Some may feel that the hospice signifies no hope. With loss of good health, hopes change. These are the hopes that terminally ill patients can realize, with the help of San Diego Hospice. Although patients receiving hospice care must have a terminal diagnosis, patients may go through many stages of acceptance or non-acceptance. It is clearly the the patient's choice.
Most referrals come from hospitals, family members or physicians.
A phone call to the San Diego Hospice Admissions Department will begin the referral process. Although all hospices specialize in care for the the terminally ill, the quality of care and extent of services can differ widely among hospice care providers. Most often hospice care is provided in the home. Hospice personnel are teachers as well as healthcare providers. They teach loved ones or caregivers how best to care for the patient.