I am a registered nurse, with a master’s degree in the healthcare field, a retired Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman with the U. S. Navy, and retired Medicare Surveyor.  I own, with Teresa, my wife, Aria Hospice, a hospice that serves the southern California counties of San Diego and Imperial, with a combined population of over 3.58 million.

the different levels of hospice care

The Four Levels of Hospice Care

I’d like to talk about the four levels of care that a hospice provides to its patients.  In my experience with talking to doctors, discharge planners, and other hospices, there are two of the four levels of care that are seldom used, in fact, I have found that many doctors who refer patients to hospice…

How I Came to the Hospice Care Field

I am a registered nurse, with a master’s degree in the healthcare field, a retired Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman with the U. S. Navy, and retired Medicare Surveyor.  I own, with Teresa, my wife, Aria Hospice, a hospice that serves the southern California counties of San Diego and Imperial, with a combined population of over 3.58…