I’m caring for someone I love
Get clear, compassionate guidance about comfort, safety, and next steps.
Compassionate care for life’s most meaningful moments
Comfort for today.
Support for the journey.
Dignity, always.
Hospice care brings expert symptom support, practical guidance, and a compassionate team to the place your loved one calls home.
Support available 24/7 Joint Commission accredited Translation services available
24/7clinical support
when needs change
when needs change
Care where it matters most
At home · Assisted living · Board and care · Skilled nursing facilities
Accredited qualityWhy families choose Charity
Trusted care.
Personal attention.
Our team combines accredited standards with responsive, culturally respectful support for patients, families, and referral partners.
Joint Commission accredited
Care guided by recognized standards for quality and safety.
Hospice support 24/7
Enrolled patients and caregivers can reach clinical support around the clock.
One coordinated team
Nursing, medical, social, spiritual, personal-care, and bereavement support work from one plan.
Care that respects every family
Diverse staff, translation services, and care shaped around each patient’s culture, values, and choices.
Whole-person hospice care
One team, centered on
what matters most.
We coordinate medical, emotional, practical, and spiritual support around the patient’s goals and the family’s needs.
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Clinical comfort
Expert symptom support at home.
Nurses and physicians guide comfort-focused care, medications, equipment, and caregiver teaching as needs change.
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Personal support
Help with everyday comfort.
Hospice aides provide personal care and support according to the individualized plan of care.
03
Emotional care
Space to be heard.
Social workers help families navigate decisions, resources, communication, and the emotional weight of serious illness.
04
Spiritual care
Support that honors your beliefs.
Spiritual counseling is available when desired, always guided by each person’s culture, values, and preferences.
Your interdisciplinary group
Different expertise.
One coordinated plan.
The hospice interdisciplinary group—often called the IDG—reviews each patient’s needs together and updates the plan of care as conditions, symptoms, and family needs change.
Hospice physician
Confirms hospice eligibility, helps guide the comfort-focused medical plan, and collaborates with the patient’s attending clinician and hospice team.
Registered nurse case manager
Coordinates the plan of care, assesses symptoms, teaches patients and caregivers, manages clinical needs, and communicates changes to the team.
Medical social worker
Provides emotional support, helps families navigate difficult decisions, connects them with resources, and assists with practical care concerns.
Spiritual counselor
Offers patient-led spiritual and emotional support that respects each person’s faith, culture, values, and preference—including the choice to decline.
Licensed vocational nurse
Makes nursing visits under RN direction, monitors symptoms, reinforces teaching, provides ordered care, and reports changes promptly.
Hospice aide
Supports bathing, grooming, dressing, positioning, and other personal-care needs while observing comfort and reporting changes to the nurse.
Bereavement coordinator
Offers grief education, supportive outreach, and bereavement resources to loved ones before and after a death.
The patient and family lead the goals.
The team’s role is to listen, explain options, and coordinate care around what matters most. Visit types and frequency are based on the individualized plan of care.
Understanding hospice
You don’t have to make sense of this alone.
A simple conversation can help you understand whether hospice may be appropriate now. There is no pressure to enroll.
Ask a QuestionA life-limiting illness
A physician certifies that the illness is expected to limit life to six months or less if it follows its usual course.
A shift toward comfort
The patient chooses care focused on comfort and quality of life for the terminal illness rather than treatment intended to cure it.
Care based on current needs
Eligibility is based on the full clinical picture—not a diagnosis alone. Our team coordinates with the patient’s clinicians to review the details.
Understanding Medicare hospice coverage
Comfort-focused care should be clear and understandable.
Medicare Part A covers hospice care through a Medicare-approved hospice provider when all eligibility requirements are met.
View official Medicare hospice information →Who is eligible?
A patient generally qualifies when the patient has Medicare Part A; the hospice physician and attending physician, if applicable, certify a life expectancy of six months or less if the illness follows its expected course; the patient chooses comfort-focused care instead of treatment intended to cure the terminal illness and related conditions; and the patient signs a Hospice Election Statement.
What does Medicare cover?
The hospice benefit generally covers care included in the individualized plan of care, including services, medications, equipment, and supplies related to the terminal illness and related conditions. Care for the terminal illness must be provided or arranged by the selected hospice team.
Hospice may be provided in a private home, assisted-living community, nursing facility, or another place the patient calls home. Medicare may also cover hospice-arranged short-term inpatient or respite care when requirements are met.
What might the patient pay?
- Generally nothing for covered hospice services from a Medicare-approved hospice.
