EASTER SEALS - GOODWILL NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN SERVICE CENTER

Easter Seals-Goodwill Home Care, supervised by a registered nurse, provides in-home, personalized assistance with daily living activities such as bathing, housekeeping, meal planning and preparation, shopping and errands or medication reminders, as well as companionship and respite for caregivers. Home-care services are designed for elderly individuals, people with disabilities, individuals recovering from surgery, illness or injury or people in transition from nursing homes. Easter Seals-Goodwill Home Care services are offered during daytime, evening and weekend hours and are covered by private fees, insurance or Medicaid. The Private Duty Nursing program in Montana's Cascade County and Butte-Silver Bow area provides in-home nursing services for qualified individuals. The LPN's who provide these services are supervised by the Home Care coordinator and a registered nurse (RN) under the direction of the primary physician.

Easter Seals-Goodwill Highlands Hospice, serving the Butte and Deer Lodge areas, provides support and care for people in the last stages of incurable disease. Hospice care is based on symptom management, pain control and supportive services which recognize the physical, social, emotional and spiritual dimensions of living with dying. With focus on the patient and family, the medically supervised team of professionals and trained volunteers provides skilled medical care and counseling in a warm, supportive environment. While hospice is best known for its care of patients with cancer, hospice services are available to individuals with any terminal illness. The Easter Seals-Goodwill Equipment Loan program offers rehabilitative equipment for loan on a short-term basis. Equipment includes walkers, wheelchairs, crutches, commodes, bath benches, etc. The service is free, requiring only a nominal deposit. The deposit may be refunded or donated to Easter Seals-Goodwill when the equipment is returned. Equipment Loan is available in these cities: Billings, Butte, Great Falls and Helena, Montana; Boise, Idaho.