Find the Right Hospice Care in Auburndale, Florida
About 7 hospices currently serve Auburndale, including 3 nonprofits and 2 with dedicated inpatient facilities. Use this list to compare options and talk with the hospices that feel right for your family. Finding hospice care in Auburndale often begins after Lakeland Regional Health, Winter Haven Hospital, and AdventHealth Heart of Florida in Davenport. Names you hear on the hospital floor are a useful starting list for your calls — not the only hospice you can choose. Lakeland, Winter Haven, and Bartow are three Polk cities. Haines City is closer to the Osceola line than to downtown Lakeland. After dark, the drive follows I-4 and Florida's Turnpike. Use this page to compare Medicare-certified hospices that serve Auburndale, then confirm the neighborhood or street. If the home is in Lakeland or Winter Haven, start there instead of assuming every Auburndale listing fits.
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Good Shepherd Hospice - Auburndale
Auburndale, FL
(Family Experience)
(57)
Good Shepherd Hospice - Lakeland
Lakeland, FL
(Family Experience)
(57)
Compassionate Care Hospice of Central Florida - Bartow
Bartow, FL
Compassionate Care Hospice of Central Florida - Haines City
Haines City, FL
Compassionate Care Hospice of Central Florida - Lakeland
Lakeland, FL
Compassionate Care Hospice of Central Florida - Sebring
Sebring, FL
Empath Hospice
Lakeland, FL
(Family Experience)
(4)
Every listing here is a Medicare-certified hospice that reports serving Auburndale. The office might be elsewhere in Florida — that is common. When you call, share your loved one's address so the team can confirm they can come to you. FindHospices.com is free for families.
Other important resources for Auburndale families
Families in Auburndale often discover that choosing a hospice is only one part of the journey. Questions about funeral arrangements, cremation, estate planning, elder law, probate, advance directives, veterans’ benefits, and other important decisions frequently arise at the same time.
Placements are limited and selective — we review applications and only accept organizations that meet our standards for this section. Listings are paid advertising, not recommendations or endorsements. Families review the information and choose professionals for themselves.
Frequently Asked Questions About Hospices in Auburndale
Do we have to use the hospice a hospital names in Auburndale?
No. A hospital or physician can share names they work with often. You may still compare any Medicare-certified hospice that will come to the patient’s address. Calling for information does not enroll you.
Should we contact more than one hospice about Auburndale?
Yes. Compare who covers the exact address, how soon a nurse can get there, and who answers after hours. A referral is a starting point, not a requirement to use one brand.
Can hospice care be provided at home in Auburndale?
Yes. Most hospice care happens where the patient already lives — a house or apartment, or assisted living, memory care, or a nursing facility. Ask the team to confirm that specific address, not only the city or county name.
How quickly can hospice start in Auburndale?
When hospice is medically appropriate, many teams begin within about 24–48 hours, and some can start the same day when staffing allows. Ask who comes first and how a night call is handled. Then verify by phone.
Is a Auburndale office the same thing as serving Auburndale?
No. The office can sit in Auburndale while the team covers other counties, or the office can sit elsewhere and still serve a Auburndale street. Ask about your loved one's address.
What if the home is near Auburndale but in a different city?
Open the page for that city, and keep Polk County as the coverage question. Lakeland and Winter Haven are not the same door as Auburndale.
Hospice Care in Auburndale
Finding hospice care in Auburndale
Start with your loved one's street in Auburndale, then ask which Medicare-certified hospices will come there. Polk County is what the license covers. Central Florida is only a way to look around nearby communities.
What to compare
As you look through the list, it often helps to ask:
- Whether they can come to your loved one's address, and how long that usually takes after hours
- Who answers the phone the first night after a hospital discharge
- Help with aides, medications, and equipment at home
- Whether a short stay in a hospice house is possible if home care is not enough that night
- Medicare quality information and family-experience scores on each profile
Where hospice care happens in Auburndale
Most hospice care in Auburndale happens where your loved one already lives — at home, in assisted living, or in a nursing home. A short stay in a hospice house is for nights when symptoms need a nurse on site.
Local considerations for Auburndale families
This directory currently lists about 7 Medicare-certified hospices that serve Auburndale. That count is who can come to an address here — not how many offices sit inside one city.
Families often mix Auburndale up with Lakeland and Winter Haven. An office in another city is fine when Polk County is on the license — just make them say so. Ask who answers after dark and how long a nurse usually takes to reach that street.
When you are comparing, it often helps to:
- Start with the exact street or ZIP in Auburndale — a city name on a brochure is not the same as coverage
- Ask how long a nurse usually takes to reach that address after hours
- If care would start in assisted living or a nursing home, ask how they work with that building
- Open the Polk County page when the home is outside the city limits
- Use Central Florida only to scan nearby communities, then come back to the city or county
This page is focused on Auburndale itself. Nearby cities and Polk County can help if your family is looking across more than one community.
Where to start
Use your loved one's exact address. If the home is in Polk County, Lakeland, Winter Haven, Haines City, Central Florida, open that page instead.