Hospice care in Buellton
Hospice care where Highway 101 meets the Santa Ynez Valley.
Care that comes to you
Buellton is the gateway to the Santa Ynez Valley. Our nurses travel Highway 101 to reach patients at home, in family care, or in local senior communities near Avenue of Flags.
Every Buellton patient receives a full interdisciplinary team — physician oversight, skilled nursing, aides, social work, chaplain visits, and volunteers — with admission typically arranged within 24–48 hours of referral.
Buellton sits on our Santa Ynez Valley route. We often pair Buellton visits with Solvang and Los Olivos on the same day.
About 35 minutes south on Highway 101.
Questions about care in Buellton? Call (805) 361-0264. A member of our team answers day and night.
At a glance
- 24/7
- Nurse always on call
- 24–48hr
- Typical admission
- Medicare
- Hospice benefit for eligible patients
Three questions to shape the first call
Almost no family knows what to ask the first time. These are the three things we need to know, and what usually follows from each answer.
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Where does your loved one live?
- A house in Buellton — near Avenue of Flags or the 246 junction — care comes to the home, and family caregivers are trained and supported.
- An assisted living or senior community near Avenue of Flags — hospice is added on top of the care they already receive.
- A skilled nursing facility — we coordinate directly with facility staff so hospice fits the routine already in place.
- Still in the hospital — care can begin at discharge, or follow them where they are.
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What is hardest this week?
- Pain, breathing, nausea, or hard nights — skilled nursing and pain management.
- Bathing, dressing, and transfers — a home health aide.
- Paperwork, benefits, or a conversation nobody wants to start — social work.
- Grief, fear, or questions of meaning — chaplain and emotional support.
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Has a doctor said the illness is life-limiting?
- Yes — call today, and we will start arranging the certification and the first visit.
- Not yet, but the family is carrying all of the caregiving — call anyway. We will talk it through with you and with the doctor.
- You are still weighing hospice against palliative care — call and ask. Nobody is signed up on a first conversation.
What it costs and how fast it starts
What it costs
For most Buellton families, hospice is a benefit rather than a bill. Medicare Part A covers nursing visits, home health aide visits, medications for the hospice diagnosis, medical equipment such as a hospital bed, supplies, social work, chaplain support, volunteers, and bereavement care for the family afterward. Medi-Cal coverage is similar, and most private plans include a hospice benefit.
Medicare may still leave a small copayment for outpatient prescriptions and a share of the cost of inpatient respite care, and we verify your coverage and tell you what applies before care begins. Treatment for conditions unrelated to the hospice diagnosis stays with regular Medicare or your other insurance. We never require a financial contribution from your family, and we never turn anyone away for inability to pay. Because Buellton is the gateway our team already travels on every Santa Ynez Valley run, we go through your coverage by phone, or a social worker brings the paperwork to the kitchen table on the first visit.
Full coverage detail lives on the eligibility and coverage page.
How fast care starts
Call at any hour and a real person on our team answers, nights and weekends included. A physician has to certify eligibility before care begins, and we help arrange that. From there, admission is typically organized within 24 to 48 hours of the referral, and we usually deliver medications, a hospital bed, and other supplies within 24 hours of admission.
Buellton is about 35 minutes south on Highway 101, where the 101 meets the Santa Ynez Valley at Avenue of Flags and the 246 junction, and our team passes through on every Valley run. Hospice care is intermittent rather than live-in: your nurse sets a visit schedule with your family based on the care plan, and revisits it as needs change. Between visits, our on-call nurse is reachable by phone 24 hours a day, and we can send a nurse to the home for urgent support.
Our certification and quality record is public on Medicare Care Compare.
What Buellton families receive
The full hospice benefit travels with us: the same team and the same services every family receives, plus medications, equipment, and supplies related to the hospice diagnosis, delivered to the home.
Where we provide care in Buellton
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Private homes
Most of our Buellton patients receive care in their own home, supported by family caregivers and our visiting team.
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Assisted living
We partner with residential and assisted living communities, adding hospice support on top of the care they already provide.
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Skilled nursing facilities
Our team coordinates directly with facility staff so hospice care fits into the daily routine already in place.
Wondering if it's time? Read about hospice eligibility or browse our frequently asked questions.
What Buellton families ask
Is there hospice care in Buellton?
Yes. Care happens wherever home is — a house near Avenue of Flags or the 246 junction, an assisted living community, or a skilled nursing facility. Buellton is the gateway to the Santa Ynez Valley, and our team passes through on every Valley run, about 35 minutes south on Highway 101.
How much will this cost our family?
For most patients covered by Medicare Part A, nothing for the hospice services themselves. We verify your benefits and explain what is covered before care begins.
How quickly can care start?
Typically 24 to 48 hours from the referral. Buellton is the Valley gateway — about 35 minutes south on Highway 101, where the 101 meets the 246 at Avenue of Flags — and the team passes through on every Santa Ynez Valley run. Call any hour and a real person answers; once your loved one is on service, an on-call nurse is reachable by phone 24 hours a day and can make an urgent home visit.
Do we need a doctor to call first?
No. You do not have to wait for a Buellton doctor to call us. Anyone can refer — the family, a friend, or a social worker — and we help arrange the physician certification with your loved one's own doctor before care begins. There is no obligation on that first conversation.
Can hospice come to assisted living or a nursing home?
Yes. We add hospice support on top of the care the community already provides near Avenue of Flags, and we coordinate directly with facility staff so nothing is duplicated or missed.
Is care available in Spanish?
Yes. Say so on your first call and we will match you with a team member who can speak with you in Spanish.
Is hospice only for cancer?
No. We care for people with heart disease, lung disease including COPD, dementia and Alzheimer's, stroke, kidney or liver disease, ALS and other neurologic illness, Parkinson's disease, and general decline with advanced age.
Will a nurse live in the house?
No. A nurse does not move into the house in Buellton. Hospice is intermittent: your nurse sets a visit schedule with your family based on the care plan, and revisits it as needs change. Because the team already passes through Avenue of Flags on every Valley run, those visits land on a route we already travel. Between them, our on-call nurse is reachable by phone 24 hours a day, and we can send a nurse to the home for urgent support.
If your question is not here, call and we will answer it on the phone.
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