Hospice Care
Barton Hospice provides comfort and relieves symptoms of patients with a terminal illness who have a prognosis of six months or less. Our hospice team works together to help you and your family understand your illness and make informed decisions regarding end of life issues. Respecting your decisions and needs is important to us and we embrace individual faiths and cultural beliefs.
"Early election of hospice care has been shown to extend patients’ life expectancy and significantly improve quality of life." - National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization Report
Hospice care is provided in the privacy of your home, a nursing facility or group home and focuses on the comfort of the patient rather than curative treatments. The hospice team works with each person and their family to determine the most beneficial treatment and how to provide care. This includes the physical, social, emotional, and spiritual care of patients and their loved ones.
End-of-life discussions and decisions are never easy. When that time comes, we are here to serve as a resource for you.
Available through a Physician’s referral, covered under Medicare, Medi-Cal, private pay, and private insurance in the South Lake Tahoe Area, Stateline, Glenbrook and Markleeville, Barton Hospice is state-licensed, federally-certified, and Joint Commission accredited.
Our Services
- nursing care (with 24-hour on-call service)
- dietitians
- advanced/ palliative care
- home health aide services
- medical social services
- volunteer services
- medical equipment/ supplies
- pain management
- Inpatient care for acute care and short-term respite
- physical, occupational and speech therapy services
- spiritual care
- bereavement follow-up for family and caregivers
Policy regarding The End of Life Option Act at Barton Health
Barton Health provides end-of-life care which takes care of the physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs of the patient and their family and supports patient self-determination through the use of advance directives, hospice, palliative and other supportive care, and providing effective pain and symptom management.
Barton Health, its employees, and contracted physicians do not provide aid-in-dying services, as permitted through California's End of Life Option Act. If you are considering medical aid in dying Barton Health will refer patients and families to providers who are participants and will continue to provide care to patients who qualify for and request services, regardless of their interest in seeking medical aid in dying.
Barton Hospice in the Community
Camp Sunrise
Camp Sunrise is a FREE grief camp designed for children age 7–14 that have experienced the death of a family member. Children receive grief education and support through a variety of fun-filled activities and programs throughout the weekend. The camp begins late Friday afternoon and ends midday on Sunday.
Light Up A Life Tree of Remembrance
Celebrate the memory of loved ones during the month of December with the Tree of Remembrance. Barton Health Hospice will display the Tree of Remembrance with laminated cards honoring Barton Hospice patients who passed away this year. For a donation, include your loved one(s) and date(s) of death on the Tree of Remembrance.
Plus, gather and celebrate the memory of loved ones during our Light up a Life Remembrance Ceremony.
