Specialties
When medical treatments have been exhausted or the burden of treatment outweighs the benefits, it is time to consider hospice. Most people would like to end their lives surrounded by friends and family. Most people if asked do not want to die in the hospital, or connected to machines, or in unnecessary surgery. Most people choose comfort, but family or some doctors may keep them in forms of curative treatment for too long.
By bringing services into the home, Long-Term-Care Facility, or Assisted Living Facility, hospices help patients and families provide necessary care and education. Patients and families are able to retain a greater sense of control over end of life events with this knowledge and assistance. Hospice is optimal at home with caregivers (family). However, it is also incredibly beneficial in nursing homes and assisted living facilities to ensure pain and symptom management and to provide support to patients and families.
History
Established in 2006.
Harrison's Hope, Inc. is proud to be locally and privately owned and operated by Jason St. George and Jackie Johnson. The company was established in June of 2006 to provide a hospice benefit of unparalleled service. We operate two offices located in Meridian and Nampa, and provides hospice services to the greater Treasure Valley area.
Harrison's Hope is named after the founders son Harrison St. George, who was born in 2003 with Congestive Heart Failure. He underwent open heart surgery at three days old.
Meet the Business Owner: Jackie J.
Jackie is one of the leading multi-faceted experts in hospice philosophy and palliative care in the state of Idaho. Jackie has been a social worker in the Treasure Valley for 13 years with an emphasis in Long Term Care, Discharge Planning in the hospital setting, and geriatric behavioral psychology. Her experience working with the elderly helped develop her passion for end-of-life and hospice care.
She enjoys helping patients and families with life-limiting illnesses, and has been involved with sponsoring events benefiting the American Cancer Society, community education, and with our licensed documentary, "Except For Six" which aired on Idaho Public Television. She is also a contributing expert hospice writer for many local and regional publications.