Continuum Palliative Care

Description

Continuum provides regular bereavement support groups for their patients’ families Continuum Hospice provides their patients’ families with bereavement support up to 13 months following death, making sure that families have the support that they need.

Availability

As needed by families and caregivers

Hours

Varies

Eligibility

Existing client

Fees

None

Service Area

Statewide

Geography Served

Telephone Numbers

Geography Served

Description

We have extensive hospice and end of life resources for patients and their families. What Does Continuum Do? We provide care to all age groups during the final stages of life. You will have an experienced team of physicians, registered nurses, certified nurse aides, medical social workers, counselors, and trained volunteers available to help you and your family manage your illness. Your physician and Continuum Hospice will work with you to set up a comprehensive plan of care to manage your symptoms and assess the needs of your family. Your family or another caregiver will be with you, and members of our team will make regular visits to ensure your comfort. A nurse and a physician are on-call 24 hours a day, seven days a week to give you and your family support and care when you need it. Continuum’s physicians, our Medical Directors, provide additional support to patients’ existing physician(s). They are an additional resource for the hospice team, the community doctor, the patient, and their family. While patients can choose for one of our Medical Directors to be the attending physician, most often we play a coordination role with the patient’s existing doctor. Referrals are required prior authorization for hospice services, with which we can help No one is denied service because of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, diagnosis, or inability to pay for services provided. If patients do not qualify for Medicare or Medicaid/Medi-Cal, private insurance will often cover the associated expenses. Continuum works with a large and growing number of insurers including …Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, United Healthcare and USFHP. Coverage does differ by office, based on insurance carrier.

Availability

Call for more information

Hours

Varies

Required Documents

Varies

Eligibility

You are eligible for Continuum’s services if you have a life-limiting illness and have chosen care that focuses on symptom management rather than curative treatment. Diagnosis commonly associated with our services include: Alzheimer’s disease Cardiovascular disease Liver/Renal disease Cancer Neurological disease Respiratory disease Stroke or Coma Other life-limiting illnesses Individuals eligible for Continuum’s services may experience some or all of the following: Frequent hospitalizations Deteriorating mental abilities Recurrent infections Decreased ability to perform Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) Other specific decline in condition

Fees

Medicare Medicaid/Medi-Cal Private Insurance

Intake Procedure

Phone, referral required

Service Area

Statewide

Geography Served

Telephone Numbers

Description

Hospice Care in Nursing Facilities & Assisted Living Facilities Hospice care is provided wherever a patient calls home. Added Value of Hospice in Nursing Facilities & Assisted Living Facilities -Reinterprets rehabilitative goals into palliative care goals -Aggressively treats uncomfortable symptoms -Care team assists Facility, resident and family in identifying realistic short and long term goals -Supports Facility in helping physicians understand resident self- determination and informed consent -Residents and families receive time from the hospice care team for working on psychosocial and spiritual issues -Helps maintain residents “at home” in the facility during dying process -Allows the Facility to market a “continuum of care” -Supplies care and support with greater presence than nursing facility staffing patterns allow -Resident families and Facility staff are supported with bereavement services after the death of the resident -Hospice helps ensure discussion of end-of-life issues -Helps assure proper documentation and execution of DNR orders according to resident’s wishes -Works with families to plan funerals to alleviate stress at time of death There are many ways in which nursing facilities can provide high-quality end-of-life care that is consistent with residents' wishes. Successful approaches can include developing a facility statement regarding end-of-life philosophy; using palliative care protocols that define appropriate pain management; and documenting the goals and wishes of a resident at the end of life. Offering hospice care, when appropriate, is also a strategy that reflects a facility's commitment to these goals. When a nursing facility enters into a contract with a hospice provider, many different types of benefits will accrue. The hospice interdisciplinary staff is available as a resource to facility staff, at the same time they are providing care to the resident.

