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Skirball Hospice
Basic Information
Address: 6345 Balboa Blvd, Suite 213
Encino, CA 91316
Phone Number: 818-774-3040
Fax Number: 818-774-3089
Email: lee.rothman@jha.org
Director: Lee Rothman, M.A.
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Additional Information
Causes Served: terminally ill patients, their families and caregivers
Clearances Required: Yes
Background Check: Yes
Population Served: adults 21+ needing end of life care
Ages for Volunteer: 16 y.o and above
Hours of Service: 24 hour care; individualized schedule of service
Minimum Hours Required: 1-2 per week
Days of Service: flexible
Mission Statement:
Skirball Hospice provides high quality, compassionate care to patients allowing them to approach the end of their lives with diginity and comfort among people they know and love
Philosophy/Belief Statement:
Hospice is an approach to end- of -life care that has become an increasingly important part of health care in America. Skirball Hospice consists of a highly skilled, interdisciplinary team of caring professionals with expertise in comfort care and pain management. The hospice movement began as a volunteer effort and volunteers serve as a vital integral part of the hospice care team.
Program History:
Skirball Hospice is a program of Jewish Home for the Aging, a 96 year old Los Angeles based organization dedicated to caring for the elderly.
The hospice was started in 2003 out of an office on the Eisenberg campus of the Jewish Home in Reseda, CA. It now serves patients and their families needing end of life care throughout the greater Los Angeles area and the San Fernando Valley. It serves individuals of all faiths and ethnic backgrounds.
Events:
Care is on-going weekly. Often Skirball Hospice will honor a patient's birthday; Skirball Hospice honors it's volunteers through regularly scheduled events, appreciation dinners and bi-monthly support meetings