Hope Hospice

10/16/2026

Help us put Hope Hospice on the winner’s list! 💙

Today is the last day to vote for Hope Hospice in the Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau Best of Walnut Creek Awards in the Best Medical/Wellness Services category!

For more than 45 years, Hope Hospice has provided compassionate, nonprofit hospice care, grief support, and caregiver services to patients and families throughout the East Bay.

Your vote is a wonderful way to recognize the dedicated team members who make a difference in our community every day.

🗳️ Vote today: https://www.bestofwalnutcreek.com/

Thank you for supporting Hope Hospice! 💙

10/15/2026

Grief can feel especially difficult during the holiday season, but you don't have to navigate it alone. Hope Hospice, in partnership with our sister organization, Mission Hospice & Home Care, offers a variety of grief support groups, workshops, and community gatherings this fall.

🌿 Grief Support Groups

General Loss & Spouse/Partner Loss: Eight-week support groups offered quarterly. Contact Hope Hospice Bereavement Services at (925) 829-8770 inquire about upcoming groups in 2027.

End of Life Option Act (EOLOA) Grief Support: An eight-week virtual group for those grieving a loved one who chose medical aid in dying.

📅 Mondays, October 26 – December 14 | 6:00–7:30 p.m. via Zoom

📧 Register: Kate Nitze, LCSW, at [email protected]

☕ Death Café: Conversation & Community

Join a welcoming virtual gathering for open conversations about death, dying, and life.

📅 October 20, November 17 & December 15 | 10:00–11:30 a.m. via Zoom

Register through Mission Hospice & Home Care on Eventbrite. These will be Mission Hospice's final Death Café gatherings. For future gatherings, visit www.deathcafe.com.

🕯️ Grief Support Through the Holidays

The holidays can bring unique challenges when grieving someone you love. Join our bereavement teams for supportive virtual workshops offering connection and guidance. Attend one or both sessions!

📅 November 17 | 6:00–7:30 p.m.

🔗 Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/grief-support-through-the-holidays-november-session-tickets-2002481784924?aff=oddtdtcreator

📅 December 8 | 4:00–5:30 p.m.

🔗 Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/grief-support-through-the-holidays-tickets-2002312541713?aff=oddtdtcreator

🌼 Día de los Mu***os Festival

Join Hope Hospice at Oakland's 31st Annual Día de los Mu***os Festival as we honor and remember the lives of patients we have served. Stop by our ofrenda (altar) and share in this meaningful community tradition.

📅 Sunday, November 1 | 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

📍 Fruitvale Village, Oakland

Admission is FREE!

Please share these offerings with anyone who may benefit from compassionate support and connection.

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10/14/2026

Our brand has evolved. The care families and referral partners rely on hasn't. Hope Hospice continues to provide:

● Support when families need it, including evenings and weekends
● An interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, aides, social workers, chaplains, physical therapists, and bereavement counselors
● The clinical standards the Tri-County and East Bay community has counted on for nearly 50 years

Referral partners: https://www.hopehospice.com/make-a-referral/

10/09/2026

Tomorrow is World Hospice and Palliative Care Day, when we honor the people who make this work possible, and the families who have welcomed us into their homes.

Hope Hospice began in 1980 with a simple belief that the people in our community deserve compassionate, high-quality care. All these years later, that belief still guides every visit, every conversation, and every moment of care.

Thank you to our physicians, nurses, aides, social workers, chaplains, physical therapists, bereavement counselors, and volunteers.

10/07/2026

We’re thrilled to see Castlewood Plays for Hope making headlines in the Tri-Valley!

The recent 3-day fundraiser at The Club at Castlewood was covered in the Pleasanton Weekly and Pleasanton Patch, highlighting nearly 300 participants and more than $450,000 raised for Hope Hospice.

The coverage also shines a spotlight on Hope Hospice’s nonprofit mission and the care and support these funds make possible for local patients, families, and caregivers.

Thank you to The Club at Castlewood, our supporters, volunteers, participants, donors, and local media for helping make the event a success and share Hope’s story.

📰 Read the coverage:
Pleasanton Weekly: https://www.pleasantonweekly.com/community/2026/10/04/new-castlewood-event-raises-450000-for-hope-hospice/

Pleasanton Patch: https://patch.com/california/pleasanton/hope-hospice-fundraiser-castlewood-raises-over-450k

10/05/2026

Hope Hospice has a refreshed look, and our commitment to this community is as strong as ever.

Our new brand reflects an exciting chapter. Hope Hospice is now part of the largest independent nonprofit hospice network in Northern California, alongside By the Bay Health and Mission Hospice.

Our care team, our roots in the Tri-County and East Bay communities, and the relationships we've built with local families since 1980 remain at the heart of who we are. To every family who has trusted Hope Hospice: thank you. That trust is what we carry forward.

See what's new: https://www.hopehospice.com/new-brand

10/01/2026

Hope friends and community! If you might be interested in supporting our South Care region fellow hospice, their Mission Gala is back by popular demand...

Join us for Lighting the Way: A Benefit for Mission Hospice!

Spend a special evening with Mission Hospice on Thursday, November 12, at the Farallon Room at Skyline College in San Bruno.

Enjoy a welcome reception, dinner, music, a live auction and community giving, all while supporting compassionate, quality nonprofit hospice care, grief support, and caregiver services for patients and families throughout San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.

Since 1979, Mission Hospice has been there for local families during some of life’s most difficult moments. Your participation helps ensure this vital care and support remain available to those who need it.

📅 Thursday, November 12
⏰ 5:30–9:00 p.m.
📍 The Farallon Room at Skyline College, San Bruno
🎟️ Tickets: $125 per person

Purchase your tickets today and make a difference in the community:
https://give.missionhospice.org/gala2026

09/17/2026

The Hope Hospice team, including Senior VP of South Care region Anthony Lupian LCSW and Community Liaison Lea Sotka, were thrilled to join local business and community leaders at the San Francisco Business Times State of the Tri-Valley event in San Ramon earlier this week.

As a sponsor, our team had the opportunity to connect with attendees to share more about Hope Hospice and be part of conversations focused on the growth and future of the Tri-Valley.

We’re grateful for opportunities like these to strengthen relationships across the region and continue building awareness of the compassionate quality care and support Hope Hospice provides throughout our community.

09/08/2026

What an incredible inaugural year for Castlewood Plays for Hope!

Over $460,000 was raised for Hope Hospice during three memorable days of sports, community and generosity at The Club at Castlewood in Pleasanton on August 28-30.

Held as part of Castlewood’s centennial celebration, the weekend brought nearly 200 participants together for golf, pickleball, tennis, bocce and a golf skills challenge, followed by a Sunday evening dinner attended by approximately 300 guests.

The generosity continued during the live auction and Fund a Need, where auctioneer and emcee Ellen Toscano, known as "The Singing Auctioneer," took command and helped inspire a spirited 90 minutes of giving.

Funds raised will help Hope Hospice continue providing quality, compassionate hospice care and support throughout the Tri-Valley and neighboring East Bay communities.

We are deeply grateful to The Club at Castlewood for their extraordinary partnership and to everyone who participated, donated, volunteered and helped make this inaugural fundraiser such a success.

A special thank you to our generous sponsors whose support helped make Castlewood Plays for Hope possible. We are incredibly grateful for your commitment to Hope Hospice and the community we serve.

Platinum Level:
Graham-Hitch Mortuary

Gold Level:
Baron's Jewelers
Duane Grummer

Silver Level:
The Swinerton Foundation
Dominic & Lisa Dutra