MyGoldCare – Improving Your Quality of Life in Time of Serious Illness
What is MyGoldCare?
MyGoldCare is a special program for Gold Coast Health Plan members who have a serious illness. This free program helps ease the daily pain, stress and discomforts that often come with living with a serious illness. An expert team of nurses, doctors and therapists work with your regular doctor to help you get the best quality of life now.
How can MyGoldCare help me?
Manage Symptoms
- Help relieve pain
- Treat side effects from chemotherapy, like vomiting and nausea
- Help with sleepless nights
Emotional and Spiritual Support
- Emotional support for myself and my family
- Talk with social workers, chaplains
Better Communication with My Care Team
- I can ask questions about my illness, medicine and other treatments.
- A team to help me decide what treatments are best for me.
- Someone to help me coordinate my appointments.
Is MyGoldCare right for me?
If you or a family member have a serious illness such as cancer, congestive heart failure or other illness that makes it hard to be as active as you would like to be, or If you are looking to get support at any point in your health journey, even if you are still in treatment for a cure, talk to your doctor or reach out to Gold Coast Health Plan Care Management at 1.805.437.5656 to learn more about how MyGoldCare can help.
Other Resources for Members
Ventura County Health Care Agency's In Home Support Services: This program helps seniors and people with disabilities, including children, to stay in their homes. Help is available for qualified applicants to pay for support services, such as light domestic help, nonmedical personal care, and assistance to and from medical appointments.