Hinds Hospice

At Hinds Hospice, our goal is to accomplish our mission to uphold the dignity and ease the suffering of the terminally ill while supporting their loved ones, and those who are grieving. We strive to provide the highest quality hospice care and grief support to those who need it and educate our community about the benefits of hospice care.

To accomplish our mission, we have created multiple programs in response to the needs of our community. Programs include:
Hinds Hospice Home - The only inpatient hospice home between the Los Angeles area and Modesto, the Hinds Hospice Home was the first of its kind. Patients are cared for in a home environment and receive around-the-clock care.
Outpatient Services - Patients receive hospice care where they live and are most comfortable.
Center for Grief and Healing - Serving our hospice families as well as members of the community-at-large, the Center for Grief and Healing provides grief support for at least 13 months following the loss of a loved one with supportive phone calls, mailings and counseling opportunities in both a group and individual setting.
Angel Babies/Bebitos Angelitos - Our perinatal hospice program help families who have had a pregnancy loss or lost a child in infancy. This is the most comprehensive program of its kind in the Western U.S. Staff make hospital visits, conduct counseling sessions both individually and in a group setting, memory making activities, phone calls, etc.
We Honor Veterans - Through a partnership with NHPCO, our We Honor Veterans program has provided special training to our staff and volunteers to help veteran patients at the end of their lives.
Pediatric Hospice & Palliative Care Program - We are the only hospice in the area to offer hospice and palliative care to pediatric patients.

We are able to implement these strategies through a comprehensive team approach. The hospice team consists of:
Medical Director: Oversees the care of patients, advised the Hospice Team and consults with the patient’s attending physician.
Registered Nurse And LVN Teams: Provides compassionate, skilled care, with the goal of comfort, safety, support and education for the patient and family.
Medical Social Worker: Provides emotional support and counseling to help patients and families cope with end-of-life issues.
Bereavement Counselor: Bereavement (grief and loss) services provided to family members for 13 months after their loss. Additionally, individual counseling and support groups are available.
Chaplain: Is available to assist patients and families with spiritual concerns throughout this journey.
Hospice Aide: Is available to assist with the patient’s personal care.
Volunteer: Is available to assist with transportation, errands and visitation.

We live out our mission each day and have a lot to show for it. We are accredited by the Joint Commission, earned 4-Star status with our We Honor Veterans program, and our Angel Babies program has been a model for other perinatal hospices both nationally and internationally. We also serve patients regardless of their ability to pay and serve the extreme boundaries of our territory, seeing patients other hospices won't because of location.

As more of our community ages, the need for quality hospice care continues to grow. Hinds Hospice is meeting this need by increasing our clinical capacity to serve more than 350 patients daily. In 2019 we completed work on our state of the art simulation education lab which provides scenario-based training, preparing clinicians to handle situations that arise in a home-based care model that may be unusual or unexpected and provide a consistent level of excellent care.

Our Center for Grief and Healing serves hospice families and our entire community providing individual counseling and group grief support. We recently developed an online video of our Understanding Grief Workshop and have made it available on YouTube. We are currently developing the same video in Spanish and Hmong.

Our Survivors of Suicide Loss program expanded services to include providing immediate response to suicides through a partnership with the County of Fresno. Our Local Outreach for Suicide Survivors (LOSS) Team consists of trained volunteers and clinicians who respond to suicides and provide support and resources to families and friends.

While we've accomplished quite a bit, there is still more work to do. We would like to expand our services in Merced County to serve more patients and their families and do more multicultural outreach within our service area.