“My mother wanted to die at home, but I was worried that we wouldn’t be able to care for her properly. UCLAH was so supportive! Every hospice worker who came to our home was so courteous and compassionate. Each one answered all of my questions (and I had a lot!). The nurses were especially good… Read more “A daughter”

“Grandpa was so depressed when he got his terminal diagnosis. From that day on, he shut right up. I didn’t think he would ever speak again. I tried to look after him for a while ourselves, but he didn’t make it easy for me, always stubbornly refusing to take his medicine or eat his food.… Read more “A grandson”

“My grandmother had terrible tremors in her last months. She rubbed on the bedsheets so much that she gave herself an awful wound. She was inconsolable when that happened, and none of us could help Grandma calm down. When we called the UCLAH nurse and told her what had happened, she came down right away.… Read more “A son”

“Great-uncle Joseph couldn’t do much in his last months due to dementia. He couldn’t speak, but the UCLAH staff were great with him, always chatting with him and talking with him about the LA Angels, the weather, anything that might cheer him up. Every hospice worker was great. When the social worker, Noah, came by,… Read more “A great-nephew”

“When my father fell sick, we got help from Unique Care Los Angeles Hospice. They treated him with such gentleness and dignity. One time, dad needed a shot of penicillin, but he hated needles all his life. The nurse put that big needle in his arm without even waking him up. We were all very… Read more “A daughter”

“We appreciate everything that the staff at Unique Care Los Angeles Hospice did. Everyone was terrific, the doctors, nurses, the aides, everyone. They all treated us so kindly and shared with us all the pain we had when Abuela passed away.”

“Grandma got an infection in her urinary tract. She was in so much pain, she was ready to call it quits right then and there. But the doctor told us that IV antibiotics might help, so she agreed to give it a shot. The doctor came to our home to administer the IV personally, and… Read more “A granddaughter”

“Spending decades as a smoker did Dad no favors. As his sickness progressed, it became harder and harder for him to swallow. For him, I think that was the worst part of his illness. He could handle pain and discomfort, but the prospect of not being able to eat chili and cornbread was too much… Read more “A son”

“My wife was so active all throughout her life. She loved to walk and garden. She did most of the home improvement throughout our lives. She was always so strong. When her pain got too bad for her to walk normally, it was such a blow to her, and a shock to me and our… Read more “A husband”

“Thank you to all the staff of UCLAH. You made my whole family feel cared for during my husband’s last days. The chaplain was so kind, and he reassured all of us when we were in our darkest moments. We know he is with God now.”

“To Dr. Morris, nurse Roberts, and all the other staff at Unique Care Los Angeles Hospice: thank you thank you thank you for all the things you did for my sister. Esther was always very proud and disliked anyone seeing her in pain or in trouble, but you treated her with such gentleness and dignity… Read more “A brother”

“Grandma played the piano her entire life. Her illness started to take that from her, making it hard for her to walk to the piano and sort through her music. Your staff helped her keep the music in her life. The physical therapist and occupational therapist worked together to find a way that she could… Read more “A grandson”

“There is nothing I could say that would be sufficient to express my gratitude to the UCLAH staff. We knew right away that your hospice care was right for Dad when the nurse came to our home. She was so professional but so kind, and she handled everything with incredible competence. She had answers to… Read more “A daughter”

“Mom struggled with COPD for years before the doctor told her it was terminal. It didn’t take long for her illness to become critical. She coughed constantly and was always short on breath. She would always panic when she coughed, and it was so hard to help her on our own. We were terrified that… Read more “A daughter”

“There was so much we didn’t know how to do when Dad got sick. We were all willing to help—me, my wife, my brother and sister, my kids, our nieces and nephews—it was no problem for us to find time to help. We made a schedule so nobody would be overworked. But we didn’t know… Read more “A son”

“I had no idea that hospice care was so closely tailored for each patient. I thought it was a one-size-fits-all solution: make the sick person as comfortable as possible. I know now how wrong I was. UCLAH understood not just Nono’s needs, but what we all needed as well.”

“We tried so hard to keep Grandpa out of hospice care. We thought it would be giving up, letting the cancer win, and Grandpa was as stubborn as a mule and didn’t want hospice care, anyway. We were wrong. When grandpa got worse and finally decided to get hospice care, it was terrific. The Unique… Read more “A daughter”

“I tried for about three months to take of him by myself. I couldn’t sleep so I was exhausted, I was losing weight from not having time to eat, and it was impossible to keep up with house chores. When I finally spoke to someone from Unique Care Los Angeles Hospice, I cried at the… Read more “A wife”

“Unique Care Los Angeles Hospice helped us so much when Mom was terminally ill. Mom hated hospitals, how they always looked and smelled so clinical and sterile. She wanted nothing but to stay at home as much as possible. With UCLAH’s help, we made that happen. We kept her out of the hospital. They brought… Read more “The children of a patient”

“Before we got Dad admitted into hospice, we were such a mess. We all wanted to help, but nobody knew how to do anything to help him feel comfortable. The UCLAH staff who came to our home were all great. They did so much to help Dad feel better, but I didn’t know that they… Read more “The children of a patient”