Programs

  • Healthcare Services for Affected Individuals

    LIVING ROOM MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL OPERATES IN KENYA, PROVIDING HEALTH- CARE SERVICES TO PEOPLE AFFECTED BY LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESSES AT KIMBILIO HOSPICE IN KIPKAREN RIVER AND LIVING ROOM INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL IN ELDORET. KIMBILIO HOSPICE, A 24-BED INPATIENT HOSPICE WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 2011 AND PROVIDES HOLISTIC CARE FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO OPERATES OUTPATIENT SERVICES TO CLIENTS IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. ITS SERVICES INCLUDE: MANAGEMENT OF PAIN AND OTHER SYMPTOMS; PROVISION OF PSYCHOSOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL SUPPORT; AND PHYSICAL THERAPY. ADMISSION TO KIMBILIO HOSPICE, AND LENGTH OF STAY, IS NOT BASED ON RACE, TRIBE, RELIGION, EDUCATIONAL LEVEL, OR THE ABILITY TO PAY. THE MAIN GOAL IS TO ACHIEVE THE BEST QUALITY OF LIFE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FACING ADVANCED ILLNESS. IN 2012, IN A CONTINUING EFFORT TO SERVE FAMILIES AFFECTED BY DEATH, THE ORGANIZATION CONSTRUCTED A MORTUARY AND FUNERAL HOME IN KIPKAREN RIVER, ON THE SAME CAMPUS AS KIMBILIO HOSPICE. IN 2015, 8 ACRES WAS PURCHASED NEAR ELDORET TOWN TO DEVELOP AND CONSTRUCT A HOSPITAL. IN 2019, LIVING ROOM INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL - ELDORET, A 49 BED, LEVEL 4 HOSPITAL, WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED. IN 2022, WE EXPANDED OUR SERVICES TO INCLUDE: MATERNITY, SURGICAL, ICU, AND GUESTHOUSE/ACCOMMODATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE TRAVELED FAR DISTANCES TO RECEIVE THEIR ONCOLOGY TREATMENT AT A NEARBY GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL. IN 2022, THE ORGANIZATION HAD 140 KENYAN STAFF MEMBERS. LIVING ROOM SERVED OVER 120,000 PEOPLE BETWEEN OUR TWO CAMPUSES. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, LIVING ROOM MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL HAS REACHED OUT TO MANY AMONG THE KENYAN SOCIETY WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED LIFE-LIMITING ILLNESSES. THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS QUALITY SERVICES AND EDUCATION, FULFILLING ITS VISION OF BEING A COMMUNITY OF COMPASSION THAT HONORS LIFE AND OFFERS HOPE.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $2.5M