Many people have the impression that “hospice” means hospital – a place to go to get care at the end of life. But that’s not the case. Palliative medicine and hospice care are a philosophy of care – an approach to the care of someone with a life-limiting disease that stresses comfort vs. cure and quality of life for as long as life lasts.

Most people prefer staying at home in familiar surroundings. We provide care wherever it works best for the patients – whether that is a residence, community care center, hospital or skilled nursing facility. We care for more than 1,000 patients a day all over San Diego County, from Camp Pendleton down to the Otay Mesa border. Or in our own facilities, the Inpatient Care Center in Hillcrest or Glenbrook skilled Nursing Center in Carlsbad.