Agenda and reports from Board of Trustees meeting of the Nathan Adelson Hospice, November 3, 1981

The Nathan Adelson Hospice BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING Tuesday, November 3, 1981 4:00 P.M. A G E N D A ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT Date of Construction Construction Budget CLINICAL PROGRESS REPORT FUND RAISING REPORT 320J vilaMf/tvnd^oA^UMf - 89J09 - (702) 733-0320 NATHAN ADELSON HOSPICE Program Statistics Jan. 1 - Oct. 31, 1981 Professional Visits Patients Nursing Nursing Nursing Soc. Serv. Deaths Month Total New Visits-Home Hours-Home Visits-Hospital Visits January 14 2 39 46 12 13 4 February 20 10 62 86 11 18 6 March 22 8 93 135 4 35 3 April 21 2 101 122 . 4 28 5 May 20 4 66 98 32 31 9 June 16 5 71 105 9 20 7 July 18 9 55 71 13 18 3 August 21 6 94 124 14 22 2 Sept. 23 4 83 92 30 4 10 October 21 8 62 70 35 7 6 58 725 949 164 196 55 Average number of patients per month 19.6 Highest daily census year to date 22 Lowest daily census year to date 10 Total patients served year to date 70 Average age - 66.4 years Oldest - 88 years Youngest - 11 years Female patients - 59% Male patients - 41% Average length of time with program - 78 days Longest time with program - 424 days (patient is still living) Shortest time with program- 2 days Total deaths Jan. 1 through Oct. 31, 1981 - 55 At home deaths - 30 patients, or 54.5% At facility deaths - 25 patients, or 45.5% 43 of the 55 would have utilized a hospice facility (78%) 8 of the 15 current patients would be utilizing the hospice facility or 53% Cause of Death Carcinoma of lung 18 brain 5 colon 5 pancreas 4 prostate 4 breast 3 cervix 3 bladder 2 ovaries 2 uterus 2 esophagus 1 gallbladder 1 kidney 1 liver 1 stomach 1 Leukemia 1 Lymphoma " 1 55 Since the beginning of the year, the staff has done in excess of 40 assessments of patients who, for one reason or another, did not meet criteria. Most potential patients lacked an available caregiver. Recorded Volunteer Hours, January through October, 1981 January 139 February 205 March 251 April 357 May 211 June 218 July 133 Augus t 177 September 240 October 250 2181 302 hours given by 1 volunteer to one family 2483 total recorded hours to date