Disclaimer: Westlake Village Hospice Inc. is a licensed and Medicare-certified hospice care provider. We do not sell, prescribe, dispense, or ship prescription medications, and we do not operate an online pharmacy or telemedicine prescribing service. All hospice services are provided in person by licensed healthcare professionals. Any references to Medicare coverage, medication support, or medical coordination relate solely to patient care delivered under physician direction and do not constitute prescription drug sales or online medical services.
Hospice Locations Across Southern California
Hospice Care Across Southern California
Serving 132 cities across Orange County, Los Angeles County, and Ventura County with compassionate, Medicare-certified hospice care
Comprehensive Coverage Across Southern California
No matter where you are in Southern California, our Medicare-certified hospice team is ready to provide compassionate, expert care in the comfort of your home.
Orange County
34 Cities
From coastal communities to inland areas, comprehensive coverage throughout Orange County.
Los Angeles County
88 Cities
Extensive coverage across the largest county in California, serving diverse communities.
Ventura County
10 Cities
Complete hospice coverage throughout Ventura County communities.
Por qué las familias del sur de California nos eligen
Westlake Village Hospice Inc. is a Medicare-certified hospice agency serving patients and families throughout Orange County, Los Angeles County, and Ventura County. Our interdisciplinary team — including registered nurses, social workers, chaplains, and home health aides — brings hospital-quality comfort care directly to where you live.
Orange County Communities
From coastal Laguna Beach to inland Anaheim, our Orange County hospice team covers 34 cities. We understand the unique character of each community — whether you live near a hospital district or in a quiet residential neighborhood, we bring the same level of compassionate, Medicare-covered care to your door.
Los Angeles County Communities
Los Angeles County is home to the nation's most diverse population, and our 88-city coverage reflects that. We proudly serve families across the San Fernando Valley, the San Gabriel Valley, the South Bay, and beyond — in all languages and across all cultural traditions.
Ventura County Communities
Ventura County's 10 cities, from Westlake Village to Oxnard, make up the heart of our service area. As a locally based hospice, we have deep roots here. Our phone lines and nurses are nearby, meaning rapid response when your family needs us most — day or night.
What Does Medicare-Covered Hospice Include?
Regardless of which city you live in, the Medicare Hospice Benefit covers 100% of the following services — at no out-of-pocket cost to you or your family:
Condado de Orange
34 cities served with compassionate hospice care
Aliso Viejo
Soporte 24/7
Anaheim
Soporte 24/7
Brea
Soporte 24/7
Buena Park
Soporte 24/7
Costa Mesa
Soporte 24/7
Cypress
Soporte 24/7
Dana Point
Soporte 24/7
Fountain Valley
Soporte 24/7
Fullerton
Soporte 24/7
Garden Grove
Soporte 24/7
Huntington Beach
Soporte 24/7
Irvine
Soporte 24/7
La Habra
Soporte 24/7
La Palma
Soporte 24/7
Laguna Beach
Soporte 24/7
Laguna Hills
Soporte 24/7
Laguna Niguel
Soporte 24/7
Laguna Woods
Soporte 24/7
Lake Forest
Soporte 24/7
Los Alamitos
Soporte 24/7
Mission Viejo
Soporte 24/7
Newport Beach
Soporte 24/7
Orange
Soporte 24/7
Placentia
Soporte 24/7
Rancho Santa Margarita
Soporte 24/7
San Clemente
Soporte 24/7
San Juan Capistrano
Soporte 24/7
Santa Ana
Soporte 24/7
Seal Beach
Soporte 24/7
Stanton
Soporte 24/7
Tustin
Soporte 24/7
Villa Park
Soporte 24/7
Westminster
Soporte 24/7
Yorba Linda
Soporte 24/7
Los Angeles County
88 cities served with compassionate hospice care
Agoura Hills
Soporte 24/7
Alhambra
Soporte 24/7
Arcadia
Soporte 24/7
Artesia
Soporte 24/7
Avalon
Soporte 24/7
Azusa
Soporte 24/7
Baldwin Park
Soporte 24/7
Bell
Soporte 24/7
Bell Gardens
Soporte 24/7
Bellflower
Soporte 24/7
Beverly Hills
Soporte 24/7
Bradbury
Soporte 24/7
Burbank
Soporte 24/7
Calabasas
Soporte 24/7
Carson
Soporte 24/7
Cerritos
Soporte 24/7
Claremont
Soporte 24/7
Commerce
Soporte 24/7
Compton
Soporte 24/7
Covina
Soporte 24/7
Cudahy
Soporte 24/7
Culver City
