in Adams County. The boards will be made by Hospice of Hope volunteers and will travel with patients throughout their care before going home with families as keepsakes.

At the Ohio Valley Inpatient Center on the second floor of Adams County Regional Medical Center in Seaman, at 230 Medical Center Drive near Moore’s Road and State Route 32, the boards will be used wherever patients receive care. The June 24 award is aimed at making end-of-life care more personal, with room for life stories, favorite things, family memories and the values that matter most to each patient.

Michael Parker, Hospice of Hope’s director of development, said the boards help celebrate each patient’s unique story while offering comfort and meaningful connection for families during a difficult time. Caregivers, visitors and loved ones get a quick, human portrait of the patient, and the board remains with the family after care ends.

The service area stretches across more than 4,500 square miles and 12 counties in Northern Kentucky and Southern Ohio. Hospice of Hope is a nonprofit, community-based organization serving terminally ill children, adults and their families, and the Seaman inpatient center sits in the heart of that region so care can stay close to home for Adams County residents and families in surrounding Southern Ohio counties.

Linda Stepp, president of the Adams County Community Foundation, said the foundation was pleased to support projects that directly improve quality of life for local residents and families. Founded in 2019, the foundation has awarded more than 50 grants, more than 130 scholarships and helped establish 16 endowment funds. A foundation update marked its 50th community grant with support for Inter-Faith House.