Find the Right Hospice Care in New Smyrna Beach, Florida
About 11 hospices currently serve New Smyrna Beach, including 4 nonprofits and 7 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 New Smyrna Beach often begins after Halifax Health in Daytona Beach, AdventHealth Daytona Beach, and AdventHealth Fish Memorial. Names you hear on the hospital floor are a useful starting list for your calls — not the only hospice you can choose. Daytona Beach, Port Orange, Ormond Beach, and Deltona are one county. Palm Coast is Flagler County, just north. After dark, the drive follows I-95 and I-4. Use this page to compare Medicare-certified hospices that serve New Smyrna Beach, then confirm the neighborhood or street. If the home is in Deltona or Daytona Beach, start there instead of assuming every New Smyrna Beach listing fits.
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Haven Hospice - Chiefland
Chiefland, FL
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(12)
Haven Hospice - Gainesville
Gainesville, FL
(Family Experience)
(80)
Haven Hospice - Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL
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(0)
Haven Hospice - Lake City
Lake City, FL
(Family Experience)
(35)
Haven Hospice - Orange Park
Orange Park, FL
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(0)
Haven Hospice - Palatka
Palatka, FL
(Family Experience)
(39)
Haven Hospice - St. Augustine
St. Augustine, FL
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(0)
Halifax Health Hospice - Kissimmee
Kissimmee, FL
Halifax Health Hospice - Port Orange
Port Orange, FL
(Family Experience)
(37)
Halifax Health Hospice - Winter Park
Winter Park, FL
AdventHealth Hospice Care - Ormond Beach
Ormond Beach, FL
(Family Experience)
(3)
Every listing here is a Medicare-certified hospice that reports serving New Smyrna Beach. 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 New Smyrna Beach families
Families in New Smyrna Beach 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 New Smyrna Beach
Do we have to use the hospice a hospital names in New Smyrna Beach?
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 New Smyrna Beach?
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 New Smyrna Beach?
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 New Smyrna Beach?
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 New Smyrna Beach office the same thing as serving New Smyrna Beach?
No. The office can sit in New Smyrna Beach while the team covers other counties, or the office can sit elsewhere and still serve a New Smyrna Beach street. Ask about your loved one's address.
What if the home is near New Smyrna Beach but in a different city?
Open the page for that city, and keep Volusia County as the coverage question. Deltona and Daytona Beach are not the same door as New Smyrna Beach.
Hospice Care in New Smyrna Beach
Finding hospice care in New Smyrna Beach
Start with your loved one's street in New Smyrna Beach, then ask which Medicare-certified hospices will come there. Volusia 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 New Smyrna Beach
Most hospice care in New Smyrna Beach 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 New Smyrna Beach families
This directory currently lists about 11 Medicare-certified hospices that serve New Smyrna Beach. That count is who can come to an address here — not how many offices sit inside one city.
Families often mix New Smyrna Beach up with Deltona and Daytona Beach. An office in another city is fine when Volusia 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 New Smyrna Beach — 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 Volusia 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 New Smyrna Beach itself. Nearby cities and Volusia 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 Volusia County, Deltona, Daytona Beach, Port Orange, Central East Florida, open that page instead.