When your life expectancy can be measured in months, weeks, or days, it can be overwhelming and frightening as you try to get your affairs in order, make time with your loved ones, and wrap your mind around your own mortality.
Every person deserves to spend their final days in dignity and comfort, and that’s what drives the mission work of nonprofit organizations that provide hospice support.
These nonprofits provide many different types of services for individuals that have received a terminal diagnosis, including counseling, in-home assistance, caregiver support, and more.
Like all nonprofits, hospice support organizations need insurance to safely (and legally) serve their community, but — as is often the case — they often have difficulty finding coverage that matches with their mission work.
So, what do nonprofit hospice organizations need most when it comes to their insurance?
Meet some nonprofit hospice support organizations.
We talked with some NIA-insured nonprofits that provide hospice support, and they explained their missions, what they needed most from their insurance provider, and why they trust NIA to provide it.
In their own words…
Preston Jovi Foundation (Deerfield, IL)
“The mission statement of the Preston Jovi Foundation is to support and empower parents who have lost children by providing resources, advocacy, and community connections, fostering healing and resilience in their journeys through grief.”
— Maya Beaudette, Director, Preston Jovi Foundation
Heart of Hospice Foundation (Klamath Falls, OR)
“We provide a fuller, more joyful hospice experience for our hospice patients and families serviced by Bristol Hospice in Klamath Falls, Bristol Hospice in Hood River, and Bristol Hospice in East Georgia.”
— Barbara Radecki, Secretary, Heart of Hospice Foundation
Maitri Compassionate Care (San Francisco, CA)
“Maitri Compassionate Care is a hospice and respite care medical facility for low-income San Franciscans with AIDS and other chronic illnesses.
We provide hospice care, respite care to improve health circumstances, aftercare program for residents who have discharged, and respite care for transgender people during gender-affirmation surgeries.”
— Michael E. Armentrout, Chief Executive Officer, Maitri Compassionate Care
What did these hospice support nonprofits need most from their insurer?
Coverage for fundraisers and events.
“For us at the Preston Jovi Foundation, we needed coverage for our fundraising events.”
— Maya Beaudette, Preston Jovi Foundation
Coverage for items and services provided to clients.
“We occasionally purchase special chairs or items for patients, and we need liability insurance in the event one of the items we purchased malfunctions and causes an injury.”
— Barbara Radecki, Heart of Hospice Foundation
Access to General Liability coverage.
“Maitri Compassionate Care needed General Liability insurance.”
— Michael E. Armentrout, Maitri Compassionate Care
How did these hospice support nonprofits hear about NIA?
An internet search.
“Preston Jovi Foundation originally found NIA from doing a Google search.”
— Maya Beaudette, Preston Jovi Foundation
A lawyer’s recommendation.
“We did not have liability insurance company until it was suggested by a lawyer we were working with through a law firm for nonprofit organizations. We then found NIA from an online search.”
— Barbara Radecki, Heart of Hospice Foundation
A broker-made connection.
“I am not sure how we originally found NIA, but it was probably through an insurance broker.”
— Michael E. Armentrout, Maitri Compassionate Care
Since becoming an NIA member, how has that relationship helped these hospice support nonprofits?
Peace of mind and benefits.
“I haven’t explored all the benefits yet, but I appreciate the peace of mind NIA offers.”
— Maya Beaudette, Preston Jovi Foundation
Flexibility with payments and billing.
“We like the ability to spread our fees over several months with no extra fees.”
— Barbara Radecki, Heart of Hospice Foundation
Commitment to customer service.
“We appreciate NIA’s prompt, courteous customer service.”
— Michael E. Armentrout, Maitri Compassionate Care
Hospice support nonprofits deserve insurance that supports compassion in action.
Why do hospice support nonprofits choose NIA as their insurance provider?
It’s simple: These nonprofits provide comfort, support, and dignity when people are facing the hardest of times. These organizations deserve an insurance provider who will do the same for them.
When your nonprofit is insured by NIA, your nonprofit gets coverage that’s dependable and affordable, tailored to match your mission, includes resources that can help you thrive, and — most importantly — is there when you need it.
After all, when you’ve got people counting on you and your mission, your focus should be on them, not worrying whether your insurance will stand by you or not.
