Annual Report FY2015 (July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015)

Leading. Human. Kind.

In every room of every house

or facility we visit, we witness

and celebrate precious moments

of hope — another meaningful

day for a patient with his or her

family, shared laughter during a

tough conversation, or a patient

whose mind is clearer than ever

due to great clinical care. These

magical moments are possible because of you. Your

generosity is one of The Elizabeth Hospice’s greatest

fortunes. Your support gives us resources we need to

bring compassionate solutions to complex patient and

family challenges. Your generosity transforms lives.

As the region’s leading and largest nonprofit hospice

and palliative care provider, we have touched the lives

of more than 90,000 individuals and their loved ones

since 1978 — thanks to your support of our profound

mission. This year, and every year, we celebrate you.

Thank you.

Jan Jones, RN, BSN

President and CEO

The Elizabeth Hospice is celebrating YOU.

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FEATURE ARTICLE

10 Your Life, Your Way... All the Way

You can define and shape your quality of life

By Paula Spencer Scott

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TS4 Every Minute is

Truly a TreasureBy Beverly Marston

MEMORABLE MOMENTS

5 Conversation Starter Kit Makes Life EasierBy Marlene A. Prost

CAREGIVER’S CORNER

6 When Your Caregiving Feels Helpless By Paula Spencer Scott

FRIENDS & FAMILY

8 Reinventing Ways to Find Comfort By Ann Hood

SPIRITUAL SUPPORT

14 Why Believing MattersBy Harold G. Koenig, M.D.

NEW & NOTEWORTHY

16 A Son’s Appreciation

17 Steve’s Legacy: Four Things that Matter MostBy Dee Crimmel

18 How Adults Can Help Children and Teens Who are GrievingBy Liz Sumner © 2014 SRI Media, Inc. (610) 455-0706. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is prohibited by law.

Welcome to Touching Lives

Dear Friend,

For 36 years, The Elizabeth Hospice has been devoted to

providing high-quality medical, emotional and spiritual

support to those in need, regardless of their gender, age,

ethnicity, religion, disease, insurance status or ability to

pay. Until recently, our service area encompassed only

Northern San Diego County. Now, our programs and

services reach across San Diego and South Riverside Counties. We are here for

you during life’s final stages and through the healing journey afterwards.

The Elizabeth Hospice has committed time, financial resources and people to

develop and expand a specialized pediatric service for infants and children. The

program provides the traditional scope of hospice services, with sensitivity to the

unique needs of families of our young patients, and fulfills our commitment to

care for infants and children living with a serious illness.

As your community hospice, it is our responsibility to provide you with tools

and resources to make informed healthcare decisions for you and your loved one.

This issue includes articles about caregiver support, talking about your wishes at the

end of life, and spirituality. Baby Boomers also discuss finding hope and meaning

when dealing with a life-limiting illness.

Touching Lives magazine introduces you to the benefits of hospice for you

and your family, along with the information you need to make appropriate

decisions about end-of-life care. Call The Elizabeth Hospice today to begin a

conversation. We’ll talk about embracing life. We’ll talk about living more fully

in comfort and in control. We’ll focus on living.

Warm regards,

Jan Jones, RN, BSN, FAAMA

President and CEO

Serving San Diego and South Riverside Counties

The Elizabeth Hospice, Inc.

500 La Terraza Blvd. Escondido, CA 92025

(760) 737-2050 • (800) 797-2050

www.elizabethhospice.org

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The Elizabeth Hospice Corporation

Board of Directors

Gary Kloehn, Chair

Guy Anastasia

Denise Boren, PhD., RN

Rev. Larry Eddingfield

John Forst

Michelle Hays

Robert Hemker

Ron Klingensmith

Debi Lange

Laurette McGuire, PhD

Mark Neu

Michelle Sullivan

Chris Weissmann

The Elizabeth Hospice Foundation

Board of Trustees

Michael T. Hartney, JD, Chair

Theodore Davis

Doug Dawson

Faye Hines Goldfeder

Gary Kloehn

Dan Laframboise

Debi Lange

Bruce McCarty

Jack Raymond

OUR MISSIONTo enhance the quality of life for those nearing the

end of life’s journey and for those who grieve.

OUR VISIONThe Elizabeth Hospice aspires to a world in which every

life ends with compassion, dignity and peace.

