Reflections - Summer 2014 - Pathways Home Health, Hospice

SUMMER 2014
AFTER A LIFE OF CARING FOR OTHERS
GREATER SAFETY FOR HOME HEALTH PATIENTS
In his forty-plus years as a primary care physician in Berkeley,
Dr. John Jauregui was
known for his minimalist
philosophy of medicine
and his intuitive
sense about patients.
“Tincture of time – that
was my most common
prescription. The human
body is a self-regulating
organism and very often
will heal on its own,”
he said as he sat in the
living room of his El
Cerrito home.
Demonstrating a deep commitment to outstanding patient care
and safety, Pathways recently added a full-time pharmacist to the
home health program, with the support of a local foundation.
HOSPICE AND THE DOCTOR
He learned this essential
lesson most forcefully
during a yearlong stint as a jungle
Drs. John and Ann Jauregui
physician in Cambodia in the early
1960s. “We had nothing,” he said. “Medicines had to come
from Hong Kong, and there was little
to no money to pay for them.” After the year in the village of
&Kratie,
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he came to the Bay Area and began his practice,
caring for thousands of patients over the years.
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Dr. Ann Jauregui, his wife of 45 years, is a practicing
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psychotherapist and author of the recent book, Epiphanies:
Where Science & Miracles Meet. She points with pride to John’s
intuitive abilities as a diagnostician. “He did it all, obstetrics,
pediatrics, geriatrics, surgery. He could zero in on his patient’s
problem when it was a mystery to others, and, along with this
gift, he is a scientist,” Ann said. “A very handy combination for
a family physician.”
When it came to his own cancer treatment, John said he could
tell the medication was not working before his doctors confirmed
it. After more than 16 years of what Ann calls “the best Western
medicine offers, in combination with John’s immense life force,”
it became clear that another way of thinking was necessary.
Chris, one of their eight children, recommended that they call
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PATHWAYS EXPANDS
PHARMACIST SERVICES
“So many of our home health patients are struggling with chronic
diseases. As a result, it’s not unusual for our patients to be
juggling more than a dozen prescriptions,” said Bronwyn Calkins,
Vice President of Home Health at Pathways. “Especially when
they are returning home from a hospital stay where medications
may have been adjusted, it is vital to ensure that patients know all
of their medications and how to take them.”
Pathways is one of the only hospice or home health agencies in
the region to have pharmacists on staff. In 2001, Pathways was
the first hospice in the Bay Area to hire an in-house pharmacist.
The result has been improved pain relief for patients, as well as
greater education amongst the entire hospice team.
“We know that pharmacists help ensure patient safety and
prevent unnecessary re-hospitalizations,” said Barbara Burgess,
Pathway CEO. “Bringing a pharmacist into the home health arena
seemed a logical next step.”
Pharmacists bring a unique perspective to the care team. They
are experts at helping patients and families manage complicated
medication regimens and resolving drug-related problems. In
addition, they can
zero in on side
effects and consider interactions
with non-prescription medicines and
supplements.
The new Home
Health pharmacist
is meeting with
each Home Health
team to discuss
patient cases, identifying patients who might be at risk, and making visits to the homes of those patients.
During the home visit, the pharmacist reconciles existing
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GREATER SAFETY FOR HOME HEALTH PATIENTS
medications with any previous medication regimens, including
any non-prescription medication that may be in the home.
Patients are given tools to help them manage their medications.
They are also instructed to recognize “red flag” symptoms and
what actions are required if worsening symptoms do occur.
Pathways will be seeking on-going funding for this innovative
program. ♦
HOSPICE & HOME HEALTH DIFFERENCES
The difference between hospice and home health
services can be confusing. Both offer home visits
by nurses, rehabilitation therapists, and home
health aides.
• Hospice is available to patients who are judged
to be within six months of the end of life and
offers a wide array of services to both patient
and family.
• Home Health is focused on home-bound
patients, often those recently released from a
hospital or nursing home.
• Home Health patients may need assistance in
recovery from serious injury, illness, or surgery,
or they may be dealing with a chronic illness.
• Home Health also helps patients who are
dealing with serious wounds, dementia, and IV
therapy, as well as providing a telemonitoring
program and specialized chronic disease
management programs.
