Our Next Chapter: A New Home for Hospice SLO County

We’re excited to share an important update about the future of Hospice of San Luis Obispo County.

After nearly 25 years at our Pacific Street location, we have moved just one block away (in the same parking lot) to a smaller, more visible historic home. Our new location at 1305 Marsh Street will continue to be called The Dorothy D. Rupe Center, honoring the generosity that made our long-time home possible.

While the building is smaller, this move allows us to reduce our annual operating and maintenance costs to help strengthen our long-term sustainability while still offering a welcoming space that supports the incredible work our staff and volunteers do every day.

While our address has changed, our mission remains the same: to provide compassionate, volunteer-driven hospice and grief support free of charge to individuals and families across San Luis Obispo County.

For almost five decades, Hospice SLO County has been a place of comfort, dignity, and connection for our community. This move allows us to strengthen our foundation for the future—ensuring that we can continue offering free hospice and grief support services to residents of San Luis Obispo County for decades to come.

Hospice SLO County remains financially stable, and this decision represents thoughtful planning for the organization’s future.

“The new Dorothy D. Rupe Center honors our past while ensuring a sustainable path forward,” said Abe Lincoln, Board Chair of Hospice SLO County. “This is not just a change of address—it’s a reaffirmation of our mission and our deep commitment to serving this community.”

About Hospice of San Luis Obispo County

Founded in 1977, Hospice of San Luis Obispo County is a non-medical volunteer hospice and grief support organization providing services at no cost to residents of San Luis Obispo County. Guided by the belief that no one should face life’s final chapters—or the grief that follows—alone, Hospice SLO County offers in-home support, caregiver respite, grief counseling, support groups, and community education. As one of only 14 remaining volunteer hospices in the United States, its mission is sustained entirely through community donations, grants, and volunteer service.