What is Hospice?
Hospice care is a coordinated program of palliative and compassionate care provided by a team of skilled professionals to meet the medical, psychosocial, spiritual needs of patients and families who are facing terminal / chronic illnesses for which they elect comfort care rather than aggressive treatment. Hospice care is palliative (comfort / symptom oriented) rather than curative.
Can Hospice Make a Difference?
Hospice care can dramatically and positively impact one's quality of life. The goal of Hospice is to empower the individual by providing knowledge and information to facilitate difficult decision-making. Our clinical staff consists of experts in pain control, and other symptom management. They are commited to educating patients, caregivers, and family members
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Where Does hospice Care Take Place?
Hospice Care is primarily based in the patient's home or home-like setting such as a nursing home or board and care. Hospice enables families to remain together in comfort and dignity. If the patient needs to be hospitalized for control of acute systems in a nursing home, Hospice can continue to provide palliative care in those facilities.
What Are the Advantages of Hospice Care?
Hospice treats the person, not the disease. Care is family-focused and emphasizes promoting quality and dignity in the late stages of life.
Hospice uses a team approach by utilizing the individual expertise of the members of the interdisciplinary team to address the unique needs of the patient and their families.
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Hospice Staff are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Hospice Provides Durable Medical Equipment; Hospital bed, bath chair, oxygen.
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Hospice also provides medication related to disease and formulary medications. Hospice also provides soft goods as needed. Such as Diapers, bed chux, gloves.
Who is Eligible for Hospice Care?
Have a life-threatening illness and seek medical, psychological, spiritual, and personal support rather than aggressive treatment.
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Have a Primary Care Physician.
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Live within our geographic boundaries.
Who Pays for Hospice Care?
Medi-Cal, Medicare, health Insurance, HMO's, and Private Pay.