Hospice Care · Delano, CA
Ardent Hospice of the Valley
9 out of 10 on CMS's Hospice Care IndexMedicare-certified
Hospice Care in Delano, California
Delano, CA has 1 licensed hospice provider listed on ElderCareCosts.
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How hospice costs work in Delano
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 Delano, 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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1 hospice provider in Delano
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Delano, in Kern County, has about 51,679 residents. About 5,598 of them (11%) are 65 or older. The median household income is $67,010.
Source: US Census Bureau- County of Kern, Aging and Adult Services Department(661) 868-1000kerncounty.com
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.
- Area 33 Kern County LTC Ombudsman Program1-800-231-4024aging.ca.gov
Kern
- Visalia VA Clinicva.gov
Primary Care Community-Based Outpatient Clinic in Visalia.
- 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
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