About Us: "A HUMAN RIGHT"

It is never too early to inquire and plan. Seeking advance consultation empowers the patient and his/her family, in ensuring that they make informed decisions about difficult end of life care, before it becomes a concern.

Many patients may have pain and other serious symptoms as illness progresses. Hospice staff receive special training to care for all types of physical and emotional symptoms that cause pain, discomfort and distress.

Hospice staff work with the patient's physician to make sure that medication, therapies, and procedures are designed to achieve the goals outlined in the patient's care plan. The care plan is reviewed frequently to make sure any changes and new goals are in the plan.

No specific therapy is excluded from consideration in hospice/palliative care. An individual's needs must be continually assessed and treatment options should be explored and evaluated in the context of the individual's values and symptoms.

Nondiscrimination Policy

As a recipient of Federal financial assistance, DELTA HOSPICE OF CALIFORNIA, INC. does not exclude, deny benefits to, or otherwise discriminate against any person on the grounds of race, color, or national origin or on the basis of disability or age in admission to, participation in or receipt of the services and benefits under any of its programs and activities, whether carried out by DELTA HOSPICE OF CALIFORNIA, INC. arranges to carry out its programs and activities.

This statement is in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Regulations of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued pursuant to these statutes at the Title 45 Code of Federal Regulations Parts 80, 84 and 91.

What You Should Expect From Us...
Qualified Health Care Professionals. Quality Health Care Services with prompt response to serve patients as needed. Our team is an interdisciplinary group, consisting of the patient's personal Physician, Medical Director, highly-trained and motivated Nurses, led by our Nursing Director, Home Health Aides, Social Workers, Dieticians, Chaplains and other Counselors, Trained Volunteers, Speech, Physical and Occupational Therapists, who work as a team dedicated to rendering excellent services.
Our Objective
Our focus is to provide the highest quality of individualized physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual care to our patients. We adopt a family oriented approach in developing a care plan that meets the need of our patients and their families by combining our strengths and resources for ultimate care.
Who Needs Our Services?
We provide hospice/palliative care to a person who has a life limiting/terminal illness. Pain management to ensure that every moment in our patient's life is free of needless pain and discomfort.
Durable Power Of Attorney For Health Ccare
Everyone has the right to plan and make their own health care decisions. A Durable Power of Attorney is an "advance directive" to care givers, ensuring that your wishes are carried out, in the event that you are too sick to execute your wishes.
Living Life Fully
Hospice affirms life and neither hastens nor postpones death. Hospice helps patients achieve physical and emotional comfort so that they can concentrate on living.

Patients are urged to stay active for as long as they're able-for example, to take part in activities they enjoy or to do something they've always wanted to do.

When someone has a terminal illness, his or her loved ones feel pain too.

Hospice programs also provide relief to caregivers, who may neglect their own needs.

Our Interdiciplinary Team Provides The Following Services:
Physicians, Skilled Nurses, Home Health Aides, Spiritual Counselors/Chaplains, Dieticians, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Therapists, Pharmacists, Volunteers and Durable Medical Equipment Care that targets the physical, emotional, psychosocial and spiritual issues of our patients Supplying all necessary medications, equipment and medical supplies Coordinating the patient's short term care in the appropriate facilities, as necessary; and Providing the necessary counseling and bereavement care to the family and friends following end of life. "Your comfort and quality of life matters all the way at Delta Hospice of California, Inc."

THE HOSPICE CIRCLE OF CARE
Medical Director
Co-certifies the terminal prognosis with the attending physician. Leads the interdisciplinary team in the development of the plan of care Provides consultation to other physicians regarding Hospice Care

Attending Physician
Certifies the terminal prognosis Assesses patient needs, manages symptoms & prescribes treatment Directs and approves the plan of care Coordinates care with interdisciplinary team

Social Worker Assess patient & family emotional, social, spiritual & financial needs Develop a plan of care to meet identified needs Provide direct counseling or refer patients and families to appropriate community agencies Provide bereavement support

Chaplain Assess patient & family spiritual needs Develop a plan of care to meet identified needs Provide direct counseling Assist with memorial preparations Provide consultations to community clergy

Volunteers Provide companionship & support to patient and family Provide needed non-medical services, letter writing, errands & respite time for family Provide support at time of death & during bereavement

Home Health Aide Provide direct personal care to patient Provide comfort measures & report identified needs to RN Case Manager Provide emotional support to patient and family

Registered Nurse Assess patient and family needs Develop the plan of care to meet identified needs Coordinate team visits & ensure implementation of approved plan of care Coordinate care with attending physician, primary care giver, and/or Care Center Staff Ensure symptom control & pain management Provide patient/family teaching as needed

The Hospice Circle of Care depicts the holistic continuum of care rendered by hospice professionals and trained volunteers working together as a team to assess and meet the patients' and families' unique needs as the end of life draws near.

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Can my pain & symptoms be controlled at home?
Pain and other systems can usually be controlled in the patient's home. If a symptom becomes a problem, the hospice nurse can be reached 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. There have been great advances in pain and symptom control in the past few years. Most symptoms can be controlled without the use of injections or IV medication. The hospice nurse will assess your pain and symptom control at each visit. Hospice medical directors are always available to adjust medications. contact us.


A hospice patient even has the chance to return to a curative treatment if they so choose. contact us to find out more.

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