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Registered nurse case manager
One nurse who knows your family, visits on schedule and gives you her direct line.
MedicareHospice · Corpus Christi & the Coastal Bend
More evenings by the water, for as long as there are evenings.
Hospice nurses, aides, chaplains and social workers who come to your home anywhere around the bay, in English or Spanish, so the people you love can stay where they belong.
Who we are
Forty years of keeping families together at the end.
Laguna Madre Hospice started in 1985 with three nurses and a borrowed office near the bayfront. Today we care for families from Port Aransas to Kingsville, and many of the people we serve are the grandchildren of our first patients.
What hasn't changed is the work: managing pain and breathlessness so your loved one is comfortable, teaching the family what to expect, and answering the phone in English or Spanish at three in the morning.
— Yolanda Escobedo, RN, CHPN, Executive Director
Photo tour
From our families' albums
What families count on
The heart of our care
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Bilingual nurse on call
A nurse answers in English or Spanish, and comes out when needed.
24/7
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Bereavement support
Calls, letters, visits and grief groups in English and Spanish.
13 monthsSample family reviews
In families' own words
Papá wanted to see the bay one more time. The aide helped us get his wheelchair to the seawall, and he watched the sailboats until the sun went down.
The nurse who answered at 2 a.m. spoke Spanish with my mother and calmed her right down. Then she drove out anyway.
Don and two other veterans pinned my husband in our living room. He served on the Lexington. He sat up straight and saluted.
Rosie braided Abuela's hair every visit and sang her old songs. Abuela always asked if it was Rosie's day.
They had Mom's hurricane plan ready before the storm. When we evacuated to San Antonio, her oxygen and medicine were already arranged.
Fr. Ruiz gave Dad last rites and then sat with all twelve of us in the kitchen. He made us laugh with stories about Dad's old parish.
Miguel sorted out the Medicaid and the funeral plans in a week. I didn't have to make one phone call.
Dr. Salinas came to our house and explained everything slowly, twice, until we understood. We felt ready.
I put Mom's photo on their Día de los Muertos ofrenda last year. Seeing it there with all the others, I didn't feel alone.
For families
For the family
Here's what we do for the people doing the caregiving.
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A nurse any hour
In English or Spanish, day or night, and a visit when needed.
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A storm plan
Medicines, oxygen and evacuation help planned before hurricane season.
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Time to rest
Volunteers for an afternoon, respite stays for a few nights.
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Ready for the end
Our nurses gently explain the changes that come near the end.
Insurance & payment
Paying for hospice
Most families owe nothing. Our business office checks every plan before care begins.
Medicare
The Medicare hospice benefit covers the team, medicines, supplies and equipment for the hospice diagnosis, usually at no cost.
Texas Medicaid
Covers hospice. If your loved one lives in a nursing home on Medicaid, room and board stays covered.
VA and TRICARE
Veterans enrolled in VA health care are eligible, and many military retirees have TRICARE for Life. We coordinate both.
Private insurance
Most plans include hospice. We'll verify yours.
Where we care
Wherever home is
The same team and the same benefit, in any setting.
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At home
Most patients stay in their own bed. We bring the equipment, medicines and team.
- Equipment delivered
- Scheduled visits
- 24/7 phone line
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With family
Many patients move in with a son or daughter. We care for them there and teach the whole household.
- Family training
- Bilingual care
- Same benefit
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In assisted living
We add hospice nursing, aides, chaplain and social work to the care already in place.
- Works with staff
- Family meetings
- Same team
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In a nursing home
We work with nursing home staff on comfort. Room and board is billed separately.
- Comfort plan
- Aide visits
- Family support
Our team
The people who come to the house
Yolanda Escobedo, RN, CHPN
Executive Director
Dr. Ramiro Salinas
Hospice Medical Director
Teresa Garza, RN
Director of Nursing
Fr. Antonio Ruiz
Chaplain
- 1985one of the Coastal Bend's first hospices
- 4counties around the bay
- 24/7a bilingual nurse answers
- 13 mo.of grief support afterward
We believe the end of a life deserves the same care as the beginning. We believe families know best what home means. We believe no one should hear the hard news without someone to sit with them afterward. And we believe a good day, even a short one, is always worth fighting for.
Ratings & recognition · sample
- Readers’ Choice · Best Senior Care
- Community Choice Awards · Winner
- Regional Business Journal · Top Workplaces
- County Chamber · Small Business of the Year
- Family Caregiver Alliance · Partner
- Local Hospital System · Preferred Partner
Activities & dining
This month at Laguna Madre
Free gatherings for families, caregivers and anyone carrying grief.
Tue
- Grief group in English, 6 p.m.
Wed
- Grupo de duelo en español, 6 p.m.
Thu
- Caregiver coffee: what to expect
Sat
- Volunteer training
1st Mon
- Veterans' coffee with Don
2nd Sat
- Children's grief afternoon
3rd Thu
- Advance-directive help night with Miguel
Last Sun
- Sunset walk on the seawall
Contact
On Ocean Drive
- 4402 Ocean Drive, Suite 200
Corpus Christi, TX
Free parking in the lot behind our building off Ocean Drive. The elevator is just inside the back door. - (361) 555-0183
- Text us
- care@lagunamadrehospice.example
- Laguna Madre Hospice
Reaching us
- Office, Mon – Fri8a – 5p
- Hospice nurse on call24 hours a day
- Admissions7 days a week
One number, any hour, in English or Spanish. After 5 p.m. it rings straight to a hospice nurse.
Call us. Llámenos. We're here.
A hospice nurse answers every hour in English or Spanish. Nothing is decided until you're ready.