Soporte 24/7
Diamond Bar
Soporte 24/7
Downey
Soporte 24/7
Duarte
Soporte 24/7
El Monte
Soporte 24/7
El Segundo
Soporte 24/7
Gardena
Soporte 24/7
Glendale
Soporte 24/7
Glendora
Soporte 24/7
Hawaiian Gardens
Soporte 24/7
Hawthorne
Soporte 24/7
Hermosa Beach
Soporte 24/7
Hidden Hills
Soporte 24/7
Huntington Park
Soporte 24/7
Industry
Soporte 24/7
Inglewood
Soporte 24/7
Irwindale
Soporte 24/7
La Cañada Flintridge
Soporte 24/7
La Habra Heights
Soporte 24/7
La Mirada
Soporte 24/7
La Puente
Soporte 24/7
La Verne
Soporte 24/7
Lakewood
Soporte 24/7
Lancaster
Soporte 24/7
Lawndale
Soporte 24/7
Lomita
Soporte 24/7
Long Beach
Soporte 24/7
Los Angeles
Soporte 24/7
Lynwood
Soporte 24/7
Malibu
Soporte 24/7
Manhattan Beach
Soporte 24/7
Maywood
Soporte 24/7
Monrovia
Soporte 24/7
Montebello
Soporte 24/7
Monterey Park
Soporte 24/7
Norwalk
Soporte 24/7
Palmdale
Soporte 24/7
Palos Verdes Estates
Soporte 24/7
Paramount
Soporte 24/7
Pasadena
Soporte 24/7
Pico Rivera
Soporte 24/7
Pomona
Soporte 24/7
Rancho Palos Verdes
Soporte 24/7
Redondo Beach
Soporte 24/7
Rolling Hills
Soporte 24/7
Rolling Hills Estates
Soporte 24/7
Rosemead
Soporte 24/7
San Dimas
Soporte 24/7
San Fernando
Soporte 24/7
San Gabriel
Soporte 24/7
San Marino
Soporte 24/7
Santa Clarita
Soporte 24/7
Santa Fe Springs
Soporte 24/7
Santa Monica
Soporte 24/7
Sierra Madre
Soporte 24/7
Signal Hill
Soporte 24/7
South El Monte
Soporte 24/7
South Gate
Soporte 24/7
South Pasadena
Soporte 24/7
Temple City
Soporte 24/7
Torrance
Soporte 24/7
Vernon
Soporte 24/7
Walnut
Soporte 24/7
West Covina
Soporte 24/7
West Hollywood
Soporte 24/7
Westlake Village
Soporte 24/7
Whittier
Soporte 24/7
Condado de Ventura
10 cities served with compassionate hospice care
Find Compassionate Hospice Care Near You
Our team is available 24/7 to provide information, answer questions, and help you access the care you need.
Por qué las familias del sur de California nos eligen
Al buscar cuidado de hospicio cerca de usted, encontrará muchos proveedores. Esto es lo que hace diferente a Westlake Village Hospice y por qué importa para la atención de su ser querido.
Locally Rooted Since Day One
Westlake Village Hospice was founded in the Conejo Valley and has grown organically through trusted relationships with physicians, hospitals, and families across Southern California. We are not a national chain. Our leadership team lives in the communities we serve, which means response times are faster, clinical decisions are more contextually informed, and our commitment to quality is personal — not corporate.
Joint Commission Accreditation
Joint Commission Accreditation is the highest voluntary quality designation a hospice organization can earn. It requires rigorous on-site evaluation of clinical processes, patient safety protocols, staff training standards, documentation practices, and leadership accountability. Not all hospice agencies choose to pursue it — we did, because we believe our patients deserve the gold standard. Our accreditation is renewed through periodic re-evaluation, ensuring continuous quality improvement.
24/7 Live Nurse On-Call
When a patient's symptoms escalate at 2 a.m., a family should not be connected to a voicemail system or an after-hours answering service. Our 24/7 on-call line connects directly to a licensed nurse — immediately, every hour of every day. This isn't just a regulatory checkbox for us; it is a foundational part of how we define safety and support for the families we serve.
Interdisciplinary Team From Day One
Every patient enrolled with Westlake Village Hospice receives the full interdisciplinary team from the very first day of care: registered nurse, hospice physician, licensed clinical social worker, chaplain, certified home health aide, and hospice volunteer. Many hospice agencies build the team gradually — we start with the complete team because we believe every day matters.
Multilingual Care — 10 Languages
Southern California is one of the most linguistically diverse regions in the world. Our team provides care in English, Spanish, Arabic, Farsi, Armenian, Tagalog, Korean, Hindi-Gujarati, Russian, and Mandarin. We believe a patient's dignity is inseparable from their ability to communicate freely in their own language, especially during end-of-life care.
