Always Best Care Senior Services offers home health care services to help you recover from an injury, surgery, illness, or manage a chronic condition. Home health services can be provided in your home, whether that’s a house, an apartment, a relative’s home, or a senior living community.

Our skilled care experts are certified registered nurses, therapists, and home health aides who are dedicated to making your care plan as thorough and convenient as possible. We assign a dedicated RN supervisor to each client, who is available 24/7 to support your needs, along with your personal team of nurses, therapists and caregiving professionals.

Services include:

• Assessment & Management of Care
• Catheter Care & Maintenance
• Chest Tube Management
• Chronic Illness Management
• Diabetic Care & Management
• Epidural Medi-Ports
• Injections
• Medication Teaching & Management
• Ostomy/Colostomy Care
• Pain Management
• Patient/Caregiver Education
• Senior Living Referral Services

To view a list of all services provided, click here.

To get a personal care consultation, click here.

At VITAS we care for patients with an interdisciplinary team comprising a nurse, physician, aide, social worker, and chaplain. Other clinical professionals, from a music therapist to a trained volunteer, may work with the team to help meet the emotional and spiritual needs of the patient and their family. Our teams design personalized care plans to ensure comfort, dignity, and quality of life.

Most of the time, hospice care is brought to the patient at home, since home is where most seriously ill people want to be: in familiar surroundings with familiar routines and familiar faces.

Considering the end of life is not easy, whether you are planning for the future or coping with a serious illness right now. VITAS provides compassionate hospice care to patients with a life-limiting illness, and our palliative care team focuses on symptom management, pain relief, and quality-of-life issues for patients facing chronic, complex, or serious illnesses. Explore a range of supportive, VITAS-provided resources in more detail.

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Welcome to Cabrera Funeral Home.  Our goal is to support you through every step of your funeral arrangements and pay tribute to the special memory of your loved one. Our professional and caring staff take pride in providing high quality and affordable services including; funeral services, memorial services, and cremation services to meet the special needs of your family or pets. We are experienced at honoring many faiths and customs. We invite you to contact us with your questions, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and we are glad to arrange a tour of our facility.

Click here for a list of our burial services.

Click here for a list of our cremation services.

Direct Burial Services starting at $1,500.00.

Direct Cremation Services starting at $1,000.00.

MISSION: Provide low-cost funeral services to Muslims.

We have arranged to provide a lower cost alternative to the funeral services.

• Notify death incidents to the worshippers and announcing the plan for funeral
• Funeral preparations and burial arrangements
• Educate and prepare community about funeral through workshop once/year
• Offer post-funeral services to the family.Update all community worshippers about these services

Click here for more information about funeral assistance.

We are sincerely sorry for your loss. We desire to serve you by providing a pastor to conduct a funeral or vigil.

Our facilities are rarely available, so we encourage you to utilize the funeral home for services.

Hospice provides service to a person and his/her family, wherever they live.

This means a patient living in any facility or home can receive specialized visits from physicians, nurses, aides, chaplains, social workers, and volunteers. Elegant Hospice has 24/7 physicians and a dedicated team to discuss the care issues of your loved ones.

Our Services:

• Non hospice medical needs at home (Primary Care)
• Telemedicine visits on request
• Care plan meetings with patients and family(Weekly/Monthly per request)
• Hospice staff on call 24/7
• Skilled Nursing Care
• Pain & Symptom Management
• Disease Management
• Clinical Pathway Support
• Assistance with Advance Directives
• Caregiver Education
• Emotional & Spiritual Support
• Bereavement Support & Grief Counseling
• Personal Care
• Assistance with Daily Living
• Medical Equipment
• Physical Therapy & Occupational Therapy
• Medication Delivery
• Respite Care

?Respite care is short-term relief for in-home hospice caregivers. Medicare benefits pay for patient transport and up to five consecutive days of inpatient care at a Medicare-approved nursing facility or hospital. You can get respite care more than once, but only on an occasional basis.

