Hospice is a type of care tailored for individuals facing life-limiting illness. We provide patient-centered care that focuses on maintaining and improving quality of life on every level: physical, emotional, interpersonal, and spiritual. What quality of life means varies on the person. So, we let our patients decide what is important to them, and we make that our priority. Faith and Hope Hospice focuses on both the patient and their family. Again, we let our patients decide who they consider family because family can extend beyond marriage and blood relatives.
Care needs change over time, and hospice adapts to those needs. We achieve this by utilizing four levels of care:
If you have any questions or would like a more in-depth conversation about these levels of care, contact us by clicking here.
Faith & Hope Hospice in Los Angeles County utilizes an interdisciplinary team of medical professionals from diverse backgrounds to ensure patient and family quality of life on every level: physical, emotional, interpersonal, and spiritual. Our team has decades of experience providing the highest level of hospice care. Our team meets every two weeks to discuss patient needs and provide insight on how to best serve each patient, each discipline contributing their unique insight and expertise. The team includes the following disciplines:
Hospice is provided wherever a patient calls home, be that a house, an apartment, assisted living, board & care home, or skilled nursing facility.
Faith and Hope Hospice provides care to adults, 18 and older, who live within Los Angeles county and the surrounding areas. Because we believe everyone facing terminal illness deserves quality hospice care, regardless of income level, we won’t turn anyone away based solely on an inability to pay.
There are also some basic medical criteria that a person must meet to qualify for hospice services. To qualify, a patient must:
There are some other condition-specific criteria that may need to be met as well, but those get a bit technical. If you or a loved one are interested in receiving hospice services, or if are unsure if you qualify, please give us a call at (626) 869-2151 or send us a message. We are more than happy to talk with you about your specific situation and our nurses can even meet with you in person for a full evaluation. This evaluation is available free of charge and with no obligation.