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Hospice
Services
ASERACARE HOSPICE
447-2540
www.aseracare.org
Hours: 8:00 - 5:00pm, Monday – Friday (nurse on call 24 hrs)
Eligibility: 6-month terminal diagnosis, Physician referral
Fee: Medicare, Medi-Cal, Medicare private insurance, private pay
Area Served: Fresno and Madera counties
Application: Doctor referral and nurse assessment
Transportation: Transportation will be made for transportation if needed
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Languages: Interpreters available
Description: Comfort care and support, nurse home health aide, chaplain, and social worker. Nurse available 24 hours, bereavement support for 13 months to family/caregiver after death.
HINDS HOSPICE OF MADERA
674-0407
www.hindshospice.org
Hours: 8:00 - 5:00pm, Monday – Friday (nurse on call 24 hrs)
Eligibility: 6-month terminal diagnosis, doctor to oversee care
Fee: Medicare, Medi-Cal, private insurance, private pay
Area Served: Madera County
Application: Doctor referral and nurse assessment
Transportation: No
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Languages: Spanish, interpreters available
Description: Weekly RN assessment as needed. Social workers, pastoral care, nurse available in an emergency, bereavement for family. Home care and 24 hour on call nurse. Home health care aides for assistance with activities of daily living.
NANCY HINDS HOSPICE
1416 W. Twain, Fresno, CA 93711
222-0793 Inpatient
1616 W. Shaw Ave., Suite B-6, Fresno, CA 93711
226-5683 Outpatient
Hours: Office: 8:00 - 5:00pm, Monday – Friday
www.hindshospice.org
Eligibility: All ages, 6-month terminal diagnosis
Fee: Medicare, Medi-Cal, private pay, insurance
Area Served: Merced, Madera (Outpatient only) and Fresno counties for both services
Application Procedure: Doctor referral and nurse assessment
Transportation: Will assist with transportation arrangements
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Languages: Spanish
Description: Inpatient care: Home health care, bereavement, social workers, support groups, pastoral care. Those with greatest need served first.
Outpatient care: Weekly RN assessment as needed. Social workers, pastoral care, nurse available in an emergency, bereavement for family. Home care and 24 hour on call nurse. Home health care aides for assistance with activities of daily living.
OPTIMAL HOSPICE CARE
6770 N. West Ave., Ste. 105, Fresno, CA 93711
559-320-4000 or 1-877- 882-6423
Hours: Office: 8:30 - 5:00pm Nurse on call 24 hours for patient care and referrals.
Eligibility: Physician referral and life expectancy of six months or less
Fee: Medicare, Medi-Cal, and most insurances, assistance available for uninsured or under-insured patients
Area Served: Fresno and Madera counties
Application Procedure: Physician referral
Transportation: Arranges transportation if needed
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Languages: Interpreting services available
Description: Support through the final stages of life in the patient’s own home or nursing facility with expert nursing care for pain and symptoms, counseling, practical assistance and pastoral care. Bereavement support is free and available for families and the community at large.
SAINT AGNES HOSPICE
1111 E. Spruce Ave., Fresno, CA 93720
450-5600
www.samc.com
Hours: Office: 8:00 - 5:00pm, Monday – Friday, Nurse on call 24 hours
Eligibility: 6-month terminal diagnosis, doctor referral only
Fee: Medicare, Medi-Cal, private insurance, private pay
Area Served: Madera and Fresno counties
Application Procedure: Doctor referral and nurse assessment
Transportation: No
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Languages: Spanish, access to other interpreters
Description: Weekly RN assessment as needed. Social workers, pastoral care, nurse available in an emergency, bereavement for family. Home care and 24 hour on call nurse. Home health care aides for assistance with activities of daily living.
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