Hospice respite care enables the caregiver to rest and recover from the demands of daily in-home care. Respite care is also appropriate when a patient’s medical condition warrants a short-term inpatient stay for pain or other symptoms that cannot be managed at home.

When it comes to planning a funeral for the first time, or anytime really, it can seem a bit overwhelming. There are many things to keep in mind when planning the service, from the obituary all the way to what kind of flowers you want. At Puente and Sons, we’re here for you every step of the way. 

However, to get caught up to speed on the entire process of planning a funeral, we recommend you read through this comprehensive funeral planning guide. If you have any questions about our funeral planning services, don’t hesitate to reach out to us.

Direct Cremation Packages starting at $1,395.00.

Graveside Service Packages starting at $4,200.00

Traditional Burial Packages with Casket starting at $5,800.00.

National Cremation makes arranging cremation services simple. Our caring staff is available to guide you through the cremation arrangement process, whether you are planning for an immediate need or a future need.

Immediate Need:

At the time of death, call our offices. We are here 24/7 to help you through this difficult time. Our experienced representatives are available to answer your questions, assist in making arrangements, and ensure that your loved one receives dignified, respectful service.

Future Need:

A preplanned cremation is a wise choice, and a gift given to one’s family. Defining final care and planning cremation provides peace of mind and allows you to confidently tell your family, “That’s my wish.”

We offer cremation packages that include all of these services:

• Transportation/Removal
• Embalming-Dressing/Casketing
• Viewing-Service at a Funeral Home
• Ceremonial/Rental Casket - Memorial Package
• Urn

Cremation Packages start at $3,100.00.

Cremation Package with Visitation is $3,600.00.

Please visit our website for a list of funeral, grief, and senior-related articles. Here are just a few of the many educational articles on our site:

• How to Plan Your Own Funeral
• Gratitude and Grief: Coping With Loss On Thanksgiving
• Grieving During the Holidays
• How to Host a Zoom Funeral
• Senior Nutrition Tips
• Health Tips For Women Over 60
• Financial Assistance Options For Funerals
• What Should I Do When a Death Occurs?
• 3 Tips for Talking to Your Parents About End-of-Life Decisions
• Best Grief Books to Help You Heal
• How to Cope With Loss Over The Holidays
• How to Get Help When You’re Grieving

The Tobit Ministry responds to the death of those who lived on the street by facilitating their burial in a dignified and reverent manner that is respectful of their particular faith and culture. Through contact with various ministries and agencies serving people who are homeless, the Tobit Ministry seeks out partnerships with individuals and organizations concerned with the poorest in the community.

STEP 1: REFERRAL
When someone who has lived on the street and died without family, friends or others to provide a respectful burial and dignified final resting place, The Tobit Ministry receives a referral, typically from a ministry or agency that serves people who are homeless, such as:

• Medical Services
• Spiritual Services
• Social Services
• Mental Health Services
• Homeless Services
• City or State Government
• Law Enforcement

STEP 2: CONTACT TOBIT MINISTRY
Email [email protected] or phone 210-504-7016

STEP 3: BURIAL AND MEMORIAL PLANNING
The Tobit Ministry and the referring agents, family and friends begin the planning process of burial, memorial and story-telling of the deceased person.

STEP 4: CELEBRATION
A memorial service is offered that is reverent, dignified, and mindful of the deceased person’s faith life.

Whether it’s your choice or your loved one’s before they passed, Funeral Caring USA helps you make this emotional moment as stress-free as possible. We own and operate our on-site cremation facility, we provide crematory services alongside the support that families and friends need during these times of grief.

Funeral Caring USA owns and operates one of the highest quality crematories in the state of Texas. Our licensed and trained staff is always available to offer the best service at the most affordable prices in the San Antonio area.

• We are A+ rated with the Better Business Bureau.
• We are endorsed by the San Antonio Funeral Consumer Alliance.
• We are supported by various Christian pastors and priests.
• Our clients may plan their service without pressure or guilt.
• We are veteran owned and operated.

Cremation packages start under $1000, excluding urn (starting at $48) and Death Certificate ($21 plus $4 for each additional copy).

