Hospice Care
Hospice of Santa Cruz County
4.0(CMS)
Office in Scotts Valley, about 8 miles away. Serves Aptos.
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We're still building out our hospice care directory for Aptos, CA. Browse nearby cities or the California page while we finish adding local providers.
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How hospice costs work in Aptos
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 Aptos, CA.
- 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.
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Hospice Care in Aptos
We don't have licensed hospice providers listed for Aptos, CA yet.
Nearby cities are linked below.
Also serving Aptos
Hospice care comes to the home, so agencies based one town over often serve Aptos; their licensed office is simply in a different city. These 1 are based nearby, listed by office location, nearest first. They are separate from the licensed-in-Aptos count above. Always confirm they cover your address.
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In the last 365 days: 9 newly licensed · 1 closed. Counts come from our ingestion diffs, not a complete state registry dump.
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Aptos, in Santa Cruz County, has about 6,404 residents. About 1,613 of them (25%) are 65 or older. The median household income is $134,048.
Source: US Census Bureau- Seniors Council of Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties(831) 688-0400seniorscouncil.org
Area Agency on Aging serving this city.
- Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman1-800-231-4024aging.ca.gov
State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program.
- Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP)1-800-434-0222aging.ca.gov
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).
- California Aging & Disability Resource Connection1-800-510-2020aging.ca.gov
Statewide help for older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers.
- LTC Ombudsman Program of Santa Cruz & San Benito Counties1-800-231-4024aging.ca.gov
San Benito, Santa Cruz
- Palo Alto VA Medical Centerva.gov
VA Medical Center in Palo Alto.
- Medi-Cal long-term services and supports (LTSS)Official program page
Can help pay for care if your parent qualifies.
National helplines, including the Eldercare Locator and 211, are listed on paying for care.
Veterans & surviving spouses: VA Aid & Attendance can help wartime veterans who qualify. How Aid & Attendance works →
Questions families ask
We don't have enough local data for Aptos, CA yet to publish reliable FAQs. Check back as we add providers and cost data.
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Reading up first? Hospice Care across California → · Hospice vs Home Health Care →
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