Linda Rheinschild

Community Liaison, Hospice of Southern California in Orange County, Ca, Usa @Acacia Health (Palliative, Home Health, & Hospice)

Orange County, CA, US

Hospice Care is…\"Hospice is a comprehensive, holistic program of care and support for terminally ill patients and their families. Hospice care changes the focus to comfort care for pain relief and symptom management instead of care to cure the patient’s illness.” - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)There are specific criteria for Hospice eligibility for a variety of conditions, including, but not limited to:Alzheimer’s/DementiaCancerChronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseDiabetesKidney (Renal) Disease10 Reasons to Choose ACACIA: You Will Be Treated Like Family1. All ACACIA employees have been specially selected based on their highly caring and compassionate characteristics.2. CEO’s cell phone number is provided to every patient and family member upon admission.3. Patients and family members are part of ACACIA’s Team and are actively involved in care planning decisions.4. We train and educate patients, family members and caregivers as needed.Available 24/7, Including After Hours, Weekends and All Holidays5. Ability to deliver medication, equipment and supplies to your door within 2 to 4 hours.6. NO third-party phone answering service. Our employees answer all phone calls.7. Our doctors and nurses are on-call 24/7.8. Same-day admissions as needed.Medicare.gov Ratings for ACACIA9. Compared to the California average, ACACIA’s patients received more than DOUBLE the number of visits from a Registered Nurse or Medical Social Worker during their last 3 days of life.(Medicare.gov, November 2022)10. Scored 10 out of 10 on Medicare’s Hospice Care Index.(Medicare.gov, November 2022

University of Southern California

Marshall School of Business, Bachelor of Science