OUR PROGRAMS

PATIENT CARE SERVICES - At Hinds Hospice over 100 patients are seen in their homes or in residential care facilities on any given day between Fresno, Madera, and Merced counties. Our hospice interdisciplinary care teams of nurses, home health aides, medical social workers, chaplains, medical directors, and volunteers will visit a patient, where they live, making sure they are as comfortable as possible.

HINDS HOSPICE HOME - Nancy Hinds began caring for patients experiencing their end-of-life journey in her own home in 1981. The current, six-bed capacity, Hospice Home, located on Twain Avenue in Fresno, opened its doors in 1987 and has served over 3,300 patients. On a quiet street surrounded by beautiful gardens, the Hinds Hospice Home is a welcoming environment to receive loving, compassionate, around-the-clock, end-of-life care. Admission to the Hinds Hospice Home can occur when a patient requires a higher level of care than can be provided in their own home environment. It is the only inpatient hospice home available in Fresno, Madera and Merced Counties.

CENTER FOR GRIEF AND LOSS -The Hinds Hospice Center for Grief and Loss is unique in that it serves not only hospice families, but also the community at large with grief support services. The professional staff is available to:

PERINATAL HOSPICE - ANGEL BABIES / BEBITOS ANGELITOS - The news of an unborn baby being diagnosed with a life limiting condition is heartbreaking. As part of the Hinds Hospice Center for Grief and Loss, Angel Babies / Bebitos Angelitos offers a perinatal hospice program designed for families who have received this diagnosis, offering support and comfort during pregnancy and providing ideas for creating loving memories. Hospice services are available for babies who survive their birth and are in need of special care. This care can be provided in the baby's home or in the Hinds Hospice Home. This program assists families to both welcome and enjoy their baby and, when necessary, to say goodbye. The program supports families who have suffered miscarriage, still birth or other infant loss.

PEDIATRIC HOSPICE - Children require different care than adults. Therefore, Hinds Hospice has a pediatric hospice program to provide terminally ill children with comfort and quality of life to the child wishing to be home but requiring specialized services.  Hinds Hospice works closely with Children's Hospital of Central California to see that the child and family needs are met.

THRIFT STORES - The thrift stores operated by Hinds Hospice are currently located in Fresno, Madera, Kerman, Chowchilla and Sanger. They provide discounted clothing, household items and furniture to those in need in the communities we serve, while helping sustain the agency's primary mission of care. These thrift stores are our way of giving back to the community, but also act to offset the un-reimbursed costs of care Hinds Hospice provides.

PHYSICIAN AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION - In an effort to increase physician awareness of what hospice and palliative care can provide to patients and their families, Hinds Hospice provides specialized end-of-life care training to doctors, nurses, and residents locally, at the University of California, San Francisco Medical School, and the University of California, Davis.

MULTICULTURAL OUTREACH -With the Central Valley's diverse population, we have developed a comprehensive program that strives to provide services that are culturally sensitive toward patients and their families who reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.

GLOBAL OUTREACH - Focuses on the needs of the world community by sharing information with those who have limited resources.  Hinds Hospice co-sponsors an annual medical conference on International Hospice and Palliative Care in Developing Countries every September.

PRISON HOSPICE - A program that educates and trains life sentenced inmates at the Chowchilla Women's Prison to provide hospice care and grief and loss support for fellow inmates.

VOLUNTEERS - For families, trained patient volunteers provide respite time for caregivers, and comfort to patients where they live.  Their training, talents and skills are matched to fit the families' unique needs. Hospice Home volunteers answer the door to visitors and handle incoming phone calls for staff, patients, and their families.  Light upkeep duties such as; folding laundry, replenishing cookies and coffee, and talking with patients visiting family and friends.  Hinds Hospice Thrift Stores and Special Events provide volunteer opportunities throughout the year.