Hospice Spiritual Care And Chaplain Services | Acacia Hospice & Palliative Services

Spiritual care at Acacia honors your beliefs, traditions, and life story. Our hospice chaplains listen first, offer prayer or reflection when desired, and support meaning, reconciliation, and peace for you and your family. Care is patient led and culturally sensitive, with quiet presence during difficult moments and guidance when decisions feel heavy.

How Spiritual Care Helps

Individual Visits. Conversation, prayer, rituals, and readings by request.
Family Support. Guidance during difficult decisions and at bedside moments.
Community Connections. Coordination with your clergy or faith community.
Life Review And Legacy. Tools for storytelling, letters, blessings, and projects that involve children and grandchildren.
Grief And Meaning. Tools for legacy work, life review, and coping.

What To Expect

Care is always patient led. You choose the level of spiritual involvement. Our chaplains collaborate with your nurse and social worker to align support with your goals.

Coordination With Your Faith Community – If you have a pastor, priest, rabbi, imam, or spiritual mentor, we will connect with them at your request. We help with scheduling, access, and communication so support is continuous.
Grief Support And Follow Up – Spiritual care continues for loved ones. We share coping tools, rituals of remembrance, and connections to bereavement services for the months that follow.
Privacy And Consent – You choose if and how spiritual care is involved. Visits occur only with your permission. We document preferences so every team member honors your wishes.

Life Review And Legacy Work

Chaplains can help capture memories, messages, and blessings. Options include guided reflection, letter writing, recorded stories, and simple legacy projects that involve children and grandchildren.

Our Caring Staff Are Ready to Support You and Your Loved Ones

Call us today at (800) 993-9391 or click the button below to schedule a FREE In-home Consultation.

Explore Your Care Options

When symptoms change quickly or end-of-life approaches, a chaplain can be present for quiet prayer, reading, or stillness. We coordinate with your nurse to support comfort at the bedside.

When To Request Spiritual Care

Ask for chaplain support any time you want help with meaning, comfort, or decision making. Many families call during new symptoms, hospital returns, before or after difficult news, and near important dates or anniversaries.

Common Questions About Spiritual Care

Do I need to belong to a faith to receive spiritual care?
No. Spiritual care is for everyone. You decide the level of involvement. Your chaplain will follow your lead.
What happens during a chaplain visit?
A visit may include quiet presence, conversation, prayer, readings, or simple rituals. You choose what is meaningful. We always ask permission first.
Can the chaplain work with my pastor, priest, rabbi, or imam?
Yes. With your consent, we coordinate with your clergy or faith community so support feels continuous.
How often will a chaplain visit?
Frequency is based on your goals and the plan of care. Visits can increase during times of stress, symptom changes, or important milestones.
Is spiritual care covered by hospice benefits?
Yes. Chaplain services are part of the Medicare hospice benefit and most private plans. We verify coverage and explain details.

How To Request Spiritual Care

Tell your nurse during a visit, or call (800) 993-9391 or (760) 898-4308. You can also request support at your nurse during a visit.

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Acacia Hospice & Palliative Services

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Sheila Huettl

21:58 31 Jul 24

My family had such a wonderful experience with Acacia Home Health for the last few years as my mother who is 93 has been on palliative care for advanced pulmonary hypertension and COPD. Acacia has sent us a variety of fantastic nurses, physical therapists, social workers and specialists for respiratory and wound care. Acacia arranged for us to have x-rays, blood draws and outstanding urgent care at our home. We have been able to call them at any hour for advice. Their case managers and management are absolutely wonderful. We have experienced that they are very caring and they always treat my mother and me (the caregiver) as very important. They have helped us to get all of the equipment that mom needs. They answer all of our questions (sometimes doing research to find answers for us) on a variety of topics. We will be forever grateful to Acacia and their wonderful employees!

Faith N

03:38 01 Apr 23

My mom was a patient on service. She passed in January 2023. The Hospice and Palliative teams went above and beyond. They were an excellent resource to our family. I reside on the East and had to communicate via phone and text while I went back and forth. Toward the end I had comfort in knowing she had a great team at her side. Thank you.

Senior Placecare

20:24 06 Jan 22

Acacia Hospice has been a great partner for our company over the years helping families and providing care and assistance at a moments notice. The staff is always available, warm, knowledgable and friendly. They perform calm and detail oriented in high pressure and often emotional settings. if your loved family member needs this service Acacia is the way to go.

