Hospice care at home in Sacramento
A hospice team visits your loved one at home. They ease pain and other symptoms, help with personal care and support the family. Services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Care team visits
Every part of care follows one care plan. We make it with your loved one and the family and update it as needs change.
Nursing care and symptom relief
A hospice nurse visits to ease pain, shortness of breath and other symptoms.
Physician care
The hospice physician oversees your loved one’s medical care and can visit them at home.
Help with personal care
A hospice aide helps with bathing, dressing, grooming and other personal care that’s part of the care plan.
Social work
A social worker helps your loved one and the family with worries, practical questions and paperwork.
Spiritual support
A chaplain offers spiritual support that respects the patient’s beliefs, whatever they are.
Volunteers
Trained hospice volunteers can visit to keep your loved one company.
Dietary counseling
Advice on eating and drinking that keeps your loved one comfortable as their needs change.
Physical, occupational and speech therapy
Therapists help with moving safely, daily tasks, speech and swallowing when the care plan calls for it.
How the doctors work together
The hospice physician leads the care plan and works with the patient’s own doctor, who can stay involved.
Comfort at home
Medications
Medications for pain and other symptoms related to your loved one’s illness.
Medical equipment and supplies
Equipment such as a hospital bed, a wheelchair or a walker, and supplies such as bandages.
Homemaker services
Help with light housekeeping and everyday tasks at home.
Ambulance services
Ambulance transport when the care plan calls for it.
Guidance for family caregivers
We show you how to care for your loved one at home and answer questions from everyone who helps day to day.
Support for the family
Grief support for the family
For up to a year after a loss, your family can turn to us for support and someone to talk to.
Respite care
Your loved one can stay up to 5 days in a Medicare-approved facility so the family can rest.
Inpatient care for symptoms
If pain or other symptoms can’t be managed at home, your loved one can be cared for in a hospital or inpatient unit for a short time.
Continuous care at home
During a crisis, nurses can stay with your loved one at home for much of the day until symptoms are under control.
What happens after you leave a request
Step 1
You leave a request
We call you back, answer your questions and ask about your loved one.
You’ll learn whether hospice may be a good fit.
Step 2
A nurse visits
A hospice nurse visits your loved one and family to understand their needs.
You’ll know what help is needed and what comes next.
Step 3
Doctor review
The hospice physician and the patient’s own doctor, if they have one, confirm whether the patient is eligible for hospice.
Once the patient agrees, hospice care can begin.
Step 4
Your care plan
We make a plan with your loved one and family: visits, medications, equipment and who to call.
You’ll know who is coming and when.
Not sure what care your loved one needs?
We’ll talk it through with you and explain which parts of hospice care could help.
You can leave a request any time, day or night.
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