Hospice Care in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, CA has 7 licensed hospice providers listed on ElderCareCosts.
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How hospice costs work in San Francisco
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 San Francisco, 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.
7 hospice providers in San Francisco
Health Link Hospice
Crossroads Home Health & Hospice
Self-Help Home Care & Hospice
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Hospice-San Francisco
BY the Bay Health
Sutter Care at Home
In the last 365 days: 234 newly licensed · 8 closed. Counts come from our ingestion diffs, not a complete state registry dump.
Free local help worth saving
San Francisco, in San Francisco County, has about 830,235 residents. About 146,510 of them (18%) are 65 or older. The median household income is $140,970.
Source: US Census Bureau- Department of Aging & Adult Services Area Agency on Aging(415) 355-3555sfhsa.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.
- San Francisco LTC Ombudsman Program1-800-231-4024aging.ca.gov
San Francisco
- San Francisco VA Medical Centerva.gov
VA Medical Center in San Francisco.
- Medi-Cal long-term services and supports (LTSS)Official program page
Can help pay for care if your parent qualifies.
- Veterans options in San Francisco
1 VA Community Living Center or State Veterans Home nearby.
VA Aid & Attendance overview →
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 San Francisco, 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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