# 4 Kings County care homes hold a hospice waiver on file 4 of Kings County's 6 state-licensed residential care homes hold a hospice waiver on the California Department of Social Services licensing record (retrieved September 27, 2026). These are care homes, not hospices — hospice care itself comes from a separate licensed hospice agency the family chooses. Every home with the waiver on file is listed below, alphabetically. California requires an approved hospice waiver, or an exception from the department, before a licensed home may keep a resident receiving hospice services. Those are the department’s own words (CDSS Provider Information Notice 22-24-ASC, citing 22 CCR §87632). Each home below carries the waiver on the state’s record. An exception is granted case by case, and the licensing record does not publish it — so this is not every home in the county that could. Full page: ## Which Kings County homes hold a hospice waiver? The 4 homes below hold hospice waivers on the state licensing record retrieved September 27, 2026. Homes are listed alphabetically — never ranked — and each name links to its full state record, including inspection history and every care approval on file. - [Diamond Terraces]() — Hanford · Mid-size home · licensed for 38 residents · License #167200404 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Hospice care - [Easy Living Senior Home]() — Lemoore · Small board-and-care home · licensed for 6 residents · License #167209525 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Dementia care · Hospice care - [The Irwin House]() — Hanford · Mid-size home · licensed for 14 residents · License #167209623 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Dementia care · Hospice care - [Valley Christian Home]() — Hanford · Large community · licensed for 131 residents · License #160400627 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Hospice care CDSS licensing roster · September 27, 2026 ## What is a hospice waiver in a California care home? "Hospice waiver" is the state’s term for the approval a residential care home must hold before a resident receiving hospice services may remain in the home — unless the department has granted that home an exception instead (22 CCR §87616(c)). The waiver belongs to the home’s license; the hospice care itself is delivered by a separately licensed hospice agency the family chooses. A home without the waiver on file is not refusing hospice — the record shows no waiver, which is not the same as no route, and every approval decision stays with the Department. ## Sources - CDSS licensing roster, September 27, 2026