66 Bovet Road, Suite 100, San Mateo, California
Founded in 1979, Mission Hospice is a respected nonprofit organization providing end-of-life care, palliative care, and grief support to families across the San Francisco Peninsula and South Bay . Their mission is to help patients and their loved ones live life to the fullest during terminal illness, combining clinical excellence with holistic, compassionate support. Key Services: Hospice Care: Pain and symptom relief, 24/7 on-call nursing, emotional and spiritual support, volunteer companionship, grief counseling, and medical equipment and medication management . Palliative Care: Available earlier in serious illness to manage symptoms and enhance quality of life without halting curative treatment . Mission House: A peaceful residential option for patients requiring symptom control that cannot be managed at home . Volunteer & Community Outreach: Volunteers provide companionship, caregiver relief, and participate in educational events. Mission hosts events and publishes a monthly newsletter . Their services can be accessed wherever the patient resides—home, assisted living, skilled nursing facility—or at the Mission House. Hospice eligibility is based on a terminal diagnosis with an expected prognosis of six months or less, though palliative care can be provided at any stage .