Home Health Clinical Pharmacist
Denise Schoenberger with
Director of Pharmacy Services Victoria Ferraresi
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tell my story to, and my counselor was a wonderful
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TRIBUTES
IN MEMORY
Every person whose name is listed below was
remembered by family, friends, or colleagues after
their passing. Families often choose to ask for gifts
to Pathways in lieu of flowers, and we are grateful
for these funds which allow our care to flow to more
patients and families. Others remember their loved
ones for many years with regular gifts. These tributes
were received between April 1, 2013 and March 31,
2014.
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Kathryn Abbe
Christine Amann
Ervin Austin
Gordon Abbott
Antonio Amaral
Pat Austin
William Abrahams
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph C. Amarillas
Bruce Avery
Gary Abrahamson
Alan Anderson
Zachary Avilla
Gloria Marie Accinelli
Catherine Anderson
Eva Aylward
Carrie A. Aebi
David Anderson
Carol Babb
Francis L. Aebi, Sr.
Dennis Anderson
Dolly and Bud Babbitt
Eve Agiiewich
Thomas George Andrew
Bud & Dolly Babbitt
Mary Jo Ahlert
Roy Andrews
Frank Bacci
Alasingar Ajji
Leonard Andrucci
Peggy Badran
Lyle Akey
Max Anthony
Thomas Bahr
Frances Alessandri
Jean Anthony
David Baker
Merton W. Allen
Nikki S. Applegate
Rose Baleri
Ronald Allen
Alvin Jack Arata
Patricia Ball
Fran Allhoff
Richard & Yoneko Arimoto
Jane M. Bancroft
Rosemarie Aloise
David Ashkenas
Jean Bancroft
Kathryn E. Alper
Kenneth Au
Iola Barbier
Marta Alvarez
Lily Miu Au
Donald F. Bard
Carmel Amable
Esther & Harry Augarten
John Barnard
Marie Amacker
Harry Aumack
Dolores M. Barrientos
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hospice. Chris’s mother-in-law was a hospice nurse, and he
has been at the side of friends as they died. “Call hospice
now,” he told his parents.
John wasn’t so sure. But urged on by Ann and Chris, the call
was made to Pathways. Intake nurse Kate Andrews came
to the Jauregui home to talk about the hospice philosophy of
care and how Pathways services might help John.
John and Kate hit it off right away. Both were long-time East
Bay healthcare professionals. They shared a history, without knowing it. Kate talked John’s language, and what she
said about hospice made sense to him. With the support of
John’s doctors, John and Ann decided to start hospice care.
Soon nurse Erika Wild appeared on the scene as John’s
Pathways Case Manager. “Erika is gentle and wise, and very
present,” Ann said.
A few days after enrolling in hospice care, John was talking
with his brother-in-law. He shared in words what Ann had
already sensed. “I’ve always said I wasn’t afraid of death,
but I was afraid of dying,” John said. “Now I’m not.” Why?
“Because of Kate and Erika and Pathways.”
John has always been a person who thinks and acts for himself. He is very involved in the discussions and decisions
about his care, and he prefers to take as little pain medication
as possible. He is spending more time “sitting and thinking,”
as he puts it.
John and Ann are fortunate to have the love and care of a
large network of family and friends, and in the hard moments,
Ann feels she can depend on the care and support of
Pathways. John is philosophical. “I feel I am understanding
and accepting more deeply something I’ve known for a long
time, something I’ve always known.” ♦
“During the last days of my husband’s life, we
knew we could count on your timely response
and assistance, day or night. Relief from stress
and worry came with every visit. Your professional expertise was so important, as was the
warm and caring manner of every person who
came [to our home]”.
Connie Barthold
George Biocini
Jean & Lynne Bosetti
Florence Brown
Irwin (Bunk) Cameron
Raimonda Romanelli Bartolini
Patricia Rose Bird
Lillian Bottali
Malcolm L. Brown
Lynda Canadas
Lloyd Barton
Elizabeth (Betty) Bishop
Barbara A. Bracey
William E. Brown
Therese Canale
Consuelo Basinillo
James P. Blach, Sr.
