ORANGE COUNTY CARE HOSPICE

What is Hospice?

Hospice is a service that provides medical care towards a different goal: maintaining or improving the quality of life for patients facing a serious illness.

Care plans individually address physical, emotional, and spiritual care, with an emphasis on comfort and dignity.

Your hospice benefit offers practical support for the family and caregivers, allowing the patient to remain in familiar surroundings where they are most content.

Our Hospice Team

Working as a part of a team with your loved ones, families, caregivers, and physicians, our hospice team of professionals included:

  • Hospice and Home Visiting Physicians

  • Registered Nurses

  • Certified Nursing Aides

  • Social Workers

  • Grief and Bereavement Counselors

  • Physical, Occupational, and Arts Therapists

  • Community Volunteers

Who pays for Hospice?

Medicare Part A

Medicare Part A covers up to 100% of the cost of hospice care related to a hospice-eligible patient’s advanced illness, with no deductible or copayment.

Medicare Advantage

For patients with Medicare Advantage, hospice is covered by original Medicare.

Private or Employer-Provided Health Plan

Patients with a private or employer-provided health plan should check with their insurance provider for details about hospice eligibility, coverage, and out-of-pocket expenses.

Medicaid

Medicaid provides hospice coverage, but it varies by state.