Hospice Of Santa Barbara Inc

TO CARE FOR ANYONE EXPERIENCING THE IMPACT OF LIFE THREATENING ILLNESS OR GRIEVING THE DEATH OF A LOVED ONE.

BEREAVEMENT SERVICES: COUNSELING SESSIONS AT HOSPICE OF SANTA BARBARA (HSB) ALLOW INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO HEAL EMOTIONALLY. GRIEF IS ATTACHMENT. PEOPLE CAN LEARN TO TOLERATE THEIR EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCES WITH PRODUCTIVE EXPRESSION. EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL HEALING IS THE ULTIMATE GOAL FOR THOSE COPING WITH THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE. OUR BEREAVEMENT SERVICES INCLUDE COUNSELING, SUPPORT GROUPS, ART WORKSHOPS, THERAPEUTIC POETRY AND HOLIDAY WORKSHOPS FOR EVERY AGE GROUP. THESE SERVICES AIM TO SERVE ANY INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY COPING WITH LOSS. DURING 2021, HSB SERVED 1,738 UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS. HSB PROVIDED 5,784 BEREAVEMENT COUNSELING SESSIONS. DURING THE SAME PERIOD, A TOTAL OF 180 GROUP COUNSELING SESSIONS FOR ADULTS WERE PROVIDED.HSB CONTINUED INVOLVEMENT WITH KEY COMMUNITY GROUPS INCLUDE; VOAD, COMMUNITY WELLNESS TEAM, AWARE & PREPARE AND YOUTHWELL COALITION. HSB ALSO HAD 4 STUDENT TRAINEES THROUGHOUT 2021 AND CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES STAFF UNDERSTAND THAT EACH DEATH IS UNIQUE AND EACH DAY IS DIFFERENT FOR CLIENTS.CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES PRESENTS SUPPORT THAT WORKS FOR DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS BY FIGURING OUT THEIR NEEDS AND METHODS OF MOVING FORWARD IN LIFE. CHILDREN MAY HAVE A HARD TIME TOLERATING THEIR EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCES. THEY'RE LEARNING TO REGULATE THEIR EMOTIONS. MEANWHILE, ADULTS MAY HAVE EXPECTATIONS OF THE WORLD THAT ARE UNMET AND CHALLENGED BY DEATH OR ILLNESS. HSB PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING TO CHILDREN, TEENS, ADULTS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS OR GRIEVING THE DEATH OF A LOVED ONE. HSB HAS BEEN ASKED TO BE A CONSTANT PRESENCE ON ALL SOUTH COUNTY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS AND REESTABLISHED PRESENCE IN THE TWO CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOLS. THIS PROGRAM IS INSTRUMENTAL IN CREATING THE BASE FOR SUCCESSFUL EMOTIONAL GROWTH THAT FORMS THE BUILDING BLOCKS NEEDED FOR LIFE-LONG SUCCESS. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN OUR GROUPS NO LONGER UTILIZE DESTRUCTIVE COPING SKILLS RELIEVING OUR COMMUNITY OF THE NEGATIVE TRICKLE DOWN EFFECTS SUCH AS CRIME, UNEMPLOYMENT, HIGHER SCHOOL DROPOUT RATES, AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE. ALSO, IN 2021 RESUMED SERVICE TO SCHOOLS WITH CHANGING PROTOCOLS. HSB CONTINUED ITS PARTICIPATION IN THE YOUTHWELL COALITION ON SCHOOL CAMPUSES THROUGHOUT SANTA BARBARA, CARPINTERIA, AND GOLETA AND ALSO SANTA YNEZ HIGH SCHOOL. HSB WAS ALSO PRESENT TO PROVIDE DEBRIEFINGS/IN-SERVICES IN LOMPOC, CARPINTERIA, AND SANTA BARBARA. WE ARE IN THE 22ND YEAR OF A PROGRAM WE DEVELOPED CALLED, "I HAVE A FRIEND," IN WHICH A CHILD WHO HAS LOST A PARENT OR SIBLING IS MATCHED WITH AN ADULT (WHOM WE TRAIN AND SCREEN) WHO HAD A SIMILAR LOSS AS A CHILD. SOME OF THESE RELATIONSHIPS LAST MORE THAN FIVE YEARS AND ARE LIFE-CHANGING FOR BOTH THE MENTOR AND THE MENTEE.

