Hospice care in Colton, Grand Terrace and Highland

Communities we serve in Colton, Grand Terrace and Highland

Three cities that ring San Bernardino to the south and east. These are the areas families ask about most.

If your neighborhood is not listed, it is still served. All three cities are in our area.

Hospitals and care facilities nearby

Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, the county hospital, is in Colton. Loma Linda University Medical Center is minutes from Grand Terrace, and the two Dignity Health hospitals in San Bernardino, St. Bernardine and Community Hospital, are close to Highland. Many families first hear the word hospice from a doctor or case manager at one of them.

Hospice care continues at home after a hospital discharge. When a hospital team raises hospice, we work with the discharge planners so that the first nurse visit, the hospital bed and the medicines are arranged around the day the person goes home. Read where care happens.

We care for people wherever they call home, including nursing facilities, RCFEs (residential care facilities for the elderly) and board-and-care homes, in coordination with facility staff. A hospice nurse visits a person in a six-bed board-and-care home the same way the nurse visits a private house.

Medi-Cal plans in these cities

Most people with Medi-Cal in San Bernardino County belong to a managed care plan. The county's Medi-Cal plans are Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) and Molina Healthcare, plus Kaiser Permanente for people who meet Kaiser's rules for joining. Medi-Cal covers hospice, and when you are in a managed care plan, hospice is arranged through that plan.

These are the county's plans. Listing them here 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.

If you have Medicare, the rules are the same in every city. 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 and does Medicare cover hospice.

Community resources

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

• 211 San Bernardino County. Dial 2-1-1 from any phone in the county for referrals to food, housing, transportation, caregiver and utility help. Open all day, every day.
• Senior Information and Assistance, 1-800-510-2020. The line for the county's Department of Aging and Adult Services, which is the Area Agency on Aging. It connects older adults and caregivers with meals, caregiver support and Medicare counseling (HICAP).
• 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.

Spanish-speaking families

Many families in Colton, Grand Terrace and Highland speak Spanish at home. Our team includes Spanish speakers, and you can ask for Spanish when you call. Read about hospice care in Spanish, or switch this page to Spanish using the language link at the top.

Colton, Grand Terrace and Highland hospice questions