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    Gentiva Hospice

    Gentiva Hospice

    5.0(2 reviews)
    19.5 mi

    Gentiva was informative, respectful and most important very responsive to my family and my mothers…read moreneeds during hospice care. I have used other companies for other family members in the past and Gentiva stood out and above any other company. The quality of care was awesome.

    Here is my experience. From V.G…read more I want to share my story as caregiver in hopes of encouraging others. I had been married to my husband for 32 years when he became ill but we had been separated since 2000 when I was diagnosed with cancer. I would only hear from him when he needed something. He was so much like my mom who chose me out of five daughters to be her care person even when she wasn't really sick. I hadn't heard from my husband for a long time but he called and explained he was getting really tired on his walks in the mornings and had to take breaks. That was not like the agile man he had always been so I took him to our doctor who had cared for both of us through the years. He was diagnosed with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy which is similar to Parkinson's but does not respond to medication and as the disease progresses results the ability to swallow gets so poor that aspiration pneumonia continues to occur eventually causing the death of the patient. I took care of him for a year all by myself but he became too weak and ended up in a skilled nursing home. I managed his care and was his care agent until he passed in July of this year. My focus had been so much on his care that I forgot about my own. I became very depressed and during Covid we visited via FaceTime several times per week. Some days I let my own personal appearance slide and spent the day figuring out ways to cheer him up on FaceTime. He looked forward to our visits as there was no one else visiting him. We sang together, I drew pictures for him and I told him Bible stories and other short stories. I remember when he began to change and become less with the program. I would blink back tears and pretend to be happy just like I did with my mom. He died on July 23 and I felt quite dead as well staying in the house, skipping showers and sleeping a lot. My closest sister who has lived with me since 2000 was so helpful as well as my daughter who loved him as "dad," the only one she could remember. I thought about dying a lot and I was angry with myself for standing by this man who would never do the same for me. My sister and I were together that day when she had a stroke right in my face. I was so afraid!!! Somehow I forget myself and focused all my attention on my sister's care. I had been going non stop when I felt I was dying as I tried to envision caring for yet another sick person. My sister and I can talk about anything and she understands I can't take care of her in my broken down state of health. I'm on a walker and leaning on my daughter who lives with me for help. I realize if my sister came home to be cared for most of the work would fall on my daughter and I'm not putting my daughter through the same life I've lived all these years. My sister is applying for Med-Cal and seeking an assisted living situation. We are staying in touch and encouraging each other. A caregiver must take care of themselves too. Like me, others may have been trained to be caregiver in dysfunctional situations. I loved my husband and the Hospice made it easier on me to try and cope with the ambivalence I felt toward him. From now on I must take care of me first so I can be a better caregiver to someone else. I pray you stay connected to God as I did and accept help from others as you go through your healing process. I'm thankful that Gentiva has told me I'm not alone and that they are available to help me through this process of going forward.

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    Thank you "smore" much for choosing Gentiva for your needs.

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    AMAVI Home Health and Hospice Care Services - Amavi Home Health Care

    AMAVI Home Health and Hospice Care Services

    4.1(14 reviews)
    24.0 mi

    Grace has been coming to our facility LNR for a while now and I love to have her. She always has a…read moresmile and a positive attitude. Grace is so loving towards her patients, and their needs come first. She sings with them and comforts them and they love her. Grace is professional , respectful, loving, happy, spiritual, and so caring. I am the wound nurse and I can always count on Grace for her helping hand and comfort with our hospice patients. Thank you Amavi for Grace.

    DO NOT USE THIS AGENCY Medical and Physical Support…read morePain & Symptom Management (Grade C): Failed to warn about high sensitivity to Morphine/Ativan in a nearly 100-year-old patient; resulted in two days of over-sedation. Medical Equipment (Grade D): Unnecessary "bundled" equipment arrived without transparency. Crucially, delivered an unsafe, bed with 40-year-old design bed with malfunctioning manual rails, leading to a patient fall and injury. Medications (Grade C): Late-night deliveries (after 8 PM) and inadequate supply for basic needs like constipation. Personal Care (Grade C): Aide was inflexible regarding scope of care, refusing basic help with a meal despite the patient's physical weakness. Emotional and Spiritual Support Counseling (Grade F): Minimal contact and zero emotional support. The social worker was dismissive, suggested the patient use briefs instead of the bathroom for caregiver convenience, and eventually stopped visits entirely, citing the VA as a reason to disengage. Caregiver and Family Assistance Emergency Response (Grade F): A two-hour nurse response time following a stroke. The responding nurse was unable to answer questions, used a CPAP instead of required oxygen, and failed to check swallowing safety until prompted. Communication (Grade D): Lack of compassion and poor coordination. Management was unavailable on weekends, and formal complaints to the Director of Nursing went unacknowledged. Administrative Deficits: Reliance on disruptive phone calls rather than a modern patient portal or written care plan. No consistency in staffing and a failure to respect the primary caregiver's work schedule for coordination.

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    Brentwood Mayor, Robert Taylor, issues Certificate of Recognition to Amavi Home Health and Hospice Care Services for community contributions

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    We have moved to a new office located at 131 Sand Creek Road, Suites L.K.J.I., Brentwood CA 94513

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