UC Davis Home Care Services

04/18/2026

There’s still time to support Home Care Services at UC Davis Health!

Today is your last chance to make an impact for Home Health, Hospice, and Palliative Care programs that provide compassionate, expert care to patients and families when it matters most.

💛 Progress update:
✨ Home Health is 80% of the way to our goal—we’re so close!
✨ Hospice successfully reached 10 gifts and unlocked the $2,500 challenge—thank you for the incredible support! Donations are still welcome to continue caring for families in need

No contribution is too small—every gift truly makes a difference.

Let’s come together and close out Give Day strong!

04/18/2026

Today is the LAST DAY to support Home Care Services at UC Davis Health for Give Day!

There’s still time to make a meaningful impact. Your gift supports Home Health, Hospice, and Palliative Care—providing comfort, dignity, and expert care to patients and families when they need it most.

Here’s where we stand:
✨ Home Health is at 80% of our goal—let’s help push it across the finish line!
✨ Hospice has met the 10-gift challenge and unlocked the $2,500—thank you! We’re still accepting donations to continue supporting patients and families in need

Every single gift counts—no matter the size.

Don’t miss your chance to give back before the day ends. Let’s finish strong!

UC Davis Give Day 2026: Home Care Services

04/18/2026

Support Home Care Services at UC Davis Health this Give Day!

This year marks our first-ever participation in UC Davis Give Day, and we’re excited to invite you to be part of it!

Your support helps Home Health, Hospice, and Palliative Care programs bring comfort, dignity, and expert care when patients and families need it most.

We also have two special challenges to help your gift go even further:
✨ Hospice Community Challenge: When we reach 10 gifts, a $2,500 gift will be unlocked
✨ Home Health Challenge: Donor Diane Griffiths will give $2,500 when we reach 10 gifts of any amount to the Home Health fund

Every gift makes a difference! Early giving is open. Click here to donate now through April 18th

04/16/2026

Today is National Healthcare Decisions Day! This is an important time to discuss end of life wishes with your loved ones, appoint healthcare proxies, and ensure your healthcare preferences are documented.

It’s officially National Healthcare Decisions Day! Today is the perfect moment to complete or update your advance directives – or help your patients or loved ones do the same.

Join us in raising awareness of the importance of advance care planning. Share your post and tag us to be featured on our page!

04/08/2026

Support Home Care Services at UC Davis Health this Give Day!

This year marks our first-ever participation in UC Davis Give Day, and we’re excited to invite you to be part of it!

Your support helps Home Health, Hospice, and Palliative Care programs bring comfort, dignity, and expert care when patients and families need it most.

We also have two special challenges to help your gift go even further:
✨ Hospice Community Challenge: When we reach 10 gifts, a $2,500 gift will be unlocked
✨ Home Health Challenge: Donor Diane Griffiths will give $2,500 when we reach 10 gifts of any amount to the Home Health fund

Every gift makes a difference! Early giving is open. Click here to donate now through April 18th

UC Davis Give Day 2026: Celebrate a decade of impact across UC Davis!

03/20/2026

Happy Social Work Month! We are grateful for all of our incredible social workers who support patients in our home health, palliative care, and hospice programs. Thank you for your commitment, expertise, and compassion to our patients and caregivers.

03/20/2026

Home Care Services – a program that serves approximately 1,600 patients annually – recently celebrated major milestone anniversaries for four of its programs.

UC Davis Hospice celebrated its 45th anniversary; Home Health its 30th anniversary; Home-Based Palliative Care its 10th, and Inpatient Hospice its ninth year.

The Home Care Services team.
Fred Meyers, founder of the UC Davis Health Hospice Program, provided the keynote speech. Meyers attributed the success of the hospice and home care programs to “the amazing work of each and every one of the staff and clinicians who care and support the patients and their families on a daily basis.”

“The way Dr. Meyers spoke about Home Care Services today, you can still tell, 45 years later, that this was a project hatched from the heart,” said Valerie Chiappone, UC Davis Health Home Care Services team member.

Those in attendance also heard from Home Care Services’ physician leadership about how the programs personally affected their lives by allowing their loved ones to live their final days to the fullest.

The three-hour event, held Feb. 4, featured remarks by Hospice Medical Director Jack MacMillan, Home-Based Palliative Care Program Medical Director Pouria Kashkouli, and Home Care Services Administrator and Nurse Manager Stacey Magee.

12/02/2025

On this Big Day of Giving, please consider a tax deductible gift to UC Davis Home Care Services memorial funds. Your contribution directly supports programs that make a difference in the lives of our patients and families every single day. We are grateful for your support!

https://give.ucdavis.edu/9111/9100824

11/17/2025

November is National Family Caregivers Month, a time to honor, celebrate, and support the millions of individuals who provide care to loved ones across the country. This month, we recognize their dedication, resilience, and compassion which they selflessly give every day. This week, Home Care Services staff take cookie packages out to the caregivers in our home health, hospice, and home based palliative care programs as a small token of recognition and thanks for all that they do for their loved ones. If you or somebody you know is a caregiver, please check out the Caregiver Action Network to find a variety of helpful resources to support our caregivers! https://www.caregiveraction.org/

10/27/2025

Happy National Physical Therapy Month! PTs play an important role in enhancing movement and function in people of every age and ability, promoting resilience throughout the lifespan. Physical therapy emphasizes prevention, wellness, and the improvement of strength and mobility to support all aspects of work, life, and play.

10/20/2025

Happy Spiritual Care Week to our amazing chaplains Meg, Christine, and Kenneth who support the palliative care and hospice programs at UC Davis Home Care Services. We are so grateful for the compassion, strength, and spiritual support they offer to our patients and their families.