About Us

Lucile Hansen Greiner ( 1919-2021)

The Social Model Hospice Home is

• a community supported home, providing 24-hour care for terminally ill individuals and their loved ones when dying at home becomes unmanageable.
• dedicated to the care of dying individuals and families.
• individualized loving care in a community home setting.
• a non-profit, charitable organization.
• paid certified caregivers assisted by volunteers.
• sliding-scale daily fee
• provided in collaboration with a local medical hospice responsible for case management.
• not covered by Medicare, Medicaid or private insurance.
• unique and does not duplicate existing community resources.
• home and family to people in need.

Our Board of Directors

Chairperson- Jason R. Bradley, MSEd, RN, CCRN-K, LPC

Jason Bradley completed a Master’s of Science in Education degree with an emphasis in community/mental health counseling from the University of Tennessee-Martin in 2000 and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Northern Arizona University in 2007. He currently serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor and Program Coordinator Northern Arizona University on the Yuma and Tucson campuses. He also teaches in the traditional BSN program. His teaching interests include adult health, mental health, communication, palliative care and transition to practice. Jason maintains national certification as a critical care nurse and continues to work as a bedside nurse with the Yuma Regional Medical Center intensive care unit and inpatient palliative care team. Jason has maintained his Arizona license as a professional counselor (LPC) since 2002.
Jason is a member of the American Nurses Association (ANA), Arizona Nurses Association (AzNA), American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) and Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society. Jason is an active member in the Rio Colorado Yuma chapter 7 of AzNA. Jason served both the President and Vice President of Chapter 7 from 2013-17. In 2016, Jason was selected to serve on the Palliative Care and Hospice Professional Issues Panel Steering Committee for the ANA. In 2020, while serving as a Board Member for AzNA (2018-20), Jason represented Arizona on the ANA Resiliency Through Strength task force for ANA, which helped address the mental health needs of nurses. Jason served two terms as an AzNA Member Representative to the ANA from 2017-2021. Jason has served since April 2019 as a Board Member for the Regional Center for Border Health serving the communities of Yuma, LaPaz and Mohave Counties in Arizona. Jason serves on the AzNA Political Action Committee Board and has since 2021. Since October 2022, he serves as a Board Member for the Yuma chapter of the Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) organization. Jason became of member of the Southern Arizona Nurse Honor Guard in November 2022. This organization provides memorial recognition and an honor ceremony for nurses who have died. In November 2022, Jason began his service as a Board Member for The Hansen House, a non-profit with the vision to bring the first hospice home to Yuma County. In short, Jason is an active member and leader in his community and profession of nursing.

Vice Chairperson- Dr. Jeanne Elnadry, MD

Dr Jeanne Elnadry is a recently retired Palliative Care Physician at Yuma Regional Cancer Center. She has extensive experience with the dying to include: 2019- 2021 Yuma Regional Cancer Center Supportive Care Physician. 2014-2019, Director of Palliative Care at YRMC. 2004-2014, Medical Director, Hospice of Yuma. 2001-present, Palliative Care Consultation Service at YRMC. 1994-2004, Private practice in Primary Care and Internal Medicine in Yuma, AZ. 1990-94, Fort Yuma Public Health Service Indian Hospital Clinical Director. 1989-1990, Anticoagulant Laboratory Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD. 1988-90, Emergency Department Physician Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD.  Her honors and awards include: 2019 PGY 3 Rotation of the Year in Geriatrics and Palliative Care, Family and Community Medicine Residency at YRMC. 2015 Teacher of the Year – Palliative Care, Family and Community Medicine Residency at YRMC. 2014 Athena International Award by Yuma County Chamber of Commerce.  2004 YRMC Chief of Staff Diamond Award. 1993 Directors Award for Excellence. 1992 Directors Award for Excellence. Dr Elnadry has valuable knowledge and experience that will lead our home to success.

