Routine Hospice Care

Compassionate. Comprehensive. Comforting.

What Is Routine Hospice Home Care?

When patients are diagnosed with a terminal illness and their life expectancy is six months or less, they may receive routine hospice care at home. Care may be given in their home, nursing home, assisted living facility, or in a family member’s home where they reside. The patient will receive services provided by nurses, physicians, therapists, nutritionists, and certified nursing aids. They’ll get help with medications, symptom management, dietary assistance and meal prep, and tasks of daily living. In addition to physical care, routine hospice home care also provides counseling services like pastoral, spiritual, bereavement, and others as needed. If you’re looking for routine hospice home care in Los Angeles and Southern California, call us today for a free consultation.

For a Free Consultation, Call 818-751-0700 or Contact Us.

How Often Is Care Provided?

Routine hospice care at home is not a round-the-clock service, however, patients do have 24/7 on-call nursing support. A & H Hospice in Southern California has rapid response rates and aims to provide needed support within 24 hours of receiving a call. In routine hospice care situations, family members are typically the primary caregiver. The hospice nursing team will create a custom care plan that works with the family members to provide medical support and living assistance when needed. The care plan adapts to the patient's needs as they move through the end stages of life.

What Happens if More Care Is Needed?

When symptoms become unmanageable during hospice care at home, medical emergencies occur, or family members need a break, other levels of hospice care may be needed.

In-Patient Care: To control extreme symptoms of pain and discomfort, patients may stay at an in-patient facility until symptoms are stabilized. The goal of in-patient care is to return the patient home. In-patient stays typically last 2-7 days.

Continuous Care: In times of medical crisis, continuous care may be the best option for the patient and family members. A hospice healthcare professional will be present for at least 8 hours a day. Continuous care is usually limited to 1-5 days.

Respite Care: When family members become overwhelmed or need to attend out-of-town events, respite care offers round-the-clock service. Patients receive up to 5 days of respite care in a benefit period.

Who We Serve

A & H Hospice provides routine hospice home care in California to Los Angeles County, Kern County, Orange County, Ventura County, San Bernardino, and Riverside County. Hospice services are provided with no out-of-pocket costs to patients with MediCal and MediCare. We also accept private insurance. If you live on the border of the Southern California and Los Angeles areas and need hospice care, we encourage you to call 818-751-0700 or contact us and chat with a member of our team. We’re happy to offer free consultations to patients and their family members.

Why Us

A & H Hospice was founded by experienced and compassionate hospice nurses in California with a passion for helping to improve patients’ quality of life.

  • Our high standards have helped us achieve and maintain ACHC accreditation.

  • We aim to provide our patients with rapid response rates above and beyond what our competitors provide.

  • You can trust us to take excellent care of your loved one as they enter the end stages of life.

Rapid response rates. We aim to respond within 24 hours of your call.

Care levels that adapt as the patient's condition progresses.

Fully trained and certified professionals who are experienced in compassionate, empathetic hospice care.

Hospice care that is individualized to the needs of the patient.

Social workers to help you through the entire set-up process.

Our Mission

Our mission and vision is to provide the best quality of hospice care to the patient and their family. When a loved one is diagnosed with a terminal illness, it affects the whole family. In addition to providing the patient with relief from physical symptoms, we also provide spiritual and bereavement counseling for the whole family, even after the patient has passed.

Benefits of Our California Hospice Care at Home

With A & H Hospice in Southern California, you’ll receive routine hospice home care from our entire hospice team which includes nurses, certified nursing aids, physicians, therapists, counselors, dietitians, and social workers. The patient will also be provided with medical equipment as needed. This might include a wheelchair, hospital bed, disposable gloves, underpads, wound care supplies, oxygen and oxygen delivery equipment, and more. Patients also receive medications at their doorstep and have access to our on-demand diagnostic services as needed.

What You Can Expect

When your terminally ill loved one enters hospice care with A & H Hospice, you can expect us to help you along for the entire hospice journey. The California healthcare system can be confusing to navigate, and your dedicated social worker helps to keep things simple and straightforward during a difficult time. You can also expect excellent communication between our staff and your loved one’s primary physician. Together, we will walk with you hand-in-hand until the end and even beyond with funerary and final rest arrangement assistance.

Call 818-751-0700 now and learn more about our full services.

FAQs

  • When a physician determines the patient has six months or less to live, hospice care at home can be started. It’s best not to delay starting routine hospice care, because it is an invaluable resource for the primary caregivers and the patient from the first through the last end stages of life.

  • Patients who are diagnosed with a terminal illness and have been certified by a physician to have six months or less to live are eligible for routine hospice home care. Once hospice care begins, the goal is to provide comfort by managing symptoms. Treatments to cure the disease will cease.

  • Hospice care in Los Angeles is provided by a team of healthcare professionals including hospice nurses, therapists, counselors, nutritionists, social workers, and more. Your case manager will work with you to provide a convenient care schedule.

  • Patients with MediCal and Medicare do not incur any out-of-pocket costs for services, medical equipment, or medical supplies as your insurance fully covers everything. We also work with many private insurance companies offering coverage, though some out-of-pocket costs may occur. Depending on your coverage and needs, we can help connect you with financial resources in California.

  • Should the patient need to discontinue routine hospice care at home, due to improved condition, advancement to more intense levels of care, or death, the patient’s case manager will help guide you through any processes that will need to be completed.

  • Patients with MediCal and Medicare will never incur out-of-pocket costs for any of our hospice services. If you have private insurance, there may be out-of-pocket costs. Members of our team can help connect you with financial assistance programs if needed.

  • Routine care is individualized based on the patient’s needs. We work with you to best fit your schedule and provide the proper amount of care and attention. When the patient’s condition changes, we adapt the routine hospice home care plan to keep symptoms managed and make them as comfortable as possible.

  • Yes, absolutely! We pride ourselves in routine hospice home care rapid response rates in which our nurses or on-call physicians will get back to you within 24 hours. We understand when extra help and advice is needed.

  • If your loved one exceeds their estimated life expectancy, you don’t have to worry about hospice care ceasing. As long as their physician and hospice team recertify that they are terminally ill and are in the end stages of life, hospice care can continue for the patient. If the patient has made an improvement in their condition and the physician estimates they will live longer than six months, then hospice care may be discontinued.

    Contact our office today for more details about what you can expect from our routine hospice home care for Los Angeles and neighboring counties.

Contact Us

The friendly staff at A & H Hospice, Inc. welcomes your call and looks forward to serving you. If you have any questions about our hospice services, or to schedule a free consultation, please call our office at

AHHospice@yahoo.com
(818) 751-0700

6350 Laurel Canyon Blvd St 300
North Hollywood, CA 91606