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Celebrate 25 Years of Caring

On an unusually warm early summer San Francisco afternoon on Diamond Street, seven families whose loved ones had recently passed through Coming Home Hospice gathered. They had come to allow us to photograph them, but they left with so much more. We invite you, in celebration of Coming Home Hospice’s 25th anniversary, to view these tender images and read these thoughtful stories.

Coming Home Hospice - 25 Years of Caring

May this serve as a sweet reminder of what and whom we cherish, every day — to remember, as Coming Home Hospice Director Richard Nasca says, “the life so present in death.”
CPMC's Coming Home Hospice

In a quarter of a century nearly 4,000 patients have passed through Coming Home Hospice. The youngest was 19, the eldest 105. All were, and continue to be, accepted and treated regardless of their ability to pay.
The Pritchards

“There is a lived-in kind of love here, a vibrancy, a family who lives life fully on a day-to-day basis. And though our family was not the patient, they treated us as if we were. They fed us, consoled us, enlightened us, and took care of us. It was hospice for us, too.” — LINA, SEAN AND BRIAN PRITCHARD in memory of Robert Pritchard (1940 - 2012)
The Fiore-Falsetto-Mapps

“When our grandmother passed, we were all with her. The hospice staff and nurses cried with us. This meant a lot to our family. — MILENA FIORE AND JERRY MAPP WITH SON MICHAEL FALSETTO-MAPP AND COMING HOME HOSPICE STAFF— in memory of Ruth Falsetto (1923 - 2011)
The Lucchesis

“The great food here was also an important part of the quality of life Coming Home Hospice offered my mom... lunch was a special part of the day we shared together. For that, and the comfort and peace she experienced here, I will always be deeply thankful.” — ROMANDO LUCCHESI — in memory of Roberta Lucchesi (1923 - 2011)
The Snyders

“This place was a FIND! I am totally grateful for it, and I know Dad felt great comfort here. Dying here is very much a part of living.” — MARGERY SNYDER — in memory of William Snyder (1925 - 2012)
The Jolivettes

“These people do a wonderful job here – they treat you just like family.” — KEN AND CHARLIE JOLIVETTE, LVN; WITH SISTER GRETA CONWAY (SISTER KAREN STOCKTON NOT PICTURED) — in memory of Gertie Wilson (1928 - 2012)
The Hagers

“I have never seen this much love and respect condensed into one place. There was a density of love; it was a fog that wrapped you up like a friend’s arms. I called it ‘love life-support’." — ELEESA HAGER — in memory of Elizabeth Hager (1922 - 2011)
The Nakanishis

“The care here is genuine, really from the heart.” — MIKI, CYNTHIA & ROD NAKANISHI WITH CYNTHIA’S SON ERIK LEUNG & GRANDSON ELIJAH (BROTHER STUART NAKANISHI NOT PICTURED) — in memory of Sachiko Nakanishi (1923 - 2011)
Cynthia Nakanishi

The Nakanishi family’s mother had passed through Coming Home Hospice just a year ago. One of the daughters, Cynthia, when she learned of her own late stage cancer just a few weeks prior said, “I am going to live my last days at Coming Home.” Cynthia Nakanishi passed away peacefully a few weeks after this photograph was taken.
Richard Nasca, Coming Home Hospice Director

How You Can Help

You can help bring loving, end-of-life care to hospice patients — many of whom are unable to pay for the assistance they need. Currently, there is an annual funding gap created by the expense of caring for patients versus the ability of families with limited resources to cover the costs of care.

Sutter Health, CPMC and CPMC Foundation are teaming to raise $1,000,000 in celebration of Coming Home Hospice’s 25th anniversary. Your gift will help form the basis of an endowment which is designed to close a significant portion of that gap so that Coming Home Hospice can continue to offer compassionate, hands-on care to those in need and their families.

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