Silverado Hospice Orange County
Cities served include, but are not limited to Mission Viejo, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Orange, Westminster, Santa Ana, Anaheim, Huntington Beach, Corona, Downey and Long Beach.
Orange County, CA Hospice Care
The professionals who make up the team at Silverado Orange County Hospice are unique in their specialties, but united in their drive to provide compassionate care to both patients and their families. With this shared motivation, our long-tenured, multicultural family of associates has proudly served a diverse group of individuals, delivering end-of-life care with an emphasis on dignity and comfort.
This dedication to top-notch care has earned us a four-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This recognition for its unwavering commitment to excellence in patient care places Silverado Orange County Hospice among the top 1% of Orange County’s 300 hospice facilities and in the top 97% of all hospice facilities nationwide. Read about it here.
Silverado’s philosophy is based in the belief that personalized medical, social and spiritual care at the end of life’s journey is something everyone deserves. This helps patients experience life to the fullest while allowing their families a chance to create cherished memories. We provide this care throughout Orange County, as well as southern Los Angeles County and parts of Riverside County-from Long Beach to San Clemente to Corona and everywhere in between.
License #080000784, Medicare #051771
Patient services are provided without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability (mental or physical), communicable disease, or place of national origin. Read our nondiscrimination policy here.
Partnerships and Certifications
Your Orange County Team
Regional Administrator
Jennifer M. Griggs
Jennifer M. Griggs
Regional Administrator
Jen Griggs joins our team with a Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology and over 15 years of experience in the healthcare industry. She started her career in the home care sector and quickly learned that working in hospice was her true passion. Jen is dedicated to Silverado and our philosophy of enriching lives.
Medical Director
Jason Abney, DO
Jason Abney, DO
Medical Director
Jason Abney, DO developed his compassion for working with the elderly much earlier than most doctors. It sprung from his loving relationship with his grandparents, and shaped his philosophy of care providing the most compassionate and dignified experience to residents and their families. Silverado is fortunate to have Dr. Abney on the team. He is board certified in family medicine, is an associate medical director for his medical group and shares his passion for elderly care through teaching. He also received the 2013 Senior Care Hero Award for Outstanding Physician.
Director of Family & Support Services
Christine Hernandez
Christine Hernandez
Director of Family & Support Services
Christine is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has been with Silverado since 2004. She has experience working with palliative and hospice care patients, individuals with memory impairment, dual-diagnosed adults, veterans, expected mothers in recovery, first time juvenile offenders and severely emotionally disturbed children. She also has experience working as an adjunct professor with a California State University. She understands respectful hospice support allows for a compassionate end of life process. She embraces her leadership role by guiding the hospice team in their care for patients and supporting families to make every moment count. She is privileged to serve and feels honored to be a part of a patient and their family’s sacred moments of their final journey.
Director of Patient Care Services
Heather Stanley, RN
Heather Stanley, RN
Director of Patient Care Services
Heather started at a Silverado memory care community in 2014 as a part-time receptionist, working to gain experience toward her eventual goal of becoming a nurse. “I would help out other departments whenever they needed assistance. Over the course of a year I ended up working in every line-level position in the community – reception, housekeeping, laundry, culinary aide, caregiver, administrative assistant and unit secretary,” details Heather.
Heather’s dedication paid off quickly, with a promotion to Patient & Family Services Coordinator in 2015, then two more promotions in 2016. Today, she holds her nursing credential and serves as the Patient Care Manager at Silverado Hospice OC, where she enjoys the opportunity to assist families in need of care.
Regional Bereavement Counselor
Seema Cisneros, LCSW
Seema Cisneros, LCSW
Regional Bereavement Counselor
Seema Cisneros is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who joined the Silverado team in 2019 after working in the funeral industry for several years. She has experience working with hospice care patients, individuals with memory impairments, high risk young adults and abused children in the foster care system. Seema is passionate about her career and is honored to have the opportunity to provide healing and comfort to individuals in their grief journey.
Regional Intake Director
Becky Epps
Becky Epps
Regional Intake Director
Becky has been with the Silverado Hospice team for more than ten years. She has a background in medical front and back office, medical billing and medical management. Becky started her hospice work in the billing department and soon developed a passion for helping families and patients start their hospice journey.
Office Manager
Julia Bynon
Julia Bynon
Office Manager
Julia has been with the Silverado Hospice team for five years. She has a background in Human Resources, payroll and accounting and has a passion for providing compassionate care to those in need. Julia takes great pride in helping patients and their families through the difficult stages of life’s end.
Orange County Highlights
Medicare Quality Ranking
Hospice providers are all ranked by the federal government on a range of quality indicators. We are proud to have exceeded the national average by families surveyed in these key areas of care:
Category | California Average | Silverado Hospice Orange County |
Emotional and spiritual support | 88% | 91% |
Rating of this hospice | 77% |
82% |
Willing to recommend this hospice | 80% | 86% |
Patients who got an assessment of all 7 HIS quality measures at the beginning of hospice care to meet the HIS Comprehensive Assessment Measure requirements | 90% | 99.4% |
Percentage of patients who received visits from a registered nurse or medical social worker on at least 2 of the final 3 days of their life | 20.8% | 62.9% |
Hospice Care Index score (0-10) | 8.2 | 9 |
As of November, 2024
Source: Medicare.gov
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