About Mission Hospice And Home Care

Mission Hospice & Home Care in San Mateo, CA, is an independent nonprofit organization founded in 1979 that provides personalized, compassionate end-of-life care and education. It serves patients and families in the San Francisco Peninsula and South Bay, helping them live life to the fullest through hospice care, spiritual care, grief support, and more. The organization offers care primarily in patients' homes but also in assisted living, board and care, skilled nursing facilities, and their hospice house—the only residential hospice house on the Peninsula—offering a homelike setting for those at the end of life with symptoms that cannot be managed at home. Their interdisciplinary hospice teams include physicians, nurses, social workers, spiritual counselors, bereavement counselors, home health aides, and therapists, providing comprehensive and holistic care tailored to individual patient needs. Mission Hospice & Home Care also offers 24/7 nurse availability and supports families with resources, counseling, and education throughout the end-of-life journey and bereavement.

The organization recently announced plans to merge with By the Bay Health, which will expand their combined capacity to serve nearly 1,000 patients daily with enhanced hospice, home health, palliative, pediatric, and transitional care services across the Bay Area.

Mission Hospice & Home Care is funded by community donations and serves patients regardless of their medical coverage or ability to pay. They emphasize dignity, pain-free living at the end of life, and support for family caregivers throughout the process.

Offers hospice, palliative, and home care services with personalized, holistic plans tailored to individual medical, emotional, and spiritual needs.

Interdisciplinary teams include physicians, nurses, social workers, home health aides, spiritual and bereavement counselors, volunteers, and therapists as needed.

Pain and symptom management, counseling, and support are provided 24/7, either at home or at their unique hospice house—the only dedicated residential hospice house on the Peninsula.

Provides family support, including education, coaching for care, grief and bereavement counseling, and regular staff visits for ongoing evaluation.

Community resources, in-home support, and short-term inpatient care for complex needs or respite, ensuring seamless transitions and dignity in care.

Founded in 1979, Mission Hospice has deep roots in the community and has been recognized for innovations and mergers that expand care availability across the Bay Area.

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