For more information about ways to support our nonprofit mission, please contact The Elizabeth Hospice Foundation office at

funddevelopment@ehospice.org or call 760.796.3737

Thanks to thousands of donors and

thousands of gifts of all sizes, voluntary

financial support — philanthropy — has

paved the way for increased capacity

and reach for our programs and services

in our 37-year history. Yet, the reality is

that more and more people will continue

to be impacted by serious illness, grief

and loss, and our mission must prevail

to ensure those in need continue to

have access to the comprehensive and

compassionate programs and services

provided by The Elizabeth Hospice.

VOLUNTEERS

Number of Volunteers:

322

Volunteer Hours:

28,340.3

COST SAVINGS GENERATED

$374,907.50

FUNDRAISING

2498Gifts

1953 Donors

2015 2015

Since its humble beginnings in 1978,

The Elizabeth Hospice has cared for

more than 90,000 individuals touched by

a serious or life-limiting illness, and has

never turned a hospice-appropriate patient

away, thanks to charitable support through

our Hospice Care Fund. Imagine…the

power to ensure that a seriously ill child

or adult can gain access to highly trained

professionals providing expert medical

care and compassionate support for them

and their family members. This can only

be realized through the charitable support

of individuals, foundations, and civic and

business organizations.

CareFor All Ages

Ensure That Our Mission Endures

“Branch lived 7 days…he didn’t write a poem…he didn’t make

a speech. He was important just because he existed.”

— Glenn Murdock, father of Branch Lionheart

REVENUE

Patient Services ..........................................................$33,635,410

Community Support & Events ..............................$1,647,376

Investment Income ..................................................$170,147

Other ..............................................................................$32,876

Total ...............................................................................$35,535,809

EXPENSES

Direct Patient Care ....................................................$17,951,088

Indirect Patient Care .................................................$10,725,093

Community Outreach .............................................$916,134

Management & General ..........................................$5,933,877

Fundraising ..................................................................$746,272

Total ...............................................................................$36,272,434

The Elizabeth Hospice, Inc. and The Elizabeth Hospice Foundation

Financial Report FY2015

Consolidated Statement of Operations (July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015)

$160

$1,105

$320

By The Numbers provides one day of hospice care toan uninsured patient at home

Cost to provide comprehensive counseling support to a patient’s loved one

sends one grieving child to our three-day Camp Erin San Diego

Who We ServeThe Elizabeth Hospice cares for adults and children

living with a serious or life-limiting illness. Care is

provided in the patient’s home or wherever the

patient calls “home” including skilled nursing,

residential care, and assisted living facilities,

or in an acute-care hospital setting.

PATIENTS SERVED

2,634

RespiratoryDisorders

8%

GastrointestinalDisorders

2%

GenitourinaryDisorders

2%

Infectious Diseases

2%

Cardiovascular Disorders

16%Neurological

Disorders29%

Cancer32%

Other8%

YOUR IMPACT

Here at The Elizabeth Hospice, we help our patients and loved ones make the most of each

moment for as long as life lasts. And every time a patient has a pain-free day or can enjoy quality

time with loved ones, we think of you, our supporters, who help to make these moments possible.

Where We ServeThe Elizabeth Hospice provides

comprehensive programs and services

in communities throughout San Diego

and the Inland Empire.

For more information about ways to support our nonprofit mission, please contact The Elizabeth Hospice Foundation office at

funddevelopment@ehospice.org or call 760.796.3737

16%

24%

16%

28%

16%

San Diego County and South Riverside County (Inland Empire)

Patients Served: 2,634

Infectious Diseases3%

Respiratory Disorders

8%

NeurologicalDisorders

29%

CardiovascularDisorders

16%Other8%

Cancer32%

Escondido

Oceanside

Ramona

La Mesa

Encinitas

Del Mar

La Jolla

San DiegoEl Cajon

Lakeside

Poway

Fallbrook

Pauma Valley

Pala

Bonsall

San Marcos

Vista

Alpine

16%

24%16% 28%16%

Percentage of Patients per Geographic Area

$25,000 +Ellen Browning Scripps FoundationSJB Donor Advised Fund at the Chicago Community Foundation

