Hospice care in Paso Robles
Hospice care at home in Paso Robles and the surrounding north-county vineyards.
Care that comes to you
Paso Robles is the northern end of our regular San Luis Obispo County route. We come to homes in town, east of the 101, and on the vineyard roads toward the river.
Like every family we serve, Paso Robles 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. Tell us the gate code and a landmark so the nurse can find you without delay.
About 60 minutes north of Santa Maria on Highway 101.
Questions about care in Paso Robles? 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 downtown near the park or on the Templeton side — care comes to the home, and family caregivers are trained and supported.
- East of the 101, or a vineyard or ranch road toward Highway 46 — ranch and vineyard addresses are welcome; give us the gate code and a landmark on the first call.
- An assisted living or senior community in town — 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 Paso Robles 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 Paso Robles is about 60 minutes from Carmen Lane, we walk through your benefits by phone, and 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.
Paso Robles is about 60 minutes north of the Carmen Lane office on Highway 101 — the northern end of our regular San Luis Obispo County route, and a drive the team already makes: downtown around the park, the Templeton-side neighborhoods, the east side, and the vineyard and ranch roads toward Highway 46. The drive does not change the timeline: admission is still typically organized within 24 to 48 hours of the referral. 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. The same interdisciplinary team follows the patient. Between visits, our on-call nurse is reachable by phone 24 hours a day regardless of the distance, and we can send a nurse to the home for urgent support.
Our certification and quality record is public on Medicare Care Compare.
What Paso Robles 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 Paso Robles
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Private homes
Most of our Paso Robles 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 Paso Robles families ask
Is there hospice care in Paso Robles?
Yes. Care happens wherever home is — a house downtown near the park, on the Templeton side, east of the 101, or on a vineyard or ranch road toward Highway 46, an assisted living community, or a skilled nursing facility. Paso Robles is the northern end of our regular route, and the team already drives it.
Is Paso Robles too far north for a Santa Maria hospice?
Paso Robles is about 60 minutes north of the Carmen Lane office on Highway 101. That is the first question north-county vineyard and ranch families ask. The team already makes this drive: downtown around the park, the east side, and the vineyard and ranch roads toward Highway 46. Tell us the gate code and a landmark so the nurse can find you. Admission is typically 24 to 48 hours from the referral, and an on-call nurse is reachable by phone at any hour once your loved one is on service.
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 by phone and explain what is covered before care begins, and a social worker can bring the paperwork to the first visit.
How quickly can care start?
Typically 24 to 48 hours from the referral — the same timeline as closer towns, even though Paso Robles is about 60 minutes north on Highway 101. Call any hour and someone answers, and once your loved one is on service a nurse is reachable by phone 24/7 regardless of the distance.
Do we need a doctor to call first?
No. You can call us yourself. Paso Robles families refer from downtown near the park, from the east side, and from vineyard and ranch roads toward Highway 46. Anyone can refer — the family, a doctor, a social worker, a friend. A physician does have to certify eligibility before care begins, and we help arrange that with your loved one's 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, and we coordinate directly with facility staff so nothing is duplicated or missed — in Paso Robles the same as anywhere else we serve.
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 is intermittent rather than live-in, downtown near the park the same as on a vineyard road toward Highway 46. 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 regardless of the distance, 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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