Beth Hoffmann answers your hospice questions
Q: When I make the choice to start hospice service, does my insurance company direct which hospice I use?
A: No. Patients have the right to choose their hospice provider. Physicians or other caregivers may recommend a hospice, but patient choice must be honored. When looking for a hospice provider, it's important to know all your options.
Hoffmann's weekly grief support group meetings are free of charge and open to the public.
Weekly Grief Support
Bakersfield
When: 6 p.m. Tuesdays; 10 a.m. Thursdays
Where: Hoffmann Hospice, 8501 Brimhall Road
When: 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Thursdays
Where: Hoffmann Hospice, 8501 Brimhall Road
Palmdale
When: 10 a.m. Wednesdays
Where: Horizon Community Church, 1850 E. Avenue R
When: 5:30 - 7 p.m. Wednesdays
Where: 1543 East Palmdale Blvd., Suite N
Kern River Valley
When: 10 to 11 a.m., first and third Friday of each month.
Where: 6049 B Lake Isabella Blvd.