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	HEALTH CARE PARTNERS
	Hospice of San Joaquin is a partner in the continuum of care for your chronically ill or life-limited patients. Our agency provides several programs to best suit your patients needs. Our hospice care is the next level of care when cure is no longer an option or as your patients cure treatments become exhausted. The following provides you with a list of programs and tools to assist you.

	Hospice care is considered to be the model for quality, compassionate care for patients facing life-limiting illness or injury. Hospice focuses on caring when cure is no longer an option. Patients are eligible for hospice care if they have a life-threatening or terminal illness, curative treatment and therapies have ended, and prognosis is 6-months or less.
	Transitions is a community service program whose main goal is to help your patients and their families cope with the problems that accompany life limiting or advancing chronic illness. It is designed to improve participants and families’ quality of life through palliative education, emotional support, encouragement and community resource information as needed. Education and support is provided via telephone communication or occasional visits to individuals in their homes or facility. No hands on medical care is provided.
	Diagnostic Tools-When considering hospice care for your patients the following diagnostic tools are available to assist you in determining admission criteria and supportive documents needed. You will also find other forms including referral forms.
	Education - Hospice of San Joaquin is pleased to join with the physicians and hospitals in our area to help clarify areas of concern and to provide continuum of care in the community. Hospice of San Joaquin offers continuing education units for nurses.
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