Admissions

Now that our home is open, requesting admission is as simple as calling Donna Payne.  She will do an interview to determine if admission criteria will be met.  She and other KCCH staff can then help facilitate admission if appropriate.  There may also be a waiting list that will be frequently reviewed and updated.

General Admission Criteria

• Diagnosis of terminal illness - no expectation of recovery
• Prognosis of three months or less - limited life expectancy
• Do not resuscitate order - no life sustaining measures will be implemented. For example: no CPR.
• Private physician coverage
• Associated with a hospice | palliative care home health care agency: Ontario Yates Hospice.
• Understand Keuka Comfort Care Home is primarily staffed by volunteers
• No extraordinary care needs - must be able to be safely and comfortably managed by staff and volunteers
• No parenteral nutrition or hydration: no IV’s or feeding tubes
• No intramuscular or subcutaneous injections: medications administered orally, rectally, topically (patch), or by pump
• There are no financial requirements or expectation of financial contribution
• Admission is not determined by age, creed, color, ethnic background or religion.
• With the above criteria met, resident selection is based upon the person or situation which presents the most significant and immediate need.
• The goal of the Keuka Comfort Care Home is to provide quality care to the dying by attempting to meet each resident’s physical, emotional, social, and spiritual care needs in a supportive, home like environment while respecting their individuality and maintaining his or her dignity until death.