Amelia Island has one hospital, one main access bridge from the mainland, and a community where families tend to put down roots for decades. When a serious illness enters that picture, where you turn for care matters in ways that are specific to this place.
Community Hospice provides home-based hospice and palliative care throughout Nassau County, including Fernandina Beach, Yulee, Callahan, Hilliard, and Bryceville. For most families, care comes to wherever the patient lives: a private residence, a family member’s home, an assisted living facility, or a nursing care community. A 24/7 on-call nurse and care coordinator are available by phone at every hour, so someone always answers when you need guidance.
When symptoms become too difficult to manage at home, families in Nassau County do not need to travel to Jacksonville for inpatient hospice care. The Jane and Bill Warner Center for Caring is on the Baptist Medical Center Nassau campus in Fernandina Beach, available when continuous clinical care is needed. For a family already at Baptist Medical Center Nassau, the transition from hospital care to inpatient hospice can happen without leaving the campus. That continuity matters when the family is already under enormous strain.
Community Hospice serves Fernandina Beach through the Jane and Bill Warner Center for Caring and home-based care teams throughout Nassau County. Our full locations directory lists every Center for Caring and office across northeast and north central Florida.
Jane and Bill Warner Center for Caring
1348 South 18th Street, Suite 101
Baptist Medical Center
Nassau Medical Building Office B
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
Phone: 904-268-5200 Toll-free: 866-253-6681 Visitor entrance: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily After-hours: Ring intercom at entry door Wheelchair-accessible entrance and parking
The Jane and Bill Warner Center for Caring is Community Hospice’s inpatient facility for Nassau County, on the Baptist Medical Center Nassau campus in Fernandina Beach. It is available when symptoms cannot be managed at home and continuous clinical care is needed.
Every patient room is private with an en-suite bathroom. Reclining chairs and hideaway beds are standard in all patient rooms, so family members who want to stay overnight have what they need without having to ask. Complimentary parking is available in front of the main entrance. Free guest Wi-Fi and a computer terminal in the family room keep families connected. A quiet room just off the family room provides a private space for reflection.
Pets are welcome at the Center daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Visitors arriving with a pet should register at the front desk; proof of current vaccinations may be required, and pets must remain on a leash. A complimentary washer and dryer are available through the nursing staff for family members staying close during a longer admission. The Amelia Breezes Cafe on the first floor of Baptist Medical Center Nassau provides meals for visitors Monday through Friday (breakfast 7 to 10 a.m., lunch 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., dinner 5 to 6:30 p.m.) and on weekends (breakfast 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., lunch 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., dinner 5 to 6:30 p.m.). Patient meals are provided by Baptist Medical Center Nassau dietary services.
This section is pending Brandon Masters’ confirmation of the Nassau County Office address. The address currently listed in locations.md (2386 Dunn Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32218) is a Jacksonville zip code and may share an entry with the North Jacksonville Office. This H3 will be populated or removed after Brandon’s review.
The Foundation of Community Hospice & Palliative Care generates philanthropic and community support for patient care services, family needs and community programs.
Hospice care is available when a physician determines that a life-limiting illness is expected to run its course within six months. That six-month prognosis reflects a medical judgment about the illness’s trajectory, not a contract or a deadline. Patients who continue to meet the clinical criteria can remain on hospice beyond the initial period, and the Medicare hospice election can be revoked in writing at any time.
For most Nassau County families, hospice care is delivered at home: regular nursing visits, around-the-clock phone access to a clinical nurse, home health aide services for personal care, and visits from a medical social worker, chaplain, and bereavement counselor. When inpatient care is needed for pain or symptoms that cannot be managed at home, the Jane and Bill Warner Center for Caring is on the Baptist Medical Center Nassau campus in Fernandina Beach.
Community Hospice’s interdisciplinary care team includes physicians, registered nurses, licensed home health aides, medical social workers, chaplains, and bereavement counselors, all coordinating care around a single plan tailored to the patient and family.
Medicare Part A covers hospice care for eligible patients, which includes nursing, home health aide services, medications related to the terminal diagnosis, and necessary medical equipment. Medicaid and most private insurance also cover hospice. Most families pay little to nothing out of pocket. No one is ever denied services, regardless of their ability to pay.
Palliative care provides comfort-focused symptom management alongside curative treatment. It is available to patients at any stage of a serious illness, not only at end of life. Community Hospice provides palliative care consultations in Fernandina Beach and throughout Nassau County for patients managing cancer, heart failure, COPD, dementia, and other serious conditions, regardless of their current treatment plan. Starting palliative care does not mean stepping back from treatment. It means adding a layer of support for symptoms, pain, and quality of life while treatment continues.
