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Monday, November 11, 2024
As reported by In Business
In celebration of Eye Donation Month, Agrace was recognized by the Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin (LEBW) as a recipient of the 2024 Crystal Vision Award. A local, nonprofit, community-supported health care organization, Agrace is well-known for its compassionate hospice care, supportive (palliative) care and grief support throughout southwest Wisconsin.
This award is presented annually to hospices, hospitals and other community partners who demonstrate outstanding commitment and dedication to furthering the mission of giving the gift of sight, through organ and tissue donation. Continue Reading…
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Transitioning to end-of-life care can be emotionally challenging, especially when someone has lived a life marked by determination and independence. Agrace, local nonprofit provider of hospice care and related health services, understands this and prioritizes dignity, respect and autonomy for its patients.
This year, Agrace is honoring the memory of a Janesville resident, Gen Gray, whose experience in hospice care respected her independence and desire for autonomy, with its “Light Up a Life” annual fundraising campaign.
Monday, October 21, 2024
As reported by 92.7fm WCLO
Nick Novak opens the hour with the winner of WMC’s Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest. Jade Pekol follows with info on Race for Agrace, Agrace Hospice Care’s new annual fundraiser.
Monday, October 7, 2024
Agrace Thrift Stores’ annual Holiday Pop-up Shop will open Wednesday, October 30, selling a mix of donated new and gently used items for holiday entertaining, giving and decorating.
Monday, October 7, 2024
As reported in In Business Magazine’s Power 100 publication:
Thanks to Lynne Sexten’s leadership, Agrace has evolved along with the health care market. Since becoming chief executive officer in 2012, Agrace has grown to include four additional health services, including in-home care, that complement its hospice program, and she has expanded its service are from five to 19 counties. Prior to joining Agrace, her market radar was tuned at UnityPoint Health-Meriter in Madison, where she served as executive vice president and chief operating officer and was responsible for all inpatient and outpatient clinical services. While there, Sexten oversaw the development of a new multispecialty medical group that ultimately grew to include more than 120 physicians with eight clinic locations.
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
As reported by Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin
Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin (LEBW) is excited to announce the award recipients for the Crystal Vision Awards. Since 2007, LEBW has honored advocates of donation who have shown commitment and dedication to raising awareness and educating communities on the importance of organ, eye, and tissue donation. Continue Reading…
Friday, September 27, 2024
As reported by Wisconsin State Journal
Last year, I wrote about a hospice issue in answering a letter from a reader. I’d like to repeat that column, with some edits, a nip and tuck here and there, because of something that happened to a recent patient — he went into a terrible hospice.
Dear Doc: My mother is failing, with lots of medical problems that just have made her life miserable. She’s in pain all the time, she’s depressed, and her heart is failing. She was a lifelong smoker and is on oxygen. She can barely walk across the room without getting short of breath.
Her doctor said she would qualify for hospice. Most of the family is against it — they say mom is “giving up.” I think it might be a good idea, but I don’t want to go against what everyone else is saying. What do you think? — Sad reader
Thursday, September 12, 2024
In 1990, Will Natz was 10 years old and about to have his dream come true—he was going to be a Milwaukee Brewers bat boy. As he waited in the County Stadium dugout, he heard Bob Uecker announce his name. Until his death, Natz treasured the cassette tape that held a recording of that moment.
Earlier this year, due to his progressing illness and the need for supplemental oxygen, Natz—a lifelong baseball fan—doubted he would get to another Brewers game in person. That was until his Agrace Hospice Care social worker, Kristin Kalpinski and nurse Jill Cooley saw a chance to make his wish come true with assistance from Agrace’s Wish program.
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
As reported by In Business
Through the generosity of one local couple, every dollar donated to Agrace until the end of 2024 will go further toward supporting compassionate end-of-life care. Thanks to Todd and Shari Nelson, owners of Kalahari Resorts & Conventions, all donations made to Agrace, a Wisconsin-based nonprofit provider of hospice care and related health services, will be matched up to $100,000 through December 31.
“In 2018, we attended a ‘get-to-know-Agrace’ meeting,” said Todd and Shari Nelson in a joint statement. “We were so impressed by the dedication and compassion of the staff we met. Little did we know that just a few months later, we would need Agrace Hospice Care’s services.
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