Mary Lou Eubanks
815.899.1106
maryloueubanks@cs.com
815.895.3803
jam151@aol.com
NIU Nursing Students Tour Pay-It-Forward House
Sycamore –October 22, 2005 – Recently, the Pay-It-Forward House hosted a tour of their facility for Northern Illinois University’s (NIU) Learning Laboratory Coordinator Judith Kuczek and two groups of NIU nursing students. It was an opportunity for them to discover how a hospital hospitality house operates, understand the unique relationship between this type of not-for-profit organization and the medical facility it supports, and hear personal accounts of the people being served.
“The nursing staff at Kindred Hospital has always been important to the success of our organization,” said Joyce Mathey, President of the Board of Directors, the Pay-It-Forward House. “From personal donations, to suggesting families in-need of assistance, their on-going support is immeasurable. We are confident the next generation of nurses will also be excited about our mission and are pleased to help expand their knowledge in this area. Some of these students may be future volunteers at the Pay-It -Forward House or staff members at Kindred!”
Individuals or groups requesting a pre-arranged tour of the House should contact Joyce Mathey at 815-895-3803.
About Pay-It-Forward House
Pay-It-Forward House is located in Sycamore, IL, and is a charitable and benevolent not-for-profit corporation that provides low-cost, temporary respite for family members of patients at Kindred Hospital in a comfortable, home-like setting. Located adjacent to the hospital, it is designed to simultaneously accommodate three family units, or a total of 11 people, and rooms will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Admission to the house requires a referral from a Kindred Hospital social worker or case manager, but nobody will be refused a room due to inability to pay. For more information go to www.payitforwardhouse.org.
About Kindred Hospital
Kindred Hospital in Sycamore is a 69-bed long-term acute care facility providing intensive medically complex services to ventilator and wound patients who are too ill to be transferred to a nursing or rehabilitation facility, but do not need to remain in a short-term acute care facility. The hospital offers a team-based approach to meet individual patient needs and is JCAHO-accredited and Medicare certified.
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