20 Medicare-certified hospice providers are based in Kern County, serving Bakersfield, Delano, Ridgecrest, Visalia and nearby communities. 1 is non-profit. The longest-serving has held Medicare certification since 1995. This list comes straight from Medicare's official Care Compare data — no provider pays to appear here, and your contact information is never given to a facility.
Bakersfield · (661) 523-3686 · Medicare-certified since 2020
Bakersfield · (661) 863-2160 · Medicare-certified since 2021
Bakersfield · (661) 619-1271 · Medicare-certified since 2020
Bakersfield · (661) 304-9373 · Medicare-certified since 2018
Bakersfield · (661) 444-0871 · Medicare-certified since 2015
Delano · (661) 586-5729 · Medicare-certified since 2019
Bakersfield · (661) 327-9800 · Medicare-certified since 2013
Bakersfield · (661) 716-4000 · Medicare-certified since 1998
Bakersfield · (661) 324-1232 · Medicare-certified since 2000
Bakersfield · (661) 310-3500 · Medicare-certified since 2020
Bakersfield · (661) 410-1010 · Medicare-certified since 1995
Bakersfield · (800) 552-6054 · Medicare-certified since 2022
Bakersfield · (818) 516-4565 · Medicare-certified since 2023
Ridgecrest · (760) 499-3617 · Medicare-certified since 2011
Bakersfield · (661) 310-3500 · Medicare-certified since 2022
Visalia · (559) 625-1043 · Medicare-certified since 2023
Bakersfield · (661) 843-7643 · Medicare-certified since 2021
Bakersfield · (661) 528-1010 · Medicare-certified since 2021
Bakersfield · (661) 864-0490 · Medicare-certified since 2008
Bakersfield · (714) 921-2273 · Medicare-certified since 2025
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Get matched in Kern County →A good hospice can often begin within 24–48 hours of the referral. If care is needed now, call two or three providers — responsiveness on this call predicts responsiveness later.
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Yes — Medicare's hospice benefit covers the hospice team, comfort medications, equipment, and respite care. Room and board is the main cost it does not cover.
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