Hope Hospice expands services

Hope Hospice expands services

Hope Hospice is pleased to announce that St. Claire’s Home Health has become a division of Hope Hospice. That means Hope Hospice now offers a full spectrum of care including home health, palliative care and hospice care to patients in the Tri-Valley and surrounding areas. Both Hope Hospice and St. Claire’s Home Health have the highest quality ratings in the East Bay, so patients can continue to receive the best of care.
“We are very excited to join the Hope Hospice team,” says Suzan Ferrer, St. Claire’s CFO. “Hope Hospice is a respected organization that is deeply-rooted in the community.” St. Claire’s CEO Allurie Neri, RN, BSN adds that, “We are looking forward to blending Hope’s excellent patient care with our clinical team.”
As a combined agency, both Hope Hospice and St. Claire’s Home Health will operate as a non-profit, community-led organization. St. Claire’s will now be the only non-profit home health agency in the Tri-Valley area.
“Our goal is to help people remain independent at home for as long as possible,” says Bob Boehm, Hope Hospice CEO. “Combining home health care with our agency means we can offer rehabilitative therapies as well as palliative care to patients who have chronic or advanced illnesses but are not currently on hospice.” He explains that these patients can still seek curative treatments while receiving pain and symptom management, support and guidance from Hope Hospice. Because the Hope Hospice staff will be managing both home care and hospice care, patients will be able to transition from one type of care to the other seamlessly, as their illnesses progress.
In searching for a home health care agency, Hope Hospice considered ones that shared its standards for high quality care and service. St. Claire’s is accredited by The Joint Commission and is Medicare certified. It has a 5-star rating (the highest) with Medicare. In addition, consumer quality rating agency CalQualityCare.org gives St. Claire’s an Agency Rating of Superior, and a Quality of Care rating of Above Average. St. Claire’s is a preferred home health care provider in the Tri-Valley and surrounding areas.
“We are proud to be able to offer a wider range of services that will help patients and their families enjoy what matters most to them and remain independent at home,” says Boehm.

About Hope Hospice - For more than 35 years, Hope Hospice has provided personalized end-of-life care to families in the Tri-Valley and surrounding communities. As a community-led, non-profit organization, Hope Hospice offers services regardless of insurance, income status or nation of origin or religion. Staff is available 24/7. Hope Hospice is accredited by the Joint Commission, licensed by the State of California Department of Health Services and Medicare/Medi-Cal certified. Learn more at HopeHospice.com or contact us at (925) 829-8770.