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Hidden among Santa Barbara’s lush, coastal hillsides is a place like no other. A place where people find comfort and are treated with dignity and compassion at the end of their lives. A place where friends and family members have an opportunity to say goodbye. A place so unique and inspiring, even the most difficult of times can grow into meaningful, life-long memories to cherish forever.
Welcome to the new Serenity House.
Scheduled to open in August 2011, the new Serenity House will offer patients and their families a residential, home-like setting in natural surroundings where they’ll receive high-quality and individualized around-the-clock care from a team of specially trained doctors, nurses, medical social workers, spiritual counselors, hospice aides and volunteers that support emotional, spiritual and physical needs at the end of life.
Made possible by generous support from the greater Santa Barbara community, VNHC has created a world-class medical facility that sets a new standard for quality hospice care. Serenity House provides patients with a peaceful and comforting environment reflecting the medical nonprofit’s commitment to providing independent, safe and dignified care throughout the remainder of their lives.
Our team of qualified doctors, nurses and support staff offers a continuum of care addressing both the needs of the patient and their family. We take a comprehensive approach to hospice care which extends beyond basic pain management and counseling. With services like music therapy, aroma therapy, Reiki, guided imagery and other integrated healing therapies, we hope to provide patients and families with a unique and dignified end-of-life experience.
Serenity House is the only licensed hospice inpatient facility in Santa Barbara County, offering a variety of medical and integrated approaches to providing comfort, dignity and peace at life’s end.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is included in each Serenity House room?
How are meals handled?
What should I bring?
When are visiting hours?
Can pets visit?
Do I have to be receiving hospice care
to live at Serenity House?
Who will be caring for me?
What about laundry?
How do I pay for my care at Serenity House?
Naming Opportunities Still Available
As construction wraps up on the new Serenity House, the permanent recognition of capital campaign donors is also being finalized. There will be a lovely donor wall honoring community contributors in the lobby of the new building, an outside memory wall remembering loved ones, and individual naming plaques on interior rooms and exterior landscaped spaces.
A handful of naming opportunities ranging from $5,000 to $500,000 are still available, both inside and outside the new facility. Memorial gifts of $1000, $5000 and $10,000 will be recognized and other gifts will go towards operating costs and subsidized care. Please contact Tamara Skov at (805) 690-6222 or email
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for more information.
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Call 805-965-5555