Lynn Bradley
Carmelita Brunetto
Louis Cantalupi
William J. Beall
Edith W. Blackman
Rose T. Bradley
Barbara Jeanne Buchanan
Robert Carlson
William E. Beaton
Curt Blackmon
Joyce Brandle
Rudy Buchser
Robert Carothers
Marie Bedford
William P. Blake
Nancy L. Brannigan
Matilda Budz
Charles F. Carstarphen, Jr.
Marie Beede
Norma Blanch
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Fannie Carvalho
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Alma K. Burch
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Mr. Roy Benvenuti
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Vicky Brewer
Callie Cain
Edelmira Cervantes
David Berliner
Carol A. Bomberger
Mary Brocato
Aileen B. Calcaterra
Esther Chacon
Ann Berman
Olga V. Bonaccorso
Kuniko Brochon
Clarence Caldwell
Ki Fai Chan
Bern
Betty Bonanno
Charles Brock
David N. Caldwell
Leslie Fong Chan
Al Bernal
Vito Borella
Michael Brooks
Susan Calkins
Richard Chapman
Mary Berrett
John Borglin
Craig Brown
Dwight Cameron
Donna Chase
Bette Bertoldi
Christine Borstel
Denny Brown
Eleanor Cameron
Nicole R. Chen
Dorothy Bigham
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“Your incredible guidance and assistance was truly invaluable. Such care and support made our journey easier.“
Yook Moi Cheong
Nancy Ditch
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Lillian Chew & Tom W. Chew
Magdalena Dittmann
John Gaiser
Bob Hansen
Ruth Jackson
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Ann Kellogg
Josefa S. Cruz
Maata Fetu’u
Joe D. Good
Melvin Hicks
Charles Hiebert
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Maria Guadalupe Figueroa
Christine Hill
Patrick Kelly
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Phyllis Rae Fink
Luthfi Hill
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Lon Hitchcock
Jim Kennedy
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Father of Richard Miller
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Father of Carol Malnick
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My Parents
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Ana Rel
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Nirmala Patel
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Pathways Hospice Patients
Darrell Rhoades
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Robert C. Ribak
Rosemary Patton
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Anne Paye
Marie Rieben
Gil Pease
Richard Riggs
Antoinette Pennington
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Bill Pretto
Connie Garcia Sanchez
John K. Price
Pedro Sanchez
Kathleen Prior
Simona Sanchez
Donald E. Pryde
Don Sanders
“In the early morning when my mom took her last breath, I was
honored to be there with the hospice nurse who came to the
house shortly after I called. You provided relief and support for
us as a family.”
Marjorie Lee
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Fathers of Priscilla & Tony Marzoni
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“My heartfelt and sincere thanks and admiration for all that you did for my dad.
You cared for his body, mind, and spirit.“
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Doris May Warden
Marian Wardlaw
Robert Wardlaw
Fung Warner
Glenn R. Warren
Marina Warszawski
Duane Wasson
Kyo Watanabe
Annamarie Weber
Elenore Weber
William D. Wright
James C. Wyatt
In Honor
Recognized by gifts from friends and family members,
the names below are those individuals who were
honored in their lifetime. These gifts often celebrate
birthdays, anniversaries, or weddings, as well as the
warmth and kindness of the honorees. These individuals were named in gifts received between April 1, 2013
and March 31, 2014.
Roderick Webster
Eleanor Alegre
Robin Lewis
Vernet Weidenbach
Christine Alloo
Andy Maccagno
Jack Weissman
Frances Altus
Felice Wells
Dr. Richard Babb
Priscilla & Tony Marzoni &
Family
Gordon Wells
Jim & Nancy Baer
Gordon Alex Wells
Arielle Bakhshi
Martha Werges
Cynthia Beeman
Julie West
Lisa Berend
Daniel Scott Weston
Ellen & Marc Brown
Marilyn Westphal
Vilma Buck
Molly Westrate
Sumi & Richard Chen
Martha Wharton
Annamarie Colapietro
Veva Wheaton
Fran Crawford
Anna White
Josephine Darius
Beverlee P. White
Hayley Ditzler & Daughters
Gertrude Whittingslow
Tricia Dodds
Elfriede Wiesendanger
Peggy Drach
Frank Wigmore
Nancy DuPuy
Virginia Wigton
“Dr. Jack” Edelstein
Paul Wilcox
The Union of Erin and Richard
Troy and Mary Wilder
Robert Frey
Paul F. Wilkins
Elaine Gee-Wong
Ann Wilkinson
Kris Geiger
Josephine Willard
Mildred Harvey
Edward Willers
Nancy Hassen
David Williams, Sr.
