CMS 5-Star hospice in Brevard County
Care that starts sooner.
Palliative care, hospice care, and grief support from one local, nonprofit team. You don't need a terminal diagnosis to call us.
- CMS 5-Star Quality RatingFrom Medicare's family survey
- Level V We Honor VeteransThe program's highest level
- CHAP AccreditedCommunity Health Accreditation Partner
- Nonprofit since 1977Founded by a Titusville nurse
Where are you right now?
Most families call us before anyone has said the word hospice. Choose the situation closest to yours.
Caring for someone who is getting sicker
Palliative care, respite, and caregiver support for serious illness. No terminal diagnosis needed.
Palliative care
Wondering if it is time for hospice
Learn who qualifies, what Medicare and the VA cover, and how to start the conversation.
What is hospice
Leaving the hospital or needing care today
Our team can often begin care within hours, at home or in one of our two care centers.
Hospice care
Grieving someone you love
Free grief support for adults, children, and teens in Brevard County, whether or not we cared for your loved one.
Grief support
From the first diagnosis to the years after.
Families who start with palliative care keep the same nurses, social workers, and chaplains if hospice care becomes the right choice.
Palliative care
Comfort and symptom relief alongside treatment.
Hospice care
Comfort-focused care at home, wherever home is.
Care centers
Around-the-clock care when home is no longer an option.
Grief support
Counseling and groups for your family afterward.
Calling us is not signing up. Ask about eligibility, costs, or VA benefits with no obligation.
Who qualifiesFamilies rate our care above average.
St. Francis Hospice holds a 5-Star Quality Rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The rating comes from surveys of family caregivers.
- Hospice patients served in FY2025
- 1,948
- Grief support clients in FY2025
- 6,471
- The year neighbors founded St. Francis
- 1977
Rating of hospice care (9 or 10 out of 10)
Would recommend the hospice
Source: CMS Care Compare, CAHPS Hospice Survey, data collected April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2025.
Level V We Honor Veterans partner
Care that honors their service.
Brevard is a military community. Our veteran care program recognizes each veteran's service and helps families with VA benefits.
- Pinning ceremonies led by veteran volunteers
- Help with VA benefits alongside Medicare
- Veteran-to-veteran volunteer visits
- Veterans cared for in FY2025
- 400
- Veterans honored in our community
- 564
Two care centers. All of Brevard.
Most of our patients receive care at home. When symptoms need around-the-clock attention, our inpatient care centers in Titusville and Melbourne are ready.
- TitusvilleCare center
- Merritt Island
- Cocoa
- Rockledge
- Viera
- MelbourneCare center
- Palm Bay
TitusvilleEdward M. Poe Care Center
Inpatient hospice care with dignity and compassion when home is no longer an option.
Visit the Poe Care Center
MelbourneMelbourne Care Center
Inpatient hospice care on the second floor of Melbourne Regional Medical Center.
Visit the Melbourne Care Center
Stories from our neighbors.
Veteran honor ceremony
A pinning at 99
Gerald Moreland served in the Army in Berlin after World War II. Twenty family members gathered for his honor ceremony on his 99th birthday.
What Matters Most
One more day on a horse
Suzanne Schafer loved horses her whole life. Her wish was a day at a Merritt Island ranch, with her daughters beside her.
NorthStar child grief
Broken made new
Children in our NorthStar program mended pottery hearts with gold, inspired by the Japanese art of kintsugi.
St. Francis Hospice Foundation
Neighbors helping neighbors.
Gifts and volunteers fund the care Medicare does not cover, from charity care to last wishes.
Give your time
Sit with patients, support veterans, help at events, or work in our thrift store.
VolunteerGive comfort
Last year, donors provided $259,809 in charity care for Brevard patients.
Make a giftSat., Nov. 7, 2026
DASH in Life 5K & Memorial Stroll
A run and walk honoring veterans at the Brevard Veterans Memorial Center in Merritt Island.
Register or sponsor
50 years of caring for Brevard.
Emilie Sasko, a Titusville nurse, and a group of volunteers founded St. Francis in 1977. We celebrate 50 years at the Lights in the Night Gala at Kennedy Space Center on February 27, 2027.
Not sure what you need? Start with a call.
A St. Francis team member answers every hour of every day. Ask your questions. There's no obligation.
Call anytime(321) 269-4240