Service Name: HOSPICE TRANSITION & GRIEF PROGRAM

Organization Name: HOSPICE OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY

• Description: Provides hospice care to terminally ill patients at home or in a skilled nursing facility.
  
  Grief Support program provides support and counseling to surviving family members and friends. Assists them through the painful period following the death of a loved one.
  
  Transitions program provides case management and non-medical supportive services for patients diagnosed with a progressive illness or end-stage disease who are not ready for hospice care.
  
  Supportive relationships with patients, caregivers, and family members, Supportive relationships with patients and families, Supportive relationships with patients and families that are culturally and linguistically appropriate, Family support services, Coordinate referrals, data, and care, Referral to other government and social service programs (e.g., for financial, food security, housing, etc.), pediatric hospice with an interdisciplinary team - RN, Social Work, Spiritual Care, Music Therapy.
  
  Stress Busters: Mental Healthcare, Mindfulness Practices, Supportive Relationships
• Website: http://www.hospicesantacruz.org
• Email: info@hospicesantacruz.org
• Phone(s): (831) 649-7750, (831) 430-3000
• Hours: Hospice Service: 24 hrs daily; Transition Program: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm, Saturday by appointment; Grief Support: times vary, some evening and weekend
• Eligibility: Hospice Program: Individual with a terminal illness, prognosis of 6 months or less
  Transitions Program: Individual with life-threatening illness
  Grief Support: Individual and Group support available to anyone coping with the death of a loved one
  *Additional eligibility requirements may apply to all programs*
• Requirements: No information has been provided by Agency.
• Areas Served:
  • San Benito United States
  • Monterey United States
  • Santa Cruz United States
• Categories:
  • Hospice Care
  • General Bereavement and Grief Support Groups
  • Bereavement and Grief Counseling
  • Home Care/Hospice Associations
  • Bereaved Child Support Groups
  • Specialized Information and Referral
  • Case/Care Management
  • Terminal Illness Counseling
  • Bereaved Parent Support Groups
  • Hospice Care Referrals