Big Bend Hospice, Inc. (Florida Sunbiz 501(c)(3) Document #746858, FEI/EIN 59-2260669, AHCA Hospice License #HOSPICE5006096 / #5002096, AHCA File #22910001, CMS Medicare/Medicaid CCN #101506, CMS NPI #1598718199, Florida Medicaid Hospice Provider ID #087524400) is the state-licensed non-profit hospice and palliative care provider serving Jefferson County from its dedicated local satellite office at 615 North Jefferson Street in downtown Monticello (ZIP 32344), backed by its 12-bed acute inpatient unit—the First Commerce Center for Compassionate Care (Margaret Z. Dozier Hospice House, 1723 Mahan Center Blvd, Tallahassee, FL 32308)—located just 19 miles west along U.S. Highway 90 (Mahan Drive). Licensed continuously since 1983 across the eight-county Big Bend region, Big Bend Hospice dispatches interdisciplinary Registered Nurse (RN) case managers, board-certified hospice and palliative physicians, hospice nursing aides (CNAs), medical social workers, music therapists, chaplains, and bereavement counselors directly to private homes in Monticello (32344), Lloyd (32337), Wacissa (32361), and Lamont/Aucilla (32336), as well as bedside inside Monticello's two skilled nursing facilities—Brynwood Health and Rehabilitation Center (#105514) and Cross Landings Health and Rehabilitation Center (#105832).
Official Verification Sources: Big Bend Hospice, Inc. — Official Jefferson County Service Area & Contact Directory; Florida AHCA FloridaHealthFinder — Big Bend Hospice (#HOSPICE5006096 / File #22910001); CMS Medicare Care Compare — Big Bend Hospice (CCN #101506)
Issuer: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) & Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Notes: Verified 2026-10-26 via AHCA FloridaHealthFinder, CMS & Sunbiz: Big Bend Hospice, Inc. (#HOSPICE5006096, File #22910001, CCN #101506, NPI #1598718199, Medicaid ID #087524400, Sunbiz #746858) operates a dedicated Jefferson County office at 615 N Jefferson St, Monticello, FL 32344 and the 12-bed Margaret Z. Dozier Hospice House 19 miles west on US-90 at 1723 Mahan Center Blvd, Tallahassee, FL 32308 ((850) 878-5310).
Factual details and direct answers about Big Bend Hospice, Inc. (#HOSPICE5006096 / CCN #101506) — Jefferson County Office in Monticello (615 N Jefferson St) & First Commerce Center for Compassionate Care Inpatient Unit's services, licensing, and credentials.
Does Big Bend Hospice have a physical office in Monticello, and how quickly can a nurse reach rural Wacissa or Lamont?
Yes. Big Bend Hospice operates a dedicated Jefferson County satellite office at 615 North Jefferson Street in downtown Monticello (32344), and its main campus and inpatient hospice house are located just 19 miles west on US-90 at 1723 Mahan Center Boulevard in East Tallahassee. Dedicated Jefferson County hospice nurses and aides live and work in the local corridor and provide 24/7 on-call emergency response to homes in Monticello, Lloyd, Wacissa, and Lamont ((850) 878-5310).
Can a family caregiver in Jefferson County use the Medicare 5-day inpatient respite benefit at the Margaret Z. Dozier Hospice House?
Yes. Under the Medicare Part A and Florida Medicaid Hospice Benefits, enrolled Jefferson County patients can stay for up to 5 consecutive days of inpatient caregiver respite—or receive General Inpatient (GIP) acute pain and symptom management—at Big Bend Hospice's First Commerce Center for Compassionate Care (Margaret Z. Dozier Hospice House, 1723 Mahan Center Blvd), just 20 minutes west of Monticello on US-90.
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Floyd Faglie, P.L., Morris Law Firm & Collins Law Firm — Floyd B. Faglie, Esq., Robert E. Morris, Esq., David W. Collins, Esq. & Charles M. Collins, Esq. (Monticello Resident Elder Law, Probate & Real Property Counsel)
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Farmers & Merchants Bank (FMB — Historic Monticello Domestic Charter #169 / #11286) & Successor Renasant Bank (f/k/a The First Bank — Monticello Main Office)
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Brynwood Health and Rehabilitation Center (#SNF10680961 / CCN #105514 — 97 Beds) & Cross Landings Health and Rehabilitation Center (File #23301 / CCN #105832 — 60 Beds) — Monticello In-County Skilled Nursing & Memory Care Hub
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Jefferson County Senior Citizens Center & DOEA PSA 2 Lead Agency Network — CCE In-Home Personal Care, ADI Dementia Respite, HCE Subsidies & 701B Medicaid LTC Intake
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Jefferson County Assisted Living & AFCH Supply Gap Hub (0 In-County ALFs) — Sodalis Tallahassee (#AL9700 — 120 Beds), The Opal on Hermitage (#AL9181 — 75 Beds) & Rosa's Caring Heart (#AL11706 — Greenville Border)
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Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH — #4194 / CCN #100135), TMH Rehabilitation Center (#105579), HCA Florida Capital Hospital (#4246 / CCN #100254) & Madison County Memorial Hospital (#4155 / Swing-Bed CCN #101301)
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