Hospice of Acadiana's "Mission Moments" strives to create deeply personal and lasting memories for patients and their families, honoring life and legacy by granting wishes that bring joy, closure, and comfort during life's final chapter.
Have you thought about what would bring you comfort and happiness in your final weeks or months? Here are a few examples of how we live out our mission through the Hospice of Acadiana Foundation.
Provided a Birthday Cake and Card for HOA patient on his 101st Birthday.
Gifts
Built a custom Lego Lap Table for 13-year-old pediatric patient with physical limitations; also provided Spa Gift Card & Restaurant Gift Card to relieve stress for patient's mother.
Accommodations
Provided an activity blanket to assist and comfort John who had Lewy Body Dementia.
Comfort
Provided a portable AC unit for 76-year-old patient whose AC unit went out.
Assistance
Installed an A/C window unit for 78-year-old patient whose home A/C repair was scheduled 3 days out during an extreme heat wave.
Accommodations
Provided basic needs items and household goods for 48-year-old patient and her children.
Care
Provided balloons and Don’s bread pudding for patient's 76th birthday.
Gifts
Purchased a cell phone and minutes for 80-year-old patient at the nursing home whose wife was not able to afford a phone to communicate with him.
Assistance
Provided burial assistance for 40-year-old patient at Calcutta House who suffered with cystic fibrosis for years, and following a lung transplant, was rejecting the lung.
Accommodations
Provided cheese tray, flowers, and champagne for patient's daughter's wedding, which was moved up so the patient could attend before he passed.
Gifts
Scheduled and paid for a hairdresser to fulfill a 47-year-old patient's request for a much-needed haircut at home.
Accommodations
Provided a wedding cake, champagne and fruit tray for 58-year-old patient who agreed to marry her significant other after 30 years of asking.Husband said patient "had a blast planning and decorating, and it’s the happiest she's been since her diagnosis."
Gifts
Provided Digital Stethoscope for patient's wife to record 40-year-old patient's heartbeat.
Gifts
Provided burial assistance for 63-year-old homeless patient.
Assistance
Provided a Kart Ranch Family Fun Pack for 13-year-old pediatric patient and his family.
Gifts
Provided a Lift Chair for 78-year-old patient to enjoy being up without being a burden to her children.
Accommodations
Provided a portable neck fan and cooling towels for 75-year- old patient who has lived without A/C for the last 5-6 years and spends most of her time outside. Patient did not want window unit due to concerns of cost of electric bill.
Comfort
Provided transportation for patient's wife to Calcutta so she could be with her husband.
Transportation
Provided a Fun Jump for an event hosted by family of a pediatric patient to educate the community on children with serious illnesses & special needs.
Care
Provided humidifier for a 2-year-old-patient.
Comfort
Provided a birthday card, Red Velvet Birthday Cake, and large birthday balloon for 71-year- old patient.
Gifts
Purchased an orthopedic seat cushion as a comfort therapy for 78-year-old patient suffering with severe pain.
Comfort
Provided a Toy Story Cake for pediatric patient's 1st Birthday.
Gifts
Provided utility assistance to patient’s family to ensure power during extreme temps.
Comfort
Provided a video monitor for a 92-year-old patient so her daughter/caregiver could monitor her for falls from other parts of the house.
Gifts
Provided wedding cake & flowers for 59-year-old patient's wedding.
Gifts
At our hospice, our unwavering commitment is to provide hospice services that not only offer respect and dignity to our patients but also extend a compassionate hand to the community. As a nonprofit organization, we go the extra mile by offering free services that other hospice providers simply cannot, ensuring that everyone, regardless of their financial means, receives the quality care and support they deserve during their most challenging times.
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