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HOSPICARE & PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES - WOMEN SWIMMIN' FOR HOSPICARE | HOSPICARE & PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES

172 E King Rd, Ithaca City, NY 14850

Eligibility
18+
Hours
Mon 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Tue 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Wed 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Thu 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Fri 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Application process
Online at www.womenswimmin.org
Service area
Tompkins County, New York Cortland County, New York
Women Swimmin' for Hospicare is a community swim that gives women in the community (and some who travel from afar) the opportunity to swim 1.2 miles across Cayuga Lake, while raising money for Hospicare & Palliative Care Services.Held at the Ithaca Yacht Club and generally takes place on the second Saturday in August. Registration for swimmers begins in early May at www.womenswimmin.org. Registration for boaters and volunteers begins later in May.Women Swimmin' includes Go the Distance, an opportunity for anyone in our community to get involved and help to raise money towards community care. Run, walk, bike, read, write, bake, or find your own activity to use as a peer-to-peer fundraiser. Learn more on the Women Swimmin' website.For more information about Women Swimmin' and Go the Distance for Hospicare, please visit www.womenswimmin.org
Last assured
03/11/2026
Providing organization
HOSPICARE & PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES
Hospicare & Palliative Care Services serves residents of Tompkins and Cortland counties.Palliative care program provides specialized medical care that focuses on relieving symptoms and stress at any stage of a serious illness. The goal of palliative care is to improve quality of life for both the patient and the family. Palliative care is provided by a specially-trained team of doctors, nurses, and other specialists who work together with a patient's other doctors to provide an extra layer of support. makes people comfortable in the last six months of their lives services are provided in homes, in acute and chronic care facilities, and at agency six-bed residence. Following a patient's death, supporting the family with 13 months of bereavement services. bereavement support services to anyone in our service area who is grieving the death of a loved one, whether or not they died on hospice.