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Greensboro Nonprofit Ends Pediatric Home Health Care For Terminally Ill Children

Moira Ermentrout, 5, is one of the children who receives pediatric home health care as part of Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro's Kids Path program. Credit: Dania Ermentrout

An agency in Greensboro will stop home health care services for terminally ill children, a change affecting nearly twenty families.

The pediatric home health care offered is part of a program called Kids Path.

In a press release, Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro announced Monday it would end the service on November 30th, giving just over two weeks of notice.

The community-based nonprofit says home care is difficult to sustain when the volume of patients is small and the geographic care area is large. It plans to connect families with other home health care providers.

Jordan Green of Triad City Beat has reported on the story. He says the parents affected are reeling from the news.

“The kind of wrap around services to try to provide a quality of life for a child who may not grow into adulthood, is totally different than a lot of other home care services.”

Kids Path will continue to provide pediatric hospice care, bereavement counseling, and medical case management services.

 

Bethany is WFDD's editorial director. She joined the staff in the fall of 2012. She received her B.A. and M.A. in English Literature from Wake Forest University. Between undergraduate studies and graduate school, Bethany served as the intern to Talk of the Nation at NPR in D.C., participating in live NPR Election Night Coverage, Presidential debate broadcasts, regular Talk of the Nation shows, and helping to plan the inaugural broadcast of ‘Talk of the World.' She enjoys engaging with her interests in books, politics, and art in the interdisciplinary world of public radio. Before becoming editorial director, Bethany was assistant news Director, a reporter and associate producer for WFDD's Triad Arts and Triad Arts Weekend. Originally from Jacksonville, Florida, Bethany enjoys calling the Piedmont home.

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