What hospice care means is that it is a special type of care in which the quality of life for patients and their caregivers is the main focus behind the decisions being made by the clinician team. Patients and families could be in situations where it may not be possible to cure a serious illness, or a patient may choose not to undergo certain aggressive treatments. Hospice care is tailored for these kinds of situations and commonly provided at the patient's home.
"Like palliative care, hospice provides comprehensive comfort care as well as support for the family, but, in hospice, attempts to cure the person's illness are stopped. Hospice is provided for a person with a terminal illness whose doctor believes he or she has 6 months or less to live if the illness runs its natural course."
National Institute of Aging
Serving Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura Counties, Epione Hospice, Inc.’s team of skilled and certified professionals and volunteers provide physical, emotional and spiritual support as you make important decisions concerning your life.
Our hospice medical director is in charge of overall management of patients and available to answer questions the patient or loved ones may have regarding hospice medical care.
Registered Nurses in our hospice team is responsible for each patient's nursing care plan designs and the overseeing the continuity of patient care.
Providing and assisting to patients and their families in home planning, equipment, financial resources, insurances, and as a counselor to help families work together in this stressful stage.
Our Spiritual Counselor is a key role in providing direct support and spiritual resources for the patients and their surviving families & friends.
Improving patient's quality of life by with symptom control and relief from pain through coordinated and strategic application of medication.
Regular visits in routine personal cares, i.e. bathing, washing hair, shaving skin, teeth care, changing linens, light housekeeping, and patient positioning.
We maintain our own medical equipment as part of your plan of care that may include: oxygen & delivery devices, Nebulizer, adult diapers, bandages, latex gloves, etc.
Delivering special services like speech and physical therapy when needed as means of self-expression and engagement for patient to find peace.
Including limited respite care assistance designed to provide family members a short break from caring for their loved one at home.
We are a State Licensed, Medicare/Medi-Cal Certified and Joint Commission Accredited Hospice Care provider. Epione Hospice, Inc. prides itself to remain uncompromising in maintaining the highest standards of excellence in all areas of the hospice care profession. Our hospice care is dedicated to provide you with dignified care that encompasses the physical, emotional, spiritual, and social needs of the patient and family.
Most importantly, we uphold ourselves to be ethically responsible to protect employees and clients from fraud and abuse in order to help institute ethical responsibility in the hospice care industry.
Our on-call personnel are available to take care of your calls during and after office hours, on weekends and holidays.
We provide services 24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week