About Hospice

• Comfort care when cure is no longer possible
• Home visits by an interdisciplinary team: Nurses, Hospice Physicians, Hospice Aides, Social Workers, Volunteers, and Spiritual Care Providers.
• Medical and nursing services
• Expert pain and symptom management
• 24 hour on-call support
• Assistance with the practical responsibilities of day to day living
• Support for coping with feelings that arise
• Grief support following the loss of a loved one
• Complete support for the patient
• Prescription drugs and necessary medical equipment and supplies

• Someone is diagnosed with a terminal illness
• The patient resides in their private residence, a nursing home, assisted living and/or residential care facility in Sonoma County or northern/western Marin County
• The patient or a designated responsible person consents to Hospice services
• The patient's doctor recommends Hospice services

There is no charge to the patient for services. Insurance is billed as appropriate. Non-reimbursed costs are supported by donations.

Deciding to contact hospice may feel like a difficult choice, but family members often say they wish they had called us sooner to access the care and support hospice provides.