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Hospice provider Agrace to offer home care

Friday, August 17, 2018

As reported by David Wahlberg of the Wisconsin State Journal

Agrace, a Fitchburg-based nonprofit that provides hospice care, is launching a home care service, in part to offset what it says are declining Medicare payments for hospice care.

Agrace will start Age at Home — which offers housekeeping, transportation and assistance with toileting and grooming, among other services — on Sept. 4.

 

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Agrace to Offer Free Spouse/Partner Loss Grief Group at Reedsburg Medical Center

Thursday, August 9, 2018

In September, Agrace HospiceCare will begin “Spouse/Partner Loss” in Reedsburg to support local residents who are grieving the death of their spouse or partner. The session will be led by Colleen Pulvermacher, MS, certified grief support specialist.

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‘Race for Agrace’ to Take Place in Fitchburg September 16

Wednesday, August 8, 2018

Employees’ concern for patients who need help paying for end-of-life care is the impetus behind a local fundraiser in Fitchburg. On Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018, Agrace Hospice & Palliative Care will hold its 2nd annual Race for Agrace event—a grassroots effort that started with the compassionate concern of one Agrace nurse.

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Agrace Invites Public to 40th Anniversary Celebration Event

Friday, August 3, 2018

Agrace HospiceCare is turning 40! A public celebration of this milestone is being held August 14 in Madison. Anyone who has used Agrace’s compassionate care for their family, or simply wants to ensure Agrace is available for generations to come, is welcome to join the party.

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Dean-o Trevino Golf Outing

Friday, August 3, 2018

Dean Frederickson, beloved husband, father, grandpa, and friend, passed away from cancer in September 2017 surrounded by his family at the Agrace Hospice facility in Fitchburg, Wisconsin. Not only was Dean blessed with such wonderful care in his final month, but the support and care given to the family will never be forgotten.

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Agrace Adds Members to Foundation Board

Thursday, July 26, 2018

Agrace Hospice & Palliative Care has appointed Karen Christianson, Judith Martinez, Terry Murawski and Bill Schendt to its Foundation board. Agrace is Wisconsin’s largest nonprofit community hospice and palliative care agency, providing end-of-life care and related services to people in southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois. The Agrace Foundation Board guides fundraising, helping to meet the current and future needs of the organization.

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Hospice fundraiser held under big top

Friday, July 20, 2018

As reported by Ben Bromley at the Baraboo News Republic

Hospice advocates want to fill a gap in the health care system by filling a circus tent.

Agrace Hospice will hold its second annual Night at the Circus fundraiser Aug. 4 at Circus World. Proceeds will go to the nonprofit’s charity care fund.

Agrace development manager Tracy Buglass said the Care for All fund covered $750,000 in end-of-life services last year in southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois. This included help for 20 Baraboo patients.

 

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“A Night at the Circus” Event to Benefit Families Facing Serious Illness

Monday, July 16, 2018

On August 4, Agrace Hospice & Palliative Care will host an evening of thills, chills and sensational style at the 2nd annual A Night at the Circus event at Circus World in Baraboo. Proceeds from this special evening will support Agrace’s nonprofit mission of bringing compassionate care into the homes of people living in Sauk county and surrounding communities. This includes support for Care for All—a program that provides free or discounted services to patients who cannot afford quality end-of-life care.

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Decades of change and compassion

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

As reported in Madison Magazine by Joel Patenaude

Madison Magazine is hardly the only 40-year-old business in Madison. Many area businesses have lasted just as long, if not longer. Although they represent different industries, legacy companies are not unlike this publication in that their dramatic evolution was driven by personalities whose influence can still be felt.

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