Tiffany Hawkins
Edith Bini Williams
Sonja Hemphill
Hugh Williams
Khanh Ho
Maloy Walls Williams
Kingsley Jack
Elliott Wilson
JoAnn Kemist
Wilfred (Bill) Wilson
Mehwesh Khan
Richard & Darma Winder
Rachel & Jonah King
Kent Winton
Kris Klint
Kelly Winton
Ann Lee
Donna Mashtare
Celiane Milner
Arnav Moudgil
Bob Nelmida
Heather Nishimura
Greg & Candace Osborn
Pathways Staff & Volunteers
Carla Paul
Michael Porcello, Sr.
Bill & Paula Powar
Tracie Pyers
Rachel Reilly
Reynaldo Rivera
David Rutschman
Michal Sadoff
Doris Sbarboro
Mary Lou & Anthony Schiavo
Vivian Shults
Shannon Sikes
Suzanne Small-Spitters
David Smilovitz
Emmah Smyth
Chris & Tim Taich
Jessica Taich & Josh Levitz
Thompson Family
Roy Turley
Alison Turner
Martha Weiner
Dona Wijtman
Kevin, Beth, and Ryan Worcester
Linda Wygren
CATHOLIC PRACTICE AND BELIEF
THE GIFT OF HOSPICE
Legacy Gifts
Pathways is very grateful to individuals who have
made estate gifts to support our operations and services. These gifts represent an abiding belief in the
value of the care Pathways provides. The gifts came
in the form of bequests or trust arrangements, as well
as through IRA and other retirement plans. Below
is a list of those from whom legacy gifts have been
received in the period April 1, 2013 through March 31,
2014.
Dorothy H. Bolton
Sandra L. Holmes
William J. Boudreau
Carol B. Hughes
Richard A. Emerson
Legre Iggleden
Maureen P. Haywood
Diane S. Passelli
Harry Hind
Eugenia C. Van Deinse
Remembrance Funds
When gifts or pledges in memory of an individual
reach a total of $5000, Pathways establishes a
Remembrance Fund that the family can name. Below
is a list of the Remembrance Funds to which gifts were
received between April 1, 2013 and March 31, 2014.
Alvin Jack Arata Fund
Sy & Charlotte Kaplan Fund
Dolly and Bud Babbitt Fund
Jim Kennedy Fund
Jane M. Bancroft Fund
Dr. Jim Klint Memorial Fund
Mary Benetti Fund
Phillip A. Larson Fund
David Berliner Fund
Lily Main Fund
Ann J. Boeckling Fund
Vanda Sciutto Marques Fund
Antonius D. J. Brantenaar Fund
Martha Thurston McCabe Fund
Carstarphen Family Fund
Debbie McMullin Fund
Lillian Chew & Tom W. Chew
Fund
Earlene Minetti Fund
George P. Costello Memorial
Fund
DeLora C. Morris Memorial
Fund
Zuriel (Liza) Danner Fund
John Dillon Fund
Debbie Diltz Fund
Robert Dorricott Fund
Melba Doyle Remembrance
Fund
Marjorie Foletta Fund
Francis A. Moore Fund
Ellen Nold Fund
Sydney Derwent Overton Fund
Phyllis Porter Fund
Agnes B. Puckett Memorial
Fund
Adriana Pesaresi Rosenfeld Fund
Veronica Frain Memorial Fund
Dr. William and Ann Reeves
Memorial Fund
Patricia B. Franke Fund
Sofia & Luis Rodriguez Fund
Ernest & Sally Gonzales Fund
David Savory Memorial Fund
Lavon J. Graves Memorial Fund
Kim A. Schaefer Fund
Greer-Galloway Memorial Fund
Ingrid Smith Memorial Fund
John R. Griffiths Fund
Yao Chang Tung Fund
Florence L. Hall Fund
William R. Vierra Fund
Laird Huntsman Fund
Troy and Mary Wilder Fund
Arno Jacobi Family
Remembrance Fund
Richard & Darma Winder Fund
David A. Kane Memorial Fund
Kent Winton Fund
This is the second in a series of articles reflecting on the
intersection of faith and hospice across religions represented
in the Bay Area. It is based on the writing of David A. Lichter,
D.Min., Executive Director of the National Association of
Catholic Chaplains and edited by Annamarie Colapietro, BCC
who is on the Spiritual Care staff of Pathways Home Health and
Hospice.
