The Dozoretz Hospice House of Hampton Roads Set to Open In Spring:
A New Beginning for End-of-Life Care
Dr. Ronald Dozoretz and his daughters, Renee and Shari
Along with a lack of adequate hospice patient beds in South Hampton Roads, the region lacks hospice education and family bereavement support. The Dozoretz HHHR provides these services to all members of the community. This eventually will include those under-insured and underserved. To make this lofty vision a reality, the nonprofit is continuing its capital campaign and hosts two major community fundraisers – a regatta and pickleball tournament.
The Hampton Yacht Club hosted the Third Annual Hospice One Design Regatta on Saturday, May 18. Joining them this year was the Broad Bay Sailing Association. We are also hosting our second annual pickleball tournament – Dinks Drinks and Dine on Sunday, October 13, at the Cavalier Country Club. For more information visit:
@facebook.com/hospicehousehr
@instagram.com/hospicehouseofhr
www.hospicehousehr.org
Beth Sholom Village and Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay, both senior living communities with extensive hospice experience, provide the day-to-day operations and marketing support for the hospice house. The Dozoretz HHHR board oversees the services provided by Beth Sholom and Westminster-Canterbury. All three organizations are nonprofit groups.
To qualify for hospice, a doctor must certify that a person has an incurable diagnosis and has 6 months or less to live. There are a few types of hospice stays. In addition to traditional residential inpatient stay, people may be transferred to hospice care for pain management for several days after being stabilized at a hospital. There is also temporary hospice or respite care. This may happen when home caregivers need a break, have their own short-term medical needs or for travel. Residential end-of-life care is for when family members are not available at all, or when they have been providing care but can no longer do it, for a variety of reasons, including running out of vacation or leave.
As Dr. Crenshaw shared with Virginian Pilot reporter Katrina Dix in an interview about Dozoretz Hospice House of Hampton Roads published on November 20, 2023, “For those who live out their days at home, hospice home care services rarely provide round-the-clock care. Instead, family members often become full-time caregivers. You’re kind of on your own.”
She added, “Whereas if someone’s in the Hospice House, there is 24-hour nursing support that can say, ‘This is what we’re going to do and why. Relax. Your loved one is comfortable. Sit here and just hold their hand. You don’t have to worry about it, because the experts are taking care of the things they do best.’”
To learn more about the Dozoretz Hospice House of Hampton Roads, visit www.hospicehousehr.org. There, you can also sign up
Lynn Clements
Director of Developement Resources
hamptonroadsweekly.com
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