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If so, please call 800.653.4490 and press option 2. A member of our care team will be happy to assist you in finding a location near you. If you are a physician seeking referral assistance, please call 888.449.4121.

Honored and privileged to serve more than 60 Ohio counties.

Ohio's Hospice at United Church Homes

Serving: Stark County

Chapel Hill
12200 Strausser St. NW
Canal Fulton, OH 44614
Phone: 330.264.4899

Ohio's Hospice at United Church Homes

200 Timberline Dr. #1212
Marietta, OH 45750
Phone: 740.629.9990

Ohio's Hospice | Dayton

Serving: Logan, Champaign, Clark, Preble, Montgomery, Greene, Butler, Warren and Hamilton Counties

324 Wilmington Ave.
Dayton, OH 45420
Phone: 937.256.4490
1.800.653.4490

Ohio's Hospice | Franklin

Serving: Butler and Warren Counties

5940 Long Meadow Dr.
Franklin, OH 45005
Phone: 513.422.0300

Ohio's Hospice | Marysville

Serving: Union and Madison Counties

779 London Ave.
Marysville, OH 43040
Phone: 937.644.1928

Ohio's Hospice | Mt. Gilead

Serving: Morrow County

228 South St.
Mt. Gilead, OH 43338
Phone: 419.946.9822

Ohio's Hospice | Newark

Serving: Crawford, Marion, Morrow, Knox, Coshocton, Delaware, Licking, Muskingum, Franklin, Fairfield, Perry and Hocking Counties

Newark

2269 Cherry Valley Rd.
Newark, OH 43055
Phone: 740.788.1400

Inpatient Care Center

1320 West Main St.
Newark, OH 43055
Phone: 740.344.0379

Ohio's Hospice of Central Ohio at
The Ohio State University
Wexner Medical Center

410 W 10th Ave - 7th Floor
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: 614.685.0001

Ohio's Hospice | New Philadelphia

Serving: Tuscarawas, Stark, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Holmes Counties

716 Commercial Ave. SW
New Philadelphia, OH 44663
Phone: 330.343.7605

Ohio's Hospice | Springfield

Serving: Clark, Champaign and Logan Counties

1830 N. Limestone St.
Springfield, OH 45503
Phone: 937.390.9665

Ohio's Hospice | Troy

Serving: Allen, Auglaize, Darke, Mercer, Miami, Shelby, and Van Wert Counties

3230 N. Co. Rd. 25A
Troy, OH 45373
Phone: 937.335.5191

Ohio's Hospice | Washington Court House

Serving: Fayette, Clinton, Pickaway, Ross, Highland, Pike, Clermont, Brown and Adams Counties

222 N. Oakland Ave.
Washington Court House, OH 43160
Phone: 740.335.0149

Ohio's Hospice | Wilmington

Serving: Clinton County

1669 Rombach Ave.
Wilmington, OH 45177
Phone: 937.382.5400
Fax: 937.383.3898

Ohio's Hospice | Wooster

Serving: Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga, Lorain, Medina, Summit, Richland, Ashland, Wayne, Stark, Holmes and Tuscarawas Counties

1900 Akron Rd.
Wooster, OH 44691
Phone: 330.264.4899

Ohio's Hospice

Dayton – Office

7575 Paragon Rd.
Dayton, OH 45459
Phone: 937.256.4490
1.800.653.4490

Cincinnati – Office

11013 Montgomery Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45249
1.800.653.4490

Middleburg Heights – Office

18051 Jefferson Park Rd.
Middleburg Heights, OH 44130
1.833.444.4177

Michael Kammer

Ohio’s Hospice Is Committed to LGBTQ Inclusive Hospice and Palliative Care

In the spirit of continuous improvement to honor the needs of all the patients and families Ohio’s Hospice has the privilege of serving, the not-for-profit organization is leading an effort to increase awareness of and cultural sensitivity to the unique end-of-life needs of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community. 