Hours

24/7

Fees

Medicare Medicaid Private health insurance

Service Area

Statewide

Geography Served

Telephone Numbers

Geography Served

Description

We have extensive hospice and end of life resources for patients and their families. What Does Continuum Do? We provide care to all age groups during the final stages of life. You will have an experienced team of physicians, registered nurses, certified nurse aides, medical social workers, counselors, and trained volunteers available to help you and your family manage your illness. Your physician and Continuum Hospice will work with you to set up a comprehensive plan of care to manage your symptoms and assess the needs of your family. Your family or another caregiver will be with you, and members of our team will make regular visits to ensure your comfort. A nurse and a physician are on-call 24 hours a day, seven days a week to give you and your family support and care when you need it. Continuum’s physicians, our Medical Directors, provide additional support to patients’ existing physician(s). They are an additional resource for the hospice team, the community doctor, the patient, and their family. While patients can choose for one of our Medical Directors to be the attending physician, most often we play a coordination role with the patient’s existing doctor. Referrals are required prior authorization for hospice services, with which we can help No one is denied service because of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, diagnosis, or inability to pay for services provided. If patients do not qualify for Medicare or Medicaid/Medi-Cal, private insurance will often cover the associated expenses. Continuum works with a large and growing number of insurers including …Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, United Healthcare and USFHP. Coverage does differ by office, based on insurance carrier.

Availability

Call for more information

Hours

Varies

Required Documents

Varies

Eligibility

You are eligible for Continuum’s services if you have a life-limiting illness and have chosen care that focuses on symptom management rather than curative treatment. Diagnosis commonly associated with our services include: Alzheimer’s disease Cardiovascular disease Liver/Renal disease Cancer Neurological disease Respiratory disease Stroke or Coma Other life-limiting illnesses Individuals eligible for Continuum’s services may experience some or all of the following: Frequent hospitalizations Deteriorating mental abilities Recurrent infections Decreased ability to perform Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) Other specific decline in condition

Fees

Medicare Medicaid/Medi-Cal Private Insurance

Intake Procedure

Phone, referral required

Service Area

Statewide

Geography Served

Telephone Numbers

Description

Continuum provides regular bereavement support groups for their patients’ families Continuum Hospice provides their patients’ families with bereavement support up to 13 months following death, making sure that families have the support that they need.

Availability

As needed by families and caregivers

Hours

Varies

Eligibility

Existing client

Fees

None

Service Area

Statewide

Geography Served

Telephone Numbers

Geography Served

Description

We have extensive hospice and end of life resources for patients and their families. What Does Continuum Do? We provide care to all age groups during the final stages of life. You will have an experienced team of physicians, registered nurses, certified nurse aides, medical social workers, counselors, and trained volunteers available to help you and your family manage your illness. Your physician and Continuum Hospice will work with you to set up a comprehensive plan of care to manage your symptoms and assess the needs of your family. Your family or another caregiver will be with you, and members of our team will make regular visits to ensure your comfort. A nurse and a physician are on-call 24 hours a day, seven days a week to give you and your family support and care when you need it. Continuum’s physicians, our Medical Directors, provide additional support to patients’ existing physician(s). They are an additional resource for the hospice team, the community doctor, the patient, and their family. While patients can choose for one of our Medical Directors to be the attending physician, most often we play a coordination role with the patient’s existing doctor. Referrals are required prior authorization for hospice services, with which we can help No one is denied service because of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, diagnosis, or inability to pay for services provided. If patients do not qualify for Medicare or Medicaid/Medi-Cal, private insurance will often cover the associated expenses. Continuum works with a large and growing number of insurers including …Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, United Healthcare and USFHP. Coverage does differ by office, based on insurance carrier.

