Heartland Hospice, serving Orange County, CA was absolutely outstanding from the first time they contacted us to the very end. They honored my mothers wishes, always spoke to her respectfully, yet straightforward, when needed. Their care plan was comprehensive, they told us what to expect and when something new came up they reworked the plan with us. Every single person we came into contact with was wonderful, caring and loving. Honestly, we could not have taken care of our 85-year-old mother, who had pancreatic cancer, without them.
Pain management is number one with this disease, second was symptom management and the third was taking care of her, and our, unique emotional and psychological needs. My mother was very religious and this was of ultimate importance to her. It is making me cry right now writing this because I am so happy in how they addressed this with her. The nurses and the chaplain listened to my mom intently to understand where she was in her journey.
Celia Hansen, set up coordinator and Kathleen Hoff, NP, were great! Elva Beccerra, Social Worker, understood our family dynamics and most importantly our mother's wishes. Mayra, mom's Bath Aid, showered mom making her feel as good as possible; joking with her while bathing, washing her hair and keeping her safe. Lynn was fantastic, experienced and she came right at the most needed times to solve issues. Dom was amazing, relieving anxiety and pain. Rosie was someone my mom talked to a lot in the middle of the night to advise on what to do next and we thank you for that. The way the team handled communication was phenomenal. Thank you to chaplain Stephen for your kindness and words of hope and faith. Vera Scott was just super, as mom's RN case manager and is truly one the best nurses we have ever seen! And, we are both in the medical field with high expectations. Vera is dedicated to end of life care; she is very intelligent, unbelievably kind and patient. Thank you for being at my mom's side the whole way comforting her so she could pass on the way she wished.
From the bottom of our hearts, we THANK YOU Heartland Hospice,
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