Dedicated to Exceptional Care

 

At Gabrielle Hospice Care, we believe that every moment matters. Our compassionate team is dedicated to providing exceptional end-of-life care that prioritizes comfort, dignity, and support for patients and their families. With personalized plans tailored to individual needs, we focus on alleviating pain and enhancing quality of life. Our services include expert medical care, emotional support, and spiritual guidance, ensuring a holistic approach to care. We are committed to being there for our patients and their loved ones, offering love and compassion during one of life's most challenging times. Experience the difference with Gabrielle Hospice Care and allow us to support you through this journey.

Based in Orange County, Gabrielle Hospice Care, Inc. has expanded its services to cover Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties, reaching more individuals and families in need of specialized end-of-life care. Our team of experienced and skilled healthcare professionals is dedicated to providing personalized care that focuses on the physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being of our patients.

 

Through our commitment to providing exceptional care and support, Gabrielle Hospice Care, Inc. strives to make a meaningful difference in the lives of our patients, helping them find comfort, peace, and dignity during their final days.

Medical care for people with an anticipated life expectancy of 6 months or less, when a cure isn’t an option, and the focus shifts to symptom management and quality of life.

 

An interdisciplinary team of professionals trained to address the physical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of the person; the team also supports family members and other intimate unpaid caregivers.

 

Specialty care is person-centered, stressing coordination of care, clarification of goals of care, and communication.

 

Provided primarily where a person lives, whether that is a private residence, nursing home, or community living arrangement, allowing the patient to be with important objects, memories, and family.

 

Care that includes periodic visits to the patient and family caregivers by hospice team members. Hospice providers are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to respond if patient or caregiver concerns arise.

 

The only medical care that includes bereavement care, which is available during the illness and for more than a year after the death for the family/intimate network.

 

A Medicare benefit; to which all Medicare enrollees have a right. Hospice care also is covered by most private health insurance at varying levels, and in almost every state, by Medicaid. 

When is it time for hospice?

A person does not have to be bedridden or in their final days of life to receive hospice care. It is most beneficial when the patient and family can receive care early to take advantage of the many benefits hospice care can offer. It can be used for months, as long as medical eligibility is met.

 

Hospice should be considered when?

There is a significant decline in physical and/or cognitive status despite medical treatment. This may include increased pain or other symptoms, substantial weight loss, extreme fatigue, shortness of breath, or weakness.

 

The goal is to live more comfortably and forego the often physically debilitating treatments that have been unsuccessful in curing or halting a life-threatening illness.

Life expectancy is 6 months or less, according to physicians.

 

The person is in the end stage of Alzheimer’s or dementia.

SERVICES

 

What services are provided in hospice care?

Most hospices follow Medicare requirements to provide the following services, as necessary, to manage the primary illness for which someone receives hospice care:

 

• Time and services of the care team, including visits to the patient’s location by the hospice physician, nurse, medical social worker, home health aide, and chaplain/spiritual adviser
• Medication for symptom control, including pain relief
• Medical equipment like a hospital bed, wheelchairs or walkers, and medical supplies such as oxygen, bandages, and catheters
• Physical and occupational therapy*
• Speech-language pathology services*
• Dietary counseling*
• Any other Medicare-covered services needed to manage pain and other symptoms related to the terminal illness, as recommended by the hospice team
• Short-term inpatient care (e.g. when adequate pain and symptom management cannot be achieved in the home setting)
• Short-term respite care for family caregivers (e.g. temporary relief from caregiving to avoid or address “caregiver burnout”)
• Grief and loss counseling for the patient and loved ones, who may experience anticipatory grief. Grief counseling is provided to family members for up to 13 months after a death.

Who pays for hospice care?

• Most hospice patients are eligible for Medicare, which covers all aspects of hospice care and services. There is no deductible for hospice services although there may be a very small co-payment for prescriptions and for respite care. In most states, Medicaid offers similar coverage.
• Many health insurance plans obtained privately, such as through an employer or on a state or the national exchange, offer a hospice benefit but the extent to which they cover hospice care and services may differ from Medicare as well as from one another.
• Military families have hospice coverage through Tricare.
• The Veterans Health Administration offers hospice services and contracts with local community hospice providers. Any veteran with the VHA Standard Medical Benefits Package is eligible and there is no co-pay.
• Hospices accept private payment, referred to as “self-pay.”

What's not included in hospice care?

• Treatment, including prescription drugs, is intended to cure a terminal illness or other illness unrelated to the terminal diagnosis unless the other illness is causing an increased symptom burden.
• Prescription drugs and supplies prescribed to treat an illness or condition unrelated to the diagnosis that qualifies the person for hospice.
• Room and board in a nursing home or hospice residential facility.
• Care in an emergency room, inpatient facility care, or ambulance transportation, unless it is ordered by or arranged by the hospice team.

Where is hospice care provided?

Hospice care comes to the patient wherever they may be.

• Hospice services are provided where a patient lives, which may be their private residence or that of a loved one, an assisted living center, a nursing home, or in some cases, a hospital.
• Some hospices have their own long-term residential centers where services are provided. When hospice care is provided at a residential center, the patient/family remains responsible for the costs associated with the residence, as they would for any other home.
• If a patient needs 24/7 care, hospices may transport the patient to a special inpatient facility for a short period of time to manage symptoms, with the goal of returning the patient to their home.

Get in touch

 

GabrielleHospiceCare.com

Tel: 714-798-2522

Fax: 714-798-2523

 

e-Mail: gabrielle.hospice@gmail.com

 

Mailing Address:

3230 East Imperial Hwy., Suite 240 Brea, CA 92821

 

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