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Coming May 26-27, 2021.
Biggest Fundraiser
of the Year!
of the Year!
Our Hospice Foundation's yearly fundraiser uses 100% of donations to go directly back to the families in the care of Hospice. Thank you for helping to raise over $450,000 over the past several years.
About U.P. Home Health & Hospice
U.P. Home Health & Hospice serves individuals throughout Marquette County with health care needs such as, but not limited to, pre/post surgery, acute or chronic illnesses, or a life-limiting diagnosis. Our focus is on exceptional quality care and we maintain a philosophical approach to care that focuses on empowering people to live life to the fullest. This philosophy is the drive for us to provide home health, hospice, and private duty. This approach empowers us to support virtually any need of our clients, with seamless transitions between services if the need arises.
Hospice philosophical care is all about LIVING and
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News & Upcoming Events -
All Outreach Clinics are by appointment only - please call (906) 225-4545 for more info.
It's National Dress Up Your Pet Day and here are a few furry friends loved by our Angels! Do you have a picture of your pet in their best dress? Drop it in the comments!
One of the key pieces of our Hospice Philosophical Care is LIVING and PEP! That means we work with you and your family on the four priorities of Palliation (symptom management), Education (on your care options), Empowerment (to make your own decisions), and Priorities (for you and your family).
Do you have questions about Hospice and when it might be right for you and your family? Call (906) 225-4545 or visit uphomehealth.org for more information.
Do you have a surgery scheduled for 2020 that requires home health or physical therapy? We can help! Visit uphomehealth.org to find out more!
Are you looking for a rewarding career that offers signing bonus, competitive wage and benefits, and an agency vehicle. Come join the angels! Now hiring both RNs and LPNs. Go to uphomehealth.org to find out how to apply! vimeo.com/285861465
Happy National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day at U.P. Home Health & Hospice! Ringing in the season with some festive apparel on our angels!
Awwwwe even Tucker Garret-Bureau got in on it!!!
Congratulations Vanessa for being the winner of our TV giveaway for Toys for Tots! We had SO many toy donations this year we are continually impressed with how our community helps those in need! (Also pictured, Gina Iery, Senior Director of Clinical Services)
We were proud to support this years The Mining Journal Cheer Club. Making sure Upper Peninsula families have enough for Christmas is more important this year than ever, that's why we are proud to make this donation from our family at U.P. Home Health and Hospice to the community.
#AngelHour Angel Alert! We are proud to introduce Linda Deans, the Director of U.P. Privat Duty Services. Linda has been an angel for 19 YEARS! She came to U.P. Private Duty Services after taking care of her mother who was in our hospice program. She said because everybody was so kind and thoughtful to her mom and family, she decided this was the place she wanted to work. Linda is married and has three grown children and five beautiful grandchildren. Linda enjoys camping, baking, spending time with family and helping others. Thank you, Linda, for bein an angel for almost two decades!!
Ahhh proud niece over here! ♡
She is my daughter’s mother-in-law, my son-in/law’s mother and my grandchildren’s other grandma. Yup. She’s an angel.
Congratulations 🎉
Congrats
Congrats!
Congrats Linda😇very much deserved😇
Congratulations Mom 🥰 😇 Lindalee
Almost 2 decades, wow, Linda!! 👏🏼🥳
A hearty thank you to our next #angelhour! We're featuring Heather Stanaway, Private Duty Coordinator. Heather has worked for U.P. Private Duty Services for 14 years! She enjoys camping, cooking, and spending time with family and her cat. She has two children Amber and Ryan who she is very proud of. Heather does a great job scheduling our aides and clients. Thank you for being an Angel, Heather!
Congratulations, Heather,
Private Duty Services are an important part of home care, so we're happy to introduce another member of our Private Duty Team! #angelhour features Pam Etheridge, LPN. Pam has been with U.P.P.D. Services for a little over 1 and a half years. She has three children, Ian, Addison and Bailey and was newly married in March 2019. Pam enjoys baking and spending time with family.
Pam enjoys caring for our patients and their families. We are happy to have her on our team. Thanks for being an angel, Pam!
#AngelHour for our Private Duty Angels features Nichole Hibbard! Nichole is our Private Duty Office Coordinator and she has worked for U.P. Private Duty Services for 9 years. Nichole is married and has one daughter in college and 4 dogs. She enjoys the outdoors, "Jeeping", going to concerts and spending time with her family. She is a great addition to our company with her friendly out going attitude.
Thanks for all your help Nichole
You didn't forget about our #angelhour did you? This week we are featuring our Private Duty Angels! First, meet Denise Kaukola, LPN.
Denise has been with U.P. Private Duty Services for 11 years. She has three children, one dog and two cats. She enjoys camping, biking, being with family and helping others. We are so happy to have her on our team!
Congrats Denise
Thank you!!! You always do a great job
Yaaaay!!! Congratulations Denise!!!!!! So awesome!!!!
You are awesome!!!!
Yayyy 🎉🎉🎉❤️
Yeah Denise Kaukola
Today is #GivingTuesday~ the worlds largest day of giving. Did you know that 100% of every gift to our nonprofit foundation goes directly to hospice patients and their families? The foundation supports noncovered medical expenses, durable medical equipment, our Make-A-Memory program and more! Give today!
uphomehealth.org/hospice-foundation/
Have you liked our World of Angels page yet? You have one more chance to win an Angel Basket like Julie- all you have to do is like the page and we'll draw the winner on November 30!
Thanks for living in a World of Angels!Angel Alert! Angel Alert! 😇😍😇😍Congratulations, Julie! The winner of our third Angel Basket! There is one chance left to win an Angel Basket for National Hospice & Palliative Care Month! Like our page and encourage your friends - our last drawing will be November 30!
Congratulations 🎉
Yay Julie 😍
Good for you!
Nice Julie Matson Solka... 🙂
We are excited to support Toys for Tots again this year by giving away a 55 inch Smart TV! For every new unwrapped toy (FMV of $5) donated you get a chance to win.
Drop donations off at either our Marquette or Ishpeming Office. Please note, you will be unable to enter the office, when you approach the door please call the phone number listed and we will come and collect your donation and provide you a drawing slip. Deadline is December 11!
We were excited to partner with Lake Superior Life Care & Hospice and Trillium House to do a Wish List Drive for the Jacobetti Home for Veterans. Great organizations working together for a great cause!
Great to take part in this with our community's wonderful hospice providers and all the hero's of Jacobetti!
On this Veterans Day, we send out a heartfelt thank you to all who served our country. We are honored to serve you for your home health and hospice needs.
Home Care Aides are an integral part of our home health and hospice programs! THANK YOU to those angels during National Home Care Aide Week!