The City of Orange is home to some of the county’s busiest hospitals, including UCI Health – Orange and Providence St. Joseph Hospital. Many families arrive at hospice after months or years of treatment there: chemotherapy, procedures, specialist after specialist. Deciding to shift from treatment to comfort can feel like a sudden turn. It doesn’t have to be.
Maxcare Hospice is a Vietnamese American family-owned hospice based in Westminster. We’ve cared for Orange County families since 2011, and our team visits homes across the city, from Old Towne and the Plaza to El Modena and Orange Park Acres.
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Vietnamese-speaking care team · Đội ngũ chăm sóc nói tiếng Việt
Nurses, aides and staff who speak Vietnamese · Y tá, phụ tá và nhân viên nói tiếng Việt
Call / Gọi: (714) 844-7777 · Line answered live 24/7 · Luôn có người nghe máy 24/7
What changes when hospice starts
According to medicare.gov, once someone chooses hospice:
- Medicare no longer covers treatment intended to cure the terminal illness, or prescription drugs meant to cure it.
- The hospice benefit covers comfort care, including medicines for pain and symptom control, nursing, aide visits, equipment and supplies.
- Care for the terminal illness must be given or arranged by the hospice team.
- Original Medicare still covers care for unrelated health problems.
You can stop hospice
Families are often relieved to hear this. Medicare says a person who chooses hospice has the right to change their mind and stop hospice to get treatment for their terminal illness. If a new treatment option comes up, or your loved one simply wants to try again, that door isn’t closed. (medicare.gov)
Talking with the specialists
You can ask the oncologist, cardiologist or other specialist directly: “What do you expect if we keep going with treatment? What would comfort care look like?” Those answers help families decide together. We’ll also coordinate with the doctor your loved one chooses as their attending doctor.
We name UCI Health – Orange, Providence St. Joseph Hospital and Chapman Global Medical Center only as places Orange families come home from. Maxcare isn’t affiliated with any of them.
Orange questions
Can my mother keep seeing her specialist? She can choose a regular doctor as her attending doctor for hospice. Visits meant to cure the terminal illness aren’t covered once hospice begins, so we’ll talk through what makes sense.
Where can our family find local support? The Orange Senior Center near Old Towne offers technology tutoring, transportation and a lunch café, according to the county’s 2026 senior center list. Its staff can also help families find caregiver resources.
Does Maxcare Hospice serve the City of Orange?
Yes. Our office is at 13800 Arizona St #201, Westminster, CA 92683, and our team cares for families in the City of Orange at home, in assisted living and in nursing homes.
Is Maxcare Hospice Medicare-certified?
Yes. Maxcare Hospice is Medicare-certified (CCN 551689) and ACHC accredited, and it has been family-owned since 2011.
Can I reach someone at night or on weekends?
Yes. Open 24 hours, 7 days a week. A live person answers our phone.
About Maxcare Hospice
- Vietnamese American family-owned, based in Westminster since 2011.
- Medicare-certified and ACHC-accredited.
- A live person answers 24/7.
- Vietnamese-speaking nurses, aides and staff.
Helping grandchildren understand
Children notice more than adults think. Simple, honest words usually work best: Grandma is very sick, the doctors can’t make the sickness go away, and the hospice team is helping her feel comfortable. Our social worker and chaplain can suggest age-appropriate ways to include children, such as drawing pictures, reading together or helping with small tasks.
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Maxcare Hospice
13800 Arizona St #201, Westminster, CA 92683
(714) 844-7777
Open 24 hours, 7 days · A live person answers 24/7
Vietnamese-speaking hospice care in Orange
Many families in the City of Orange come to hospice after long treatment at nearby hospitals, and the shift to comfort care can feel sudden. Maxcare Hospice’s nurses (RN and LVN), aides, administrators and office staff speak Vietnamese, so elders can talk through what changes when hospice starts, and their right to stop hospice later, in Vietnamese. Our team visits homes from Old Towne to El Modena and Orange Park Acres. Maxcare is a Vietnamese American family-owned hospice serving Orange County since 2011.
