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When it’s time to seek Hospice care, it can be hard to know who can be a trusted partner.
You’re already dealing with so much. Transitioning into hospice care can be an overwhelming and confusing process. Our team is committed to providing the Central Valley with professional, compassionate care that helps you and your family walk through this challenging time.
The Central Valley’s Preferred Hospice Provider
Customized Care
Instead of placing you into a cookie-cutter care program, our team works with you to understand your unique needs, schedule, and goals to craft a program just for you.
A Team You Know & Trust
Familiar faces and voices make all the difference. Our team is local to the Central Valley and develops close relationships with our patients and their families.
Professional Services
We invest in high-quality, trained team members who use their expertise, compassion and care to provide you and your loved ones with the best possible services.
You have a choice when it comes to selecting a hospice provider.
Don’t settle for the automatic assignment.
Ask for Divinity Hospice and get a provider you can trust.
We know how difficult it can be to navigate the transition into hospice care.
It’s a journey that no one wants to make, and when we do start on this pathway, too many people feel an overwhelming sense of uncertainty when searching for a quality hospice care provider. For too long, care providers have been doing the bare minimum, leaving families short on help, supplies, and what they need to be comfortable.
We believe our community deserves a quality hospice care provider that sets a new, dependable standard of care.
Divinity Hospice takes a uniquely personal approach to providing care for you or those you love. Instead of a one size fits all approach, our team of compassionate providers works with you to fit a care plan that honors your family.
Trusted by Central Valley families.
When life gets difficult you want a partner you can depend on. You deserve the best, not just the default hospice program. Choose Divinity Hospice and have care you can trust.
“Divinity Hospice was quick to provide care for my father to keep him comfortable. The staff are very professional and showed empathy toward my family. We are so grateful for the care and compassion showed to us and my father during one of the worst times. Highly recommend Divinity Hospice!”
– Shane Thompson
“It’s nearly impossible to put into words the amount of respect I have for this organization! During what seemed to be one of the most difficult times in my life, losing my mother to cancer, was carried out with such grace and compassion.”
– Eren Brost
How it Works
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Schedule a Free Consultation
The first step is to call our care team, explore your options, and learn about our approach to care. We want you to make an informed choice about your hospice care provider.
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Create a plan that fits your family’s needs and desires
We’ll work with your family to ensure you have the support, supplies, and care you and your family need.
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Focus on what matters
Be present with your family instead of worrying about juggling hospice care details. Your time together matters. Now, you can be confident and supported by a team you can trust.
Dignified Hospice Care for
Your Loved Ones
You and your family deserve to have the best care partner possible. We know that when the time comes to partner with a hospice care provider, it is a time filled with emotions and stresses that often we never anticipate.
That’s why Divinity Hospice works hard to make sure you know you are receiving the best care and support possible so you can focus on what matters most.
You have a choice when it comes to Hospice care providers. Choose the very best by partnering with Divinity Hospice.
Other Frequently Asked Questions
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Hospice is a program of care and support for people who are terminally ill.
Hospice is a philosophy of care that focuses on patient comfort and quality of life rather than on curing disease. Hospice neither hastens nor postpones death. Hospice offers support and specialized knowledge during the last period of life.
HOSPICE FACTS
Hospice helps people who are terminally ill live comfortably.
Hospice isn’t only for people with cancer.
The focus is on comfort, not on curing an illness.
A specially trained team of professionals and caregivers provide care for the “whole person,” including physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs.
Services typically include physical care, counseling, drugs, equipment, and supplies for the terminal illness and related conditions.
Care is generally provided in the home; however, can also be provided in assisted living facilities, nursing homes, board and cares.
Family caregivers can get support.
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A: We service Kern County.
This includes cities such as:
ArvinBakersfield
Bodfish
Boron
Buttonwillow
Caliente
California City
Cantil
Delano
Edison
Edwards
Fellows
Frazier Park
Glennville
Inyokern
Johannesburg
Keene
Kernville
Lake Isabella
Lamont
Lebec
Lost Hills
Maricopa
Mc Farland
Mc Kittrick
Mojave
Onyx
Pine Mountain Club
Randsburg
Red Mountain
Ridgecrest
Rosamond
Shafter
Taft
Tehachapi
Tupman
Wasco
Weldon
Wofford Heights
Woody
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Once a serious or terminal illness is diagnosed, the patient, family or physician may consider hospice services. Hospice is appropriate when the doctor believes that the remaining life span is measured in months instead of years, when the patient can no longer benefit from medical treatment, when curative treatments are no longer an option, and when the patient is ready to move from curative treatments to care that focuses on comfort and symptom relief. For those who want to spend their final days, weeks or months at home with their loved ones, hospice is the best option. Contact our representatives to discuss if hospice is right for you or your loved one.
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It is beneficial to make the call early, that way Divinity Hospice can do more to assist you with care and presents you with more options. At any time during a life-limiting illness, it’s appropriate to discuss all of the patient’s care options, including hospice. As with all medical issues, the patient has complete control regarding the decision for his or her healthcare. Hospice staff members are always available to discuss decisions with the patient, family and physician.
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There are numerous routes available for hospice care funding.
Medicare – If the terminally ill individual is a Medicare beneficiary, hospice is a covered benefit under Part A. All other Medicare services continue under Parts A & B, including those of the person’s attending physician. Hospice payments do not interfere with any other Medicare payments for other illnesses, diseases or care.
Medical –Nearly all states and the District of Columbia offer hospice coverage under Medical. In general, Medical hospice benefits parallel the Medicare benefit, although there may be some variations in certain states.
Private Insurance – Most private insurance plans many managed care plans offer a hospice benefit. In most cases, the coverage is similar to the Medicare benefit.
Tricare – Tricare is the health benefits program for military personnel and retirees. Hospice is a fully covered benefit under TRICARE. Only Medicare-certified hospices can provide for the TRICARE hospice benefit.
Private Pay – If insurance coverage is unavailable or insufficient, Divinity Hospice is happy to discuss payment options and payment plans.
Charity Care – Under Medicare law, no person may be refused hospice care due to inability to pay. Each hospice has a financial specialist on staff to answer questions about receiving financial assistance. Funds may be available from donations, gifts, grants or other community sources to help cover the costs of care.
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Absolutely. If improvement in the condition occurs and the disease seems to be in remission, the patient can be discharged from hospice and return to treatment as desired.
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Once hospice is requested, Divinity Hospice will contact the patient’s physician to make sure he/she is in agreement that hospice care is appropriate for the patient. As soon as the physician approves a referral, the paperwork process is fast and simple. Divinity Hospice representatives will meet with you at your convenience and your chosen location to discuss and explain hospice benefits in detail and to complete admission forms.
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Divinity Hospice is available seven days a week, 24 hours a day to support you. Nurses and support services such as social workers and chaplains are available on-call, who will respond within minutes.
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Hospice services can be provided to a terminally ill person wherever they live. This means a patient living in a nursing facility or long-term care facility can receive specialized visits from hospice nurses, home health aides, chaplains, social workers, and volunteers, in addition to other care and services provided by the nursing facility. The hospice and the nursing home will have a written agreement in place in order for the hospice to serve residents of the facility.
Comfort where there is pain.
Courage where there is fear.
