Hospice care in Lompoc
Full hospice services throughout Lompoc and Vandenberg Village, backed by a 24/7 nurse line.
Care that comes to you
Our care teams serve patients across Lompoc and Vandenberg Village — in town, along Ocean Avenue, north of the base, and in the surrounding countryside. Visits are scheduled around your family, and an on-call nurse answers the phone around the clock.
Lompoc and Vandenberg Village families receive the same Joint Commission-accredited care as every family we serve: skilled nursing, pain and symptom management, personal care, social work, chaplain support, and bereavement care afterward. Many Village residents are veterans. Tell us on the first call if that is your family, and we will help you sort VA hospice benefits alongside Medicare.
Vandenberg Village is part of our Lompoc route. Mission Hills and the east side of town are on those same visits.
About 40 minutes southwest of Santa Maria via Highway 1 or 135.
Questions about care in Lompoc? 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 Lompoc or Vandenberg Village — along Ocean Avenue, in Mission Hills, on the east side, or in the countryside around the base — care comes to the home, and family caregivers are trained and supported.
- An assisted living or senior community in Lompoc or Vandenberg Village — 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 Lompoc and Vandenberg Village 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. Many Vandenberg Village residents are veterans — tell us on the first call if that is your family, and we will help you sort VA hospice benefits alongside Medicare, by phone or with a social worker who 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.
Lompoc is about 40 minutes southwest of Santa Maria via Highway 1 or 135, and Vandenberg Village, Mission Hills, Ocean Avenue, the east side, and the countryside around the base sit on that same route. 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 Lompoc 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 Lompoc
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Private homes
Most of our Lompoc 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 Lompoc families ask
Is there hospice care in Lompoc?
Yes. Care happens wherever home is — a house in Lompoc or Vandenberg Village, an assisted living community, or a skilled nursing facility. Our team reaches town in about 40 minutes via Highway 1 or 135, and Mission Hills, the east side, and the countryside around the base are on that same route.
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.
Can you help sort VA hospice benefits in Lompoc?
Yes. Many Vandenberg Village residents are veterans. Tell us on the first call if that is your family, and we will help you sort VA hospice benefits alongside Medicare. We verify your coverage and tell you what applies before care begins.
How quickly can care start?
Typically 24 to 48 hours from the referral. Lompoc sits about 40 minutes southwest of Santa Maria via Highway 1 or 135, and the same drive covers Ocean Avenue, Mission Hills, the east side, Vandenberg Village, and the countryside around the base. Call any hour and a real person on the team 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. Medications, a hospital bed, and other supplies usually arrive within 24 hours of admission.
Do we need a doctor to call first?
No. Families in Lompoc and Vandenberg Village can call us themselves — a relative, a friend, or a social worker can refer. A physician still has to certify eligibility before care begins, and we help arrange that with your loved one's own doctor. Nobody is enrolled on a 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 in Lompoc and Vandenberg Village, 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. Hospice care in Lompoc is intermittent rather than live-in. Whether home is on Ocean Avenue, in Mission Hills, on the east side, in Vandenberg Village, or in the countryside around the base, 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.
If your question is not here, call and we will answer it on the phone.
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