HSB'S PATIENT CARE SERVICES TEAM OF PROFESSIONAL SOCIAL WORKERS, COUNSELORS AND VOLUNTEERS STRIVE TO ENSURE CLIENTS RECEIVE PRECISELY THE EMOTIONAL, SPIRITUAL AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT THEY NEED. INDIVIDUALIZED CARE COORDINATION FOR CLIENTS CAN BEGIN WITH THE DIAGNOSIS OF AN ILLNESS AND EXTEND INTO SURVIVORSHIP AND END OF LIFE BEREAVEMENT.PATIENT CARE SERVICES CONTINUES TO PROVIDE UP TO THREE LEVELS OF CARE UNDER THE "CONTINUUM OF CARE" ESTABLISHED IN THE SPRING OF 2014: CARE MANAGEMENT (FOR THE NEWLY DIAGNOSED PATIENT WHO MAY RECOVER FROM THEIR ILLNESS); ANTICIPATORY GRIEF (FOR THE LOVED ONES AND/OR CAREGIVERS OF A PATIENT LIVING WITH LIFE THREATENING ILLNESS); AND BEREAVEMENT CARE MANAGEMENT (FOR THE SURVIVING LOVED ONE AFTER THE DEATH OF A PATIENT). DURING 2021, 6,608 SOCIAL WORK AND SPIRITUAL CARE SESSIONS WERE PROVIDED. IN 2021, HSB CONTINUED THE COMPASSIONATE CARE OF CARPINTERIA (CCC) INITIATIVE. FOR THIS INITIATIVE, WE CREATED AN INITIATIVE PLAN, ESTABLISHED A STEERING COMMITTEE, PERFORMED COMMUNITY OUTREACH, SECURED NEW OFFICE SPACE, DEVELOPED NEW MARKETING MATERIALS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, AND DEVELOPED A STAFFING PLAN FOR NEW AND EXISTING STAFF. KEY CCC PARTNERS, INCLUDE CARPINTERIA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, CARPINTERIA PUBLIC HEALTH, CARPINTERIA SANSUM CLINIC, CARPINTERIA CAC HEAD START, ST. JOSEPH'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, REALITY CHURCH, AND SUMMERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. ALSO IN 2021, HSB CONTINUED THE INITIATIVE WITH SANTA BARBARA NEIGHBORHOOD CLINICS (SBNC) TO OUTREACH WITHIN INDIVIDUAL CLINIC SETTINGS. AS A RESULT OF THIS RELATIONSHIP, HSB EXCEEDED ITS GOAL OF 75 REFERRALS WITH 190 REFERRALS. DURING 2021, HSB INCORPORATED SERVICE TO COVID-19 POSITIVE PATIENTS AND MAINTAINED WEEKLY CONTACT WITH SBNC TO ENSURE COLLABORATION AND SEAMLESS CARE.IN 2021, HSB CONTINUED THE MI VIDA, MI VOZ INITIATIVE. THE MI VIDA, MI VOZ INITIATIVE'S FOCUS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE LATINO COMMUNITY BY BRINGING CRITICAL COMMUNITY RESOURCE AND EDUCATION INFORMATION IN SPANISH. HSB'S CURRENT FOCUS IS TO PROVIDE ADVANCE CARE PLANNING AND COVID-19 RESOURCE AND EDUCATION INFORMATION. OUR 114 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED AN ANNUAL TOTAL OF 2,344 HOURS VOLUNTEERED TO OUR COMMUNITY. PATIENT CARE VOLUNTEERS OFFERED RESPITE TO CAREGIVERS AND IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS WITH THOUGHTFUL COMPANIONSHIP, RESPITE CARE, HELP WITH HOUSEHOLD CHORES AND ERRANDS, AND ASSISTING WITH TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS. REIKI SERVICES ARE OFFERED THROUGH COMPLIMENTARY THERAPY SERVICE VOLUNTEERS. NO ONE DIES ALONE (NODA) VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE A REASSURING PRESENCE TO ACTIVELY DYING PATIENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY LIVING IN NURSING HOMES WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE ALONE. NODA VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE PATIENTS WITH THAT MOST VALUABLE OF HUMAN GIFTS: A DIGNIFIED DEATH. THROUGH CONTINUED EFFORTS, HSB CURRENTLY HAS MOU'S WITH NINE FACILITIES INCLUDING: HERITAGE HOUSE, VILLA ALAMAR, ALEXANDER GARDENS, THE SAMARKAND, THE CALIFORNIAN, SARAH HOUSE, SERENITY HOUSE, BUENA VISTA CARE CENTER, AND ALTO LUCERO. DURING 2021, NODA, REIKI, AND IHAF PROGRAMS CONTINUED TO BE SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID-19.IN 2021, HSB CONTINUED COLLABORATIONS WITH THE JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES, THE SANTA BARBARA MISSION & THE BERRYMAN, THE GOLETA COMMUNITY CENTER/SCHOOL MEALS AND ORGANIC SOUP KITCHEN TO DELIVER CRATES OF FRESH FOOD MEALS FOR FOOD INSECURE PATIENTS AND FAMILIES. VOLUNTEERS ALSO PROVIDED LOW INCOME SENIORS IN COLLABORATION WITH SHALHOOB MEAT COMPANY. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE COMMUNITY WELLNESS TEAM, THE SENIOR HOLIDAY PHONE BRIDGE PROGRAM WAS CREATED TO SUPPORT ISOLATED SENIORS.

IN 2021, HSB'S COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM SHIFTED TO ADVANCE CARE PLANNING AND COVID-19 SUPPORT EFFORTS. THESE EFFORTS INCLUDED; HSB PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL EVENTS; INITIATING A MONTHLY "FAMILY DIALOGUE GROUP" VIA ZOOM FOR FAMILY MEMBERS WITH LOVED ONES AT OAK COTTAGE, SERVING AS ON THE HOUSING TASK FORCE AND VOAD, RELAYING HSB INFO/EVENTS TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS & PASSING COVID-19 RELATED COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO HSB STAFF. ALSO IN 2021, HSB CONTINUED THE ILLUMINATE SPEAKER SERIES. THIS SERIES FEATURES WORLD RENOWNED INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS AS THEY SPEAK ON SUBJECTS RELATED TO HSB. THROUGHOUT THE SERIES, WE HAVE WELCOMED VIRTUAL GUESTS FROM 46 STATES AND 60 COUNTRIES INCLUDING BRAZIL, JAPAN, SWEDEN, ZIMBABWE, COLOMBIA, CHILE, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, MALAYSIA, ROMANIA, NEW ZEALAND AND INDIA.