An online obituary with up to five pictures, posted here, is available for an additional $100.

Offer your loved one’s farewell in a funeral service that meets your expectations and budget requirements. Funeral Caring USA specializes in dignified funerals at an affordable price.

• We are A+ rated with the Better Business Bureau.
• We are endorsed by the San Antonio Funeral Consumer Alliance.
• We are supported by various Christian pastors and priests.
• Our clients may plan their service without the pressure or guilt.
• We are veteran owned and operated.

Funeral packages start under $2000, excluding casket (starting at $399) and Death Certificate ($21 plus $4 for each additional copy).

An online obituary with up to five pictures, posted here is available for an additional $100.

All are welcome but I specialize in helping

• Low-income individuals and families
• Veterans
• Seniors
• Unemployed due to COVID-19

Fees are on a sliding scale.

Hospice care is for people who are searching for a quality life when they are facing a life-limiting illness.

When the focus becomes palliative versus curative, this change does not mean giving up or giving in but rather choosing to have your symptoms controlled and living your life on your terms.

Our team are experts in pain and symptom management. We are there to focus on symptoms, so you and your loved ones can focus on life. We take a compassionate, patient-centered approach to providing holistic care – physical, emotional, and spiritual – for our patients and their families. 

Hospice is about living and spending time with what or who matters most to you.

Under Hope Hospice care you or your loved one are involved in the plan for your care. You have a team of professionals helping guide you through these decisions. This team includes a hospice physician, your primary physician, a team of registered nurses, a master’s level social worker, a spiritual care counselor, certified nurse’s aides, and volunteers.

Hope Hospice helps you cover the cost of the visits from your team, wherever you call home. Hospice covers all related medications, supplies, medical equipment, and appropriate treatments to maximize your comfort.

Click here for a list of all our services.

Hospice services are covered by Medicare, Medicaid, and most private insurance plans. Families can also choose to pay privately for our services. However, through tremendous community support and generosity, Hope Hospice has created a Community Assistance Program to assist those who need financial help. This unique program is designed to ensure that no one is turned away because of inability to pay and that everyone has access to a dignified end-of-life journey free from financial burdens and stress.

Insurances Accepted:

• Medicare
• Medicaid
• All Medicare Advantage Plans (MAPs)
• Private Insurance
• Community Assistance Program is available for underfunded or unfunded patients

This ministry provides a confidential, one–on–one Christian care to individuals in our congregation and community who are experiencing difficulties in their lives.

These difficulties may include:

• loss of a loved one
• divorce or separation
• loss of employment
• incarceration
• terminal illness
• many other challenges

A Stephen Minister could be assigned to provide spiritual encouragement during these difficult times by listening, praying, and walking with you in Christ.

Hospice care is for people who are searching for a quality life when they are facing a life-limiting illness.

When the focus becomes palliative versus curative, this change does not mean giving up, or giving in, but means choosing to have your symptoms controlled and living your life on your terms.

Our team are experts in pain and symptom management. We are there to focus on symptoms, so you and your loved ones can focus on life. We take a compassionate, patient-centered approach to providing holistic care – physical, emotional, and spiritual – for our patients and their families. 

Hospice is about living and spending time with what or who matters most to you.

Under Hope Hospice care you or your loved one are involved in the plan for your care. You have a team of professionals helping guide you through these decisions. This team includes a hospice physician, your primary physician, a team of registered nurses, a master’s level social worker, a spiritual care counselor, certified nurse’s aides, and volunteers.

Hope Hospice helps you cover the cost of the visits from your team, wherever you call home. Hospice covers all related medications, supplies, medical equipment, and appropriate treatments to maximize your comfort.

Click here for a list of all our services.

Hospice services are covered by Medicare, Medicaid, and most private insurance plans. Families can also choose to pay privately for our services. However, through tremendous community support and generosity, Hope Hospice has created a Community Assistance Program to assist those who need financial help. This unique program is designed to ensure that no one is turned away because of inability to pay and that everyone has access to a dignified end-of-life journey free from financial burdens and stress.

