Hospice & Palliative Care in Mission Hills, CA

Radiance Hospice & Palliative Care Is Nationally Accredited by The Joint Commission

The Joint Commission is the nation’s leading health care accreditation body. The mission of The Joint Commission is to promote improvements in health care organizations by encouraging a higher level of patient safety and continuity of care. This is done through a broad offering of accreditation and certification programs. Over 20,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States have earned accreditation from The Joint Commission, including leading hospitals such as The Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, The Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, The Saddleback Memorial Medical Center in Laguna Hills, and The Scripps Memorial Hospital in San Diego.

A Comprehensive and Continuous Accreditation Process

The Joint Commission accreditation process for personal home care agencies is a rigorous, in-depth, process that requires a major dedication of time and resources by the applying agencies. The home care providers are charged with examining every aspect their caregiving operations. Achieving accreditation is just the beginning, as The Joint Commission conducts a reassessment every 3 years. The Gold Seal is not a one-time achievement for Radiance; it is a commitment by Radiance Homecare to continuous improvement for years to come. This benefits Radiance clients and their families and the home care industry in general.

For more information, visit http://www.jointcommission.org/

Radiance Honors Veterans

We Honor Veterans, a program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), invites hospices, state hospice organizations, Hospice-Veteran Partnerships and VA facilities to join a pioneering program focused on respectful inquiry, compassionate listening, and grateful acknowledgment. By recognizing the unique needs of America’s veterans and their families, community providers, in partnership with VA staff, will learn how to accompany and guide them through their life stories toward a more peaceful ending.

We Honor Veterans provides educational tools and resources in advancing these goals:

• Promote Veteran-centric educational activities
• Increase organizational capacity to serve Veterans
• Support development of strategic partnerships
• Increase access and improve quality

We Honor Veterans also provides tiered recognition to organizations, known as Partners, that demonstrate a systematic commitment to improving care for veterans. There are four levels that partners can achieve in the program. Partner organizations assess their ability to serve veterans and, using resources provided as part of the program, integrate best practices for providing end-of-life care to veterans into their organization.

The goal of the program is simple– to care for and honor those who have served when they reach the end of life. By working through the partner levels and participating in community partnerships and collaborations, partner organizations are able to educate, engage, and expand awareness to Veterans and their families. A vast majority of Veterans are not enrolled in VA and may not be aware of end-of-life services and benefits available to them, including the Medicare Hospice Benefit and VA-paid hospice care.

As they achieve each Level, organizations will have the ability to promote their increasing commitment to Veterans by displaying the We Honor Veterans affiliation in their facilities, on their websites, in printed community outreach and educational materials, and through social media outlets. This allows community members, including Veterans to easily identify organizations that have made a commitment to offering veteran-specific care and services provided by a competent and highly skilled workforce.

For more information, visit Wehonorveterans.org

NHPCO: National Hospice and Palliative Care Association

NHPCO is the nation’s largest membership organization for providers and professionals who care for people affected by serious and life-limiting illnesses.

As the leading organization representing integrated, person-centered healthcare, NHPCO gives ongoing inspiration, practical guidance, legislative and regulatory representation to hospice and palliative care providers so they can enrich experiences for patients and ease what may be a challenging time for families’ caring for loved ones with a serious illness.

NHPCO works to expand access to a proven person-centered model for healthcare – one that provides patients and their loved ones with comfort, peace, and dignity during life’s most intimate and vulnerable experiences.

NHPCO Affiliate Organizations:

• National Hospice Foundation
• Hospice Action Network

For more information, visit https://www.nhpco.org/