San Bernardino County
Hospice care in Fontana
Beta Hospice has one office, in the city of San Bernardino, about 10 miles east of Fontana along the 10 and the 210. Care does not happen at the office. Nurses, hospice aides, social workers and chaplains come to the person's house, apartment, board-and-care home or nursing facility anywhere in Fontana, from Sierra Lakes in the north to the neighborhoods south of the 10.
Reviewed by our medical director, October 12, 2026
On this page (6 sections)
Neighborhoods and nearby communities we serve
Fontana stretches from the foothills to the county line. These are the areas families ask about most.
| Area | Communities | Note |
|---|---|---|
| North Fontana | Sierra Lakes and the neighborhoods north of the 210 | Newer homes near the foothills |
| Central and south Fontana | Downtown Fontana, Southridge | Around Sierra Avenue and south of the 10 |
| Unincorporated next door | Bloomington | County area between Fontana and Rialto |
| Adjoining cities | Rialto, Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario | Rialto has its own page. The rest are on the county page |
If your neighborhood is not listed, it is still served. All of Fontana is in our area.
Hospitals and care facilities nearby
Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center on Sierra Avenue is the hospital most Fontana families know. Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, the county hospital in Colton, and the two Dignity Health hospitals in San Bernardino are also close. 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. If the person has Kaiser, ask the Kaiser team about hospice choices and then call us so we can check coverage for your situation. 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. Fontana has many small six-bed board-and-care homes in ordinary neighborhoods, and a hospice nurse visits a person there the same way the nurse visits a private house.
Medi-Cal plans in this city
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 (844) 646-4434 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.
Community resources
These are public services, not part of Beta Hospice. They can help with needs hospice does not cover.
- Fontana Community Senior Center, 16710 Ceres Avenue. The city's center for adults 55 and older, with meals, classes, an information and referral line and Medicare counseling (HICAP) appointments.
- 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.
Spanish-speaking families
Many families in Fontana 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.
Fontana hospice questions
Does Beta Hospice come to homes in Fontana?
Yes. All of Fontana is in our service area, and the city is about 10 miles from our office. The nurse, aide, social worker and chaplain come to the person's home. Nobody has to travel to us.
How fast can a nurse visit in Fontana?
A hospice nurse answers the phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and can visit when needed. For a new referral, our standard is a response within two hours, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Once a person is on service, visits are scheduled in the plan of care, and the nurse on call decides when an extra visit is needed.
Can hospice come to a board-and-care home in Fontana?
Yes. We care for people wherever they call home, including nursing facilities, RCFEs and board-and-care homes, in coordination with facility staff. The person or their representative chooses the hospice, not the home.
Where is your office?
Our office is on North D Street in the city of San Bernardino, about 10 miles east of Fontana. It is our only office. The address, hours and a map are on the contact page.
About this page
- Written by
- Beta Hospice care team
- Clinically reviewed by
- our medical director
- Last reviewed
- October 12, 2026
- Next review
- April 12, 2027
How we write and review this site
Sources
- Medicare.gov: Hospice care coverage (opens in a new tab)
- DHCS: Medi-Cal managed care health plan directory by county (opens in a new tab)
- California Department of Aging: find services in my county (opens in a new tab)
These sources support the general information on this page. For one person’s care and coverage, talk with the hospice team.
You do not have to decide alone.
Call (844) 646-4434 any time, or leave your number and someone from Beta's hospice team will call you. No decision is needed to call. Most families start with a question.
Only a hospice doctor, together with the person’s own doctor, can confirm hospice eligibility. A website cannot.
- A nurse answers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- You can stop hospice at any time
- You have the right to choose your hospice