Hospice Care Support in Bakersfield, CA
verlight Care’s Bakersfield office provides non-medical caregivers who work alongside your loved one’s hospice agency, filling the hours between hospice visits with personal care, comfort, and help around the house. We are not a hospice. Your hospice team manages medical care, and we handle the daily support so your family can spend this time together.
How Hospice Support Care Works in Kern County
Hospice teams provide medical and comfort care through scheduled visits, but most of the day-to-day caregiving still falls on the family. That is where Everlight Care comes in. Our caregivers are in the home for the hours you choose, working within the hospice team’s plan.
Our non-medical support can include:
- Personal care: help with bathing, dressing, and toileting, done gently and with dignity.
- Comfort care: our caregivers are trained in comfort care techniques and understand the sensitivities of end-of-life care.
- Meal preparation for your loved one and help keeping the household fed.
- Light housekeeping and laundry, so the home stays calm and comfortable.
- Medication reminders. Your hospice team manages medications; our caregivers only offer reminders.
- Companionship: sitting with your loved one, conversation, favorite activities, and help staying in touch with family by phone or video.
- Errands and shopping, so family members do not have to leave the bedside.
What We Do and What Your Hospice Team Does
- Your hospice agency: medical care, pain and symptom management, medications, and clinical decisions.
- Everlight Care: non-medical personal care, comfort, household help, companionship, and family support.
Everlight Care does not provide nursing or medical care and does not replace hospice. If you have questions about your loved one’s symptoms or medications, call your hospice team.
When Bakersfield Families Add Hospice Support Care
Many people on hospice want to spend their final days at home. Families want that too, but the physical work and the long nights can be exhausting. Families in Bakersfield often call us when:
- A spouse is the main caregiver and needs rest, or simply time to be a spouse again
- Adult children are splitting shifts around jobs and their own families
- Family is driving in from out of town and cannot be there every day
- A loved one is coming home on hospice from a Bakersfield hospital and the family needs help from the first day
- Nights have become hard and someone needs to be present while family sleeps.
Support does not have to end when your loved one passes. Our team can help with tasks like organizing personal items and moving belongings, or simply be there to listen when family members need to talk.
What Bakersfield Families Say
“I receive attention from the administration when I have any concern and they actually come to me first which is nice. When I contact them they reply promptly. The Bakersfield location shows true care in the individuals they serve by making sure the staff is paired up appropriately with the needs of the clients.”
– JS, Google Review
Why Kern County Families Choose Everlight Care During Hospice
- A local office: 4540 California Avenue, Suite 520, Bakersfield, CA 93309. When plans change quickly, your care team is close by.
- Available 24/7: a care manager is reachable day or night, which matters when needs change fast.
- Local oversight: our Bakersfield team, including Lead Supervisor Carrie Cook, matches caregivers to your loved one, manages the care plan, and coordinates with your hospice team as needed.
- Employee caregivers: every caregiver is an Everlight employee, not a contractor, carefully screened and trained, with ongoing support. We hire only a small percentage of applicants.
- Licensed by the State of California: HCO #104700031.
- Not a franchise: locally owned and family-operated since 2017.
How to Start Hospice Support Care in Bakersfield
1. Call (661) 489-5188 or send the form below. Tell us about your loved one, the hospice agency involved, and the hours your family needs covered.
2. Free consultation. A care manager meets with your family at home, or at the hospital before discharge, to understand routines, comfort needs, and the hospice team’s plan.
3. A care plan that works alongside hospice. We set a schedule around hospice visits and match a caregiver suited to your loved one.
4. Care begins. In most cases care can start within [CONFIRM: 24 to 48 hours] of the consultation, and we adjust hours as needs change.
Hospice Support Care Across Kern County
Our Bakersfield office provides hospice supportive care in Bakersfield and these surrounding communities:
Bakersfield (including Rosedale and Seven Oaks) · Oildale · Shafter · Wasco · Delano · Arvin · Taft · Tehachapi · Ridgecrest · Lake Isabella
For mountain and desert communities like Tehachapi, Ridgecrest, and Lake Isabella, hospice supportive care is staffed by caregivers who live in or near those communities, so shift changes stay on time.
Everlight Care provides your family with an experienced, caring, responsible caregiver. Our caregivers are dedicated, trusted, healthy, and safe.
Paying for Hospice Support Care in Bakersfield
Everlight Care’s services are separate from your hospice agency’s services, so ask your hospice team what their benefit covers. For Everlight’s non-medical care, our Bakersfield office accepts:
- Private pay
- Long-term care insurance
- Veterans benefits, including Aid and Attendance and the VA Community Care Network
- Respite funding through our partnership with Valley Caregiver Resource Center, which can help give family caregivers a break
Additional options may be available. Call (661) 489-5188 and we will walk through them during your free consultation.
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Hospice Support Care in Bakersfield:
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Is Everlight Care a hospice?
A: No. Everlight Care is a non-medical home care agency. Our Bakersfield office provides caregivers who work alongside your loved one’s hospice agency. The hospice team handles medical care, pain management, and medications. Our caregivers help with personal care, meals, light housekeeping, companionship, and family support during the hours hospice staff are not in the home.
Q: What does a hospice support caregiver do in Bakersfield?
A: An Everlight Care hospice support caregiver in Bakersfield helps with bathing, dressing, toileting, meal preparation, light housekeeping, laundry, and medication reminders. Caregivers are trained in comfort care techniques and provide companionship. Everlight Care does not provide nursing or medical care, so clinical questions always go to your hospice team.
Q: Will Everlight Care work with our hospice agency?
A: Yes. Everlight Care’s Bakersfield office works alongside the hospice agency your family has chosen. We schedule care around hospice visits and follow the hospice team’s plan for your loved one’s comfort. Our care managers are available 24/7 to adjust your loved one’s care schedule as needs change. Call (661) 489-5188 to start.
Q: Does hospice pay for Everlight Care’s caregivers?
A: Everlight Care’s services are separate from your hospice agency’s services, so ask your hospice team what their benefit covers. For our non-medical care in Bakersfield, we accept private pay, long-term care insurance, and Veterans benefits including Aid and Attendance and the VA Community Care Network. Call (661) 489-5188 to talk through options.
Q: Can you help our family after our loved one passes?
A: Yes. Everlight Care’s Bakersfield team can continue to help after a loved one’s passing, with tasks such as organizing personal items and moving belongings. Sometimes it is simply being there to listen when family members need to talk. Call (661) 489-5188 to ask about support for your family during this time.
Q: Which areas does your Bakersfield office serve for hospice support care?
A: Everlight Care’s Bakersfield office provides hospice support care in Bakersfield, Rosedale, Seven Oaks, Oildale, Shafter, Wasco, Delano, Arvin, Taft, Tehachapi, Ridgecrest, Lake Isabella, and surrounding Kern County communities. Our office is at 4540 California Avenue, Suite 520, Bakersfield, CA 93309, and our team is available 24/7.
