Home Health Care
Home health care is medical care that you need at home but may not be able to do yourself. Your healthcare provider may prescribe or order in-home care when you’re recovering from a surgery or procedure, managing a chronic condition or have a combination of healthcare needs. Nursing care, vital signs and blood tests, physical therapy and other healthcare services can be brought to you so that you can recover sooner and in the comfort of your own home.
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Learn About Home Health Care (Kaiser Permanente)
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Home Health Care Agencies in Alameda County (Alameda County)
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Medicare Home Health Basics (Medicare Interactive)
Hospice
Hospice is for people who are near the end of their life. It provides treatment to relieve symptoms. The goal is to keep you comfortable, not to try to cure your illness. It focuses on easing pain and other symptoms.
Resources
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Hospice Care (Kaiser Permanente)
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Frequently Asked Questions About Hospice Care (National Institute on Aging)
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Caregiving (Hospice Foundation of America)
Local Resources
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Home Health, Home Care & Hospice Agencies (Alameda County Area Agency on Aging)
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Hospice East Bay: Hospice East Bay is committed to providing hospice and palliative care services that support and comfort people and their loved ones through the final stages of life.
Kaiser Permanente Members
Hospice care is provided by a team of healthcare professionals and trained volunteers. Care is focused on honoring patients’ wishes and ensuring their personal dignity. Hospice care is provided where the patient lives, whether at home or in a care facility.
The Hayward Hospice Program provides services to Kaiser Permanente members who reside in the Greater Southern Alameda Area, including the cities of San Leandro, San Lorenzo, Castro Valley, Hayward, Union City, Newark, and Fremont.
Learn more about hospice care at Kaiser Permanente.
Palliative Care
Palliative care is a specialized medical approach focused on providing relief from the symptoms, pain and stress associated with serious illness. A team of healthcare professionals works together to address the physical, emotional, and psychosocial needs of patients and their families as they face cancer, heart disease, neurological disorders, or other serious illnesses.
Palliative care is not limited to end-of-life care, as it can be initiated at any stage of illness and is often administered alongside curative treatments.
Resources
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Palliative Care (Kaiser Permanente)
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Palliative Care Guide for Patients and Families (Get Palliative Care)
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Understanding Palliative/Supportive Care: What Every Caregiver Should Know (Family Caregiver Alliance)
Local Resources
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Care Partners Program and Getting Most Out of Life (GMOL): Culturally competent community-based palliative programs that provide engagement, information, education, resources and advocacy to older adults and people with disability in Alameda County so that they can stay safely at home with an improved quality of life.
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AC Care Alliance Advanced Illness Care Program™ (ACCA-AICP): Faith-based, person-centered, lay care navigation intervention serving individuals with advanced illness and their caregivers.
Kaiser Permanente Members
Palliative Care Services are provided by a team approach for education, resources and consultations with our patients and families. Our vision is to honor what matters most to you so that you may live as fully as possible.
We promise we will:
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Offer you truthful, compassionate, value-based conversations
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Support you and your loved ones to clarify your goals, prevent suffering and alleviate distress
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Maintain, share and honor your current wishes and plans
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Foster an environment of inclusion and respect diversity that enriches our communities
