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Hospice Care in California

California has 2062 licensed hospice care providers listed on ElderCareCosts across 500 cities. Pick a city below for local pricing and provider listings, or request a personalized shortlist.

2,062 licensed hospice care providers listed · 207 with CMS star ratings.

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 207 hospice care providers in California. We do not re-rank these scores.

CMS star ratings in California
CMS starsProviders
5 stars39
4 stars63
3 stars70
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.

Official Ombudsman locator / program page

Source: State LTC Ombudsman.GOV

Medicaid HCBS / LTSS programs

Named programs below are from official state Medicaid agency pages. We do not list eligibility dollar amounts or wait lists unless a primary source is cited in a later pass.

Source: State Medicaid program.GOV

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Cities in California

Showing 500 of 1618 tracked cities.

Hospice Care providers in California

Sample of licensed hospice care providers listed for California. City pages show fuller local inventories.

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Frequently asked questions

How many hospice care providers are listed in California?

We currently list 2062 licensed hospice care providers across California.

Which cities in California have hospice care listings?

We track 500 California cities for hospice care. See the city list on this page for options near you.

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