Updated November 3, 2026 · Maxcare Hospice, 13800 Arizona St #201, Westminster, CA 92683 · (714) 844-7777
Looking for hospice in Garden Grove? Maxcare Hospice provides hospice care in Garden Grove, California, wherever your loved one lives: a private home, an apartment, assisted living, a board and care home or a skilled nursing facility. Our office is next door in Westminster, about 5 miles from Garden Grove City Hall, and our Vietnamese-speaking staff care for families in all five Garden Grove ZIP codes. Same-day admissions are available when the doctor agrees. A live person answers 24/7 at (714) 844-7777.
Hospices serving Garden Grove: how to see every option
Medicare lists nine certified hospices with a Garden Grove street address (CMS Provider Data Catalog, August 2026 release). Hospices based in nearby cities, including Maxcare Hospice in Westminster, also care for patients in Garden Grove. Most online directories sort hospices by street address, so a hospice that serves your street may not appear on a Garden Grove list.
To see every hospice that serves your address, go to Medicare Care Compare, choose “Hospice care” and enter your ZIP code. Then call two or three and ask each one the questions below. Every family chooses its own hospice.
Garden Grove neighborhoods we visit
Our team visits families across Garden Grove, ZIP codes 92840, 92841, 92843, 92844 and 92845: Little Saigon and the Brookhurst Street corridor on the west side, West Garden Grove, the Garden Grove Boulevard corridor, the Historic Main Street area downtown, and the neighborhoods around Christ Cathedral on Chapman Avenue.
Coming home from the hospital
Many Garden Grove families first call us when a loved one is leaving Garden Grove Hospital and Medical Center on Garden Grove Boulevard or another Orange County hospital. You or the discharge planner can call (714) 844-7777. With your OK, we work with the discharge team and your loved one’s doctor on equipment, medications and the first nursing visit. Maxcare Hospice is not affiliated with any hospital named on this page.
What hospice care includes in Garden Grove
For patients who qualify, the Medicare Hospice Benefit covers care related to the hospice diagnosis, wherever the patient lives:
- Nurse visits (RN and LVN) for pain and symptom relief
- Hospice aide visits for bathing and personal care
- A medical social worker for planning, paperwork and family meetings
- A chaplain for spiritual care that respects your family’s own temple or church
- Medications for pain and symptoms, plus medical equipment and supplies delivered to the home
- Respite care, so family caregivers can rest for a few days
- Grief support for the family
Families usually pay little or nothing for hospice under Medicare; there can be a small copay for some medications and respite care.
Care in Vietnamese and English
Maxcare Hospice is Vietnamese American family-owned and has cared for Orange County families since 2011. Our Vietnamese-speaking staff include nurses, aides and office staff. Elders can ask their own questions in Vietnamese, and grown children can hear the same plan of care in English. Read this page in Vietnamese: Chăm sóc hospice tại Garden Grove.
Questions to ask any Garden Grove hospice
- Are you Medicare-certified, and who accredits you?
- If we call at 2 AM on a Sunday, who answers, and what happens next?
- How often will the nurse and the aide visit, and who decides when visits increase?
- Which languages do your nurses, aides and social worker speak?
- Which medications, supplies and equipment are included, and how do they reach the home?
Maxcare Hospice is Medicare-certified (CMS Certification Number 551689) and ACHC-accredited, and we’re glad to answer each of these when you call. The full list is in our family checklist for choosing a hospice in Orange County.
How to start hospice in Garden Grove
- Call (714) 844-7777. You can call yourself; you don’t need to wait for a doctor or hospital.
- We check eligibility with your loved one’s doctor. Hospice needs a doctor’s order and a physician’s certification before care begins, and we help with that step.
- A nurse visits the home or facility at a time that works for your family.
Quick answers: hospice in Garden Grove
Does Maxcare Hospice serve Garden Grove?
Yes. We provide hospice care in all five Garden Grove ZIP codes, in private homes, assisted living, board and care homes and skilled nursing facilities. Our office is next door at 13800 Arizona St #201, Westminster. Call (714) 844-7777.
Why isn’t Maxcare on some Garden Grove hospice lists?
Most directories list hospices by street address, and our office is in Westminster. Medicare Care Compare shows which hospices serve your ZIP code.
Is there Vietnamese-speaking hospice care in Garden Grove?
Yes. Our Vietnamese-speaking staff include nurses, aides and office staff, and we also speak English.
Can we reach someone at night or on weekends?
Yes. Open 24 hours, 7 days a week. A live person answers (714) 844-7777.
Which Garden Grove ZIP codes does Maxcare Hospice serve?
We care for families in Garden Grove ZIP codes 92840, 92841, 92843, 92844 and 92845. (92842 is used for P.O. boxes.) Call (714) 844-7777.
