HOSPICE
Who Qualifies?

Who Qualifies?
Medicare, Medi-Cal, Secure Horizons, Health Maintenance Organization (HMO), private insurance and other patients whose physician has certified a life expectancy of six months or less, and who have an appropriate caregiver in the home, are eligible for Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse Association’s hospice services.

Part A of Medicare covers Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse Association’s hospice care, though medications and respite care may have a co-pay. The patient’s primary physician can continue to see and participate in the patient’s care and can bill under Part B of Medicare. Medi-Cal and many private insurance carriers also cover hospice.

Please call for information about how hospice care can be covered for someone in need. We offer subsidized care within our financial limits and do not discriminate based on age, race, sex, illness or religious affiliation. Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse Association (LMVNA) is available to call and negotiate with a patient’s insurance company for hospice coverage. Additionally, LMVNA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and actively fundraises in order to subsidize the cost of home health and hospice care for patients with inadequate financial resources.

Subsidized Care
Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse Association provides its services at a reduced or zero cost to patients who are not able to pay, based upon the available resources of the organization. We strive to provide comprehensive home health care including hospice services to all qualified patients of Ventura County without discrimination as to race, creed, sex or diagnosis, and regardless of ability to pay.

Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse Association relies on the generous gifts of its donors and will make every reasonable effort to accommodate the conditions of any restricted gifts within guidelines as established by the Board of Directors.

Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Does hospice take individuals who have dementia or Alzheimer's disease?
A: Hospice covers any end-stage disease. Dementia patients must be evaluated to determine that they are truly at the end stage of the disease.

Q: Can residents of nursing homes have hospice services?
A: Yes. Hospice is a philosophy of care. Residents of board and care homes and skilled nursing facilities can have hospice services just as individuals in private homes do.

Q: Can individuals who have "non-cancer" diagnosis receive hospice care?
A: Hospice covers many unspecified debilitating illnesses as well as, but not limited to, the following diagnosis when they reach end-stages:

• Pulmonary disease
• Heart failure CVA (stroke)
• Renal disease
• ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
• HIV and AIDS

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