Find the Right Hospice Care in Merritt Island, Florida
About 40 hospices currently serve Merritt Island, including 4 nonprofits and 4 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 Merritt Island often begins after Health First Holmes Regional in Melbourne, Parrish Medical Center in Titusville, and the Cape Canaveral campus. Names you hear on the hospital floor are a useful starting list for your calls — not the only hospice you can choose. The Space Coast is one county with several cities. Melbourne, Palm Bay, Titusville, and the beach towns are not interchangeable addresses. After dark, the drive follows I-95 and I-4. Use this page to compare Medicare-certified hospices that serve Merritt Island, then confirm the neighborhood or street. If the home is in Palm Bay or Melbourne, start there instead of assuming every Merritt Island listing fits.
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Showing 20 of 40 providers
St. Francis Hospice - Melbourne
Melbourne, FL
(Family Experience)
(16)
St. Francis Hospice - Titusville
Titusville, FL
(Family Experience)
(42)
Hospice of Health First - Melbourne
West Melbourne, FL
(Family Experience)
(12)
Hospice of Health First - Merritt Island
Merritt Island, FL
Mederi Caretenders Hospice
Viera, FL
(Family Experience)
(64)
Amedisys Hospice - Melbourne
Melbourne, FL
VITAS Healthcare - Barefoot Bay
Barefoot Bay, FL
VITAS Healthcare - Clermont
Clermont, FL
VITAS Healthcare - Davenport
Davenport, FL
VITAS Healthcare - Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach, FL
VITAS Healthcare - Fernandina Beach
Fernandina Beach, FL
VITAS Healthcare - Gainesville
Gainesville, FL
VITAS Healthcare - Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL
VITAS Healthcare - Kissimmee
Kissimmee, FL
VITAS Healthcare - Lake City
Lake City, FL
VITAS Healthcare - Lakeland
Lakeland, FL
VITAS Healthcare - Lecanto
Lecanto, FL
(Family Experience)
(0)
VITAS Healthcare - Lynn Haven
Panama City, FL
VITAS Healthcare - Macclenny
Macclenny, FL
VITAS Healthcare - Maitland
Maitland, FL
20 more providers available
Every listing here is a Medicare-certified hospice that reports serving Merritt Island. 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 Merritt Island families
Families in Merritt Island 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 Merritt Island
Do we have to use the hospice a hospital names in Merritt Island?
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 Merritt Island?
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 Merritt Island?
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 Merritt Island?
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 Merritt Island office the same thing as serving Merritt Island?
No. The office can sit in Merritt Island while the team covers other counties, or the office can sit elsewhere and still serve a Merritt Island street. Ask about your loved one's address.
What if the home is near Merritt Island but in a different city?
Open the page for that city, and keep Brevard County as the coverage question. Palm Bay and Melbourne are not the same door as Merritt Island.
Hospice Care in Merritt Island
Finding hospice care in Merritt Island
Start with your loved one's street in Merritt Island, then ask which Medicare-certified hospices will come there. Brevard County is what the license covers. Central East 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 Merritt Island
Most hospice care in Merritt Island 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 Merritt Island families
This directory currently lists about 40 Medicare-certified hospices that serve Merritt Island. That count is who can come to an address here — not how many offices sit inside one city.
Families often mix Merritt Island up with Palm Bay and Melbourne. An office in another city is fine when Brevard 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 Merritt Island — 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 Brevard County page when the home is outside the city limits
- Use Central East Florida only to scan nearby communities, then come back to the city or county
This page is focused on Merritt Island itself. Nearby cities and Brevard 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 Brevard County, Palm Bay, Melbourne, Titusville, Central East Florida, open that page instead.