Medical Aid in Dying

Medical aid in dying (MAID), has been legal in California since 2016. 

The legally mandated steps are not difficult to complete, and in the past 10 years, enormous expertise has been developed in the field. For some people, it is an option to consider at the end of their life.

 

I provide high-touch,  home-based support for families seeking medical aid in dying. The services I provide include.

• Eligibility assessments 

• Support for patients and families regarding symptom management and decision-making

• Mandated physician visits, including required consulting physician

• Ordering of medications from specialty pharmacy

• Coordination with hospice services and/or care home staff

• Bedside attendance on the day of death (including placement of rectal tube for patients unable to swallow)

• Coordination with funeral home

• Ongoing support to families as needed

• Stand alone physician services for day of ingestions support for patient with MAID medications ​