St. Elizabeth Hospice - Red Bluff, CA

The care provided at St. Elizabeth Hospice focuses on patient well-being and life quality. This includes bereavement support, caregiver relief, community education, emotional and spiritual assistance for patients and their families, help with legal and financial planning, home health aide services and instruction for family members in patient care. The hospice also supplies medical equipment and medications for pain management and other symptoms. Additionally, it offers short-term inpatient and respite care along with skilled nursing. To be eligible for hospice care, a person typically has a life expectancy of six months or less and has decided to focus on comfort care rather than treatment to cure their illness. The person, their family and doctor all need to agree on hospice care and understand what it involves. It is also important that the person has enough caregiver support. If a person's health improves, they can leave hospice care, and they always have the option to return to hospice later if needed.