About Us
Our guiding principles are three-fold: to serve your needs as well as that of your loved one, respecting the lifestyle and spiritual diversity of the patient and family, and to ensure delivery of compassionate patient care regardless of race, religion, or gender identity.
Scope of Services
The patient and family can expect the assistance of an interdisciplinary team of experts.
- Physicians provide medical expertise, consultation, and patient recertification visits.
- Skilled Nurses educate and provide nursing care which includes pain and symptom management. They are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including holidays.
- Social workers offer counseling and suggests resources regarding community services.
- Hospice Aides provide personal care of bathing, grooming and activities of daily living, as needed.
- Chaplain is available for patient and family spiritual support as well as bereavement counseling.
- Physical, Occupational, and Speech therapy services can be arranged as needed.
- Nutritional counseling
- Trained Volunteers offer personal companionship and respite for the caregiver.
We also offer in-patient care in a skilled nursing facility as as needed for pain control or symptom management, respite for family or caregivers, and in-home continuous care as needed for urgent situations.
Dr. Yutaka Niihara
Dr. Niihara is specially trained in the care and comfort of terminally ill patients. He participates in-patient ‘Plan of Care’, consults on comfort measures, provides support and makes home visits as needed.
Professor of Medicine
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Division of Medical Oncology/Hematology
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center