December 18, 2017
When a loved one is seriously ill, time is of the essence, and just the opportunity to spend time with that individual day after day is […]
December 18, 2017
Caregiving is often nothing short of exhausting, and depending on how your support system is structured, caring for an ill patient, particularly a hospice patient, can […]
December 15, 2017
Wash your hands! It’s such simple advice – and yet it can have a powerful effect on your health and that of people around you. December […]
December 4, 2017
In the early 1980s, otherwise healthy men began contracting a rare lung infection, Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, and in some cases, Kaposi’s sarcoma, an aggressive form of […]
November 30, 2017
Pacifica House in northern San Diego County provides highly skilled in-patient care for short-term stays. Hospice of the North Coast has a localized service area to […]
November 27, 2017
Our mission at Hospice of the North Coast is “To provide compassionate personalized care to patients and families during the end-of-life transition.” We focus on a […]
November 23, 2017
Palliative care focuses on relieving pain and other symptoms, not on trying to find a cure when there isn’t one. It is a combination of counseling, […]
November 20, 2017
Hospice is about doing the best you can with the circumstances given. Once it is known that no cure exists for a loved one’s illness, the […]
November 16, 2017
Hospice of the North Coast works in a team environment. To give a patient and their family members individualized and personalized care, it will take a […]