Who We Are
Joshua’s House is a hospice for terminally ill homeless men and women of Sacramento
Our Mission – to end the tragic history of vulnerable unhoused people dying on the streets of Sacramento by providing hospice/supportive comfort for, and restoring the dignity of, terminally ill homeless men and women.
Six ADA-compliant manufactured homes have been purchased in 2021 and are in production with delivery expected by January 2023. Five of the three-bedroom homes will house 15 eligible terminally ill, homeless men and women discharged from Dignity Health, Sutter Health, UC Davis Health, Kaiser Permanent and Yolo Cares. The discharging health system will provide quality hospice care to its patients and Joshua’s House will provide shelter, meals, clothing, art/music therapy. The sixth house will have office spaces, meeting rooms and storage areas.
Joshua’s House, the first such facility on the West Coast, seeks to provide end-of-life comfort care for homeless individuals with terminal illnesses, after being discharged from an acute care hospital. Joshua’s House specifically provides a location for homeless patients to receive home-like hospice services when they, by definition, do not have a home to receive such care.
What We Do
A volunteer hospice like Joshua’s House is neither licensed nor directly regulated by the State. Joshua’s House does not provide hospice care or skilled nursing services. Joshua’s House provides shelter, food, clothing and certain volunteer comfort services. In addition, individuals that are licensed and associated with local hospital systems will provide hospice care and additional services to their patients staying at Joshua’s House.
Joshua’s House operates as a volunteer hospice at no charge to its patients or their families. Joshua’s House does not bill or collect money from third-party insurance companies for services rendered. Staff of Joshua’s House will be assisted by trained hospice volunteers, and funded through donations and grants.
Details
| (530) 902-9959 | |
| estone@yolocares.org | |
| Elisa Stone | |
| Volunteer Manager | |
| https://joshuashousehospice.org/ |
