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Hospice care providers in Florida

As of the August 2026 CMS release, Florida has 61 Medicare-certified hospices in 43 cities. 45 have a family caregiver rating, averaging 2.9 stars, below the U.S. average of 3.7. Miami has the most (6).

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Hospice care providers61in 43 cities
Average rating2.9U.S. 3.7
Rated 4-5 stars29%U.S. 60%
5-star2of 45 rated

Hospice care providers in Florida by city

Highest-rated hospices in Florida

By family caregiver rating, then the share who would recommend it.

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Name City Family caregiver rating Would recommend Average daily patients
Accent Care Hospice & Palliative Care of Hillsboro Tampa 66% 463
Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care of Broward County Plantation 71% 242
Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care of Pasco Coun Wesley Chapel 85% 142
Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care of Pinellas C Clearwater 80% 288
Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care of Southern Florida Miami 74% 768
Adventhealth Hospice Care Central Florida Altamonte Springs 83% 792
Adventhealth Hospice Care East Florida Ormond Beach 83% 101
Affinity Care of Charlotte and Desoto Port Charlotte Not rated – –
Affinity Care of Hillsborough Tampa Not rated – –
Affinity Care of Manatee County Bradenton 76% 21
Affinity Care of Sarasota Sarasota 75% 156
Amedisys Hospice Hialeah Not rated 84% 108
Amedisys Hospice of Brevard Melbourne Not rated 82% 24
ARC Hospice of Florida Leesburg Not rated – –
Avow Hospice INC Naples 92% 461
Big Bend Hospice INC Tallahassee 89% 377
Bristol Hospice - Miami Dade Miami Not rated 79% 254
Catholic Hospice INC Miami Lakes 80% 732
Community Hospice of Northeast Florida INC Jacksonville 90% 1,238
Compassionate Care Hospice of Central Florida INC Lakeland 82% 279
Compassionate Care Hospice of Lake and Sumter INC The Villages 80% 244
Continuum Care of Broward Sunrise Not rated 71% 147
Continuum Care of Miami Dade Miami Not rated 76% 125
Emerald Coast Hospice Panama City 89% 918
Empath Hospice Lakeland Not rated – –
Empath Tidewell Hospice Sarasota 85% 1,163
Gentiva Orlando 64% 368
Gentiva Miami 78% 1,116
Gentiva I Pensacola 81% 286
Good Shepherd Hospice Lakeland 89% 444
Gulfside Hospice, INC Land O Lakes 80% 566
Halifax Health Hospice Port Orange 86% 668
Haven Hospice Gainesville 92% 666
Heartland Hospice (Broward) Plantation Not rated 72% 207
Heartland Hospice (Jacksonville) Jacksonville 74% 81
Hope Hospice and Community Services INC Fort Myers 83% 693
Hospice By the Sea INC Boca Raton 81% 678
Hospice of Florida Jacksonville Not rated 55% 13
Hospice of Gold Coast Home Health Services Fort Lauderdale Not rated – –
Hospice of Health First INC West Melbourne 92% 237
Hospice of Lake & Sumter INC Tavares 86% 1,181
Hospice of Marion County INC Ocala 84% 447
Hospice of Okeechobee Incorporated Okeechobee Not rated 90% 37
Hospice of Palm Beach County INC West Palm Beach 81% 1,071
Hph Hospice Brooksville 82% 590
Lifepath Hospice Temple Terr 79% 1,069
Medcare Hospice Miami Not rated – 15
Mederi Caretenders Hospice Viera 85% 221
Moments Hospice of Miami Miami Lakes Not rated – 86
Opus Care of South Florida Miami 85% 502
Palm Beach Hospice and Palliative Care By Morselife West Palm Beach 74% 113
Peoples Hospice and Palliative Care Panama City Not rated – –
Peoples Hospice and Palliative Care of Florida Pensacola 95% 47
St. Francis Hospice Titusville 93% 349
Suncoast Hospice Palm Harbor 85% 1,068
Suncoast Hospice of Hillsborough Brandon 77% 175
Treasure Coast Hospice of Martin Stuart 89% 218
Treasure Coast Hospice of St Lucie Fort Pierce 90% 340
Vitas Healthcare Corporation of Florida Tallahassee 82% 252
Vitas Healthcare Corporation of Florida Melbourne 81% 13,421
Vna Hospice of Indian River County INC Vero Beach 91% 192

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Questions about hospices in Florida

How many hospices are in Florida?

Florida has 61 Medicare-certified hospices. The cities with the most are Miami (6), Jacksonville (3), Lakeland (3), Melbourne (2), Miami Lakes (2).

Which hospices in Florida have 5 stars?

2 hospices have 5 stars: Peoples Hospice and Palliative Care of Florida (Pensacola), St. Francis Hospice (Titusville).

How do Florida's hospices compare with the rest of the U.S.?

29% of rated hospices in Florida have 4 or 5 stars, against 60% nationally. The average rating is 2.9 stars (U.S. 3.7).

Does Medicare pay for hospice care?

Yes. Medicare Part A covers hospice care in full for patients a doctor certifies as having six months or less to live if the illness runs its normal course. Patients may pay up to $5 per prescription for pain and symptom drugs and 5% of the cost of inpatient respite care. Choosing hospice means stopping treatment meant to cure the terminal illness, but Medicare still covers care for unrelated conditions.

Source: CMS Hospice Compare (Provider Data Catalog datasets yc9t-dgbk, 252m-zfp9 and gxki-hrr8). August 2026 release. About the data.

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