The Lake Superior Community Partnership recently teamed up with Lake Superior Life Care & Hospice for a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house to celebrate the agency’s new name, expanded services, and mission of “Supporting your Journey throughout Life’s Stages.” Lake Superior Life Care & Hospice, formerly known as Lake Superior Hospice, adopted a new name that reflects a broader reach, offering hope and support to individuals living with chronic conditions through the agency’s new programs. It’s a redefining of the agency’s role, helping to eliminate the stigma of hospice, and providing specialized care that focuses on treating the family as a whole. “Lake Superior Hospice has always specialized in hospice services and will continue to do so,” according to Sue Kitti, CEO. “However, we see many people who would benefit from services long before receiving a terminal diagnosis, we want to be able to support them earlier in life.” The new Life Care name will reflect several new services offered by the agency. Specializing in hospice care since 1979, the agency now offers a “Transitions” in-home care program designed for those living with chronic disease or health challenges, an adult day services program, an “Alzheimer’s Café” in conjunction with the Alzheimer’s Association, and “Dancing with Parkinson’s” in conjunction with the Dance Zone. In addition, the agency’s community bereavement program recently added a “widows-only” grief group. In October, the Lake Superior Life Care & Hospice will host the 2017 Upper Great Lakes Palliative Care and Hospice Conference. Pictured: Sue Kitti, Lake Superior Life Care & Hospice CEO; Lake Superior Life Care & Hospice staff and board, Nicole Young, Marquette County Ambassador; Michelle Sellers, Marquette County Ambassador; Tony Retaskie, Marquette County Ambassador and Dave Campana, Marquette City Mayor. For more information, please call the Lake Superior Life Care & Hospice office at (906) 225-7760.