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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.

CMS star ratings in California
CMS starsProviders
5 stars9
4 stars54
3 stars69
2 stars32
1 star3

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California licensing & regulation

State-by-state licensing agency details and how to check a facility's complaint history for California are coming soon.

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.

Find your local ombudsman

Medicaid programs for care at home

National helplines

Cities in California

Don't see your city? Search for it, or start from the nearest larger one.

Counties in California

Hospice Care by county in California

Hospice Care providers in California

Some of the licensed hospice providers in California. Open a city page for the full local list.

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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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