$24,999-$10,000ADC CorpDisabled American VeteransThe Fieldstone FoundationThe Harbrecht Charitable FoundationEstate of Corrine D. TannerThe Moyer FoundationOceanside Yacht ClubJanice and Caren PatrickWilliam Hall Tippett and Ruth Rathell Tippett Foundation

$9,999-$5,000Bortz-Boyer Family Charitable Fund at Fidelity Charitable Gift FundMaggie and Paul CauchiThe Country Friends, Inc.Gina Marie Dayton Guardian Angel FoundationTerry and Dirk DebbinkFirst Christian Church of EscondidoCarol and Bill FredrickClaire GarnerMary Ann and Robert HemkerMichel Kleiman Managment AgencyLegacy Endowment Community FoundationRobert LissKaren MercaldoThe Raymond Foundation at The San Diego FoundationThe Schriver Family TrustLarry ScottThe Stein Family FoundationStewardship FoundationThe Sutcliffe FoundationBrenda Todd

$4,999-$1,000Sally and Bill AndersonAnonymous (3)Sally and Kenneth BarnettRob Benzon FoundationDon BeaumarchaisRuss BonafedeDenise BorenKristy and Lindsay BrehmFiona and E. H. BulenFrances and Russell CainAnthony CarrCatherine and Peter CastonguayJudy CauseyMargaret and Marc CohenThe Betty and Melvin Cohn Endowment Fund of the Jewish Community FoundationCubic CorporationEileen Da CostaCharles DavisMelissa DelaCalzadaDesign Fabrication, Inc.Duckor Spradling Metzger + WynneBarbara EastonEnterprise Holdings, IncEscondido Senior Enterprises, Inc.Harry E. EttingerZelda and Joseph EttoreSusan K. FancherAlexis and Ron FowlerBeate J. FriedrichZina and Russell GeyserAnne and John GilchristSue and John GilroyOliver GoellnitzEverett HarrisLaura J. HartHart EquitiesChrissa and Michael HartneyDavid HartneyMichelle and David HaysEstate of Richard HeidenFaye HinesAnnette HirtHom Family Fund at The San Diego FoundationInteriors Plus Design, Inc.Paul IzorMadeline and Harold JacobsSherri and Donald JaycoxSteve JohnsonJan Jones and Steve WilliamsKarin and Gary KloehnDr. and Mrs. Jerry KolinsHarry KrallGina LandauMitchell Lane

Debi and Eric LangeJohn LeeJanice LieboldAlbert LutzGary MalinoAnn E. Dechairo-Marino and Bill MarinoDr. Tom MartinezJoyce MasonMayberry Co.Joann and Arthur McBrideNancy McFarlandKaren and William McGurkKaren and G.W. MedleyMary Lou MettlerYvonne and Don MeziereLaura and Michael MillerRhodora and Mark NeuNew York Life Insurance Company, San DiegoWilliam A. and Ann Niese Charitable Fund at the California Community FoundationE. Roy NoetzelSherry NorthcrossMarilyn O’BrienKathleen PacurarElizabeth PaigeSandra and Ken PapeGeraldine and Richard* PattersonFloyd PickrellJanis PrupesPatrick QuarantaRincon Band of Luiseno Mission IndiansRotary Club of EscondidoColleen and Bill RuckerConstance SabestinasSan Diego ChargersSan Marcos Community FoundationSave A Life AmericaThomas SchiffSDG&EPatricia and Dennis ShaderAlexander ShorBarbara and Kip SkavinskiSkyline Ranch Womens ClubSkyline Ranch Women’s Golf ClubDavid StanleyMichelle SullivanRobin and Rick SutcliffeJune TavernierMargaret TyburskiNeeltje and Paul Van ElderenErick and Donna von BergeR. Bart WearCarl WebbWells Fargo BankSydne WexlerMary and Dale Young

$999-$500ABI Office Furniture, IncAccuCare Medical Equipment CorporationRobert AdamsRobert AlexanderAnderson & Yocum, APCAnonymous (3)The Bahramzadeh Family FoundationBarney & BarneyHollly BauerBryan BaumJames BeardJane BergThe Blanchard FoundationMary BlodgettJo and Sheldon BoyceKaren BradleyBridge Club of North County, Inc.Sharon and Stan BrowerRobert BurgettCalifornia Funeral AlternativesCallaway Golf Company FoundationSusie and Doug CampbellDan CepinThe Colorado TrustCovell, Hogan & Robin, LLPElizabeth DavisJeanie and Theodore DavisLe and David DavongPatricia Di SimoneDiamond Environmental ServicesDupaco, Inc.Laura EdlesEternal Hills MortuaryWilliam FeltMardi FineganMaureen FogartyRobert FosterFrances Blair and Earnie GilesAngela GilpinVirginia GloorAndrea and Eric Goodwin

