Living With Livingston Hospice – Compassionate Ventura Hospice Care

LIVING WITH HOSPICE, NOT DYING ON HOSPICE
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Hospice is about how you live. Hospice is a philosophy that benefits people of all ages at all stages of their lives by promoting and enhancing the quality of a patient’s remaining life. Ventura Hospice care focuses on providing compassionate comfort care for those facing the end of their life. Our goal is to help the patient — and their family — live their final days to the fullest, as free as possible from pain and mental anguish while remaining in familiar surroundings.
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The hospice experience can be more meaningful when it is provided over a period of months, rather than days. Hospice care focuses on alleviating suffering and improving quality of life, rather than aiming for curative treatments or extending life. 
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CREATING COMFORT
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The focus of hospice care is on the patient — not the disease. Each family receives a customized plan of care. The goal of hospice is to relieve pain and the uncomfortable symptoms that are present as a result of a terminal illness — in the comfort of a person’s home, nursing home or assisted living facility. Typically, a family member serves as the primary caregiver and, when appropriate, makes decisions for the terminally ill individual. Our Ventura hospice team members make regular visits to assess the patient and provide additional care or services. Families are never alone — our staff is on-call 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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HOSPICE DOESN’T MEAN GIVING UP HOPE
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Hospice is not “giving up” — it is comfort and support. Even though death can lead to sadness, anger, and pain, it can also lead to opportunities for reminiscing, laughter, reunion, and hope. The Livingston support team assists each family in navigating the effects that a terminal illness can have on their plans, aspirations, and relationships. They provide valuable tools to facilitate communication and offer support to help families cope during this challenging time. 
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ENOUGH TIME TO SAY GOODBYE
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These are simple — yet profound — words that capture the intent of hospice. As death approaches, we create a compassionate and comforting environment to provide solace and reassurance. Families are encouraged to stay close, but not interfere. Simply holding the patient’s hand and gently repeating a reassuring phrase can help them find the strength to complete their final journey. Once a patient has died, our hospice team will help the family in any way possible — honoring the wishes/ customs of the family, coordinating with mortuaries, and arranging transportation. Support and comfort for each family member is offered and bereavement services are available. Whether volunteer or medical hospice, the compassionate hospice teams of Livingston and Camarillo Hospice are dedicated to provide the absolute best care to meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of both the patient and their family.