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Tag Archives: San Diego Hospice
New Medicare website measures quality of hospice care
For the first time, Medicare officials have posted online quality scores for some 3,800 hospice providers — including about two dozen in San Diego County. The scores are on a website launched Wednesday called Hospice Compare. And most San Diego hospices did well on most measures compared with national averages. Kate Goodrich of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ... Read More »
Apartment developer buys hallowed San Diego Hospice site
The view is spectacular, overlooking all of Mission Valley from atop a ragged hillside that’s in spring bloom. This was once a place people came to die, now it will be home to an apartment complex. Read More »
Former hospice to house San Diego fire station temporarily
The San Diego Hospice, once a national leader in palliative care, will temporarily house an unusual new tenant. Read More »
Newsletter: San Diego Hospice could have been saved
Newsletter for March 18, 2016. Read More »
CA Attorney General pushes back on using Joan Kroc gift to pay San Diego Hospice creditors
A new plan to pay creditors with a portion of San Diego Hospice Foundation funds is expected to be filed in probate court in two weeks. Read More »
Deciding When a Life is No Longer Worth Living
It was the fifth time Rafaela’s feeding tube clogged, on the fifth consecutive Friday, that drove Steve Simmons to threaten to bring a shotgun into the nursing home. Read More »
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Frequently asked questions about “An Impossible Choice.” Read More »
Supervisor gifts, Hospice and Explaining PACs
The inewsource weekly newsletter for September 3, 2014 detailing San Diego County Supervisor grants, the whistleblower's lawsuit against San Diego Hospice and an explainer on PACs. Read More »
Former San Diego hospice employees reach $3 million settlement
Former San Diego Hospice employees have reached a settlement with their past employer. Read More »