Hardee County's state-licensed Medicare and Florida Medicaid hospice, palliative care, respite, and grief support network serving seniors at home in Wauchula (33873), Bowling Green (33834), Zolfo Springs (33890), and Ona (33865), as well as bedside inside Vivo Healthcare Wauchula, Lakeside Neurologic, ACES, and AdventHealth Wauchula. Anchored by Good Shepherd Hospice, Inc. (an affiliate of non-profit Chapters Health System; AHCA Hospice License #50060951, AHCA File #22910009, CMS Certification Number #101550, NPI #1235283151, Florida Sunbiz Doc# N06000007799, licensed since 1983), which dispatches interdisciplinary RN case managers, hospice aides, medical social workers, chaplains, and durable medical equipment to Hardee County from its Heartland office at 1110 Hammock Rd, Sebring, FL 33870 ((863) 382-0037 / 24-Hour Admissions 1-800-544-3280) and its George C. Forsythe Hospice House inpatient center (450 Arneson Ave, Auburndale, FL 33823, (863) 968-1707). Cross-referenced with Hardee County's two additional AHCA-licensed Service Area 6B hospice providers: Compassionate Care Hospice of Central Florida, Inc. (Amedisys / Optum; AHCA Hospice License #50370978, File #22960107, CMS CCN #101553, NPI #1215123062, Sunbiz Doc# P08000018881, 2525 Drane Field Rd, Suite 4, Lakeland, FL 33811, (863) 686-2263) and VITAS Healthcare Corporation of Florida (AHCA Hospice License #50370966, File #22960095, NPI #1669548053, Sunbiz Doc# F95000002460, 115 S Missouri Ave, Suite 350, Lakeland, FL 33815, (863) 583-7100) (acceptsMedicaid: true).
Official Verification Sources: Chapters Health System — Good Shepherd Hospice Official Website; CMS NPI Registry — Good Shepherd Hospice, Inc. (NPI #1235283151); CMS NPI Registry — Compassionate Care Hospice (NPI #1215123062) & VITAS (NPI #1669548053)
Issuer: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) & U.S. CMS
Notes: All three Service Area 6B hospices are actively licensed by Florida AHCA to serve Hardee County: (1) Good Shepherd Hospice, Inc. (AHCA #50060951, File #22910009, CCN #101550, NPI #1235283151, Sunbiz #N06000007799, 1110 Hammock Rd, Sebring, FL 33870, (863) 382-0037 / 1-800-544-3280); (2) Compassionate Care Hospice of Central Florida, Inc. (AHCA #50370978, File #22960107, CCN #101553, NPI #1215123062, Sunbiz #P08000018881, (863) 686-2263); (3) VITAS Healthcare Corp. of Florida (AHCA #50370966, File #22960095, NPI #1669548053, (863) 583-7100) (acceptsMedicaid: true).
Factual details and direct answers about Chapters Health System — Good Shepherd Hospice & Compassionate Care Hospice (Hardee County Hospice Network)'s services, licensing, and credentials.
Which state-licensed hospice agencies provide in-home and nursing home care in Hardee County?
Hardee County (AHCA Service Area 6B) is served 24/7 by three AHCA-licensed hospices: non-profit Good Shepherd Hospice / Chapters Health System (AHCA License #50060951, (863) 382-0037 / 1-800-544-3280), Compassionate Care Hospice of Central Florida (AHCA License #50370978, (863) 686-2263), and VITAS Healthcare (AHCA License #50370966, (863) 583-7100).
Does Medicare or Florida Medicaid cover 100% of hospice care, hospital beds, and caregiver respite in Wauchula?
Yes (acceptsMedicaid: true). Under the Medicare Part A and Florida Medicaid Hospice Benefits, eligible Hardee County seniors receive 24/7 on-call nursing, home health aide visits, hospital bed and oxygen delivery, comfort medications, and up to 5 consecutive days of inpatient caregiver respite at zero out-of-pocket cost.
Connect with complementary legal, financial, and residential providers serving seniors in Sebring and Hardee County.
Swaine, Harris & Wohl, P.A. (with Stone Law Group, P.L. & Karlson Law Group, P.A. — 10th Circuit Heartland Elder Law, Medicaid & Probate Counsel)
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