Palliative Care Support at Home in the San Francisco Bay Area

Palliative care at home focuses on comfort, dignity, and quality of life. Beacon Home Care provides non-medical palliative support—gentle personal care, soothing routines, light housekeeping, meal prep, and companionship—while collaborating with your clinicians so your loved one can feel supported at home.

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Palliative care: Improving quality of life through pain relief and symptom management

Palliative care is provided in addition to a traditional medical treatment plan to help patients manage any resulting side effects and untreated symptoms. Coordinated by doctors, nurses, caregivers, and family members, this type of care provides an extra layer of support that doesn’t focus on medical intervention but instead is focused on pain relief, comfort, and improving the quality of life.

Palliative care can address a wide variety of symptoms, such as nausea, trouble sleeping, pain, difficulty breathing, digestive upset, and fatigue, along with psychological and emotional symptoms such as anxiety, stress, depression, and more. The additional layer of support provided through palliative care helps patients better cope with these challenges, leading to a profound sense of relief and improved peace of mind for the entire family.

Bringing comfort and peace of mind to clients and their families

Learning to live with a serious illness is an unfamiliar challenge that most of us are unprepared to meet on our own. Yet, after the diagnosis, significant relief — both physical and mental — can be found through a specialized type of health care known as palliative care.

Why Choose Palliative Care Support at Home with Beacon Home Care for Non-Medical Home Health Services?

Trusted & Reliable: All Beacon Home Care caregivers are thoroughly screened, bonded, and insured with extensive background checks and professional training.

Flexible Scheduling: From a few hours weekly to 24/7 live-in care, we customize services to fit your family’s needs and budget.

Local Expertise: As your neighborhood non-medical home health provider, we understand our community’s unique needs and maintain strong relationships with local healthcare professionals.

Peace of Mind: Regular family updates, care plan monitoring, and on-call support ensure your loved one receives consistent, quality care.

Affordable Care: We work with long-term care insurance and offer competitive private pay rates with transparent pricing—no hidden fees.

We’re here to answer all your questions on palliative care at home. How can we help you?

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How can Beacon Home Care help?

The caregiving team at Beacon Home Care is specially trained to provide non-medical palliative care assistance through compassionate support for clients of any age, at any stage of their diagnosis, in the comfort of their own home. We help people living with chronic diseases such as COPD, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, HIV/AIDS, as well as people going through cancer treatments, recovering from stroke, or managing heart disease, kidney failure, or liver failure.

Our caregivers provide a variety of services, including medication management, wound supervision, symptom monitoring, non-medical pain management, and mobility assistance, along with much-needed companionship and emotional support. We also provide adult respite care to support family caregivers to improve their quality of life as well.

Who can benefit from palliative care?

Palliative care does not replace traditional medical care, nor is it reserved for cancer patients or people who have discontinued curative treatments. While your medical treatment plan targets the illness, your palliative care plan targets pain and suffering to help improve your quality of life. We work with patients and families to help navigate treatment plans that align with your wants, needs, and values. 

Palliative care goes beyond traditional treatment plans to help you understand your illness, make informed decisions about your options, and connect you to community resources. It can also help you clarify your desires, communicate with family and medical professionals, and process the emotions that accompany a diagnosis. As part of the patient’s larger care team, your Beacon Home Care caregiver provides support to both patients and family members from initial diagnosis through curative treatments, and, if necessary, a transition to hospice care. 

Getting started

The first step in receiving palliative care is a consultation. During your initial consultation, you can expect to discuss your current symptoms, medications and side effects, treatment options, and values. With this information, you’ll work together to develop a personalized support plan that includes steps to manage symptoms, provide relief from pain, and implement techniques to improve your overall well-being.

After your consultation, a written plan of care can be put in place and shared with all of your care team members. The care plan reflects your own personal goals for care and provides specific details for how to manage each of your symptoms, the frequency of any interventions, and the timing for follow-ups. It may also include educational resources, emergency instructions, and contact information for doctors and other care team members.

Having a plan in place can greatly improve peace of mind for all the people involved and help make sure that care is provided according to your wishes. Your Beacon Home Care caregiver will help put the plan into action so you can manage your condition on your own terms.

What Types of Palliative Care Services are Available with Beacon Home Care?

