Southern California Hospice Foundat Attn Michelle Wulfestieg

Heavenly home project: the Southern California Hospice foundation aims to open the first home in orange county that serves as a live-in residential care facility for those at the end-of-life. The home will be a place where terminally ill patients can end lifes journey in a comfortable home-like setting. It offers an important option for people who may not have family or friends who can care for them.

Patient assistance: through our angels assistance program, we provide services that typically are not covered by medical insurances, medicare or medical; needs that are largely overlooked in todays healthcare system. Sometimes, these services are as simple as providing transportation. Sometimes, they are as complex as arranging for a child to meet their hollywood hero before they die. All are equally important and all speak to the compassion and dignity we seek to provide. Ultimately, our goal is to award patients and their families meaningful moments that will last a lifetime.

Community outreach: weve developed programs designed to familiarize the broader community with the resources that are available to them when the need for Hospice care arises. There are many different ways to alleviate the stress that can overwhelm a family in times when Hospice care is needed. We strive to educate the community about Hospice through tabling events, television ads, newspaper articles, and speaking engagements. We also conduct regular bereavement workshops in order to equip the grieving with the tools and resources needed to find hope and healing.

We honor vets: the we honor vets program is designed to meet the unique needs of terminally ill veterans and their families by training Hospice staff on the challenges that veterans may face at the end-of-life. Things like stoicism, fear of admitting pain as a sign of weakness, and the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder. It is also designed to honor our veterans who so bravely fought to defend our country. Volunteer program: our hopspice volunteer program helps to deliver much needed services to support those at the end of life and their families through celebrating holidays and birthdays, creating and delivering bags of love and offering another layer of support.