The 10 Best Hospice Services for Seniors in San Diego County, CA for 2025

Hospice is a type and philosophy of care that focuses on the palliation of a terminally ill person's pain and symptoms, while attending to their emotional and spiritual needs. It is an integrated program of medical and psychosocial care, insuring that the final stages of life are lived with the greatest degree of comfort and dignity.Partnering with hospitals, nursing homes and community based organizations, Interim meets the specific needs of terminally ill individuals and their families. Interim provides care most frequently in patients' homes however, care can also be provided in independent and assisted living residences. Hospice services from Interim are covered by Medicare, Medicaid, and most private insurances and include:Pre-Admission ConsultationNursing CarePain and Symptom ManagementPharmacy Consultation/ServicesMedical Equipment and SuppliesEducation and Training of families and caregiversAn Interdisciplinary team of hospice aides, physicians, social workers, spiritual care counselors and volunteersBereavement care for families and caregivers

"St. Jude Hospice was a good thing. They did all the medical stuff. They brought out oxygen; they talked to my mom. They realized how bad it was, and within a week, she was in a hospice care house, and then days later, she passed. She was 94, so she h..."

"We are a client of Kaiser Permanente San Diego Mission Road. My dad is doing fine with it and it's working for us. There are doctors and nurses coming into the house. They do bathing, and all the medicine I need, everything that I need for the room, ..."

"We used in-home hospice service from Comfort & Peace Hospice for my brother before he passed. I believe they offer both in-home and facility-based care but my brother didn't want to leave his apartment. They offered nursing assessment, case managemen..."

"VITAS Healthcare seemed to offer what I was looking for and more for my wife. It was recommended to me by the hospital. When I needed nurse help, they sent them and they had routine visits come all the time to check on her. Anything I needed they pro..."

"Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care of California came in three times a week to bathe my son -- he couldn't get out of his hospital bed -- and when I told them that he was going to be released from the hospital the night before, they took care of each ..."