As is true of many religions today, there is a spectrum of
beliefs and practices of those who identify themselves as
Catholic. Consequently, one of the first challenges that a
hospice team encounters when offering its support to a
dying Catholic is to determine where the particular person is
in his or her understanding and embrace of Catholic beliefs
concerning the purpose of life and the meaning of death.
Ideally, Catholics have a sense of their dignity as human
beings whose ultimate destiny is unending life with God.
Hospice can certainly be of assistance on that journey. For
the person who knows a cure is not possible and is now
facing death, hospice offers all aspects of care: physical,
psychological, social, and spiritual. Hospice tends to the
whole person.
Catholics believe human life is sacred and of high value;
however, the duty to preserve life is limited to what is
beneficial and reasonable in view of life’s ultimate dignity
and destiny. One need employ only ordinary means to
preserve life. Neither extraordinary means directed toward
the extension of life nor interventions that hasten death are
part of Catholic teaching or practice.
As much as possible, death for the Catholic is a human act,
the handing over of one’s life to God, and the hospice team
with its array of services is ideally suited to support this
process. Moreover, when the dying and their families are
faced with complex and sensitive decisions regarding the
medical interventions that should take place, hospice can
give assistance in the completion of advanced directives,
powers of attorney, and other documentation insuring the
dignity and choice of the persons involved.
By their faith, Catholics are invited to view suffering and
death as a participation in the sufferings and death of
Jesus Christ. It is Catholic belief that Christ accompanies
each person through the shadows of death to eternal life.
Hospice creates a sacred space that respects and honors
living and dying in that belief. ♦
You can find the first of this
series online at
bit.ly/1frpNql
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FOUNDATION BOARD
Mark Kelsey, Chair
Christine Alloo, Vice Chair
Ronald A. Castellino, MD
Mari Chazen
Minda Cutcher
Clarence J. Ferrari Jr., J.D.
Gunilla Follett
Tom Follett
Harvey Hinman,J.D.
Kingsley Jack
Carol Proffitt
HONORARY BOARD
Kingsley Jack, Chair
Richard R. Babb, MD
Rev. Dr. Mark Bollwinkel
Patti Cavender
Gunilla Follett
Tom Follett
Kris Klint
Paula Kushlan, MD
Kathryn Ladra
Janet Larson
Jack Melchor
Diane Spirandelli
Suzanne Small Spitters
Isaac Stein
Madeline Stein
Barbara Burgess, CEO
Sandra Coolidge, RN PHN,
VP of Admissions,
Community Relations and
Philanthropy
Trish Telesco Morgan,
Director of Development
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PHYSICIANS FOR PATHWAYS
A CHALLENGE ON MAY 6
me Health & Hospice
Private Duty
ospice Foundation
On May 6, Silicon Valley Community Foundation is organizing
the first-ever online giving event to benefit non-profits in Santa
Clara and San Mateo counties. Pathways Home Health and
Hospice is taking part. In fact, if you give to Pathways during
the Silicon Valley Gives effort on May 6, your donation will be
doubled!
Home Health & Hospice
Private Duty
Hospice Foundation
A group of Pathways medical directors have banded together to
issue a challenge to our donors. Every gift up to $10,000 will be
matched by this challenge.
“With their gifts, Pathways donors join us in caring for Pathways
patients,” said Pathways Medical Director Dr. Ellen Brown.
No matter where you live, you can take part in Silicon Valley
Gives by going online to bit.ly/1npOonh or by looking us up on
razoo.com.
Once there, you can see a video of Pathways doctors talking
about the work they do and how your gifts help. ♦
Pathways is very grateful to our team of hospice
physicians for their expert and sensitive care as well
as their generosity: Denis Bouvier, Ellen Brown,
Charleston Cone, William Fowkes, Jagmohan Khaira,
Ronda Macchello, and Bob Mueller
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If you give to Pathways during the Silicon
Valley Gives effort on May 6, your donation
will be doubled by Pathways physicians!