Clark GraichenDiane and Joseph HarbrechtRita HartleyHeffernan FoundationGeorge HerrmannDorothy HrycVeloria JacobsonWong Sau KamHenry W. Keller, Jr.Sean and Jeff KittrelleDennis KleinJane and Ronald KoningDaniel LaframboiseBlair and Jim LeeBurton LevineMilton LevyGregory LindenCheri and Paul* LooneyDorcas and Kenneth LounsberyNancy and Ed LyonBeverly LytwynDon ManorMcParlane & AssociatesThe Medline FoundationLinda Sue MillerJoyce and James MorrisPauline OetzelFay OostraFernando PalomasNancy and Phil PisciottaSonia PollackDonna G. PrendergastRancho Santa Fe InsuranceAletha RautenkranzRetirement Benefits GroupMaureen and Reed RoadmanRebecca RobynAnnie and Virgil RochesterMary Jane and William RohnZita RudvalisMary SandovalPaul D. SchluntDoris SiegelMike SilkeMargaret and Terry SingletonSociety of Former FBI AgentsT. Rowe Price Program Charitable GivingJudith R. TaylorTelComTecFaye E. ThompsonJohn TreschDave TroyanFredrick WallaceLaura and Arthur WarrenRuth WattoWilliam WinchesterWomen of St. Bartholomew’sCarol Zinn

$499-$250Dorothy AelingAnne AllgoodJudith L. AndersonAnonymous (3)Richard A. BerkAudrey and Tod BerlingerLaw Office of Karen BlackPaul BlellochMichael BorerPaul BousquetFrancis BrawleyCatherine BroseJohn BuckhoffCanon Solutions America, IncDarol and Linda CasterSue CastiglioneThe Chalice Unitarian Universalist ChurchChampagne Village VespersLily and Sam ChenCity National BankClassic Party RentalsBruce CoinDiane and Timothy ConnollyKaren CookEliane and Steven CossDouglas DawsonAnna and Arie De JongTina De La RosaDel Mar Financial Partners, Inc.Cynthia DelaskiMary DuenwegAnnette and Kenneth EricksonRobert E. EriksenK.A. EskridgeBetty and Greg EvansVictoria M. FachMarcia FarmerMargaret FergusonBette FineganJim Finnerty

Dorothy FloresMary and Harold FunkCarolyn and John GallagherKaren Knoll-Gentry and Stephen GentryDick GilesKathleen and Chad GranlundTony HanggieGeorge M. and Christine Y. Happ Charitable Account at Fidelity Charitable Gift FundPatricia HartneyDavid HerbertKaren HerrerosMarcia and Ed HoganPaul JeffsSteven JewellCherie and Warren JohnsonMyrtle and Harold JohnsonJulian Woman’s ClubBob KermathKarl KittrellMargaret KlidyDale A. Kooistra MD, PHDJane and Neil KrekorianPhaedra KunzeJoyce and James KuoShaler LaddLottie Lahoda*Larry M. LandisLegend EditionsHelene and Howard LevineThomas LinJane and Phil MachamerWanda MaguireTerry MammenTrudy A. MangrumGwen MarshallThomas MartinezMary A. McBrideLaurette McGuire, Ph.D.Fleeta MetcalfRex E. MillerRichard MillerKenneth H. Miller and Michael I. Miller, Attorneys at LawSharon MooersLeon MoranvilleJill MorrisJane NakamuraLois M. NavoltMarilyn OrndoffBarbara T. OylerLori and Glenn PanzerJerri PatchettLynn and Robert PenlandJack PivoRhonda and Robert PlunkettVicki PodwellRobert QuinonezVirginia RaistyPeggy Reed-StokerJoyce Rethmeier, CPANancy RommelNancy and Steve RussLorraine SandsDusty SawlanEverett SchneiderMichael SeskinKathleen M. SharpBarbara and Ronald StolleBill SwartzNancy and Jerry ThweattRuth and Nicholas TsoulosBarbara and Hal TurnerCharlotte A. VarvelWilliam VerhulstWilbur J. WalkerGloria WallerKurt WalterAnn WatsonStephen WilliamsonHolly and Dave WolffBeth Yarnelle Edwards