Do you also serve cities near Garden Grove?
Yes. From our office in Westminster, our team also cares for families in Westminster, Fountain Valley, Santa Ana and Anaheim.
Does Medicare cover hospice in Garden Grove?
Hospice is a Medicare Part A benefit for patients who qualify. Families usually pay little or nothing for covered hospice care; there can be a small copay for some medications and respite care. Call (714) 844-7777 and we can help you understand eligibility.
How soon can hospice care start?
Same-day admissions are available when the doctor agrees. Hospice needs a doctor’s order and certification first, and we help with that step.
What is the difference between hospice and home health?
Home health helps a loved one recover and stay independent at home. Hospice focuses on comfort, dignity and support for the whole family when cure is no longer the goal.
Gentle ways to start the conversation
There’s no perfect script, but these approaches often help:
- Talk about comfort, not dying. “We want Mẹ to be comfortable at home, with less time in the hospital” is easier to hear.
- Ask what matters most. Being home? Having family close? Not being in pain? Let your parent’s answer guide the plan.
- Let someone neutral explain. A hospice nurse or social worker can explain hospice in Vietnamese, so no one has to be the “bad news” child.
- Include the whole family. We’re glad to meet with everyone who wants to be there.
In the language your parents think in
Our team includes nurses, aides and staff who speak Vietnamese. Elders can ask their own questions, and the plan of care can be explained to everyone at once. You can read more on our Vietnamese hospice page.
What hospice is, and isn’t
Hospice is comfort-focused care for someone with an illness that can’t be cured. According to medicare.gov, a person can stop hospice and return to treatment if they change their mind. Choosing hospice isn’t signing away hope. It means choosing comfort, dignity and time together.
Maxcare Hospice
- Vietnamese American family-owned, in Westminster since 2011.
- Medicare-certified and ACHC-accredited.
- Open 24 hours, 7 days a week. A live person answers (714) 844-7777.
Read what families have written about our care on our testimonials page, and see how to compare hospice reviews and check our Medicare record on Orange County hospice reviews: how to compare.
Faith, customs and the home altar
Many families in Garden Grove want prayers, chanting, a visit from a monk or priest, or simply the family altar nearby. Please tell us what matters to your family. Our chaplain can coordinate with your own temple or church, and our nurses and aides will work around rituals rather than interrupt them.
Learn more
When your family is ready to talk, in English or Vietnamese, reach out to us.
Maxcare Hospice
13800 Arizona St #201, Westminster, CA 92683
(714) 844-7777
Open 24 hours, 7 days · Line answered live 24/7
Helpful pages: Other cities we serve
Vietnamese-speaking hospice care in Garden Grove
Little Saigon stretches across Westminster and Garden Grove, and many Garden Grove families are more comfortable talking about serious illness in Vietnamese. Maxcare Hospice’s nurses (RN and LVN), aides, administrators and office staff speak Vietnamese. From our office next door in Westminster, we care for patients at home, in board-and-care homes, assisted living and nursing homes across Garden Grove, and we explain the care plan and Medicare coverage in the language your family uses at home.
Đọc bằng tiếng Việt: Chăm sóc hospice tại Garden Grove
How to refer a patient to Maxcare Hospice in Garden Grove
For doctors, discharge planners and case managers. Call (714) 844-7777. Open 24 hours, 7 days a week. A live person answers our phone.
What to have ready
- The physician order for hospice (or for a hospice evaluation)
- The face sheet
- Recent notes: history and physical, progress notes and the current medication list
- Insurance information: Medicare, Medicare Advantage or other plan
Please do not send patient details by email. Call us first, and our team will explain how to send the records.
We coordinate with the doctor
The Maxcare team helps coordinate with the patient’s doctor on the hospice certification, orders and plan of care, and with the hospital or facility team on the discharge plan. We care for patients in Garden Grove from our office in Westminster, at home, in board and care homes, in assisted living and in nursing homes.
Maxcare Hospice has served families since 2011. We are Medicare-certified, accredited by ACHC and a We Honor Veterans partner. Our staff includes Vietnamese-speaking nurses, aides and office staff, and one Korean-speaking nurse.
How do doctors, discharge planners and case managers refer a patient to Maxcare Hospice in Garden Grove?
Call (714) 844-7777. Open 24 hours, 7 days a week. A live person answers our phone. Have the physician order, the face sheet, recent notes and the insurance information ready. Please do not send patient details by email. Our office is at 13800 Arizona St #201, Westminster, and our team visits patients in Garden Grove.
Does Maxcare Hospice work with the patient’s own doctor?
Yes. The Maxcare team helps coordinate with the patient’s doctor on the hospice certification, orders and plan of care, and with the hospital or facility team on the discharge plan when the patient or family agrees.
