Hospice Care in Riverside County, CA

Riverside County's healthcare network is anchored by Riverside Community Hospital, the county's only Level I trauma center, and the county-operated Riverside University Health System Medical Center in Moreno Valley, alongside Loma Linda University Health, Kaiser Permanente, and the Southwest Healthcare hospitals in Corona, Murrieta, and the Temecula Valley. Discharge planners at these facilities are the primary path families take into hospice. MAR Hospice Care coordinates with those teams so that when comfort-focused care becomes the priority, the transition home is smooth, with nursing, medications, and equipment arranged before discharge day.

Though Riverside County stretches across more than 7,200 square miles, all three of MAR's target cities sit in its denser western and southwestern portion. Corona occupies the far northwest corner where Riverside, Orange, and San Bernardino counties meet, accessible from several directions but subject to severe congestion on the SR-91, one of Southern California's busiest routes. The city of Riverside, the county seat, sits west-central with good access via the I-215 and SR-60. Murrieta lies at the southwestern tip near the San Diego County line, primarily reached by the I-15; its distance from the county's central hospitals means many patients there return home from the Loma Linda or Rancho Springs facilities closer to them.

The county is home to roughly 2.55 million residents, about 15 percent of whom are 65 or older, and a large share of older adults qualify for both Medi-Cal and Medicare. A Hispanic and Latino majority gives Spanish a prominent place across the region, especially in the cities of Riverside and Corona, making bilingual capacity an important part of compassionate care here. The area also carries a deep military heritage, anchored by March Air Reserve Base and Riverside National Cemetery, so coordinating hospice for veterans is a meaningful part of MAR Hospice Care's work. Public-health officials have also flagged a growing dementia burden across the county, a population for whom in-home hospice can offer real comfort.