Hospice Care in Jacksonville, FL
Jacksonville Hospice Care Close to Home
Jacksonville covers more than 870 square miles, which means “local care” can mean something very different depending on where you live. A family in Oceanway is nearly 30 miles from a family in Mandarin. Families in Riverside are far removed from the beaches communities.
Community Hospice has built its Jacksonville presence to reflect that reality. Our Centers for Caring and offices span the city: the Southside, Northside, Downtown, Baymeadows, Riverside, and the surrounding communities. If your loved one is already admitted to Baptist Health, UF Health Jacksonville, Ascension St. Vincent’s, or Mayo Clinic, a Community Hospice Center for Caring is already inside that building. Care transitions happen without requiring your family to transport their loved one to a new facility.
For patients who want to stay home, our care teams travel throughout Duval County, bringing nursing care, home health aide services, chaplaincy, and medical social work directly to the patient. Home-based hospice in Jacksonville means your loved one remains in familiar surroundings, with the same dedicated care team available around the clock.
Our Jacksonville Locations
Community Hospice operates two types of locations in Jacksonville: Hospice Centers for Caring, our inpatient facilities embedded in the city’s major hospital systems, and administrative and community offices that coordinate home-based care, community programs, and family services.
Hospice Centers for Caring (inpatient)
Each Center for Caring page provides hours, directions, and parking details specific to that facility.
Anne and Donald McGraw Center for Caring
Inpatient center on the Mayo Clinic Florida campus at 4715 Worrall Way. Serves patients admitted to Mayo Clinic and families throughout the Deerwood, Town Center, and beaches corridor. Patient and visitor parking is available on the Mayo Clinic campus.
Earl B. Hadlow Center for Caring
Inpatient hospice center at 4266 Sunbeam Road, providing continuous nursing care for patients with complex symptoms or pain that cannot be managed at home. The Hadlow Center shares its Sunbeam Road location with our administrative Main Office, but the two operate as separate facilities.
Alice and T. O’Neal Douglas Center for Caring
On the 5th floor of Baptist Medical Center Downtown at 800 Prudential Drive. Patients admitted to Baptist Downtown transition to inpatient hospice care without leaving the building.
Center for Caring at UF Health Jacksonville
Located in 3 South – Clinical Center on the UF Health Jacksonville Main Campus, 655 West 8th Street. Serves patients and families from central and western Jacksonville.
Center for Caring at Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside
On the 4th floor of Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside, 1 Shircliff Way. Serves the historic neighborhoods of Riverside, Avondale, Ortega, and surrounding Westside communities.
Center for Caring at Ascension St. Vincent’s Southside
On the 5th floor of Ascension St. Vincent’s Southside, 4201 Belfort Road. Serves the Baymeadows, Regency, Southpoint, and Deerwood communities.
Center for Caring at Baptist Medical Center South
On the 7th floor at 14550 Old St. Augustine Road. Serves far south Jacksonville, Mandarin, and the Bartram Park and Julington Creek communities.
Outside of Jacksonville
Two additional Centers for Caring serve families just outside Jacksonville: the Bailey Family Center for Caring at UF Health Flagler in St. Augustine, and the Jane and Bill Warner Center for Caring at Baptist Medical Center Nassau in Fernandina Beach.
Other Jacksonville Locations
These are our administrative offices and community spaces. They are not inpatient facilities, but they are how home-based hospice, palliative care, grief support, and community programs reach Jacksonville families.
Main Office
Administrative headquarters at 4266 Sunbeam Road, Jacksonville. Home to referral intake, care coordination, the Charles M. Neviaser Educational Institute, and The Foundation of Community Hospice & Palliative Care.
North Jacksonville Office
Office and community space at 2386 Dunn Avenue, Suite 109, coordinating home-based care for the Northside, Oceanway, and northern Duval County areas approaching Nassau County.
Dr. Gaston J. Acosta-Rua Office
Community Hospice office at 5450 Ramona Boulevard, serving families in west Jacksonville and the surrounding neighborhoods.
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The Foundation of Community Hospice & Palliative Care generates philanthropic and community support for patient care services, family needs and community programs.
Hospice and Palliative Care Services in Jacksonville
Hospice care focuses on comfort, dignity, and quality of life for patients living with a life-limiting illness. Community Hospice’s care teams include physicians, registered nurses, licensed home health aides, medical social workers, chaplains, and bereavement counselors, all working together around a single goal: making the time your family has together as meaningful as possible.
Care is available both at home and at one of our Centers for Caring in Jacksonville. Home-based hospice includes regular nursing visits, around-the-clock phone access to a clinical nurse, and aide services to help with personal care. Inpatient care at any of our Centers for Caring provides continuous clinical support for patients with pain or symptoms that require more intensive management.
Medicare Part A covers hospice care for eligible patients, which means most Jacksonville families pay little or nothing out of pocket. Medicaid and most private insurance policies also cover hospice. Our team handles insurance verification and paperwork so your family can focus on time together. No one is ever denied services through Community Hospice, regardless of their ability to pay.
