what is hospice care?

Hospice is a patient and family support service that

• Keeps the patient comfortable

• Teaches the family to provide care

• Offers emotional and spiritual support

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crater community hospice

Keep your loved one at home & comfortable with hospice care.

Crater Community Hospice is the only community-based not for profit hospice located in the Chesterfield to Emporia service areas. Since 1995 over 3000 Southside Virginia families facing terminal illness have received high quality compassionate care from Crater Community Hospice. Crater Community Hospice has been named recipient of the 2009 Excellence in Organizational Management Award by The Cameron Foundation. In 2007 we received the Cleveland A. Wright Community Service Award from the Cameron Foundation for outstanding community service. Crater Community Hospice is truly neighbors helping neighbors through difficulties during one of life's greatest challenges. We provide compassionate end-of-life care, guide and comfort the grieving, and educate our community.

In most cases reimbursement from Medicare, Medicaid, and other private insurances offer Hospice benefits but do not cover all costs incurred. Donations help us to provide care to everyone who is referred to us that is medically appropriate, regardless of their ability to pay. Learn more about Crater Community Hospice.

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Commemorative Bricks in the Memorial Garden

The Crater Community Hospice Memorial Garden serves as a community resource for families and friends to memorialize their loved ones as well as to beautify the community with a lovely area of colorful shrubs, perennials, pathways and benches bordered by bricks inscribed with messages and names of loved ones.

“Despite limitations for a spacious garden, we want our garden to be a very pleasant, important statement of commitment to this community, said Brenda Mitchell, Chief Executive Officer for Crater Community Hospice, “we feel very strongly that we want to be visible in the community. Many of the area civic organizations and churches have supported us over the years and may wish to be a part of the garden. We envision a lovely space where families have a special area for remembrance celebrations.”

Friends and family members can be honored with a commemorative brick placed in the Memorial Garden with a contribution of $125. Bricks can be imprinted with names, dates or special messages. If ordering more than one brick and you would like the bricks to be placed next to each other, orders must be placed at the same time with special instructions included. Every effort will be made to accommodate the request.

All proceeds support patients and families benefiting from hospice care, education or bereavement services.

Fifteen Years of Stories

Do you have a hospice experience you would like to share?  How has hospice affected you and your loved ones?  Have you been affected as a volunteer?

This year Crater Community Hospice marks our 15th anniversary serving the Crater Planning District and Central Virginia.  We would like to tell the Crater Community Hospice story with your story and how it has impacted our families and community over the last 15 years. Your stories as a family member, volunteer, staff person or community member are very important to us. Please email your comments or stories to kratliff@cratercommunityhospice.org or mail 3916 S. Crater Road, Petersburg, VA 23805. Pls include full name and contact info. Calls welcome 804-526-4300.