Home Care Services - Sonora
We strive to provide quality care that supports the mind, body and spirit. Our home health care team partners with our patients and their physicians to develop a personalized plan of care to suit their medical needs, minimizing the need for hospital visits and stays. Our staff includes registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, medical social workers and home health aides.
We are a fully licensed, nonprofit organization. Service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week in Tuolumne and Calaveras Counties. In 2014, we provided home care services for over 2,300 patients.
Our Services
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Registered nurses
Provide wound and ostomy care, medication management, tube feedings, pain management, diabetic education, catheter care and other skilled services -
Wound & ostomy nurse
Our agency is the only one in the Mother Lode to have a certified Wound & Ostomy nurse on staff -
Physical therapists
Provide rehabilitation at home by performing home safety evaluations and developing care plans to help with gait training, strengthening and improving mobility. -
Speech therapists
Provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment of speech, language, voice, swallowing and cognitive disorders -
Occupational therapists
Train in the use of various assistive devices, energy conservation, personal care and meal preparation -
Medical social services
Provide social services at home including emotional support and counseling for financial and/or community resources -
Home health aides
Assist with personal care routines, bathing and dressing
Specialized Programs
- Wound & ostomy care
- Orthopedic after-care
- Chronic heart failure
- Heart disease
- Cancer care
- Diabetic education
- Pneumonia
- COPD
- Catheter care
- Rehabilitation therapy
- Pain management
- Patient education
- Post stroke & coma care
- Medication management
- Nutrition management
- Post-surgical care
Adventist Health Hospice - Sonora
Hospice provides compassionate quality-of-life hospice care for people who have made the decision to cease curative treatment for their terminal illness. With the support and care of our health care professionals and trained volunteers, our patients live as fully and comfortably as possible for the time they have left. Through our team-based approach, we will work with loved ones and referring physicians to develop care plans ensuring that medical, personal, spiritual and emotional needs are cared for, and that the patient's wishes are honored. Hospice has been providing exceptional care to Calaveras and Tuolumne County residents since 1982.
We understand that accepting hospice care services can be a difficult decision to make. Hospice is here to provide extra help in a time of need and to support patients and their loved ones during the final stages of life.
Our Team Includes
- Registered nurses
- Social workers
- Home health aides
- Chaplain services
- Trained volunteers to provide respite and companionship to hospice patients and their families
The Benefits of Hospice
- Home visits from the hospice team
- 24/7 availability when problems arise
- Spiritual support
- Physician and pharmacy consultation for symptom management
- Emotional support and assistance with practical concerns
- Medications for symptom management
- Medical equipment and supplies
- Bereavement counseling and support for family members and caregivers
Contact Us
Home Health
Sonora Office
20100 Cedar Road North
Sonora, California 95370
Main Line:
(209) 536-5700
Referral Line:
(209) 536-5707
Phone:
(209) 536-5700
Fax: 209-533-3801
Hospice
20100 Cedar Road North
Sonora, California 95370
Main Line:
(209) 536-5685
Fax: 209-532-6982
Email:
HospiceOfTheSierra@ah.org