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Program: HOSPICE SERVICES - TFHD

Agency: TAHOE FOREST HOSPITAL DISTRICT


Resource Number: 4662321
Alternate name: TAHOE FOREST HOSPITAL DISTRICT; TAHOE FOREST HEALTH SYSTEM; TFHS

 Description
Tahoe Forest Health System offers Hospice Services - Skilled comfort care for patients facing the end of life.

Our mission at Tahoe Forest Hospice is to enhance the quality of life, help preserve personal dignity, provide effective pain and symptom management, and support patients and their families physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

Address:
10875 Pioneer Trail
Truckee, CA 96161
Map
(530) 582-3244

What is hospice?
When the goal of treatment begins to shift from curing the illness to providing comfort care, it is time to consider hospice. Hospice can help the patient and their family understand their options and choose the path that will help the patient maintain dignity and quality of life at the end of life.

Comfort care focuses on pain control and symptom management to ensure the patient is comfortable. This care is customized for the individual, helping patients maintain the highest level of function while honoring their unique circumstances and preferences. Hospice enables patients to focus on living their remaining days at home, among family and friends.

Our team members assures the patient state-of-the-art pain control and symptom management and are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

In addition to comfort care, Hospice assists with daily activities and everyday personal care. Hospice offers patients support not only for physical symptoms, but also for emotional, social, and spiritual needs. This support extends to family and friends, as hospice can help them cope with their own unique emotional and spiritual concerns during a difficult time.

Service area
Hospice is a concept of care, rather than a specific place. Hospice care takes place wherever the patient calls home: a house, hospital, nursing home, or long term care facility. Hospice is available to any individual who has been diagnosed with a terminal illness and does not wish to seek curative treatment. Our services are available to patients of any age, religion, race, or illness.

Tahoe Forest Hospice is a licensed and Medicare certified program serving patients in the Truckee/Tahoe area, Incline Village, and Plumas and Sierra Counties, including Calpine, Graeagle, Portola, Floriston, Verdi, Sierraville, Loyalton, Soda Springs, and Emigrant Gap.

Grief support & healing
Through one-on-one counseling, support groups, and other special services, Hospice is committed to assisting families and loved ones work through the grieving process. Adjusting to life without a loved one takes time, and a variety of support services are available. For more information, please call 582-3534.

Contact us
If you have questions or would like to learn more about our services, please give us a call.
Hospice Services, California: (530) 582-3244
Hospice Services, Nevada: (775) 833-0902
Volunteer or Grief Support Information: (530) 582-3534
Tahoe Forest Hospice Statement Regarding Medical Aid in Dying Act



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Program Phones:
530-414-4862
Clinical Coordinator
530-587-6011After Hours
ask for hospice nurse
530-582-3244Business Line

Main Contact
 Jim Sturtevant

Website: www.tfhd.com/hospice-services
 Email: info@tfhd.com

Program Information
HOSPICE SERVICES - TFHD  
Location: 10121 Pine Avenue
Truckee, CA 96161 (Map)
Program Hours:
A hospice nurse is on-call in the evening and on weekends.
Service Area:
Defined coverage area:
CA-Placer County
CA-Placer County-Tahoe City
CA-Placer County-Truckee

Program Delivery
Eligibility: To be admitted to Hospice care a patient must meet the clinical criteria established by CMS Hospice certification. We are limited by CMS regulation to providing care to patients within 70 miles of our Truckee office (or 90 minute drive time, whichever is less). Adults Teens Children Families Females Males
Languages: Several hospice staff are able to speak Spanish as well as English. Hospice will locate interpretor resources as needed.
Application Process: Referrals come to the Clinical Coordinator ( or a designated nurse) - The nurse wil ask questions to get the information and orders needed to confirm that the patient's condition meets hospice criteria. If necessary, orders and clinical records may need to be obtained from a physician or a hospital. Arrangements then will be made for a nurse to make a visit for face-to-face assessment and admission. The patient must consent to admission to hospice care.
Payment methods:
Program Fees: Hospice bills insurance directly. Few patients have co-pays for hospice services. Most patients will never see a bill for hospice services.
Normal Wait Time: Hospice does not use a wait list. Our goal is to admit patients as soon as possible with consideration to patient needs and staffing.
Service Area: serving patients in the Truckee/Tahoe area, Incline Village, and Plumas and Sierra Counties, including Calpine, Graeagle, Portola, Floriston, Verdi, Sierraville, Loyalton, Soda Springs, and Emigrant Gap.
Defined coverage area:
CA-Placer County
CA-Placer County-Tahoe City
CA-Placer County-Truckee


Custom fields
Disabilities Access - check all that applyPARKING - Designated, accessible parking spaces; NOT APPLICABLE – service is provided in client home/on client property
Categorized as:
Hospice Care Referrals
In Home Hospice Care


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Person at the resource who last verified this information:
Last Verified On: 10/5/2023
Last Verified By: 211
 





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