Veterans in Jacksonville may qualify for additional hospice benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs. Jacksonville is home to Naval Air Station Jacksonville and Naval Station Mayport, and Community Hospice’s care coordinators are experienced in coordinating VA benefits alongside Medicare so veterans and their families receive everything they have earned.
Palliative care is specialized medical care focused on symptom relief and improved quality of life. Unlike hospice care, palliative care can begin at the time of a serious illness diagnosis and continue alongside curative treatment. Patients in Jacksonville managing cancer, congestive heart failure, COPD, chronic kidney disease, or neurological conditions like ALS can receive palliative care consultations regardless of their treatment plan.
Patients do not need to be on hospice to receive palliative care through Community Hospice. As with hospice, no one is ever denied palliative care through Community Hospice based on ability to pay.
Grief does not begin after a death. Many family members and caregivers in Jacksonville experience anticipatory grief while their loved one is still living, and many continue to need support long after a loss. Community Hospice provides grief counseling and bereavement services to patients’ family members throughout Jacksonville, both during the hospice period and for up to 13 months after the death of a loved one.
Support groups, individual counseling, and memorial services are all part of our bereavement program. Jacksonville residents do not need to be a current patient’s family member to access our grief support resources, and these services are offered at no cost.
Serving Families Across Jacksonville
Community Hospice provides home-based hospice and palliative care throughout Duval County. Our care teams serve every part of the city, including:
Southside and Southeast Jacksonville
Mandarin, Baymeadows, Deerwood, Southpoint, San Jose, Beauclerc, Bartram Park, and the communities near Old St. Augustine Road.
Central and Downtown Jacksonville
San Marco, Riverside, Avondale, Downtown, Springfield, and Brentwood.
Northside and Northwest Jacksonville
Oceanway, Northside, Yellow Bluff, and the areas along Dunn Avenue and New Berlin Road.
West Jacksonville
Murray Hill, Ortega, Westside, and the 103rd Street corridor.
Arlington and East Jacksonville
Arlington, Fort Caroline, Regency, and the Tinseltown area.
Beaches communities
Jacksonville Beach, Neptune Beach, and Atlantic Beach.
Beyond Jacksonville, Community Hospice serves a 16-county region across northeast and north central Florida. Families in Nassau County can find details on our Fernandina Beach location page. Families in St. Johns County can visit our St. Augustine page. Patients in Alachua County will find information on our Gainesville page.
Why Jacksonville Families Choose Community Hospice
Community Hospice & Palliative Care is the largest nonprofit hospice provider in northeast Florida. Founded in 1979, we have served Jacksonville families for 47 years, building relationships with the communities, hospitals, and physicians that make up this city’s healthcare landscape.
In 2025, Community Hospice was named a Hospice Honors Elite program. The recognition as a Hospice Honors Elite program places Community Hospice among the top 2% of hospices nationwide, and we are honored to be the only hospice in the state of Florida to receive this designation, a testament to the exceptional quality and heartfelt care our team delivers each day.
As a nonprofit organization, every dollar Community Hospice generates returns to patient care, staff education, and community services. There are no shareholders to satisfy and no quarterly earnings to protect. The organization’s board of directors is made up of community members committed to the founding mission of compassionate, dignified end-of-life care.
Community Hospice is the only hospice provider in Jacksonville with Centers for Caring inside Baptist Health, UF Health Jacksonville, Ascension St. Vincent’s, and Mayo Clinic Florida. Patients in Jacksonville’s major hospital systems can move to inpatient hospice care without leaving the building, which removes one of the most stressful transitions families face at an already difficult time.
Frequently Asked Questions
About Hospice in Jacksonville
Call 866-253-6681. Our care coordinators answer 24 hours a day. A physician referral is helpful but not required to begin the conversation. If your loved one is currently in a Jacksonville hospital, ask the discharge planner to contact Community Hospice, or call us directly from the hospital. Our team will coordinate with the medical staff to arrange care.
Yes. Medicare Part A covers hospice care for eligible patients. Coverage includes nursing visits, medications related to the terminal diagnosis, home health aide services, chaplaincy, social work, and bereavement support. Most families pay nothing out of pocket for Medicare-covered hospice. Medicaid and most private insurance plans also cover hospice care. Our team verifies your coverage before care begins, and no one is ever denied services through Community Hospice based on their ability to pay.
Community Hospice provides care throughout all of Duval County, including every Jacksonville neighborhood and ZIP code. We also serve a 16-county region across northeast and north central Florida, including Clay, Nassau, and St. Johns Counties. If you are unsure whether your address falls within our service area, call 866-253-6681 and we will confirm coverage.
Palliative care focuses on comfort and symptom management for patients with a serious illness, at any point in treatment. A patient can receive palliative care while pursuing curative or life-prolonging treatment. Hospice care is a specific form of palliative care that begins when a physician certifies a prognosis of six months or less if the illness runs its normal course, and the patient chooses to focus on comfort rather than curative treatment. Both services are available through Community Hospice in Jacksonville.
Talk to Someone Today
Choosing hospice care is one of the most significant decisions a family will face. Community Hospice has been part of this moment for Jacksonville families for 47 years.
Call 866-253-6681 to speak with a care coordinator. Our team is available 24 hours a day, every day of the year.