Hospice care at home in Glendale and Burbank

Glendale and Burbank communities we serve

The east end of the San Fernando Valley and the foothill towns above it, along the 134, the 5 and the 210.

Pasadena and the rest of the county are on the county page. Call with the address and we will confirm the visit plan.

Do you have Armenian-speaking and Russian-speaking hospice staff?

Yes. Beta Hospice has Armenian-speaking and Russian-speaking staff who visit homes in Glendale, Burbank and the foothills. Tell us the language you want when you call, and we will try to match it when we assign your team. We cannot promise that every visit will be in Armenian or Russian.

When a team member does not speak your language, a qualified interpreter joins by phone or video, and you are not charged for it. Federal rules say a hospice should not rely on a child to interpret, or on a family member unless the patient asks for that after being offered an interpreter. Read language assistance, which includes a notice in Armenian and Russian.

Faith, family and the priest from your own church

Many families here belong to an Armenian Apostolic, Russian Orthodox or other church and want their own priest at the bedside. Medicare requires every hospice to make reasonable efforts to arrange visits by local clergy, and our chaplain works alongside your priest or pastor. Chaplain visits are offered, and you can say no.

Tell the team early what should happen near the end and after death: prayers, icons, who should be present, who calls the priest and the funeral home. Each family is different, so we ask rather than assume. Read prayers at the bedside and culturally competent hospice care.

How far is Glendale from our office?

Our only office is on North D Street in the city of San Bernardino. By road it is about 57 miles to La Cañada Flintridge, 58 to central Glendale, 60 to La Crescenta and 62 to Burbank, west on the 210 and then the 134 or the 2.

Without traffic that is roughly 1 hour 10 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes. Rush hour on the 210 and the 134 can add a lot of time, and we plan visits with that in mind.

How to start hospice care in Glendale or Burbank

Anyone can make the first call: the person who is ill, a family member, or a doctor or case manager at a Glendale or Burbank hospital. A hospice nurse answers (877) 258-7129 at any hour, sets up an evaluation visit at the home and asks the doctor for the order. Read how to start hospice.

Before admission we go over the plan for your address: how often the nurse and the hospice aide come, how a night or weekend visit would reach you, and when the hospital bed, oxygen and comfort medicines would arrive. If we cannot reach an address reliably, we tell you so first.

For a new referral, our standard is a response within 30 minutes, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The plan of care also covers the wait for a visit: which medicines are already in the house, who to call, and when 911 is the right call. Read about the comfort kit.

Older residents in Glendale and Burbank

In the Census Bureau's American Community Survey for 2020 to 2024, about 61,000 people aged 65 or older lived in Glendale, Burbank, La Crescenta-Montrose and La Cañada Flintridge, 18.2% of residents. Glendale has the most, about 36,100, or 19.0%. The share was 16.3% in Burbank, 18.9% in La Crescenta-Montrose and 20.2% in La Cañada Flintridge. For Los Angeles County it was 15.2%.

Hospice comes the same way to a family house, an apartment, a senior building or a small six-bed board-and-care home. Whatever the building, the person or their representative picks the hospice.

Hospitals and nursing facilities nearby

The state license file lists four general acute care hospitals in these cities: Adventist Health Glendale on Wilson Terrace, Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center on South Central Avenue, USC Verdugo Hills Hospital on Verdugo Boulevard near La Cañada Flintridge, and Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center on South Buena Vista Street in Burbank. Beta Hospice is not part of any of them.

Some of these systems have a hospice of their own. Adventist Health's site lists an Adventist Health Hospice based in Simi Valley, and Providence's site lists hospice care through Providence at Home with Compassus in Burbank. Whatever the hospital, the person or their representative chooses the hospice. Read in the hospital now.

The state file lists 17 skilled nursing facilities in Glendale, Burbank, La Crescenta and Montrose. We care for people in those facilities, in RCFEs (residential care facilities for the elderly) and in board-and-care homes, together with the facility staff. Read where care happens.

Why do people search for "Glendale hospice arrest"?

Because federal prosecutors have charged hospice fraud cases here. On April 2, 2026, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles announced charges in two cases involving four Glendale-based hospices. Prosecutors allege the companies billed Medicare for people who were not terminally ill, paid kickbacks for patient referrals, and, in one case, were run by a person legally barred from doing so. On October 22, 2026, the same office announced charges in three more hospice schemes in the Los Angeles area. Charges are allegations, not convictions.

The state has also tightened its rules. Since June 22, 2026, California's hospice regulations require a licensed nurse to be able to reach a patient in person within two hours, day or night, and limit each nurse to 12 assigned patients. Read hospice fraud in California.

How do I check a hospice in Glendale or Burbank?

Check any hospice before you sign. Many hospices are licensed in Glendale and Burbank, so it helps to know what to ask. Our own office is in San Bernardino, and our team comes to you.

Ask for the exact legal name, the Medicare provider number (CCN), the California license number and the address of the office that would serve you, and look them up in Medicare's Care Compare and the state's Cal Health Find. Hospice starts with a doctor's certification. A real hospice does not offer gifts or cash to sign up. Read how to verify a hospice. You can check us the same way: our CCN is A11527 and every identifier is on the licenses page.

If someone offered you or a parent money or gifts to sign up for hospice, or hospice appears on a Medicare statement for someone who never chose it, read how to report a hospice.

Medi-Cal plans in Glendale and Burbank

Most people with Medi-Cal in Los Angeles County belong to a managed care plan. The county's Medi-Cal plans are L.A. Care Health Plan and Health Net, plus Kaiser Permanente for people who meet Kaiser's rules for joining. Both L.A. Care and Health Net also work through partner plans and medical groups, so the name on your card may be different. Medi-Cal covers hospice, and when you are in a managed care plan, hospice is arranged through that plan.

Listing these plans does not mean Beta Hospice has a contract with each one. Whether we are contracted with your plan is checked for each patient. Call us at (877) 258-7129 with your plan card and we will tell you where things stand before care starts.

Medicare and Medicare Advantage

More than half of the people with Medicare in Los Angeles County (57% in 2025, by CMS's count) are in a Medicare Advantage or other Medicare health plan. If you have a Medicare Advantage plan and choose hospice, Original Medicare pays the hospice, not the plan. Beta Hospice accepts patients from every Medicare Advantage plan, Kaiser Permanente Senior Advantage included. Read Medicare Advantage and hospice.

Medicare covers hospice care related to the terminal illness. Under Medicare, most people pay nothing for hospice care itself. There can be a copay of up to $5 per prescription for symptom medicines and 5% of the Medicare amount for inpatient respite care. Medicare does not pay room and board where you live. Read paying for care.

Community resources in Glendale and Burbank

These are public services, not part of Beta Hospice. They can help with needs hospice does not cover.

• 211 LA. Dial 2-1-1 anywhere in Los Angeles County for referrals to food, housing, transportation and caregiver help, all day, every day, in many languages.
• The county's Area Agency on Aging. Glendale, Burbank, La Crescenta-Montrose and La Cañada Flintridge are served by the Los Angeles County agency, not the City of Los Angeles one. It connects older adults and caregivers with meals, caregiver support and Medicare counseling (HICAP). California's statewide aging information line, 1-800-510-2020, routes you to it.
• In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS). A county-run Medi-Cal program that can pay for a caregiver's hours at home. IHSS is separate from hospice and the two can be used together.
• Grief support. Beta offers grief support to the family for 13 months after a death, by phone, letter, visit and in groups. Ask the bereavement team which languages are available.

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