Recently the Los Angeles Times ran two front-page articles bashing the hospice industry and its regulators, with poor performance by hospices in Los Angeles County being the focus. Performance problems There have been significant performance problems reported in the hospice industry, in and beyond Los Angeles County. And the problems produce shameful consequences. When a […]
As a person nears the end of their life they often stop eating. Other times, it becomes unsafe for the person to consume solid food, or even liquids. At times, family members become concerned, and urge or pressure the person to eat and drink. In these circumstances, we discuss the situation with the family members […]
Caring for a person you love at home is challenging enough in normal times. But now you also have to know and enforce Coronavirus precautions. A person on hospice by definition has a serious underlying medical condition. This puts them at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19. You need to keep the Coronavirus from […]
We created this handy guide for you based on our experience serving Caring House residents on hospice during the Coronavirus pandemic. A person with a serious underlying medical condition is at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19. With care at home, you must not only protect the sick patient, you must protect household members […]
At Caring House, we believe strongly in the importance of hospice support at the end of life. Dozens of Medicare-certified hospice service providers serve the South Bay. See our Hospice Directory for a partial listing. Caring House – not a hospice service provider itself – is a place where a person can choose to receive […]
At Caring House we’re thankful for many people. They include Our residents, who entrust our staff and volunteers with their care — and teach us along the way. The families and friends of our residents who support them and our work. The neighbors who have welcomed us into the neighborhood and helped us create a place […]
Recently we welcomed our 100th resident and family. The following “fast facts” don’t get near telling you about the individual men and women and families we’ve been privileged to serve. But they can give an overall sense of our work. Age Youngest resident = age 48 Oldest = age 97 Average age when admitted = 78 […]
There’s a movement across the U.S. to improve the late life and end of life experience. Hospice services, a key to improving end of life care care from the earliest days of the movement, have grown from one in 1974 to more than 4,000 today. And they now serve more than 1.3 million people per […]
Looking for a nearby hospice service? We’ve created a free online hospice directory showing Medicare-certified hospices known to us to serve patients in or near our South Bay (Los Angeles County) area. We’ve noted whether they have served one or more residents at Caring House. Before helping residents, a hospice enters into a care coordination agreement […]
We just published a report covering living arrangements and obtaining needed help when a person is receiving hospice services under Medicare. It covers the four levels of hospice, skilled vs. personal care, goals of care, where patients receive hospice services, hiring home care help, moving and receiving care outside the home, and much more. Please take […]