Secretary- Debbie Pallack, MSW

Debbie is a retired social worker who is active in her church and community projects. She understands how difficult it is for patients and families to care for dying loved ones and the trials families face to find a place where their loved ones daily care needs will be met, at a reasonable price. From 1988 to 2020, Debbie was employed by YRMC as a Social Work case manager. At YRMC, she was involved in the Patient and Family Education committee, and the Bioethics Committee. Her work was mainly with patients and families affected by chronic illness and assisting with safe discharge planning. Debbie’s other community involvements include activity as the Secretary of the Board of Yuma North End Community of Hope, a nonprofit established in 2001 as an outreach and missions’ arm of First United Methodist Church in Yuma. She was also employed as a medical social worker at St. Luke’s Hospital Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona and by Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona as the director of the Safe House Domestic Violence Shelter and then as the director of Day Break Adult Day Health Care Center. During her tenure at Catholic Community Services, she was also active with fundraising for the Yuma United Way.  Debbie co-facilitated the Cancer Support Group for several years and is active in the First United Methodist Church in Yuma, where she serves as Lay Leader and President of the United Methodist Women Group. She has had involvement with the local Yuma Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts, and she coached for Odyssey of the Mind Teams at O.C. Johnson elementary school. 

Treasurer- Justin Haile

Justin Haile is the co-owner of 4th Ave Gym, Elite Medspa + Wellness, Valley Speech, and the founder of The 4th Ave Gym Athletic Foundation. Born and raised in Yuma, Justin has dedicated his life to the betterment of his community through his businesses and philanthropy. Justin officially began his entrepreneurial career behind the counter at 4^th Ave Gym when he was 13 years old, although he would argue it started in elementary school when he sold items, like hand warmers, to his classmates on the playground. You could say he’s a born salesman and has a natural, and proven, understanding of how to operate a successful business. Justin is not only known for his business prowess, but also his love for his community and his genuine personable nature. These characteristics have proven to be the key to his success in any venture he puts his mind to. The gym, started by his father in 1981, has become a beloved Yuma institution with a culture & reputation that has been built by Justin. The past two years, he’s been proud to support Yuma athletes through Special Olympics, by hosting the annual power lifting meet at the gym. In 2006, he founded Elite Tanning which now, almost 20 years later, has grown to include a hair salon (J & Frank) and medical spa (Elite). In 2020, he built and opened the second 4^th Ave Gym location in the Foothills, which also includes 10,000 sq. ft. of commercial rental space. In 2023, Justin will open a stand-alone medical spa and wellness facility (Elite), along with an outpatient Speech Pathology clinic (Valley Speech). Next on the business horizon, are the third and fourth gym locations that should break ground in the next few years. In 2017, Justin put his mind to a project that had been on his heart for a few years, giving back to the Yuma County high school athletic programs. He established The 4th Ave Gym Athletic Foundation and every year provides each high school with needed equipment and resources. From weight lifting barbells, to wrestling mats and scoreboards, Justin has been able to improve the athletic environments for our high school athletes. As of 2023, he’s given over $242,000.00 to our Yuma area high schools. He is a recipient of the ‘Heart of Yuma’ award in 2016 and again in 2019. In 2020 he was given the Stephen and Bobbie Shadle Hero Award, through the AZ Community Foundation. He is also the recipient of the 2022 Hall of Fame Outstanding Organization, presented by the Education Foundation of Yuma County. Hard work, integrity, family, and community are the pillars of any business Justin is a part of. Personally, Justin has had experience with both palliative care and hospice for many family members, so this collaboration is near and dear to his heart. He is honored to be able to support and give back to Yuma families through The Hansen House.

Executive Director and Founder- Bonnie Irr, MSN, RN

Bonnie has been a Registered Nurse in Yuma County for 20 years and for the past 13 years she has been working in the hospice and palliative care field. She knows the trials patients and family members go through at the end of life and the extensive care needed for activities of daily living. Prior to hospice and palliative care nursing she worked in the intensive care unit at Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC). In 2016, she was awarded the Yuma County Nurse of the Year award and the Christi Brito “Light of Nursing” award. Her previous career also dealt with helping the Yuma community as a Firefighter/EMT/Hazardous Materials Technician on the City of Yuma Fire Department. Bonnie received her Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Arizona, her Associates Degree in Nursing from Arizona Western College and she is a Certified Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse. She is active in her church, Immaculate Conception Parish, as a religious education teacher for children and adults. Her faith and love for the Lord are what direct her life.