Hospice Care Services in Sylmar
Quality of life is our mission. Individualized care is our promise for families in Sylmar and Los Angeles County.
Generation Care provides compassionate hospice care to patients and families in Sylmar and throughout Los Angeles County. Our interdisciplinary team delivers expert end-of-life care wherever you call home: private residences, assisted living communities, skilled nursing facilities, and board and care homes.
The north edge of the Valley, under the San Gabriel Mountains
Sylmar is a Los Angeles neighborhood at the north end of the San Fernando Valley. The 5 and the 210 meet near here. Some streets are ordinary tract housing. Others, toward the foothills and the washes, are larger lots where a pin on a phone can land on the wrong driveway. The City of San Fernando is a separate incorporated city tucked against Sylmar. Pacoima is southeast. Lake View Terrace is east. Mission Hills is southwest. Only Sylmar has a page among that group. The others are still Los Angeles County.
Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, at 14445 Olive View Drive, is the county hospital in Sylmar. Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is not in Sylmar. It is at 15031 Rinaldi Street in Mission Hills, close enough that families treat it as the local hospital. Both are landmarks on a map. Call (805) 496-0044 if you want this hospice to see whether the medical criteria are met.
Fires, foothills, and giving a usable address
Sylmar has had serious wildfires, including the Sayre Fire. Hillside properties may have narrow access, animals, or a gate. Put that in the first conversation so a delivery truck and a nurse are not guessing. None of those details changes Medicare eligibility. They change whether the first visit goes smoothly.
Questions from Sylmar
Does "north Valley" mean you really only staff the Conejo and the west Valley?
The published service area is Los Angeles County and Ventura County, not a list of favorite neighborhoods. Sylmar is in the City of Los Angeles.
We live in the City of San Fernando, next door. Is that out of area?
San Fernando is its own city inside Los Angeles County. It has no page here. It is not out of area. Say San Fernando, not Sylmar, if that is the address on the identification.
Olive View is a county hospital. Do we have to use the county's hospice?
A public hospital does not take away the right to choose a Medicare-certified hospice. Ask what the discharge papers are recommending, then decide. Questions to ask any provider are a checklist, not a script from this agency.
Pages that are actually nearby
Chatsworth is west. Northridge is southwest. Sun Valley is southeast, past Pacoima and the 5. North Hollywood is farther south and is a different drive.
Hospice Care in Sylmar
When life limiting diseases arise, hospice professionals provide a dedicated team of medical professionals, spiritual counselors, and trained volunteers. Services focus on quality of life, professional medical care, pain and symptom management, and emotional and spiritual support.
Why Choose Generation Care in Sylmar?
- 24/7 clinical support, including holidays
- Medicare, Medi-Cal, and private insurance accepted
- Care at home or in facility settings
- Joint Commission accredited quality standards
- Symptom support arranged where the person lives
Who Is Eligible?
- A physician expects the illness to last about six months or less if it runs its normal course
- The person is choosing comfort for that illness rather than treatment meant to cure it
- The person wants care focused on quality of life
Your Care Team
Our personalized end-of-life care team includes hospice physicians, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses, social workers, home health aides, spiritual counselors, and volunteers.
Generation Care provides families in Sylmar with the education, tools, and assistance they need to care for their loved ones with dignity. Contact us now to schedule a free consultation.