Hospice Care in California
California has 2,065 licensed hospice providers listed on ElderCareCosts across 1,618 cities. Pick a city below for local pricing and provider listings.
167 of them have a CMS star rating.
How hospice costs work in California
For people enrolled in the Medicare hospice benefit, covered hospice services are generally about $0 out of pocket: nursing, aides, medications related to the terminal illness, medical equipment, and grief support. That is a benefit design fact, not a local price quote for California.
- Room and board is separate. If your parent is in a nursing home or assisted living while on hospice, Medicare hospice does not pay the facility rent. The family, Medicaid, or long-term care insurance usually covers that.
- When families do pay: care unrelated to the hospice diagnosis, private-duty extras the hospice does not cover, or hospice outside Medicare (rare private-pay arrangements). Always ask what is billed to whom.
- Official overview: Medicare.gov hospice care.
CMS rating distribution in California
CMS overall star ratings for 167 hospice providers in California. We do not re-rank these scores.
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California licensing & regulation
Medicaid & local resources in California
Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman helps residents of nursing homes, assisted living, and similar settings in California resolve concerns about care and rights. Call 1-800-231-4024.
Medicaid programs for care at home
- Medi-Cal long-term services and supports (LTSS). State Medicaid / LTSS entry point (DHCS Medi-Cal). Use for HCBS pathway discovery alongside named waivers.
National helplines
- Eldercare Locator · 800-677-1116
Free nationwide connection to local aging services.
- 211
Local health and human services referrals.
- NCOA BenefitsCheckUp
Screen for benefits you may qualify for.
- DIAL
ACL Disability Information and Access Line.
- VA health benefits
Veterans health care and long-term care programs.
Cities in California
Don't see your city? Search for it, or start from the nearest larger one.
- Los Angeles
- San Diego
- San Jose
- San Francisco
- Fresno
- Sacramento
- Long Beach
- Oakland
- Bakersfield
- Anaheim
- Stockton
- Riverside
- Santa Ana
- Irvine
- Chula Vista
- Santa Clarita
- Fremont
- San Bernardino
- Modesto
- Fontana
- Moreno Valley
- Oxnard
- Huntington Beach
- Glendale
- Ontario
- Elk Grove
- Santa Rosa
- Rancho Cucamonga
- Oceanside
- Garden Grove
Show the other 34 cities in California
- Lancaster
- Palmdale
- Salinas
- Corona
- Hayward
- Roseville
- Sunnyvale
- Escondido
- Pomona
- Visalia
- Torrance
- Fullerton
- Orange
- Victorville
- Pasadena
- Santa Clara
- Simi Valley
- Thousand Oaks
- Clovis
- Vallejo
- Concord
- Fairfield
- Berkeley
- Antioch
- Richmond
- Carlsbad
- Murrieta
- East Los Angeles
- Temecula
- Downey
- Santa Maria
- Costa Mesa
- Menifee
- San Buenaventura (Ventura)
Counties in California
- Los Angeles County1,274
- San Bernardino County163
- Orange County152
- Riverside County71
- Ventura County71
- San Diego County65
- Alameda County49
- Sacramento County36
- Contra Costa County27
- Fresno County21
- Kern County19
- Santa Clara County16
- San Mateo County11
- Solano County9
- Placer County8
- San Francisco County7
- San Joaquin County7
- Stanislaus County6
- Santa Barbara County5
- Monterey County4
- Shasta County4
- Sonoma County4
- Butte County3
- El Dorado County3
- Imperial County3
- Tulare County3
Hospice Care providers in California
Some of the licensed hospice providers in California. Open a city page for the full local list.
New Spring Hospice Care, INC.
Real Assurance Hospice Care
Dignity Hospice
Hope Fort Hospice Care, INC.
Prime Plus Hospice, INC.
One Health Hospice, INC
St Lukes Hospice and Palliative Care INC
Medistar Hospice
Seacliff Hospice INC
Care Village Hospice, INC.
Saint Gregory Hospice LLC
Frequently asked questions
Which cities in California have hospice care listings?
California has hospice care listings in 1,618 cities and towns. Find yours in the city list on this page, or search for it by name.
We last pulled this list from our sources on Oct 1. That is when our records were refreshed, not a check of each listing.
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