Grant Restrictions

  1. The Heartland Hospice Memorial Fund cannot pay for expenses that fall under the responsibility of the hospice in its mission to provide the appropriate level of care required by the patient (and covered by the hospice benefit). Following, are some examples:
    1. A communication device needed to adequately communicate with a patient because he/she is hearing-impaired would not be supported by the Heartland Hospice Memorial Fund because it is a necessary component in the delivery of hospice care and should be covered by the hospice benefit.
    2. Home health aide services for a hospice patient would not be supported by the Heartland Hospice Memorial Fund because this would be the responsibility of the hospice agency to provide the level of care required by the patient.
  2. The Heartland Hospice Memorial Fund will not pay for past-due medical bills that a patient has accumulated with any health care company. In these cases, if the patient or family meets the criteria of financial distress, the Heartland Hospice Memorial Fund can offer support in living expenses to assist the family in navigating the financial stresses of terminal illness.
  3. The Heartland Hospice Memorial Fund will not support grant requests that have already been paid without prior approval. Some exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis in an event of a true emergency during non-business hours.
  4. The Heartland Hospice Memorial Fund will not support any activities that would be considered “self-dealing” by the Internal Revenue Service. “Self-dealing” is generally defined as the utilization of charitable funds to provide a direct and measurable benefit to a company, and not to the general public or an outside individual.