Insurances Accepted:

• Medicare
• Medicaid
• All Medicare Advantage Plans (MAPs)
• Private Insurance
• Community Assistance Program is available for underfunded or unfunded patients

New Century Hospice is committed to clinical excellence while providing comfort and dignity to both the patient and family who are facing a life-limiting illness.

• We are here 24/7/365
• Individualized Plan of Care Specific to the Patient’s Needs and the Wishes of the Patient and Family
• Pain and Symptom Management
• Emotional Support
• Spiritual Counseling
• We Honor Veterans
• National Hospital Avoidance Program
• Bereavement Program
• Resource Referrals

Gentiva Hospice is committed to clinical excellence while providing comfort and dignity to both the patient and family who are facing a life-limiting illness.

• We are here 24/7/365
• Individualized Plan of Care Specific to the Patient’s Needs and the Wishes of the Patient and Family
• Pain and Symptom Management
• Emotional Support
• Spiritual Counseling
• We Honor Veterans
• National Hospital Avoidance Program
• Bereavement Program
• Resource Referrals

The gift of one’s body and organs is an invaluable contribution to the education of forensic anthropologists and, ultimately, the advancement of science. The Forensic Anthropology Center at Texas State accepts body donations under the Universal Anatomical Gift Act for scientific research purposes. Your whole body donation makes cutting-edge research in forensic sciences and biological anthropology possible. Your gift supports scientific research, training, and professional education.

All transportation costs and arrangements outside of 100 miles of San Marcos are the responsibility of the donor or their Next of Kin.

Gentiva Hospice is committed to clinical excellence while providing comfort and dignity to both the patient and family who are facing a life-limiting illness.

• We are here 24/7/365
• Individualized Plan of Care Specific to the Patient’s Needs and the Wishes of the Patient and Family
• Pain and Symptom Management
• Emotional Support
• Spiritual Counseling
• We Honor Veterans
• National Hospital Avoidance Program
• Bereavement Program
• Resource Referrals

Burial and Interment. 

Interment Options:

• A casketed burial. An upright marble or granite headstone is provided.
• Interment of cremated remains and placement in a columbarium. Cremation urns may be no larger than 13 inches tall, by 10 inches wide, by 9 inches deep. A marble or granite niche cover is provided.
• Interment of cremated remains and placement in an in-ground burial section. A marble or granite marker is provided.
• Scattering of cremated remains in the scattering garden. A marble or granite marker is provided in the memorial section.

Charges for Interment Services: 

• Texas State Veterans Cemetery burials are a benefit earned by Veterans, their spouses, and eligible dependents for their dedicated service to our country. There is no charge for the interment of Veterans, their spouses, and eligible dependents. The burial benefit includes military honors for Veterans, a grave plot, opening and closing of the grave, a concrete grave liner for casketed burials, a headstone or marker, burial flag presentation to the next of kin, a Presidential Memorial Certificate, playing of Taps, a gun salute and perpetual care of the grave. The funeral home will obtain a burial flag to accompany the Veteran's casket or urn and will assist with requesting military honors.
• The burial benefit for Veterans, their spouses and eligible dependents does not cover funeral home charges such as the cost of a casket, cremation, viewing, flower cars, or transportation of the remains and family. However, if the Veteran dies of a service-connected cause of death, the family may be eligible for reimbursement from the VA for some of the funeral home costs up to $2,000.

For information regarding burials at sea can be found here. 

For GravesiteLocator and Service Schedule click here. 

For U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetary Administration click here. 

For obtaining Service Documents: National Personnel Records Center click here. 

Eligibility:

• Honorably discharged Veterans and members of the U.S. armed forces.
• Certain members of reserve components and Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC).
• Certain members of the National Guard.
• Commissioned officers of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Public Health Service.
• Qualifying World War II Merchant Marines.
• Certain members of the Philippines Armed Forces.
• Spouses and dependents (dependent children's burial is limited to unmarried children under 21 or 23 if full-time students at approved educational institution.)