What Hospice Care Includes in Oakley
Hospice care is a Medicare benefit available to patients with a serious illness and a physician-certified prognosis of six months or less, when the primary goal of care has shifted from curative treatment to comfort and quality of life. Under the Medicare Hospice Benefit, eligible patients receive a comprehensive range of services at no out-of-pocket cost.
Covered services include:
- Skilled nursing visits on a regularly scheduled basis, with 24/7 on-call nursing available by phone at all hours
- Physician oversight from our Medical Director throughout the full course of care
- Medications for symptom and comfort management related to the hospice diagnosis
- Medical equipment and supplies delivered directly to your door: hospital beds, oxygen equipment, wheelchairs, commodes, and more
- Certified Nursing Aide (CNA) support for bathing, grooming, and personal care
- Medical social work services for care planning, advance directive guidance, and family support
- Spiritual and chaplaincy care for patients and loved ones of all faiths and backgrounds
- Bereavement counseling and support for families in the months following a loved one’s passing
Medi-Cal covers the hospice benefit for eligible patients as well, and most private insurance plans include hospice coverage. Our team walks you through your specific benefits in plain, straightforward language.
Care Settings We Come To
Hospice care does not require your loved one to leave home, relocate, or move into a facility. It is a model of care that travels directly to them wherever they live, wherever they feel most comfortable.
Grace and Glory Hospice delivers all services, support, medications, equipment, and supplies directly to:
- Private homes and family residences throughout Oakley’s neighborhoods
- Assisted living communities
- Memory care communities
- Skilled nursing and post-acute facilities
- Residential care homes and board-and-care settings
If you want to confirm that a specific address or care setting falls within our service area, call us directly, and we will verify right away.
How to Know When It May Be Time for Hospice
Most families in Oakley tell us they wish they had reached out earlier. Not because they were in a crisis, but because having honest, unhurried answers to the hard questions would have made the weeks before feel significantly less overwhelming.
Hospice care may be appropriate when:
- A physician has certified that a serious illness has a prognosis of six months or less if the illness follows its expected course
- The primary goal of care has shifted from curative treatment to managing symptoms and prioritizing quality of life
- Pain, breathlessness, fatigue, or other symptoms have become difficult to control at home
- Your loved one has experienced repeated hospitalizations without returning to prior levels of function
- The daily demands of caregiving at home have grown beyond what your family can safely and sustainably manage
There is no obligation when you reach out. We offer free, no-pressure evaluations to help Oakley families understand their options clearly, with no commitment required on the spot.
Review our full eligibility guidelines
How to Get Started with Hospice in Oakley
- Step 1: Reach Out Call (650) 898-5784 or contact us online at any time. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
- Step 2: Have an Honest Conversation A member of our care team listens carefully, answers your questions in plain language, and helps you understand what support is available right now. There is no script, no sales process, and no pressure to make any decision before you are ready.
- Step 3: We handle the coordination. When hospice or palliative care is the right fit, we take care of everything: physician orders, equipment delivery, scheduling, and care team introductions. Your family focuses on being present. We take care of the logistics.
Palliative Care in Oakley
Hospice is not the right conversation for every family yet, and that is completely understandable. If your loved one is living with a serious illness and still pursuing active treatment, palliative care may be the most helpful starting point.
Palliative care focuses on relieving symptoms, providing emotional support, and helping patients and families navigate complex medical decisions with greater clarity and confidence. It is available at any stage of serious illness and can be delivered alongside ongoing curative treatment. It does not require a terminal prognosis and is meaningfully different from hospice care.
Grace and Glory Hospice provides palliative care throughout Oakley and the surrounding communities of Contra Costa County for families who need expert, compassionate support now, wherever they are in the journey.
Learn more about palliative care
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does choosing hospice mean we are giving up on my loved one? No. Hospice is not about giving up. It is a deliberate choice to focus care on what matters most when curative treatment is no longer the priority.
- How often will a nurse visit? Nursing visit frequency is determined by each patient’s individual care plan and adjusted as needs change.
- Does hospice cover medications and medical equipment? For eligible Medicare and Medi-Cal patients, all medications related to the hospice diagnosis.
- What if we are not sure we are ready to make a decision? You do not have to be ready. Reaching out does not commit you to anything.
