Hospice Care · Santa Maria, CA
Santa Maria Hospice, INC
6 out of 10 on CMS's Hospice Care IndexMedicare-certified
Hospice Care in Santa Maria, California
Santa Maria, CA has 2 licensed hospice providers listed on ElderCareCosts.
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How hospice costs work in Santa Maria
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 Santa Maria, 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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2 hospice providers in Santa Maria
Hospice Care · Santa Maria, CA
Dignity Health Hospice
3.0(CMS)Medicare-certified
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In the last 365 days: 79 newly licensed · 6 closed. Counts come from our ingestion diffs, not a complete state registry dump.
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Santa Maria, in Santa Barbara County, has about 110,462 residents. About 12,155 of them (11%) are 65 or older. The median household income is $84,746.
Source: US Census Bureau- Family Service Agency(805) 842-5148fsacares.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 of Santa Barbara County1-800-231-4024aging.ca.gov
Santa Barbara
- Santa Maria VA Clinicva.gov
Multi-Specialty Community-Based Outpatient Clinic in Santa Maria.
- 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 Santa Maria, CA yet to publish reliable FAQs. Check back as we add providers and cost data.
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