When a group of dedicated citizens composed of medical and other professionals joined with volunteers in 1978 to form a nonprofit called Community Hospice of Lexington, they hired Gretchen Brown as Executive Director.
I received a wonderful gift that day. It wasn't the beautifully written journal or that the daughter had the foresight to offer it to me. The gift was when I was able to use it to help Dottie find her thoughts once again. The joy she experienced, was the most precious gift I could ever receive.
We changed our name to Bluegrass Care Navigators because we guide and provide care to more people in more ways at earlier stages of serious illness. We still have the same compassion and commitment that has always defined Hospice of the Bluegrass. Our new name reflects our growing range of services.
As Hospice of the Bluegrass begins its new chapter as Bluegrass Care Navigators, adding expanded services, we are excited to give donors, even more opportunities to help seriously ill patients, even earlier in their disease progression.
Your generosity allows Hospice of the Bluegrass to continue to provide quality care to terminally ill patients and their families.
Since our founding as Community Hospice of Lexington, some 38 years ago, we have cared for thousands of families in our communities. However, we have grown to provide a wide range of services in addition to hospice care – including private nursing, case management, palliative care and grief care.