“Thank you to the patients and families of Jessamine County who have put their trust in us to provide end-of-life care to so many individuals, to offer bereavement services and provide support to the community,” Kathryn Perry, Executive Director of the Lexington regional office, said. “We’re committed to continued service and providing expert, compassionate care at just the right time.” 

In 1978, a group of volunteers began a hospice service in Lexington. After growing into then-named Hospice of the Bluegrass throughout the 1980s, the non-profit merged with Hospice of Jessamine County and began providing hospice care to patients and families in Jessamine County in 1998. 

“Seeing firsthand how BCN staff care for those individuals that are seriously ill or at the end of their life, is a perfect example of true compassion,” Ronda May, Executive Director of the Jessamine County Chamber of Commerce, said. “Tending to the family’s needs, all while caring for their loved ones, takes a special type of person and that is exactly who the BCN staff are, special people.  The care, support and attention to detail they bring provides such ease to families during these difficult times.  We are so blessed to have BCN providing care to our families in Jessamine County when they need it most.”  

Bluegrass Care Navigators provides hospice care to approximately 270 families in Jessamine County each year. In addition, the organization provides free grief care services to anyone in the community who needs support after a loss, as well as PACE Care, home primary care, transitional care, dementia care, adult and pediatric palliative care, and integrative medicine. 



The services provided from BCN’s Lexington regional office, which supports both Fayette and Jessamine counties, are made possible by more than 75 local clinical and administrative team members and over 100 local volunteers. 

“We are so grateful to the patients and families in Jessamine County who have allowed us to serve them during a difficult season,” Liz Fowler, President and CEO of BCN, said. “We value the trust these families give us by allowing us into their lives and homes and appreciate our team members who consistently provide expert and compassionate care.” 

Bluegrass Care Navigators provides hospice care in 32 counties across central, eastern and northern Kentucky. Hospice care provides physical, personal, emotional and spiritual care to patients and families who are no longer receiving treatments to cure their terminal illness, but instead choose to improve comfort and quality of life.  As a nonprofit organization, no one is turned away from Bluegrass Care Navigators based on ability to pay for hospice services. 

For more information, call 855-492-0812 or visit www.bgcarenav.org.