Round-the-clock home care encompasses a wide range of activities of daily living assistance designed to meet your complete needs:

Mobility and Transfer Assistance

Providing expert support for walking, standing, repositioning, and transfers from bed to chair or wheelchair reducing the risk of falls and injury

Adult Respite Care

Providing safe, reliable care so family caregivers can rest and recharge. or regain their personal time as a primary caregiver with peace of mind

Meal Preparation

Services take the stress out of planning, cooking, and cleanup. From grocery shopping to preparing nutritious meals that match dietary needs

Personal Care Assistance

Helps with bathing, dressing, grooming, mobility, and hygiene – delivered with dignity and compassion

Companionship Services

Provide friendly conversation, social activities, and emotional support to brighten each day

Aged Care Services 

Personalized support for seniors, from daily assistance and companionship to professional medical care resources

Medication Reminders

Helps to prioritize medication to ensure you or your loved one never skip, or miss, a dose – contributing significantly to overall heath and safety

Home Help Services

With Beacon Home Care makes daily life easier with assistance for light house cleaning, meal preparation, shopping, and personal care

Surgical Recovery Services

Providing personalized in-home care to help indiviudals heal faster and with less stress recovering from hospitalization or surgery

Disability Services and Support

Personalized care, daily living assistance, and mobility support designed to empower individuals with disabilities

Dementia Care Assistance

Personalized support and companionship for seniors needing assistance with daily living activities, sundowning, and nightime confusion

Home Health Services

Compassionate caregivers working alongside home health providers for continued daily living assistance, personal care, and tailored services

Palliative Care Assistance

Providing caregiving support focused on comfort, pain relief, and quality of life for individuals facing serious illness and chronic conditions

Hospice Care Assistance

Comfort-focused support for individuals with life-limiting illnesses, right in the peace of home during end-of-life care

Transportation Service and Escort

Trusted local travel and errand assistance for seniors, patients, and individuals with mobility challenges

What Our Palliative Care Support at Home Includes

How Palliative Care Works (Simple 3 Steps)

  1. Free in-home assessment to understand needs, routines, and preferences

  2. Personalized care plan built around goals and schedule

  3. Caregiver match for skills and personality—with ongoing check-ins

Why Families Choose Beacon

  • Local, licensed non-medical HCO (trusted Bay Area team)

  • Fast starts – often within 24-72 hours

  • Clear communication with quick updates after visits

Flexible Schedules—When You Need Us Most

Choose hourly, overnight, 24-hour, or live-in support. We can often start care within 24-72 hours after your free assessment.

Hi, my name is Stan. We’d love to hear your story and help you find the peace of mind you deserve. Once you share your specific care needs, we will provide our expertise and resources to guide you through every step of establishing and maintaining the best care solution.

Still considering home care assistance? Let’s take the next steps together

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text @ (510) 822-1661

Service Area

Beacon Home Care services all metropolitan areas of Oakland, Richmond, Berkeley, Alameda, Hayward, Walnut Creek, Concord, Pleasanton, Fremont, San Jose, Palo Alto, San Mateo, San Francisco, San Rafael, Vallejo and their surrounding Bay Area communites

Frequently asked questions about Palliative Care

Palliative care is a specialized type of health care that focuses on improving quality of life by managing symptoms of chronic diseases. With a focus on comfort, pain relief, and social support, palliative care supports patients with serious illness.

Anyone dealing with physical, emotional, or spiritual challenges while managing a serious illness can see benefits from palliative care. Regardless of your age or stage of disease, if your quality of life is being impacted by serious illness, palliative care can help.

Palliative care can be provided at any stage of life, for any serious illness that impacts the patient’s ability to live life to its fullest, and is not limited to cancer or end-of-life patients. Hospice is a special subtype of palliative care that is specifically focused on a patient’s last six months of life. Palliative care may or may not progress to hospice care depending on the progression of a patient’s illness.

Palliative care can encompass a range of activities, including social support, mental and physical exercises, patient advocacy, and education. Our compassionate caregivers help patients navigate their treatment options, communicate their wants and needs, and provide services that give much-needed relief during difficult times. Examples include non-medical pain relief such as ice pads, meditation or breathing exercises for anxiety, or memory-stimulating activities for dementia care patients.

Palliative care may be covered by Medicare or Medicaid, private insurance, or VA health benefits. Your insurance provider can help you determine your eligibilityPalliative care may be covered by Medicare or Medicaid, private insurance, or VA health benefits. Your insurance provider can help you determine your eligibility.

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