Anchor Health

Anchor Health is a premier, quality first, palliative and hospice provider.

Our mission is to enrich the lives of patients and communities we serve by providing compassionate end of life care through innovations, exceptional quality, and professionalism.

09/08/2026

Families don't always know what they're allowed to ask hospice for. And when you're already overwhelmed, it can be hard to know where to begin.

Can someone explain the changes I'm seeing in my loved one?

Who do I call if something happens at night?

Can we get equipment to help keep them comfortable at home?

Is there support for our family, too?

What if I don't even know what questions I should be asking?

You don't need to have all the answers before reaching out.

Hospice care is about more than caring for your loved one. It's also about helping your family understand what's happening, know what to expect and feel supported through it.

At Anchor Health Hospice and Palliative Care, we encourage families to ask questions, including the ones that may feel small, uncomfortable or difficult to put into words.

Sometimes the most important thing you can say is simply, “We don't know what we need. Can you help us figure it out?”

Yes. That's something you can ask.

09/05/2026

⚓ Three amazing members of the Anchor Health team, each bringing something special to the families and communities we serve.

Meet Janine Alcordo, Certified Music Therapist, who uses music to bring comfort, connection and meaningful moments to patients and families.

Mark Estrada, Music Specialty Coordinator, helps create music-focused experiences that can bring joy and connection during some of life’s most important moments.

Michelle Atencion, Business Development Manager for West Contra Costa County, Northern California, is one of the people helping us build strong relationships with families, healthcare professionals and community partners.

We’re grateful for the heart, expertise and dedication each of them brings to Anchor Health.

09/03/2026

They may not call themselves a caregiver.

They're just Mom's daughter. Dad's son. A husband taking care of his wife. A wife making sure her husband is comfortable.

But somewhere along the way, their days started revolving around medications, meals, appointments, interrupted sleep and wondering whether they're doing everything right.

Hospice isn't only there for the patient. The hospice team can help families understand what to expect, learn how to safely care for their loved one, know who to call when something changes and find support when caregiving becomes overwhelming.

You weren't supposed to become an expert in this overnight.

At Anchor Health, we care about the person receiving care and the family members walking alongside them.

Sometimes the person who needs someone to ask, “How are you doing?” isn't the patient.

It's the caregiver.

The spouse who is waking up throughout the night. The daughter managing medications, meals and appointments. The son balancing work with caring for a parent. The family member who slowly became a full-time caregiver without ever calling themselves one.

Hospice care recognizes that the family needs support, too.

That can mean helping caregivers understand what to expect, teaching them ways to safely care for their loved one, answering questions when something changes and connecting them with members of the hospice team who can provide additional support.

It also means reminding caregivers that they don't have to know how to do everything on their own.

At Anchor Health, caring for a patient means seeing the people standing beside them, too.

Because sometimes the caregiver needs care.

09/02/2026

Meet Anchor Health’s “Team Supreme!”

Our East Bay Alameda and Contra Costa team recently stepped away from their daily routines for a drum circle and some much-deserved team bonding.

Working in hospice can be incredibly rewarding, but it can also be emotionally demanding. At Anchor Health, we believe the people who care for others need opportunities to recharge and be cared for, too.

And then something pretty special happened.

As our team played, people from the community began joining in, including families and children who had never met us before. What began as a team bonding activity turned into a spontaneous community drum circle!

A little music, a lot of laughter and a reminder of how easily people can connect when someone starts the beat.

We love seeing Team Supreme together!

08/27/2026

Our seniors have talent!

Anchor Health was proud to help sponsor “Seniors Got Talent” at the Milpitas Community Center and celebrate the creativity, energy and talents of local seniors.

Events like this are a wonderful reminder that healthy aging includes staying connected, engaged and supported by the community around us.

Thank you to Maggie Robertson for representing Anchor Health and sharing in this special day, and to Sunny Hui of Home Matters Caregiving for including us.

We loved seeing our community come together to celebrate its seniors!

08/26/2026

Most people freeze when someone they love is dying. Not because they do not care, but because they are afraid of saying the wrong thing.

The instinct is to fill the silence. To offer reassurance that everything will be fine. To change the subject toward something lighter.

These responses come from love, but they can leave a dying person feeling more alone, not less.

What helps is simpler than it sounds.

- Saying I love you without qualification.

- Asking what is on your mind today and actually listening, even when the answer is hard to hear.

- Sitting in silence without rushing to fix it.

- Letting the person lead toward what they need, whether that is talking about fear, sharing a memory, or not talking at all.

There is no perfect script for this. But there is a difference between comforting someone and managing your own discomfort. Most people can feel that difference even when they cannot name it.

This is the kind of guidance Anchor Health Hospice and Palliative Care offers every day. Because no one should have to figure this out alone.

Send us a message. We're here for your questions.

08/24/2026

When healthcare teams understand all the options available to their patients, they can help families make more informed decisions about care.

Anchor Health recently joined approximately 20 physicians, medical assistants, care coordinators, and other team members at John Muir Health in Brentwood for an educational lunch presentation.

Our Clinical Liaison, Janelle Quackenbush, and LVN, Annette Monroy, shared insight into the Medicare hospice benefit, our hospice services, and Anchor Health’s robust palliative care program.

By continuing to educate and collaborate with healthcare professionals, we can help ensure patients and families are connected with the right level of support at the right time.

Thank you to the John Muir Health team for welcoming us.

08/22/2026

Every single one of us belongs in this quote.
We are honored to walk alongside you in whatever role you are carrying right now.

- Anchor Health

08/20/2026

A little hands-on learning can make a big difference in the care we provide.

Our Anchor Health team recently spent time with the team at Ivy Park at Livermore for an in-service on Hoyer lift use and safe transfers.

Thank you to Vince for sharing his knowledge with such care, patience, and professionalism, and to everyone at Ivy Park who joined us for the training.

These moments are about more than learning a technique. They’re about helping caregivers feel more confident while supporting the safety, comfort, and dignity of the people in their care.

We’re grateful for opportunities to learn together and strengthen the communities we serve.

08/14/2026

In every family we have walked alongside, there comes a moment when the siblings stop agreeing.

Sometimes it builds quietly until one conversation brings everything to the surface. But it almost always happens. And it almost never means anyone loves their parent any less.

There is the sibling who has been carrying the daily weight for months before anyone else noticed.

The one who flies in for the crisis with strong opinions about decisions they were not present for.

The one who needs to feel useful so they make calls and research everything.

And the one who goes quiet, not from indifference but from a grief they do not know how to be in the room with.

All of them are love, filtered through an entire lifetime of family history, distance, guilt, and fear.

Conflict between siblings during a parent's illness is rarely about the illness. It is about everything that came before it, suddenly mattering more than it ever has.

If you have walked through this with your family, share what you know. Someone reading this right now needs to hear it.

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Santa Rosa, CA
95401–95407, 95409

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http://www.anchorhpc.com/

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