Full Bereavement Support for 13 Months
Grief does not end at the moment of passing. The Medicare Hospice Benefit includes bereavement counseling for all family members for up to 13 months following a patient's death — a benefit many families don't know about. Our bereavement coordinator reaches out proactively to surviving family members, offering individual counseling, support groups, and connection to community resources.
Cómo elegir la agencia de hospicio adecuada cerca de usted — Guía para familias
Selecting a hospice agency is one of the most consequential decisions a family will ever make — and it must often be made quickly, under enormous emotional pressure. Here is what we recommend every family evaluate when comparing hospice providers:
Medicare Certification and State Licensure
All hospice agencies that accept Medicare patients must be Medicare-certified by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and licensed by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). Certification is the minimum bar — it does not differentiate quality.
Joint Commission or CHAP Accreditation
Voluntary accreditation from The Joint Commission or the Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP) signals a commitment to quality above and beyond regulatory requirements. Accreditation involves rigorous, unannounced site visits and evaluation against hundreds of quality standards. Most hospice agencies are not accredited — look for those that are.
24/7 Live Nurse Access
Ask the agency: 'If my loved one has a symptom crisis at 2 a.m., who will I reach if I call your after-hours number?' The answer should be: a licensed nurse, immediately available, with access to the patient's medical record. If the answer involves voicemail, an answering service, or a callback policy measured in hours — that is a red flag.
Full Interdisciplinary Team Composition
The Medicare Hospice Benefit covers an interdisciplinary team: RN, LVN, hospice physician, social worker, chaplain, home health aide, and volunteer. Ask when each of those team members will make their first visit. Some agencies deprioritize non-nursing disciplines — families should confirm that chaplain, social work, and aide visits begin promptly.
Same-Day Admission Capability
Terminal illness rarely provides advance notice. Ask whether the agency can admit a patient and initiate care on the same day as enrollment. Same-day admission requires coordinated logistics — the ability to order and deliver medications, durable medical equipment, and schedule a nurse visit all within hours.
Language and Cultural Competency
Southern California's extraordinary multiculturalism means that cultural competency isn't a bonus — it's a necessity. Ask whether the agency has staff who speak your family's language, and whether they have experience providing care within your cultural and religious traditions for end-of-life.
Área de servicio — Preguntas frecuentes
Does Westlake Village Hospice serve all cities in Los Angeles County?
We serve 88 cities across Los Angeles County — from the San Fernando Valley and Conejo Valley to the South Bay, San Gabriel Valley, and the Westside. Key cities include Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks, Calabasas, Agoura Hills, Malibu, Woodland Hills, Encino, Tarzana, Sherman Oaks, Burbank, Glendale, Santa Clarita, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Torrance, Long Beach, and Pasadena. If your city isn't listed, call us — chances are we serve your community or can arrange coverage.
How quickly can hospice care begin in my area?
Same-day admission is available across all three counties we serve — Orange, Los Angeles, and Ventura. From the time you call and confirm enrollment, our team can have a nurse at the patient's home within hours. Our admissions process is simple: a brief clinical assessment by phone, physician certification, and consent forms — typically completed within 2–4 hours. We carry equipment (hospital beds, oxygen, medications) and can deliver immediately following enrollment.
Is hospice covered by Medicare if I live in Ventura County?
Yes. The Medicare Hospice Benefit is a federal program — it applies identically in every county and every state. Ventura County residents enrolled in Medicare Part A have access to the full Medicare Hospice Benefit: 100% coverage of all nursing visits, all medications related to the terminal diagnosis, all medical equipment, social work, chaplain, aide services, and 13 months of bereavement counseling. There are no deductibles and no co-pays for Medicare hospice patients.
Do you serve patients in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and assisted living facilities?
Yes. Hospice care follows the patient — not the building. We actively serve patients in skilled nursing facilities, assisted living residences, board and care homes, and independent living communities across all three counties. Our hospice team coordinates closely with the facility's nursing staff, medical director, and social workers to ensure seamless, integrated care. Patients in SNFs or ALFs receive all the same hospice services as patients in private homes — nursing, aide, social work, chaplain, medications, and equipment — all covered by Medicare.
What languages does Westlake Village Hospice provide care in?
Our clinical and administrative team provides care in English, Spanish, Arabic, Farsi (Persian), Armenian, Tagalog, Korean, Hindi/Gujarati, Russian, and Mandarin Chinese. Given the extraordinary cultural diversity of Los Angeles and Orange Counties, we have built a multilingual team to ensure that no patient or family faces a language barrier during what is already a profoundly difficult time. Interpreter support is also available for additional languages as needed.
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