Greg Filian

19:25 29 Dec 21

Manuela is a kind hearted person that knows how to work with women that have dimensia. She persists through the scratching, and other unpleasant rantings that can accompany these types of patients. She is truly a blessing!To not mention how good the others who have come to my house and help me with my wife is a mistake. Sheryl the nurse practitioner and Mark the physical therapist were also excellent!

Fern Tyrell

23:00 20 Dec 21

Acacia's people have made taking care of my aging parent so much easier and less stressful. They are well-trained and professional, and I am very thankful for their support.

Steve Kim

03:33 10 Dec 21

Acacia Hospice has been a life saver for my mom. Having mom with late stage severe dementia has been most difficult on all of our family members but especially hard on my 86 years old father. Thank You Acacia Hospice !!! Words can describe the how grateful we are with the nurses and caregivers that we have from Acacia Hospice Care. You guys are the reason why we are able have my mom at home. Thank You 🙏. God bless you guys.

Miranda McCroskey

20:12 08 Dec 21

It goes without saying that if you need Acacia Hospice you are experiencing a challenging phase of life. However, Acacia has done all they can to make the experience easier on my family. We have appreciated and found comfort in all of the nurses, have been educated and supported by them as well. If we need medical equipment we get it promptly with no issues. We did not know anything about hospice care before recently, and we are so glad to know Acacia is there for people in these tough spots.

Sherri Frost

02:27 18 Dec 20

Acacia provided nursing care for my mom in 2019 when she was ill, and we were so pleased with the care she received that we reached out to Acacia in 2020 when my mom now needed Hospice services, and we are so grateful for all that Acacia did for my mom prior to her passing.All of the staff members at Acacia were wonderful and caring, and we were especially fond of Rosemary, who provided such loving nursing care for my mom.The staff members at Acacia were readily available and extremely responsive to all of our requests for supplies, medication and more.We would highly recommend both Acacia's Home Healthcare Services as well as their Hospice Services.Thank you again for taking such loving care of my mother.

Cynthia McCue

06:52 17 Sep 20

I knew I was in excellent hands when I met & discussed my 81-yr-old "sweetheart's" care, Victor, with Peter. After 3 other experiences in prior hospices compared to working with Acacia, I was so assured by Peter's solid knowledge of the industry, various options of care provided at Acacia & his knowledge about other facilities. He answered each need we had with the highest professionalism and integrity. Peter & the entire Acacia team facilitated what would be a difficult transition for Victor.Acacia outshines them all in responsiveness to patients' needs, always treating the patient with dignity and humanity while securing resources to suit patient. I experienced their quality level of care while being Victor's caregiver. Acacia works in the interest of the patient & deferred admitting Victor to Acacia at a time when he was so ill that former hospice MD predicted certain death.Victor lived & I immediately admitted him to Acacia which was a very smooth transition, compared to others previously. I am so grateful for the social worker's, at Alzheimer's Family Center, referral to Acacia, who recommended Acacia as being the best hospice facility in O.C. I couldn't agree more! Any caregiver/family member won't regret their choice of Acacia!

Darcy Ricci

21:27 13 Aug 20

Acacia Hospice has been a life saver for us! We were unfamiliar with everything hospice offers but Peter quickly educated us. After our first phone call he responded immediately and had a medical bed delivered to us within hours of first speaking to him. Additionally, he arranged for our loved one to be brought home from the hospital in an ambulance the next day and had a nurse waiting when she arrived home. I’ve never seen such quick response time! The nurse, Jennifer, has been incredible getting all the meds coordinated and educating the caregivers on how to manage everything. I would highly recommend Acacia after our wonderful experience with them! Having such friendly and helpful people has been a true blessing during this difficult time.

P. Salios

22:11 04 Aug 20

My 94 year old mother reached a point in her life when she needed hospice care. Carmel Village in Fountain Valley recommended Acacia Hospice.Right away I knew we had made the right choice.Peter Martinez was our representative and he made all the arrangements for care and equipment. He communicated each step being taken and always followed up. He and his team were always available to answer questions and offer support. Acacia Hospice is the finest choice for hospice care and I highly recommend them.

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