--- title: "Home Health & Hospice Care | Skilled Nursing at Home | Sutter Health" description: "Sutter Care at Home provides skilled nursing, pain management and personalized end-of-life support to 18 counties across Northern California." url: "https://www.sutterhealth.org/services/home-health-hospice-care" --- 1. [Home](https://www.sutterhealth.org/) / 2. [Services](https://www.sutterhealth.org/services) / 3. Home Health and Hospice Care ![A home health aide and patient review a care plan together in the patient's home during a home health care appointment.](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/SutterHealth/Images/Home-Page/home-health-hospice-care.jpg?h=1358&iar=0&w=3150) # Home Health and Hospice Care Sutter Care at Home brings comfort and support right to wherever you call home, whether at a private house, assisted living facility, nursing home or hospice unit. [Call Location Near You](https://www.sutterhealth.org/services/home-health-hospice-locations "Call Location Near You") ![A home health aide and patient review a care plan together in the patient's home during a home health care appointment.](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/SutterHealth/Images/Home-Page/home-health-hospice-care.jpg?h=1358&iar=0&w=3150) ## Why Choose Sutter? Whether you're recovering from an illness or injury, managing a chronic condition or seeking compassionate support during life's final stages, our dedicated Sutter Care at Home teams   help you maintain daily comforts while receiving exceptional care. Our multidisciplinary care teams are committed to enhancing your quality of life through services like skilled nursing, infusion therapy, rehabilitation exercises and coordinating necessary medical equipment. From bereavement counseling and grief support groups to assistance with social services, we provide dignified, empathetic care to you and your loved ones. ## By the Numbers ### 2,000+ Care Specialists bring nursing and specialty medical services like physical therapy and home infusion to you. ### 18 Counties across Northern California receive our hospice, grief and bereavement support services. ### #1 in Home Health Visits as the region’s largest community-based, not-for-profit home health care provider. ### 686,000 Home Health Visits and counting to wherever you call home. ## Contact Sutter Care at Home Supporting you and your family is always our priority. We bring skilled nursing, infusion therapy and hospice care right to you. [Call Location Near You](https://www.sutterhealth.org/services/home-health-hospice-locations) ## Treatments - [Bereavement](https://www.sutterhealth.org/services/grief-bereavement-support) - Infusion Therapy - [Occupational therapy](https://www.sutterhealth.org/services/occupational-therapy) - Pain management - [Physical therapy](https://www.sutterhealth.org/services/physical-therapy) - Respiratory Care and Home Medical Equipment - [Speech and language therapy](https://www.sutterhealth.org/services/speech-and-language-therapy) - [Wound care](https://www.sutterhealth.org/services/wound-care) ## Related services - [Grief and bereavement support](https://www.sutterhealth.org/services/grief-bereavement-support) - [Palliative care](https://www.sutterhealth.org/services/palliative-care) - [Pediatric grief support](https://www.sutterhealth.org/services/pediatric-grief-support) - [Sutter SeniorCare PACE](https://www.sutterhealth.org/services/sutter-seniorcare-pace) ## Specialty Services **Home Health** Visiting nurses, physical therapists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, medical social workers and other members of the [home health](https://www.sutterhealth.org/services/home-health) care team help you manage chronic conditions, recover from an injury, or return home following surgery or a hospital stay. **Hospice Care** [Hospice](https://www.sutterhealth.org/services/hospice-care) is a special way of caring for loved ones in their final stages of life. Highly personalized comfort care focuses on the physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs of the person and support for their family members, including anticipatory grief support and [bereavement counseling](https://www.sutterhealth.org/services/grief-bereavement-support). **Home Infusion Therapy** [Sutter Infusion and Pharmacy Services (SIPS)](https://www.sutterhealth.org/services/home-health-hospice-locations#infusion-pharmacy) pharmacists and specially trained nurses provide education and support for infusion therapies in the comfort of your home. Services include anti-infectives (antibiotics, antivirals, antifungal), total parental nutrition, tube feeding, immunoglobulins, inotropes, hydration, factor products, biologics, pain management, chemotherapy and injectable medications.  **Home Medical and Respiratory Equipment (Timberlake)** [Home Medical and Respiratory Equipment (Timberlake)](https://www.sutterhealth.org/services/home-health-hospice-locations#equipment) licensed respiratory care practitioners provide support for pulmonary conditions and help manage respiratory therapy, including noninvasive ventilation, oxygen and Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) devices. We deliver a full line of medical equipment, including walking aids, wheelchairs, hospital beds and bathroom equipment. **Sutter SeniorCare PACE** [Sutter SeniorCare PACE](https://www.sutterhealth.org/services/sutter-seniorcare-pace) offers preventive care, medical care and support services to help seniors remain in their homes. To enroll, participants must be 55+ years old, a Sacramento County resident, eligible for nursing home level of care, and able to live at home or in a community setting safely with support. ### [Advanced Healthcare Directives](https://www.sutterhealth.org/health/advanced-healthcare-directives) Find out how this legal document can help you share your healthcare wishes with your doctor and family.  ### [Palliative Care vs. Hospice](https://www.sutterhealth.org/health/difference-between-palliative-care-and-hospice) What’s the difference between the two? Learn about the stages of illness and what care is best for you. ### [Hospice Volunteer Opportunities](https://feedback.sutterhealth.org/f/142265/159b/) Our hospice volunteers are valued members of our care team who help provide companionship, respite for family members and office support. ## Bringing Care to You From skilled nursing to rehabilitation therapy, home health services helped Simona recover where she felt most comfortable — at home. Watch her inspiring journey back to the life she loves. ## Sutter's Picks Health & wellness ### [Living with Death](https://www.sutterhealth.org/health/living-with-death) Facing death brings emotional and spiritual challenges. Follow this wisdom to help you through the process. Health & wellness ### [Avoiding Caregiver Burnout](https://www.sutterhealth.org/health/avoiding-caregiver-burnout) Caregivers need care, too. Learn strategies to reduce your stress and feel more in control. Health & wellness ### [Communication Tips for Caregivers](https://www.sutterhealth.org/health/communication-tips-for-caregivers) Caregivers need support, too. Learn how to communicate your needs and develop a network of support. ## Classes & events [View all classes & events](https://www.sutterhealth.org/patient-resources/find-event-results?limit=10&query=%22%5C%22Caregiving+and+end+of+life%5C%22%22&verticalKey=events) - Support Group ### [Dementia Caregivers Support Group - Santa Barbara](https://ewp.seatrobot.com/66f32bee33ea82483f1ddb0b/69277bd2a98c7b70b11045d4/) Tuesday, November 3, 2026 Build a support system with people who understand. 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helped\nus to optimize her recovery.\nSUZANNE MAGINOT: They're in familiar surroundings.\nThey're in their own bed, sleeping better, eating better,\nmoving around better.\nThere's more of a motivation to improve in the house.\nSIMONA THORPE: Right now I can see with their help,\nI advance a lot.\nI advance a lot.\nSUZANNE MAGINOT: We can recognize\nthings that are starting to go bad quickly\nand get them the care in the home\nso that they're not having to go back to the emergency room.\nPAUL HONG: That personal touch, so to speak,\nthat differentiates, I think, our care.\nAnd, ultimately, that added benefit benefits myself,\nbenefits us because it really raises our standard,\nas well as it raises the confidence\nthat the patients have in us.\nSUZANNE MAGINOT: I will see some of my patients out and about\nsometimes at the grocery store, in church,\nor at the soccer game watching their grandchild play soccer.\nAnd they'll recognize me.\nAnd I like the fact that I had something\nto do 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