Divine Mercy2nd Edition
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The document describes a woman's life journey from birth through marriage, family, and widowhood. It then lists various health conditions and end of life care she may have received, including hospice care. The rest of the document discusses the mission and services of Divine Mercy, a Catholic hospice care provider focused on delivering end of life care consistent with Catholic teachings and standards.
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- 2. “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him.” (1 Corinthians 2:9)
- 5. ,,,She was born in November 1944 She was baptized in January 1945 In 1952 she gave her first confession, and Later that year she received her first communion In 1958 she was confirmed… Her parents were so proud
- 6. In 1965 she was married to John In 1967 her first child was born, 4 more were to follow over the next few years… In 1997, John was tragically killed by a drunk driver, she gained strength from her family, from her neighbors and from her parish priest
- 9. Dementia Renal Failure Cancer Pneumonia Hospice Care COPD Diabetes Alzheimer's Heart Disease
- 11. Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care "Through this holy anointing may the Lord in his love and mercy help you with the grace of the Holy Spirit. May the Lord who frees you from sin save you and raise you up." Last Rights Holy Eucharist Penance Anointing Viaticum
- 13. “To deliver medical, suppor tive and spiritual end of life ser vices consistent with the Catholic standard of care to anyone who desires it”
- 14. Catholic Medical Supportive Anointing of Physician Bereavement the sick oversight counseling Holy Licensed nurse Advanced Eucharist / and home health Medical Directive Viaticum aide visits Life history Penance Medications documentation Daily Equipment Caregiver Remembrance Dietary consult education Rosary Physical, Emotional and Mass Occupational and spiritual support Catholic speech therapists Volunteer Psychotherapy Palliative support consult and Peace of mind treatment
- 15. WHY IS DIVINE MERCY DIFFERENT FROM OTHER HOSPICE CARE SERVICE PROVIDERS? We are the only known source to act as your advocate, exclusively focusing on the Catholic standard of care in end of life ser vices.
- 16. For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.” (The Divine Mercy Chaplet)
Editor's Notes
- My name is Mark Skender and I am the Communities Director with Divine Mercy Healthcare. I am also a Knight and a past Grand Knight and I say that because I wanted to let you know that I share your values.
- As Catholics our goal in life is to get to heaven. We have chosen Catholicism because we see it as the most true way to do that. Some of the tools we use are the Sacraments. We believe that the grace, the divine life of Jesus Christ is present when we receive a Sacrament. Based on that, what could be more important for our Salvation than Last Rights? Our last days on earth should be joyful and peaceful because we are just about to pass in to Eternal Life with Jesus Christ. The Conference of Catholic Bishops issued this document in 2009. It’s called the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Healthcare Services. Contained in here are 72 directives outlining how a Catholic Person should be taken care of during end of life as well as a plea for us Catholics to prepare for it. A huge under taking till now. Part of end of life could include hospice care. Catholic Hospice care is dedicated to glorifying God by providing compassionate care to those individuals facing life-limiting illness, while affirming the dignity and sanctity of human life. This too should be another beautiful time.
- The Catholic Imperative has always been to have Morals. We do it because we believe it’s the right thing to do. Pro Life is one of these imperatives. We are absolutely against abortion. The thing is life begins at conception but doesn’t end until NATURAL DEATH! Pro Life includes both and there is a whole Catholic teaching surrounding the Natural Death side. Divine Mercy is a Catholic EOL Services provider and we want to change the conversation about Pro Life to include Natural Death which is also a Catholic Moral Imperative.
- This is Mary Mary has been true to her Faith her whole life. Growing up Mary’s Catholic Faith was the focal point of her family.
- Mary was born in November 1944 and Baptized shortly after. At the age of 7 Mary made her 1 st Confession and later that year her 1 st Communion. She was confirmed when she was 14. This is typical, even for today.
- Mary got married when she was 21. In 1967 her 1 st child was born. 4 more followed. When Mary was 53 her husband was killed in a car accident.
- Over the course of the next 12 years Mary’s kids have move away They have their own lives now. Some of their marriages are struggling, some have financial problems. Her son who lives closest to her has fallen away from the Church.
- In 2011, at age 67, Mary is diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Do you know of anyone who has had congestive heart failure, stage 4 cancer, COPD, Alzheimer's. So what happens? Next Slide
- Marie’s condition will continue to deteriorate. until she is determined to have 6 months or LESS to live. Marie’s file will be handed over to a Case Worker who contacts the Family/Guardian because At this point Marie is eligible for Hospice Care. From a financial standpoint it’s not a big deal because Marie has already paid for her Hospice Care. So did she plan ahead? Did she take out some sort of Hospice Care policy? No. Since Maria qualifies for Medicare based on her age and past work history and Hospice Care is provided under the Medicare Benefit. It’s already paid for. As an unfortunate side note, 58.5% of people eligible for Hospice Care never pursue getting it because they just aren’t informed. So the problem isn’t a financial one. How much help do you think Marie’s kids will be as it stands right now? And even if they were available, how much do they know about Marie’s Catholic needs right now both Medically and Spiritually? What does Maria know about it? Probably not much because we don’t talk about it. Remember – Changing the Conversation, Maria will be given the opportunity to choose a Hospice Care provider and will probably be given a hand full of brochures to read so she can pick one. Not the best circumstance. Here’s the problem: Next Slide
- Mary goes in to Hospice Care and is surrounded by a lot of people who are very capable of taking care of her, but not necessarily capable of taking care of her based on her Catholic Faith:
- If Mary would have planned for this earlier she could have been placed under the care of a Medical Director who is trained in the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care. There are 46 of them. Pastoral Services could have been provided to give Mary the benefits of Praying the Rosary, remembrance during Mass and Communion. And A priest could have been kept up to date on Mary’s status so that Last Rights can be administered: Unfortunately for Mary she didn’t get what she deserved or desired. So I have to ask you?:
- Where is your Advocate. Things probably won’t be as they are now when this time comes. Mary’s story is way too common and precisely why Divine Mercy was founded:
- We are an EOL Catholic Services company who's purpose is to: Deliver Medical, supportive and Spiritual EOL services consistent with the Catholic Standard of care to anyone who desires it:
- So let’s take a look at what that is exactly. Review the slide.
- Hasn’t everything you have ever heard about Hospice Care very positive? We need this!
- Learn - about your options for end-of-life services and care Implement - a plan to ensure your wishes are honored Familiarize - your family, friends and health care providers about your decisions Engage - others to complete theirs. We can be your advocate! Remember earlier on in this presentation I mentioned that the Catholic Bishops were making a plea for all Catholics to plan appropriately for their end of life. We have the appropriate documents in order for you to do that planning. If Hospice Care is in your future you’ve already paid for it and it’s totally your choice as to who provides it to you. As you can imagine it also takes plenty of volunteers to provide pastoral needs to those in Hospice so we have a sign up sheet in back as well.