What Hospice Care Includes for Walnut Creek Families
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 shifts from curative treatment to comfort and quality of life. Under the Medicare Hospice Benefit, eligible patients receive a comprehensive scope 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, 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 families 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 explains your specific benefits in plain, straightforward language, so there are no surprises, no confusion, and no hidden costs.
Care Settings We Come To in Walnut Creek
Hospice is not a place you move into. It is a model of care that travels to your loved one, at home, in their community, in the setting where they feel most at ease.
Grace and Glory Hospice delivers all services, support, medications, equipment, and supplies directly to:
- Private homes and residences throughout Walnut Creek
- 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 whether a specific address or facility falls within our service area, call us, and we will verify right away.
Understanding Hospice Eligibility
Most families reach out later than they need to. Hospice care may be appropriate when:
- A physician has certified that a serious illness carries a prognosis of six months or less if the illness runs its expected course
- The primary goal of care has shifted from curative treatment to symptom management and quality of life
- Pain, breathlessness, fatigue, or other symptoms are becoming harder to control at home
- Your loved one has been hospitalized repeatedly without returning to prior levels of function
- The demands of caregiving have grown beyond what your family can safely sustain over time
You do not need a physician referral to contact us. We offer free, no-obligation evaluations to help Walnut Creek families understand their options, without any pressure to decide before you are ready.
Review our full eligibility guidelines
Getting Started Is Simpler Than It Feels Right Now
- Step 1: Reach Out Call (650) 898-5784 or contact us online at any hour. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, evenings, weekends, and holidays included.
- Step 2: Talk Through Your Situation A member of our care team listens carefully, answers your questions in plain language, and helps you understand what support is available for your loved one right now. There is no script, no pitch, and no pressure.
- Step 3: We Handle All 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 manage the logistics.
You stay in control of every decision, at every step.
Palliative Care in Walnut Creek
Hospice is not the only option when a loved one is living with a serious illness. If your family is not yet ready for that conversation, or if your loved one is still pursuing active treatment, palliative care is often the right starting point.
Palliative care focuses on managing symptoms, supporting emotional well-being, and helping patients and families navigate complex medical decisions with clarity and confidence. It is available at any stage of serious illness and can be provided alongside ongoing curative treatment. It does not require a terminal prognosis and is not the same as entering hospice.
Grace and Glory Hospice provides palliative care throughout Walnut Creek and surrounding Contra Costa County communities 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? 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.
- Can my loved one receive hospice care at Rossmoor or another Walnut Creek community? Yes. Grace and Glory Hospice delivers care wherever your loved one lives: private residence, assisted living community, memory care facility, or skilled nursing setting.
- 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.
