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What Are the Four Levels of Hospice Care

As of 2018, there were 1.55 million Medicare recipients receiving hospice care within the United States. This is a figure that has been increasing by around 4% annually. However, not all hospice care recipients are getting the same kind of care. There are four levels of hospice care, namely routine home care, continuous home...

Who Qualifies for Hospice Care

Hospice care has a vital role to play at the late stage of a patient's life who is suffering from a terminal illness. The patient and their family will get to benefit from the services and support hospice care provides. By identifying when a patient is eligible for hospice early on, there is a...

Who Pays For Hospice Care at Home?

If you or a loved one is ever in need of hospice care, you should not skip out on it due to concerns about affording it. That is because Medicare hospice coverage is available to almost everyone. This coverage plan, which is under Part A of Medicare, includes all of the services you will...

What Are the Most Common Hospice Diagnosis?

Hospice care has only been around since 1948. Only since 1982 has hospice care been covered under Medicare. In the early days of hospice care, patients with terminal cancer were the bulk of those who received it. However, things have changed, and patients with a wide range of other terminal illnesses meet the criteria...

Can Medicare Take Your Assets to Pay For Hospice?

Some people believe that Medicare has the power to seize their assets to pay for hospice. You may be relieved to learn that this is simply untrue. Medicare is a federal health insurance program aimed at helping people who are either 65 years old or older, as well as certain younger folks who have disabilities....

Coping With Grief and Loss When a Loved One Is in Hospice

Entry into hospice is a family event. If you're helping a loved one to make the transition, you may be experiencing a host of overwhelming emotions that range from sadness to anger. This is very typical and expected. If your family is among the more than 1.4 million families that help a loved one...

How Long Do Hospice Patients Live

How long do hospice patients live? This is a question that friends and family of loved ones in hospice care want to know the answer to. What you learn may surprise you, especially since there is a significant difference between a doctor's prediction and what the reality is. What Studies Have Found Several studies have come...

Medicare and Hospice Care

Hospice care is for those who have a terminal illness, and their life expectancy is 6 months or less. When someone goes into hospice care, we attend to both the patient and their family’s physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. The goal of hospice care is to provide symptom and pain management care outside of...

Hospice Nutrition – End of Life Nutrition

Once a patient enters hospice care, they no longer need to eat or drink as many foods or liquids as they used to. The body is slowing down its metabolism, which makes actions like forcing food and liquids to somebody in hospice care become detrimental in easing their suffering. While some believe that eating...

Hospice vs Palliative Care: What’s the Difference

If either you or someone you know has faced a severe illness, you have probably heard the terms palliative care and hospice care used. While both of these terms refer to a level of comfort and relief provided to a patient, there are some critical differences in hospice vs palliative care. To receive the...


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Karen Sanders

November 16, 2020 via Google

“Ok, Google. What is the best agency near me”. Are the exact words I told my google assistant when I found Hospice Valley of Los Angeles. Their hospice organization was local in my area, so I decided to do more research. Apparently they have one of the top and best ratings for a hospice company. I called them and decided to give them a try. Their doctors, nurses, and home health aides where really friendly. If you are going through rough times and need assistance. I definitively recommend to go with Hospice Valley.

Irdris Rashmidi

November 14, 2020 via Google

When I was trying to find or search for the best hospice agencies near me. One of my requirements was to look hospice companies ratings and reviews. I look for organizations nearby my area and noticed Hospice Valley. They had some of the best reviews in Los Angeles, CA. So I decided to try them. Their staff and team was friendly and very attentive to our needs. I really felt comfortable. Thanks for the support.

Nathienal Letterman

January 19, 2019 via Google

Our mom was needing assistance with care in her home in Northridge. She had fell and hurt her arm. This forced us to have to hire a around the house in home caregiver. After we had called the company they sent us Roy one of their case managers to give us a proper assessment. We were very impressed with the professionalism of the company and moved forward with them and hired a caregiver. So far my mother loves the caregiver and all is going well.

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