Hospice care in Los Olivos
Comfort-focused care for Los Olivos and the surrounding ranches and vineyards.
Care that comes to you
From Grand Avenue to the surrounding ranch properties, our team brings hospice care directly to Los Olivos families — medications, equipment, and supplies included and delivered to the home.
Like every family we serve, Los Olivos patients have a nurse on call 24 hours a day, and admission can usually be completed within 24–48 hours of the first phone call.
Ranch and vineyard addresses are welcome. Give us gate codes and landmarks on the first call so the nurse can find you without delay.
About 45 minutes from Santa Maria, past Buellton in the Santa Ynez Valley.
Questions about care in Los Olivos? 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 on Grand Avenue, off Alamo Pintado, or at the end of a private drive on Figueroa Mountain Road — care comes to the home, and family caregivers are trained and supported.
- An assisted living or senior community — 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
Whether home is a house on Grand Avenue or a ranch at the end of a long drive, hospice is a benefit for most Los Olivos families rather than a bill. Medicare Part A covers the nursing visits, the home health aide, medications for the hospice diagnosis, medical equipment such as a hospital bed, supplies, social work, chaplain support, volunteers, and bereavement care after a death. Medi-Cal coverage looks similar, and most private plans carry a hospice benefit too.
Los Olivos is about forty-five minutes past Buellton, so the benefits conversation happens by phone or at the house on the first visit — including when that house sits at the end of a private drive. We verify your coverage and tell you what applies before care begins, including a small copayment for outpatient prescriptions and a share of the cost of inpatient respite care. Care for illnesses unrelated to the hospice diagnosis remains with regular Medicare or your other plan. No family is required to make a financial contribution, and nobody is turned away for inability to pay.
Full coverage detail lives on the eligibility and coverage page.
How fast care starts
Nights, weekends, and the middle of the day: a real person on our team answers. We help your loved one's doctor complete the physician certification that has to come before care begins. From the referral, admission is typically completed within 24 to 48 hours. A hospital bed, medications, and other supplies usually follow within 24 hours of admission — delivered out the private drive, not left for the family to pick up.
The drive is about forty-five minutes from Santa Maria, past Buellton, and the last stretch is often a private road off Grand Avenue, Alamo Pintado, or Figueroa Mountain Road. Give us the gate code and a landmark on the first call so the nurse can find the house without delay. A nurse does not live in the house. Hospice care is intermittent: your nurse sets a visit schedule with your family based on the care plan, and revisits it as needs change. Between visits you can reach the on-call nurse by phone at any hour, and we can send a nurse out when a crisis arises.
Our certification and quality record is public on Medicare Care Compare.
What Los Olivos 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 Los Olivos
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Private homes
Most of our Los Olivos 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 Los Olivos families ask
Is there hospice care in Los Olivos?
Yes. Hospice reaches Los Olivos homes on Grand Avenue and the ranch and vineyard properties off Alamo Pintado and Figueroa Mountain Road — including houses at the end of long private drives.
How much will this cost our family?
The hospice benefit, not a private invoice, is what most Los Olivos families use. Medicare Part A covers the services; we confirm your coverage and walk through anything that might still be owed before care begins.
How quickly can care start?
Typically 24 to 48 hours from the first call. The drive is about forty-five minutes past Buellton. Give us the gate code and a landmark on that call so the first visit finds the house. A nurse is reachable by phone 24/7 once care has started.
Do we need a doctor to call first?
No. The first call can come from the family. Eligibility still needs a physician's certification before care begins, and we work with your loved one's own doctor to get that done.
Can hospice come to assisted living or a nursing home?
Yes. When home is an assisted living community or a skilled nursing facility, we bring the same team and coordinate directly with the staff already there.
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 — including when the first call is about a house at the end of a private drive.
Is hospice only for cancer?
No. Ranch and vineyard families ask this often. The qualifying list is the same at the end of a private drive as it is in town: cancer, 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. Even at the end of a long drive, 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, with a 24/7 on-call nurse by phone and an urgent visit when one is needed.
If your question is not here, call and we will answer it on the phone.
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