Construction began in Fall of 2015 on the new Respite house in Colchester, VT and was completed this year.
The VNA’S NEW Respite House is increasing capacity from 13 to 21 beds, with larger resident rooms, each with a private bathroom, shower, and space for family to stay overnight. The enhanced work and meeting space for staff and volunteers, improved kitchen, as well as family gathering spaces, make the Respite house, a-home-away-from-home. The facility can also accommodate expansion if additional resident rooms are needed in the future.
Hospice is about enhancing life and living to the fullest potential, using an approach to care that considers physical, emotional and spiritual needs.
Vermont Respite House provides hospice care to individuals whose illness and health care needs make it too difficult to remain in their own homes or other settings.
An inpatient hospice home such as the Respite House provides an alternative to nursing home or hospital care.(copy courtesy of VNAcares.org)