Gifts-in-KindABI Office Furniture, IncBock’s AwardsSusie and Doug CampbellDave’s Sport Sales and ScreenprintingEl Camino QuiltersHerr PhotographyL + L CompaniesThe Moyer FoundationNew York Life Insurance Company, San DiegoNoah’s Animal FigurinesTodd PykeStor’em Self StorageMichelle SullivanYummy Cupcakes

Without You, we could not exist.

In the late 1970’s, few knew the word hospice

or its potential to alleviate suffering. But one

nurse held a vision of what this philosophy

of care could mean to her community.

This nurse, Elizabeth “Betty” Bulen, invited three

of her friends to work with her in establishing

The Elizabeth Hospice (all four women had

“Elizabeth” in their names), devoted to caring

for the terminally ill and their families in 1978.

The Bulen Legacy Society is comprised of

188 caring individuals who have

demonstrated their commitment to the long-term

success of our organization by including

The Elizabeth Hospice in their will or estate.

YOU can help maintain our legacy of care.

The Bulen Legacy Society

Please consider joining

The Bulen Legacy Society today.

President Jan Jones and Founder Elizabeth “Betty” Bulen

For more information about ways to support our nonprofit mission, please contact The Elizabeth Hospice Foundation office at

funddevelopment@ehospice.org or call 760.796.3737

Welcome to our new Bulen Legacy Society Donors this year:

Anonymous

Patrice Bloom

Florence Elizabeth Catley Estate

Deborah Hagen

C. Joseph* & Donna M. La Bonte Charitable Fund at the California Community Foundation

Marion and Oscar Liebreich

Gladys E. Lundstrom

Elisabeth Wilson Endowment Fund at The Legacy Endowment Community Foundation

Margaret I. Wolf

Barbara N. Yanick

Marie Zierdt

If you’ve already included us in your plans,

please be sure to let us know so that we

can add you to this esteemed list. Contact

Don Beaumarchais, Planned Giving Officer

at Don.Beau@ehospice.org or call

800.797.2050, ext. 2222.

500 La Terraza Blvd., Ste. 130

Escondido, CA 92025

800.797.2050

www.elizabethhospice.org

The Elizabeth Hospice Foundation I.R.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit status number is 82-0549103

SERVING SAN DIEGO AND INLAND EMPIRE AS A NONPROFIT HEALTHCARE LEADER SINCE 1978

Sunday, May 1, 2016

California Center for the Arts, Escondido

Join us for this annual family event featuring a ceremonial butterfly release. Visit www.elizabethhospice.org or call 800.797.2050 for more information.

Upcoming Community Events

Sunday, December 11, 2016

The Unity Center, San Diego

The region’s longest-running “Light up a Life” event, paying tribute to loved ones who have left an indelible mark in our hearts and minds. The highlight of the event is a poignant candlelighting ceremony. Visit www.elizabethhospice.org or call 800.797.2050 for more information.

Ways to GiveDONATIONS

Online: www.elizabethhospice.orgPhone: 760.796.3737Mail: The Elizabeth Hospice Foundation 500 La Terraza Blvd. Ste. 130 Escondido, CA 92025

GIFTS OF STOCK

We can assist you with making stock transfers. It’s a great way to avoid liquidation and capital gains tax.

MATCHING GIFTS

Many employers match their employees’ donations — ask your company today!

Planned GivingPLANNED GIVING

By including The Elizabeth Hospice in your will or estate plan you will be creating a lasting legacy, ensuring that future generations will always have the opportunity to utilize our services.

Planned gifts can include:• Bequests • Charitable Trusts

• Real Estate • Charitable Gift Annuities• Retirement plan and insurance beneficiary designations

ENDOWMENT

Contributing to our endowment fund, or establishing a fund of your own, is a great way to ensure that The Elizabeth Hospice can continue its great work for years to come. The interest earned from these invested funds are used to support our programs and are an invaluable source of stability and longevity for our organization. Anyone can contribute to our endowment fund, no matter the size of your gift. Certain parameters apply when establishing your own named endowment fund. Contact us today for more information.

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