TRU Community Care

Today is National Patient Advocacy Day! 💜 At TRU we are committed to ensuring that every patient's voice is heard and respected on every step of their journey with illness and loss. Let's raise our voices for better healthcare, patient rights, and improved access to quality care. Together, we can create a more patient-centered healthcare system. #NationalPatientAdvocacyDay 

On a beautiful Colorado morning, over 450 painted lady butterflies were released as hundreds gathered in Louisville’s Heritage Park to honor loved ones they had lost, enjoy a healing sense of community, and watch the fluttering wings of the butterflies symbolizing hope and renewal. Attendees shared heartfelt memories, and TRU CEO and President Scott Gresser reminded attendees that love and grief, like life and death, are inextricable from one another. We must feel it all, but we all have the strength and resilience to find hope in the face of grief. Whether you commemorated loved ones with us at the park, at cemeteries, in your own backyard, or elsewhere, we are glad you chose to participate and hope you had a meaningful experience. https://lnkd.in/gGU9QVZd

TRU Community Care was in Washington D.C. this month, advocating for improved hospice care and veterans' end-of-life benefits. TRU Volunteer Coordinator Becki Parr met with the staff of Colorado legislators to discuss important bills like Gerald's Law Act and the Hospice Recertification Flexibility Act. Read about Becki's experience and the impact of Hospice Action Week in our latest blog post: https://lnkd.in/gEaA759E #WeHonorVeterans #HospiceActionWeek #NHPCO #hospiceactionnetwork 

Healing with Horses Four-Week Group for Kids/Teens Kids and teens who are grieving: please join us for our Healing with Horses four-week group for ages 8 to 17.  We combine unique activities with horses and peer support for participants to share stories and have fun in a beautiful outdoor setting. This group meets for four consecutive weeks on Wednesdays from 5:30-7:30 pm in July.  We have limited space available and are accepting participants in Group Two for the following dates: July 10, 17, 24, 31. For more information and to register for this program, please call TRU Grief Services at (303) 604-5300.

Today we celebrate Juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas - over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued. Juneteenth is a day to honor the perseverance and strength of African Americans who endured the cruelties of slavery. Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of ending slavery in the United States. Two years ago, President Joe Biden opened the signing of Juneteenth into law as a federal holiday with these words: "Juneteenth marks both the long, hard night of slavery and subjugation, and a promise of a brighter morning to come." Wishing everyone a reflective and meaningful Juneteenth. #Juneteenth #FreedomDay #Equality

This week, June 13-19, 2024, is National Nursing Assistants Week, and TRU wants to express our heartfelt gratitude to our incredible Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs), the backbone of our care team, providing compassionate, hands-on support to our patients every single day. To all our CNAs: Thank you for your unwavering commitment to our patients and their families. The care you provide truly embodies TRU's mission. #cnaweek

This week, TRU Community Care's Becki Parr joined others in the hospice and palliative care community in Washington, DC to discuss key issues with members of Congress during Hospice Action Week.

Please join us for TRU Community Care’s annual Take Flight Butterfly Release & Memorial! Saturday, June 22, 2024 in Heritage Park, Louisville, CO Learn more at www. trucare.org/butterfly

We are remembering the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice defending our nation's freedoms and wishing everyone a safe and happy Memorial Day weekend. TRU is proud to be one of the first hospices in Colorado to achieve Level 5 Partner status through the We Honor Veterans program, a program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Thank you, HeartLight Center, Inc. and Jenn Flaum, for your partnership and for the incredible work you do in our community!