Our Philosophy at House of Grace of the Adirondacks, Inc.:

We believe that the process of dying is a stage of life that should be validated. Our volunteers have been specially trained in the skill of active listening, and will emotionally be where the resident is... sharing with our residents and their families joys, fears, and reminiscences.  The staff and volunteers will ensure a safe, loving environment for the residents and their family and friends.

House of Grace is nondenominational.  Admission is based on need, regardless of gender, race, religion, or age. 

While we are not a hospice facility, all residents will be pre-enrolled in the High Peaks Hospice Program and receive full hospice services. Meals-on-Wheels may provide afternoon and evening meals on request.  We ask that residents and their family provide the groceries if financially able.  The resident may prepare their own meal, family may do the cooking or our volunteers and staff will prepare meals.

Each of the two resident's bedrooms have a sofa-bed that families can use, if needed, in spending the night with their loved one.  Also, a quiet room is downstairs for the family. Amanda’s House, less than a block away, has private bedrooms which may be available for families of our patients.

House of Grace receives no funding. As a nonprofit organization, we are totally dependent on the generosity of our community for support.  With that support House of Grace will continue its much needed mission. 

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Admission Criteria for House of Grace of The Adirondacks, Inc.

• Diagnosis of a terminal illness/Physician prognosis of three months or less
• Do not Resuscitate Order signed and in place
• Power of Attorney and Health Care Proxy in place
• Pre-enrolled in Hospice    
• Understand that we are staffed 24 hours a day, with male and female volunteers as well as per diem staff
• Must be able to be safely and comfortably managed by paid staff, volunteers, and family
• No IV's or feeding tube
• No injections
• No financial requirements, donations requested
• Admission is not determined by age, gender, creed, color, ethnic background, or religion
• Written plan by the family in the instance that a resident no longer meets the criteria for Hospice or House of Grace, the house cannot manage them, or the House needs to close due to financial shortfall
• PRI and Screen completed within a month. The PRI and Screen is used to determine the level of care and appropriateness of placement should the individual need to be transferred to another facility.
• With the above criteria met, resident selection is based upon the person or situation that presents the most significant or immediate need.
• Above criteria subject to change depending on circumstances

  "When we can't put days onto their life,
  we can put life into their days."
 

- Ameila Burr