Find the Right Hospice Care in Port St. Lucie, Florida
About 4 hospices currently serve Port St. Lucie, including 4 nonprofits and 3 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 Port St. Lucie often begins after HCA Florida Lawnwood in Fort Pierce and HCA Florida St. Lucie. Names you hear on the hospital floor are a useful starting list for your calls — not the only hospice you can choose. Port St. Lucie sits on the Treasure Coast, but Tradition just south is Martin County, and Fort Pierce is the other St. Lucie city with Lawnwood. One coastal name does not cover all three. After dark, the drive follows I-95 and US-1. Use this page to compare Medicare-certified hospices that serve Port St. Lucie, then confirm the neighborhood or street. If the home is in Fort Pierce or Lakewood Park, start there instead of assuming every Port St. Lucie listing fits.
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Hospice of Okeechobee
Okeechobee, FL
(Family Experience)
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Hospice of Okeechobee - Port St. Lucie
Port St. Lucie, FL
Treasure Coast Hospice - Fort Pierce
Fort Pierce, FL
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(61)
Treasure Coast Hospice - Stuart
Stuart, FL
(Family Experience)
(34)
Every listing here is a Medicare-certified hospice that reports serving Port St. Lucie. 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 Port St. Lucie families
Families in Port St. Lucie 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.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Hospices in Port St. Lucie
Do we have to use the hospice a hospital names in Port St. Lucie?
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 Port St. Lucie?
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 Port St. Lucie?
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 Port St. Lucie?
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 Port St. Lucie office the same thing as serving Port St. Lucie?
No. The office can sit in Port St. Lucie while the team covers other counties, or the office can sit elsewhere and still serve a Port St. Lucie street. Ask about your loved one's address.
What if the home is near Port St. Lucie but in a different city?
Open the page for that city, and keep St. Lucie County as the coverage question. Fort Pierce and Lakewood Park are not the same door as Port St. Lucie.
Hospice Care in Port St. Lucie
Finding hospice care in Port St. Lucie
Start with your loved one's street in Port St. Lucie, then ask which Medicare-certified hospices will come there. St. Lucie County is what the license covers. Treasure Coast 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 Port St. Lucie
Most hospice care in Port St. Lucie 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 Port St. Lucie families
This directory currently lists about 4 Medicare-certified hospices that serve Port St. Lucie. That count is who can come to an address here — not how many offices sit inside one city.
Families often mix Port St. Lucie up with Fort Pierce and Lakewood Park. An office in another city is fine when St. Lucie 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 Port St. Lucie — 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 St. Lucie County page when the home is outside the city limits
- Use Treasure Coast only to scan nearby communities, then come back to the city or county
This page is focused on Port St. Lucie itself. Nearby cities and St. Lucie 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 St. Lucie County, Fort Pierce, Lakewood Park, Fort Pierce North, Treasure Coast, open that page instead.