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Terminally ill patients and their families need support and care during this painful time. Focusing on care, not cure, we help patients spend their remaining time at home in comfort through services focused on living. We ensure that the whole family is involved in the decision-making and feels comforted throughout the entire process. Our compassionate hospice staff provides:

  • Nursing Care
  • Pain & Symptom Management
  • 24-hour Phone Consultation
  • After-hours Emergency Visits
  • Personal Care
  • Spiritual Support
  • Bereavement Support & Grief Counseling
  • Community End-of-Life Education
  • Patient & Family Support Groups
  • Relief to Caregivers

    When It's Time for Hospice

    We provide hospice care to patients with a life expectancy of six months or less in Alameda, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano, Sonoma or Yolo counties. Our team always works closely with the patient's physician and only begins hospice services when authorized.

    Our Caring Hospice Team

    Your hospice team will always include your physician, specialty-trained nurses, a hospice medical director, social workers, inter-faith chaplains, grief counselors, home health aides and volunteers. Our regional hospice Administrators are:

  • Betsy Gornet (Chief Hospice Executive)
  • Michelle Smagacz, RN, BSN, MBA (Emeryville)
  • Sheryl Kooyer, RN (Roseville & Sacramento)
  • Windi Heaton, RN (Concord)
  • Pam Carroll, RN (Santa Rosa)
  • Ron Squier, RN (San Francisco)
  • Mark MacBayne, MPH (Interim-San Mateo & San Leandro)

    There are a lot of myths about hopsice care out there. Get the facts here.



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