Palomar Health Palliative & Hospice Care
Medicare-certified hospice in San Marcos, CA
Medicare-certified2★ family survey72% would definitely recommend
Public-record details
- Address
- 365 S Rancho Santa Fe, Suite 104, San Marcos, CA 92078
- Phone
- (619) 780-5469
- Listed under
- Offers higher levels of care, Serves nursing home residents, Serves assisted living residents
- Medicare CCN
- A11732
- Ownership
- Other
- Medicare-certified since
- Feb 10, 2021
- Family survey star rating
- 2 of 5
- Families who would definitely recommend
- 72%
- Families rating the hospice 9 or 10
- 72%
- Hospice Care Index
- 9 of 10
- Average patients per day
- 84
- Levels of care
- Routine home care and at least one higher level (continuous home care, inpatient or respite)
- County
- San Diego
What families said
From the CAHPS Hospice Survey, sent by CMS-approved vendors to family caregivers after a patient's death (Oct 2023–Sep 2025). Share of families answering the most positive way:
| Communicated well with the family | 73% |
| Provided timely help | 66% |
| Treated the patient with respect | 88% |
| Gave the right emotional and spiritual support | 88% |
| Helped with pain and symptoms | 69% |
| Would definitely recommend (family) | 72% |
| Rated the hospice 9 or 10 out of 10 | 72% |
Quality measures
| Hospice Care Index (0–10, higher is better) | 9 of 10 |
| Patients who got all 7 recommended care processes at admission (comprehensive assessment) | 98.16% |
| Patients visited by a registered nurse or social worker on at least 2 of their last 3 days of life | 41.1% |
| Medicare spending per patient | $19,398 |
Who this hospice serves
Where care was provided (share of care days)
| Private homes | 52% |
| Assisted living | 36% |
| Skilled nursing facilities | 11% |
| Hospitals | 1% |
Patients' main diagnoses
| Cancer | 18% |
| Dementia | 20% |
| Heart and circulatory disease | 16% |
| Respiratory disease | 17% |
| Stroke | 20% |
| Other conditions | 11% |
Family survey scores cover families of patients who died under this hospice's care, collected by CMS-approved survey vendors. A missing score usually means the hospice is new or small, not that it is poor. You can switch hospices once per benefit period — see Medicare.gov.