Agrace News

As reported by Hospice News, Holly Vossel 

Wisconsin-based Agrace has expanded its hospice program’s geographic service reach into Dubuque, Iowa, marking its entry in the state.

The expansion marks a significant milestone for the nonprofit hospice and palliative care provider, according to Agrace Chief Growth Officer Kevin Kirkland. The new location is the first of more de novos to come in the near future, Kirkland indicated.

The growth represents an opportunity to expand access to high-quality end-of-life care, he stated.

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As reported by Yahoo! Finance 

Local residents who are in the final months of life have a new choice for high-quality, in-home hospice care. Agrace, the largest Wisconsin-based nonprofit hospice, has expanded west of the Mississippi River for the first time, bringing its services to patients in the city of Dubuque, Iowa.

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Local residents who are in the final months of life have a new choice for high-quality, in-home hospice care. Agrace, the largest Wisconsin-based nonprofit hospice, has expanded west of the Mississippi River for the first time, bringing its services to patients in the city of Dubuque, Iowa.

For nearly 50 years, Agrace Hospice Care has provided compassionate end-of-life care to people of all ages across southern Wisconsin, with its headquarters located in Madison. Now, Dubuque-area residents can also choose Agrace for hospice care that comes to them where they live—in private homes, long-term care facilities or any other place they call home. Continue Reading…

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As reported by The Daily Cardinal

The first dementia villages in the United States will open in Sheboygan in July and Fitchburg in  the fall of 2027, offering dementia patients an alternative to traditional nursing homes and memory care facilities.

The first two U.S. villages are Dementia Innovations’ Livasu in Sheboygan and Agrace’s Ellen and Peter Johnson Dementia Village in Fitchburg. Both villages were inspired by BeAdvice’s Hogeweyk in the Netherlands, the world’s first dementia village, and both facilities worked closely with BeAdvice for several years to build villages in the U.S. Continue Reading…

As reported in the La Crosse Tribune

Agrace, a nonprofit community hospice serving La Crosse County and the Coulee Region, is seeking local volunteers. Volunteers are needed to make companionship visits to Agrace Hospice Care patients. No health care experience is needed. Schedules are flexible, and free online training is provided.

Anyone interested in volunteering should contact Agrace at (608) 327-7163 or visit Agrace.org/Volunteer.

As reported by Good Good Good 

As people with dementia and Alzheimer’s age, they often find themselves living in memory care facilities, places that work hard to focus on their safety and medical needs, but often feel institutionalized and sterile.

At the Hogeweyk Dementia Village in the Netherlands, however, a different kind of memory care has paved the way for an improved quality of life for older adults across the globe.

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As reported by Ryan Lynch, WKOW-27

Construction has officially started on Agrace’s Ellen & Peter Johnson Dementia Village, a revolutionary dementia care facility in Madison.

The village helps residents with cognitive decline maintain their independence. There will be eight homes with eight people each, meant to simulate a family environment.

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