Bluegrass Care Navigators News

Our team goes above and beyond to provide expert, compassionate care at just the right time to our patients and families. But we provide more than compassionate healthcare. At Bluegrass Care Navigators, we believe that no one should pass alone.

Bluegrass Care Navigators (BCN) is joining organizations across the country in celebrating National Hospice and Palliative Care Month this November. As a leading provider of compassionate, high-quality care, BCN recognizes the positive impact hospice and palliative care have on patients and families, providing comfort, dignity, and support during life’s most challenging moments.

WHAS Crusade for Children awarded Bluegrass Care Navigators (BCN) a $6500 grant to purchase a Trilogy Evo Ventilator to better support children and teens in our hospice care. This ventilator is a cross-functional machine that is designed for use in multiple environments. With 15 hours of battery life, it allows patients an increased level of mobility to achieve a higher quality of life during treatment.

Bluegrass Care Navigators (BCN) has been ranked sixth in Overall Quality among the 50 largest hospices in the United States, according to a recent study published in the American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine. The ranking is based on three key quality indicators: caregiver surveys (CAHPS scores), caregiver and employee satisfaction scores, and sentiment scores from Google reviews and Glassdoor ratings. The study assessed both non-profit and for-profit hospices across the nation.

Our Northern Kentucky Team recently provided dignity and the comfort of hospice care to a non-English speaking family with a terminally ill baby. After being born with a heartbreaking prognosis, the baby was expected to survive only two weeks.

Our commitment to provide compassionate care to all, regardless of financial situation, is exemplified in the care we recently provided to a hospice patient with COPD, who had no insurance, Medicare or Medicaid.

Our central Kentucky hospice team recently cared for a Muslim refugee patient and her family as she faced a terminal diagnosis along with numerous challenges, including language barriers, financial struggles and food insecurity.

TJ Buckles shows all who know him how to live with resilience, courage and superhuman strength.

At Bluegrass Care Navigators, we continuously seek ways to provide meaningful, compassionate care to those we serve. Our integrative medicine team recently provided hand massage training to both staff and volunteers at our Hazard office. This training was designed to equip our staff and volunteers with the skills needed to offer comforting, therapeutic touch to Veterans in our care.