HOSPICE OF THE NORTH COAST 
MOVES TO WHOLLY OWNED FACILITY IN CARLSBAD  

Carlsbad, CA …                  Hospice of the North Coast (HNC) has celebrated 30 years of serving the community by purchasing a permanent home in Carlsbad at 2525 Pio Pico Drive, Suite 301. HNC moved to the three-story, 9,000-square-foot facility from its former 5,000-square-foot location at 5441 Avenida Encinas in mid-November.  

HNC Executive Director Nerice Kaufman says that she and her staff are excited to move forward to serve the community better. She reports, “Previously, our three dozen employees worked out of rather cramped surroundings. Our new facility boasts an education center, three conference rooms and a lovely outdoor garden with soothing water features in an enclosed courtyard. The location’s proximity to I-5 and Highway 78 will be very convenient for our staff and volunteers, who often visit clients at their North County homes.”

Kaufman says the building’s non-institutional design and warm color scheme give it a home-like feel. “Our new facility will be very welcoming for people attending on-site bereavement groups. The building also offers room to expand our services and value to the community.”

Filling a need and a niche was the original impetus for the establishment of HNC, which was started by volunteers from St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Encinitas in 1980. Today, HNC is one of only three free-standing nonprofit hospices operating in San Diego County.

An Exhilarating Year of Growth

Kaufman states, “2010 has been an exhilarating year of growth for HNC.  We have amassed a great team: highly respected, committed board members; experienced, caring staff; and extremely dedicated volunteers. We have brought activities such as Camp H.O.P.E. back to the community. We are strengthening and expanding our outreach and education programs.  We are renovating our website and pursuing other communication efforts that enhance our benefit to clients and our value to the community.  Our renewed dedication and breadth of services are highlighted in a video that airs on our website at www.hospicenorthcoast.org.”

Kaufman concludes, “ In all, we believe that we have the best combination of people, place and programs to be the hospice provider of choice in North County.”

The nonprofit Hospice of the North Coast was established in 1980 to fill the need for comprehensive, compassionate hospice care in North County San Diego. Since its inception, it has grown in services, staff and clients; it currently provides a full spectrum of programs to terminally ill clients and their families, including bereavement support. To fulfill its mission of maintaining dignity, comfort and the highest quality of life for those it serves, regardless of ability to pay, Hospice of the North Coast hosts fundraising events, operates a family support camp and resale shop, and maintains a cadre of volunteers.