Treasure Coast Hospice

SpecialtiesYour Hometown Hospice offers a Special Kind of Caring. Hospice of Okeechobee has always shared close ties with the community it serves. We were established in 1983 by a group of local individuals who saw the need for hospice care in Okeechobee. Three of those individuals are Paul Buxton, Fran Syfrett and Dorothy Bulger are still involved with Hospice of Okeechobee. We are truly your Hometown Hospice.

If you or a loved one is facing a life-limiting illness, VITAS Healthcare can help. We focus on you, not your disease, to ensure comfort and dignity near the end of life. VITAS provides you and your family with a team of hospice professionals—physician, nurse, hospice aide, social worker, chaplain, volunteer—to meet physical, emotional and spiritual needs. We care for you wherever you call home—a private residence, assisted living community or nursing home. If symptoms become severe, we have Intensive Comfort Care, shifts of 24-hour continuous care until symptoms are under control. For those symptoms that cannot be managed at home, VITAS also provides inpatient hospice beds and units in local hospitals. With VITAS you’re never alone. We’re available 24/7/365, with support available even on holidays and weekends. In the transition from hospital to home, from curative to palliative care, from chronic to end-stage disease, VITAS is with you every step of the way.