Availability

Call for more information

Hours

Varies

Required Documents

Varies

Eligibility

You are eligible for Continuum’s services if you have a life-limiting illness and have chosen care that focuses on symptom management rather than curative treatment. Diagnosis commonly associated with our services include: Alzheimer’s disease Cardiovascular disease Liver/Renal disease Cancer Neurological disease Respiratory disease Stroke or Coma Other life-limiting illnesses Individuals eligible for Continuum’s services may experience some or all of the following: Frequent hospitalizations Deteriorating mental abilities Recurrent infections Decreased ability to perform Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) Other specific decline in condition

Fees

Medicare Medicaid/Medi-Cal Private Insurance

Intake Procedure

Phone, referral required

Service Area

Statewide

Geography Served

Telephone Numbers

Description

Hospice Care in Nursing Facilities & Assisted Living Facilities Hospice care is provided wherever a patient calls home. Added Value of Hospice in Nursing Facilities & Assisted Living Facilities -Reinterprets rehabilitative goals into palliative care goals -Aggressively treats uncomfortable symptoms -Care team assists Facility, resident and family in identifying realistic short and long term goals -Supports Facility in helping physicians understand resident self- determination and informed consent -Residents and families receive time from the hospice care team for working on psychosocial and spiritual issues -Helps maintain residents “at home” in the facility during dying process -Allows the Facility to market a “continuum of care” -Supplies care and support with greater presence than nursing facility staffing patterns allow -Resident families and Facility staff are supported with bereavement services after the death of the resident -Hospice helps ensure discussion of end-of-life issues -Helps assure proper documentation and execution of DNR orders according to resident’s wishes -Works with families to plan funerals to alleviate stress at time of death There are many ways in which nursing facilities can provide high-quality end-of-life care that is consistent with residents' wishes. Successful approaches can include developing a facility statement regarding end-of-life philosophy; using palliative care protocols that define appropriate pain management; and documenting the goals and wishes of a resident at the end of life. Offering hospice care, when appropriate, is also a strategy that reflects a facility's commitment to these goals. When a nursing facility enters into a contract with a hospice provider, many different types of benefits will accrue. The hospice interdisciplinary staff is available as a resource to facility staff, at the same time they are providing care to the resident.

Hours

24/7

Fees

Medicare Medicaid Private health insurance

Service Area

Statewide

Geography Served

Telephone Numbers

Geography Served

Description

We have extensive hospice and end of life resources for patients and their families. What Does Continuum Do? We provide care to all age groups during the final stages of life. You will have an experienced team of physicians, registered nurses, certified nurse aides, medical social workers, counselors, and trained volunteers available to help you and your family manage your illness. Your physician and Continuum Hospice will work with you to set up a comprehensive plan of care to manage your symptoms and assess the needs of your family. Your family or another caregiver will be with you, and members of our team will make regular visits to ensure your comfort. A nurse and a physician are on-call 24 hours a day, seven days a week to give you and your family support and care when you need it. Continuum’s physicians, our Medical Directors, provide additional support to patients’ existing physician(s). They are an additional resource for the hospice team, the community doctor, the patient, and their family. While patients can choose for one of our Medical Directors to be the attending physician, most often we play a coordination role with the patient’s existing doctor. Referrals are required prior authorization for hospice services, with which we can help No one is denied service because of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, diagnosis, or inability to pay for services provided. If patients do not qualify for Medicare or Medicaid/Medi-Cal, private insurance will often cover the associated expenses. Continuum works with a large and growing number of insurers including …Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, United Healthcare and USFHP. Coverage does differ by office, based on insurance carrier.

Availability

Call for more information

Hours

Varies

Required Documents

Varies

Eligibility

You are eligible for Continuum’s services if you have a life-limiting illness and have chosen care that focuses on symptom management rather than curative treatment. Diagnosis commonly associated with our services include: Alzheimer’s disease Cardiovascular disease Liver/Renal disease Cancer Neurological disease Respiratory disease Stroke or Coma Other life-limiting illnesses Individuals eligible for Continuum’s services may experience some or all of the following: Frequent hospitalizations Deteriorating mental abilities Recurrent infections Decreased ability to perform Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) Other specific decline in condition

Fees

Medicare Medicaid/Medi-Cal Private Insurance

Intake Procedure

Phone, referral required

Service Area

Statewide

Geography Served

Telephone Numbers