Friday, January 18, 2013
Do you want to volunteer at Ames Family Hospice House?
Several local residents have volunteered to participate in the 2013 National Day of Service on Saturday, Jan. 19, by helping hospice patients and their families at Ames Family Hospice House. At the hospice house, community residents will host a homemade soup luncheon for patients, families, caregivers and visitors in the Great Room, and will create handmade cards to give to veterans being cared for by Hospice of the Western Reserve. Residents in Avon, Avon Lake and Westlake are invited to volunteer. Ames Family Hospice is seeking new volunteers and will be starting education classes soon. In addition to the luncheon and card making for veterans, the center will have information available for those interested in assisting. The National Day …
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Avon, Avon Lake vets welcome to flag-raising ceremony.
Local veterans and their families are invited to attend a flag-raising ceremony on the 30-acre grounds at Ames Family Hospice House, 30800 Hospice Way, Westlake, on Veterans Day, Sunday, Nov. 11, at 2 p.m. The ceremony will take place in the large Veterans Garden located in front of the house. Spokesperson Laurie Heinrichsen said veterans from Avon and Avon Lake are welcome to attend the ceremony. American Legion Post 12 from Elyria will be donating a new 4 x 6 foot flag to wave from atop the 30-foot flagpole located in the center of the garden and will perform a ceremony honoring the memory of all who have lost their lives in service to the county. A bugler will perform Taps. The flag donation came about through the efforts of veteran Ken…
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Community will get to see facility that helps both the living and the dying
At Hospice of the Western Reserve's new Ames Family Hospice in Westlake, the motto is, you're living until you die. Everything from the design of the building to colors chosen is focused on giving patients and their families the most living possible out of the final days of the patient's life. "We want them to feel like they're in a home, not a facility," said Robert Plona, director of residential services. The new 40,000-sq.-ft. hospice opens this weekend with events that include a community open house from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 23. Guests are asked to park at the old Cleveland Clinic facility on Clemens Road and shuttles will take them to the hospice from there. Hospice of the Western Reserve estimates it will care for 2,054 …
