Hospice care in Nipomo
Serving Nipomo and the Nipomo Mesa, just across the river in southern San Luis Obispo County.
Care that comes to you
Nipomo families often assume they must choose a hospice based farther north in San Luis Obispo County. Our Santa Maria office is closer to the Mesa, Blacklake, and the 101 corridor than much of SLO County — and our team crosses the Santa Maria River every day.
We provide the full hospice benefit in Nipomo homes, assisted living communities, and skilled nursing facilities, with 24/7 phone support and admissions typically within 24–48 hours.
Blacklake, the Mesa, and homes along Tefft Street are regular stops. If you live in southern SLO County, ask us before you assume you are out of range.
About 20 minutes north, across the Santa Maria River.
Questions about care in Nipomo? 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 the Nipomo Mesa, along Tefft Street, in Los Berros, or near Blacklake — care comes to the home, and family caregivers are trained and supported.
- An assisted living or senior community along Highway 101 or Tefft Street — 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 Nipomo 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. You do not have to drive south to Carmen Lane to go through this: we can check your benefits by phone, or a social worker can bring 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.
Nipomo is about twenty minutes north of the Carmen Lane office, across the Santa Maria River, and the Mesa, Tefft Street, and Los Berros already sit on our regular northern 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 Nipomo 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 Nipomo
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Private homes
Most of our Nipomo 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 Nipomo families ask
Is there hospice care in Nipomo?
Yes. Care happens wherever home is — a house on the Mesa, along Tefft Street, or in Los Berros, an assisted living community, or a skilled nursing facility. Our office is about twenty minutes south across the Santa Maria River, and Nipomo is already on our northern 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.
How quickly can care start?
Typically 24 to 48 hours from the referral. Nipomo is about twenty minutes north across the Santa Maria River, and the Mesa, Tefft Street, Los Berros, and Blacklake already sit on our northern route. 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 can call from the Mesa or Tefft Street yourself — you do not have to start with a hospice farther north in San Luis Obispo County, and you do not have to wait for the doctor to call us. A physician does have to certify eligibility before care begins, and we help arrange that with your loved one's own doctor.
Can hospice come to assisted living or a nursing home?
Yes. Whether your loved one lives in a house on the Mesa or in an assisted living community along Tefft Street or the 101, we add hospice on top of the care already in place and coordinate directly with facility staff.
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. Crossing the river does not change the model: hospice in Nipomo 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, the on-call nurse is reachable by phone 24 hours a day and can make an urgent home visit on the Mesa, along Tefft Street, or in Los Berros.
If your question is not here, call and we will answer it on the phone.
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