Specialty Care Services
Palliative Care

Palliative Care

Clinica Sierra Vista’s Palliative Care services are dedicated to improving quality of life for individuals with serious or terminal illnesses. We provide compassionate, patient-centered care that focuses on comfort, dignity, and support for you and your family.

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Palliative Care

Improving Your Quality of Life

Our Palliative Care services are dedicated to improving the quality of life for patients facing serious or chronic illnesses. We focus on pain and symptom management, providing tailored care to relieve discomfort such as pain, nausea, breathlessness, fatigue, or insomnia. Using a combination of medications and supportive strategies, we address even the most challenging symptoms to ensure that our patients find relief.

Advance care planning is a cornerstone of our approach, helping patients articulate their healthcare preferences through advance directives, living wills, and POLST or DNR forms. These discussions empower individuals to make informed decisions about their care, particularly during emergencies or when facing complex medical situations.

Our team also offers emotional and psychological support to patients and families, helping them navigate the challenges of serious illness. We provide spiritual care to address existential concerns, guiding patients and families as they explore meaning and purpose in difficult times. For those nearing the end of life, we collaborate with hospice services to ensure comfort, dignity, and peace.

Palliative care supports patients managing a variety of conditions, including cancer, advanced heart failure, COPD, emphysema, neurological disorders, and chronic pain syndromes such as neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia. We also assist individuals recovering from strokes, managing frailty in aging, or navigating multimorbidity and cognitive decline. Our comprehensive approach emphasizes compassionate, patient-centered care to provide support at every stage.

FAQs

What Is Palliative Care?

Palliative care is specialized medical care that focuses on providing relief from the symptoms and stress of serious illness. The goal is to improve quality of life for both the patient and their family, by managing pain, addressing emotional and psychological needs, and supporting patients in making informed decisions.

When Should I Consider Palliative Care?

Palliative care is appropriate for individuals with serious, chronic, or life-limiting illness such as cancer, heart failure, kidney disease, dementia or COPD. It can be provided at any stage of the illness, alongside curative or life-prolonging treatments.

Is Palliative Care the Same as Hospice Care?

Palliative care and hospice care both focus on comfort and quality of life, but they are not the same. Palliative care can be provided at any stage of illness and alongside curative treatments, while hospice care is a type of palliative care provided when a person is nearing the end of life and is no longer seeking curative treatments.

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Program Objectives

  • At least 80% of interns complete program/degree requirements within 13.5 months (150% of planned program length).
  • Of graduates who seek employment, at least 100% are employed in nutrition and dietetics or related fields within 12 months of graduation.
  • At least 80% of program graduates take the CDR credentialing exam for dietitian nutritionists within 12 months of program completion.
  • The program’s one-year pass rate (graduates who pass the registration exam within one year of first attempt) on the CDR credentialing exam for dietitian nutritionists is at least 80%.
  • 80% of employers, who return surveys, rate graduates as “satisfactory” or “excellent” for ability to work effectively with multicultural populations from diverse backgrounds.
  • 90% of program graduates work as entry-level Registered Dietitian Nutritionists in community nutrition.
  • 90% of graduates work in Central Valley community programs for at least two years after graduation.

Do I Qualify for WIC?

WIC is a program that helps families with food and nutrition. Call us at (661) 862-5422 or send a message, and we’ll help you see if you qualify.

Here are some ways you might qualify:

  • You are pregnant
  • You are breastfeeding a baby who is less than one year old
  • You had a baby in the last six months
  • You have a child who is under the age of five
  • You experienced a loss of pregnancy or had a termination

You also need to think about your family’s income. Here are the monthly income limits for family sizes:

  • 1 Person: $2,413
  • 2 Persons: $3,261
  • 3 Persons: $4,109
  • 4 Persons: $4,957
  • 5 Persons: $5,805
  • More than 5 Persons: Add $848 for each additional member

This income limit is based on 185% of the Federal Poverty Level, and these amounts will be effective from April 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026.

Also, if you’re pregnant, the baby counts as part of your family size when figuring out if you qualify.

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Need care right away? Our health centers offer same-day appointments, and our walk-in clinics also offer extended hours. Whether you schedule ahead or stop by, we’re here to deliver fast, high-quality care when and where you need it.

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We make it easy to choose the clinic that works best for you. Keep in mind that your preferred location may mean seeing a different provider. Either way, you’ll receive compassionate, expert care from our trusted team, no matter which clinic you visit.

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Our providers work across multiple clinics to make care accessible, so their location may vary based on availability. No matter where you’re seen, you can trust our dedicated team to deliver the high-quality care you deserve.

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