Michael Kammer, MDiv, LSW, bereavement counseling professional at Ohio’s Hospice of Dayton, is part of a team that is working to ensure Ohio’s Hospice is well situated to provide inclusive, nonjudgmental and culturally competent care to LGBTQ patients and their loved ones. 

Kammer presented a breakout session about LGBTQ inclusive hospice and palliative care at the Miami Valley LGBT Horizons on Aging Summit held in Dayton earlier this year.  He also presented a live national webinar on this same topic in June as part of the Optum Lunch and Learn series.

“As a natural extension of the mission of Ohio’s Hospice to provide superior end of life care to people throughout Ohio, we welcome the LGBTQ community,” Kammer said.

With this goal in mind, Ohio’s Hospice of Dayton established a committee to research LGBTQ inclusive hospice care and make recommendations to leadership.  As part of its research, the committee worked with Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) and Rainbow Elder Care of Greater Dayton, and read a book specifically on LGBTQ inclusive hospice care. This research resulted in several recommendations to make changes that will reflect our stance as an LGBTQ inclusive and welcoming organization.  

These recommendations included adding LGBTQ inclusive language and images to OHI’s nondiscrimination employment and patient care policies, websites and marketing materials, intake and assessment tools, and its electronic medical record system. Providing LGBTQ cultural competency training to staff and leadership at all levels was the primary recommendation made.   

Kammer subsequently became part of the training committee which includes representatives from the Education Department, senior leadership and Ohio’s Hospice affiliates. The committee is coordinating LGBTQ competency training for staff and leadership at all levels.

“The goal of the training is to ensure that our care teams and leadership at Ohio’s Hospice have the knowledge base, understanding and tools they need to ensure the LGBTQ community feels welcome, whether they are a patient, spouse, partner, significant other or family member,” Kammer said. “Ohio’s Hospice care teams strive to serve LGBTQ patients and families with dignity and compassion, and we want to be confident and competent in the care we provide.”   

Inclusive care begins before Ohio’s Hospice ever serves a patient. “From our policies, websites, marketing materials and new staff member orientation, it’s important that all patients, including LGBTQ individuals, know they are welcome and that staff are culturally competent to meet their care needs,” Kammer said. “LGBTQ inclusiveness continues at the time of admission. The first face they see sets the tone for the rest of their experience.”

During the admission process, staff must respectfully address sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression.  Kammer and the committee have recommended that, in order to be respectful of everyone Ohio’s Hospice serves, all patients should be asked the following questions:

  • What name would you like to be called?
  • What sex were you assigned at birth? Female, male, intersex, or prefer not to answer?
  • What gender do you identify as now? Female, male, transgender male, transgender female, non-binary/gender queer/neither exclusively male nor female, other, or prefer not to answer?
  • What personal pronouns do you go by? He/him, she/her, they/them, other___, or prefer not to answer?
  • How would you define your sexual orientation? Heterosexual/straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, other _____, or prefer not to answer?

Kammer advises hospice and palliative care professionals to ask about the patient’s biological and chosen families. Because of the conflict and estrangement that often occurs when a family member comes out, LGBTQ individuals make their own families consisting of chosen friends and others they know they can count on.  Staff members need to know who the patient considers to be their family and what role those people will play in their life as they face their end-of-life journey. The care team also asks patients about end-of-life wishes and needs.

“All team members must be aware of the specifics of whom they are serving and gather all the information needed to develop the best plan of care with the patient and family,” Kammer said. “Ultimately, the goal of the plan of care is to ensure the patient’s wishes are carried out until the very end. We want everyone to have the best end-of-life experience possible, so we must make sure that fear of discrimination does not prevent people from being who they are and communicating their wishes at the end of their lives.” 

For more information about LGBTQ inclusive hospice and palliative care training and ongoing education at Ohio’s Hospice, contact the Education and Staff Development department at Ohio’s Hospice of Dayton at 937.256.4490.

 

 

 

 

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