- Up to $5 for each outpatient prescription for pain and symptom management.
- Up to 5% of the Medicare-approved amount for inpatient respite care.
- Room and board is generally not covered in a home or residential setting.
- Normal deductibles and coinsurance may apply to care unrelated to the terminal illness.
Important care coordination
Patients and families should contact the hospice team before obtaining emergency-room care, hospitalization, ambulance transportation, medications, or other services related to the terminal illness. Services not arranged by the hospice may become the patient’s financial responsibility.
A patient may continue seeing a regular physician or nurse practitioner when that clinician is selected as the attending medical professional.
How long can hospice continue?
Medicare provides two initial 90-day hospice benefit periods, followed by an unlimited number of 60-day periods. Hospice may continue beyond six months when the patient remains eligible and the hospice physician completes the required recertification.
Your right to clear information
Patients may request a written explanation of items, medications, or services the hospice determines are unrelated to the terminal illness and therefore not covered by the hospice benefit.
Coverage depends on Medicare requirements, the patient’s eligibility, and the individualized plan of care. Charity Hospice Care will explain anticipated coverage and potential costs before services begin.
Care for the whole family
Guidance before, during,
and after each change.
Families receive practical teaching, emotional support, and a clear plan for whom to call. Our team is available around the clock when symptoms or concerns change.
- Medication and symptom guidance
- Caregiver education and support
- Medical equipment coordination
- Social work and community resources
- Spiritual care when desired
- Bereavement support for loved ones
Guidance when you need it
Clear answers for families and professionals.
Learn what happens when hospice begins, review condition-specific changes, find practical caregiver guidance, or start a professional referral.
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Your First 24 Hours
A step-by-step look at referral, assessment, admission, equipment, teaching, and after-hours support.
See how care begins →02Hospice Guidance by Condition
Common changes associated with dementia, heart disease, COPD, cancer, neurological disease, renal disease, liver disease, and Parkinson’s disease.
Explore condition guidance →03Caregiver Resource Center
Practical guidance for symptoms, medication safety, falls, caregiver stress, final days, and bereavement.
Open caregiver resources →04Professional Referrals
A direct referral pathway, record checklist, response information, and secure fax instructions.
Refer a patient →How care begins
A calm, clear
first step.
Call anytime. We will listen, answer questions, and help coordinate the next step with you and the patient’s healthcare team.
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Call our team
Tell us what is changing and what support is needed.
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Review eligibility
We coordinate the clinical information needed for a hospice evaluation.
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Meet and plan
We explain choices and develop a personalized plan with the patient and family.
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Begin support
The hospice team coordinates visits, medications, supplies, and 24/7 access.
Common questions
Answers for a difficult moment.
If your question is not listed, call us. We will talk it through with you.
Contact our hospice team →Does choosing hospice mean giving up?+
No. Hospice is active, coordinated care focused on comfort, dignity, and the goals that matter most to the patient.
Where can hospice care be provided?+
Hospice is commonly provided wherever the patient lives, including a private home, assisted living, board-and-care setting, or skilled nursing facility.
Can family members call after office hours?+
Yes. Enrolled patients and caregivers can reach hospice clinical support 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Are translation services available?+
Yes. Translation services are available so patients and families can understand care and participate in decisions in their preferred language.
Can hospice care be stopped later?+
Yes. Hospice is a choice. A patient may revoke the hospice benefit and may be able to elect it again later if eligible.
About Charity Hospice Care
Local care. Trusted standards. Human connection.
Charity Hospice Care serves patients and families across South Bay, Long Beach, Los Angeles County, and communities in Orange County.
Our interdisciplinary team works together to provide responsive, individualized support with respect for every family’s values, traditions, and choices.
Office hoursMonday–Friday, 9:00 AM–5:30 PMHospice supportAvailable 24/7 for enrolled patients
Communities we serve
Local hospice support across Los Angeles and Orange counties.
Service availability is confirmed based on the patient’s location and current care needs. Call us to confirm coverage in your community.
Confirm Service Availability- Torrance
- Carson
- Gardena
- Lomita
- San Pedro
- Long Beach
- Lakewood
- Los Alamitos
- Seal Beach
- Cerritos
- Bellflower
- Norwalk
- Downey
- Inglewood
- Compton
- Artesia
- Anaheim
- Santa Ana
- Costa Mesa
- Newport Beach
- Nearby communities
Secure access
The right portal for patients, families, and staff.
Both portals open the secure Axxess sign-in page. Use the login information provided by Charity Hospice Care.
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