Grief does not begin at death, and it does not end at the memorial service. Community Hospice provides grief counseling and bereavement support for up to 13 months after a patient’s death, covering the year of firsts that follows a loss: the first holidays, the first anniversary, the months when the wider world has moved on but the family is still finding its footing.
Community Hospice’s grief support services are available to family members of Community Hospice patients and to the broader Fernandina Beach and Nassau County community. These services are provided at no cost.
Community Hospice’s care teams serve all of Nassau County, from Fernandina Beach and Amelia Island to the mainland communities and rural western Nassau.
Fernandina Beach and Amelia Island are served by the Jane and Bill Warner Center for Caring and home-based care teams who travel to patients on the island. The Center’s location on the Baptist Medical Center Nassau campus makes it the natural inpatient resource for families already connected to care on the island. The broader Amelia Island community, including the southern end of the island and American Beach, is fully within the Nassau County service area.
Yulee, the largest mainland Nassau community and the county’s fastest-growing area, is served by home-based hospice teams. Families in Yulee’s new residential communities and established neighborhoods receive in-home nursing care, home health aide services, and all other hospice support without traveling to Fernandina Beach.
Callahan, Hilliard, and Bryceville represent western and northwestern Nassau County, a rural stretch with a different pace and set of resources than the island. Home-based hospice care teams travel to Callahan, Hilliard, and Bryceville. The care team comes to the patient, and distance from Fernandina Beach does not change the level of service. The Wildlight area and the SR-200 corridor are part of the Nassau County service area as the county grows.
The Wildlight area and the SR-200 corridor are part of the Nassau County service area as the county grows.
Families with connections to the Jacksonville metro can find information about Community Hospice locations throughout Duval County on the Jacksonville hospice care page.
Hospice Honors Elite 2025. “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_PLACEHOLDER} to the exceptional quality and heartfelt care our team delivers each day.”
We Honor Veterans, Level 5. Nassau County has one of the highest veteran population shares in northeast Florida, with approximately 10.8% of county residents having served. The Vietnam-era cohort is a significant part of that population, now in the age range when hospice care becomes relevant. There is no VA medical center in Nassau County; veterans needing VA care typically travel to Jacksonville. Community Hospice holds a Level 5 We Honor Veterans designation, the highest tier in the program. Care coordinators are experienced in coordinating VA benefits alongside the Medicare hospice benefit, so Nassau County veterans receive the care they have earned, at home.
Nonprofit, community-rooted, 47 years. Founded in 1979, Community Hospice is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Every dollar returns to patient care, staff education, and community services. Community Hospice has been serving Fernandina Beach families for longer than most of the adults on the island have lived here.
The Concours connection. The Jane and Bill Warner Center for Caring is named for Bill and Jane Warner, founders of the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. Community Hospice is the Concours’ principal charity, a reflection of how deeply this organization is woven into the life of Nassau County.
The rating families give us. Families who have been through this experience with us at the Jane and Bill Warner Center for Caring have given the Center a 4.7-star rating across 14 reviews, the strongest rating of any Community Hospice location in the northeast Florida footprint. That rating comes from people who were sitting in those rooms.
Yes. The Jane and Bill Warner Center for Caring is available when symptoms cannot be managed at home, so Nassau County families do not need to travel to Jacksonville for inpatient hospice. Address, phone, and visiting details are in the Locations section above.
Call 904-268-5200 (Warner direct) or 866-253-6681 (toll-free), 24 hours a day. No physician referral is required to have the first conversation. If your family member is currently at Baptist Medical Center Nassau, the Community Hospice care team can coordinate directly with the hospital. Care can often begin within 24 to 48 hours of the initial call.
Yes. Medicare Part A covers hospice care for eligible patients, including nursing, home health aide services, chaplaincy, social work, medications related to the terminal diagnosis, and necessary medical equipment. Most families pay little to nothing out of pocket. Medicaid and most private insurance also cover hospice. No one is ever denied services, regardless of their ability to pay. Contact the care team to discuss your specific coverage.
Yes. The Medicare hospice election can be revoked in writing at any time. Standard Medicare coverage resumes immediately, with no waiting period and no penalty. A patient can re-elect hospice later if they continue to meet the clinical criteria. There is no lock-in.
Yes. Pets are welcome at the Jane and Bill Warner Center for Caring daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Visitors arriving with a pet should register at the front desk. Proof of current vaccinations may be required. Pets must be on a leash and under control at all times.
Making this call is not easy. Our care coordinators are available 24 hours a day, and the first conversation is just that: a conversation. Call 904-268-5200, the direct local number for the Jane and Bill Warner Center for Caring in Fernandina Beach, or reach us toll-free at 866-253-6681. You can also contact us online at any time. Fernandina Beach and Nassau County families do not have to face this moment alone.
