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Registered nurse case manager
One nurse who knows your family and visits on a set schedule.
MedicareHospice · Manhattan, Kansas & the Flint Hills
Family, front porch, home. We bring the rest.
Hospice nurses, aides, chaplains and social workers serving five counties of the Flint Hills, from farmhouses outside Wamego to military families at Fort Riley.
- 1989serving the Flint Hills
- 5counties, town and country
- 24/7a hospice nurse answers
How we work
We build the plan around your family, not the other way around.
Every family is different. Some have a daughter who's a nurse and four siblings within ten minutes. Some have one spouse, eighty-four years old, doing it alone. Some are stationed at Fort Riley with family three states away. We start every admission by learning who's in your circle and what they can do.
Then we fill the gaps: nurse visits, aides for bathing, a chaplain if you want one, a social worker for the paperwork, volunteers to give the caregiver a break, and a nurse who answers at any hour.
— Catherine Ohlde, RN, MSN, CHPN, Executive Director
What families notice
Three things we do differently
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Family care plan
We map who's in your circle and fill the gaps around them.
Included
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Bereavement support
Calls, letters, visits and grief groups in Manhattan and Junction City.
13 monthsPhoto tour
Life on the prairie
Sample family reviews
In families' own words
My husband was deployed when his dad went on hospice. Sgt. Maj. Price helped us get the Red Cross message through, and he made it home in time.
Mom was eighty-four and caring for Dad alone. They figured out exactly what she couldn't do and filled every gap.
Kyle came out to our farm at 2 a.m. in a snowstorm. He knew our road better than the county plow.
The K-State students played Dad's favorite Sousa marches on a cello. He conducted from his bed.
Pastor Ingrid sat with Grandma every Tuesday and read the Psalms in Swedish, the way her mother had.
Dr. Lindgren drew us a picture on a napkin of what was happening in Mom's body. It was the first time we really understood.
Anna braided my wife's hair every visit and told her she was beautiful. My wife believed her.
Three veterans pinned my father in our living room. He served in Korea. He stood up for it.
My kids went to the grief camp at Tuttle Creek. They came home and talked about their grandpa for the first time in months.
- 1989serving the Flint Hills
- 5counties, town and country
- 24/7a hospice nurse answers
- 13 mo.of grief support afterward
Where we care
Wherever home is
The same team and the same Medicare benefit, in any setting.
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At home
Most patients stay in their own bed. We bring the equipment, medicines and team.
- Equipment delivered
- Scheduled visits
- 24/7 phone line
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On the farm
Long gravel lanes are part of the job. Tell us the turn-off and we'll be there.
- Rural visits
- Night calls
- Same team
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With family
Many patients move in with a son or daughter. We care for them there and teach the whole household.
- Family training
- Volunteer relief
- Same benefit
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In assisted living
We add hospice nursing, aides, chaplain and social work to the care already in place.
- Works with staff
- Family meetings
- Same team
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In a nursing home
We work alongside nursing home staff on comfort. Room and board is billed separately.
- Comfort plan
- Aide visits
- Family support
Our team
The people who come to the house
Catherine Ohlde, RN, MSN, CHPN
Executive Director
Dr. Peter Lindgren
Hospice Medical Director
Shanice Brooks, RN
Director of Nursing
Kyle Strathman, RN
On-Call Nurse
We believe people should spend their last season where they've spent their lives. We believe families are the real caregivers, and our job is to back them up. We believe honesty is a kindness. And we believe every soldier, farmer, teacher and grandmother deserves to be known, not just treated.
Ratings & recognition · sample
- Readers’ Choice · Best Senior Care
- Community Choice Awards · Winner
- Regional Business Journal · Top Workplaces
- County Chamber · Small Business of the Year
- Family Caregiver Alliance · Partner
- Local Hospital System · Preferred Partner
Contact
On Poyntz Avenue
- 1133 Poyntz Avenue
Manhattan, KS
Park in our lot off Poyntz Avenue. The side entrance is level, and our family room is just inside. - (785) 555-0157
- Text us
- care@konzaprairiehospice.example
- Konza Prairie Hospice
Reaching us
- Office, Mon – Fri8a – 5p
- Hospice nurse on call24 hours, every day
- Admissions7 days a week
One number, any hour. After 5 p.m. it rings straight to a hospice nurse.
Call when you're ready. Or before.
A hospice nurse answers any hour. Ask anything; nothing is decided until you're ready.