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Home Health Care Agency in Palm Beach County, Florida
Palm Beach County is not one market. It runs from Jupiter to Boca Raton and inland to Belle Glade, and a caregiver in one corner of it is an hour from the other. Focus Family Care is a licensed home health agency and nurse registry based in West Palm Beach, staffing the whole county.
Quick Answer
Palm Beach County has two Level I trauma centers, a dedicated children's hospital, and roughly a dozen acute care hospitals spread across forty miles of coastline. Where you live determines which of them you will be discharged from, and that shapes the care you need at home. This page will point you to the right place.
Key Takeaways
- Palm Beach County is not one market. Jupiter to Boca Raton is about an hour of driving.
- Two state-designated Level I trauma centers means serious events are treated locally, so people come home needing more support.
- Coverage is deepest along the coastal corridor and thinner in the western communities.
- Focus Family Care serves all ages, not only seniors, including pediatric home care and private duty nursing.
Two Level I trauma centers, one at each end
Most Florida counties have none. Palm Beach County has two, both state-designated Level I.
St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach runs 413 beds and has served the county for more than eighty years. It is also a state-designated Pediatric Trauma Referral Center, and the Palm Beach Children's Hospital inside it is the only dedicated children's hospital between Fort Lauderdale and Orlando.
Delray Medical Center holds the second, covering the south of the county. Between them sit Bethesda Hospital East in Boynton Beach, HCA Florida JFK Hospital in Atlantis, Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Jupiter Medical Center and several others.
Why this matters for home care: a county with two Level I trauma centers treats serious events locally instead of transferring them out. People survive strokes, cardiac events and major injuries here, and then come home needing considerably more support than a routine discharge requires.
Find your part of the county
We staff every part of Palm Beach County, but the practical answers differ by where you are. Start with the page closest to you.
- West Palm Beach, Palm Beach and Riviera Beach: Our office is at 515 N Flagler Drive, and this is our densest coverage in the county. See home health care in West Palm Beach.
- Delray Beach: A Level I trauma center, and the busiest corridor of home care agencies in the county. See home health care in Delray Beach.
- Boca Raton: The southern end, closer to Broward than to our office, with its own hospital and its own referral patterns. See home health care in Boca Raton.
- Boynton Beach and Lake Worth: Bethesda Hospital East, and a different mix of private pay and Medicaid again. See Boynton Beach and Lake Worth.
- Jupiter and Palm Beach Gardens: The northern end, served by Jupiter Medical Center and Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center. See Jupiter and Palm Beach Gardens.
- Wellington and the western communities: Further inland, longer travel times, a smaller pool of local caregivers. Confirm scheduling when you call. See home health care in Wellington.
What we provide across the county
A registered nurse writes and supervises every Palm Beach County care plan.
- Skilled nursing: Wound care, medication management, IV therapy and post-surgical care.
- Home health aides: Bathing, dressing, mobility and personal care.
- 24-hour and live-in care: For anyone who cannot safely be alone overnight.
- Respite care: Planned breaks for family caregivers.
- Alzheimer's and dementia care: With caregivers matched for temperament rather than availability.
- Companion care and transportation: Including rides to appointments.
- Pediatric home care and private duty nursing: We serve all ages, not only seniors, which matters in a county whose children's hospital draws families from three counties away.
Paying for care in Palm Beach County
Palm Beach County sits in Florida Medicaid Region G, which since February 2025 has covered Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River and Okeechobee under one set of managed care contracts running to 2030. Humana, Sunshine Health, Simply Healthcare and Florida Community Care carry Long-Term Care benefits in every region of the state.
If you are not enrolled in Medicaid Long-Term Care yet, eligibility screening runs through the Area Agency on Aging of Palm Beach/Treasure Coast, which is the designated agency for Planning and Service Area 9 and is itself based in Palm Beach County.
Medicare covers skilled nursing and therapy after a qualifying hospital stay, and covers home health aide visits only alongside those skilled services. It does not pay for ongoing daily personal care. Most families use a combination, funded differently, and we will map out which is which before you commit to anything.
If a long-term care insurance policy exists, bring it. Older policies often carry better daily benefits than families expect. We verify coverage at no charge before the first visit.
Focus Family Care accepts Medicare, Florida Medicaid, private pay, and more than 100 private insurance plans.
Where our caregivers are based
Focus Family Care staffs Palm Beach County with caregivers who live in Palm Beach County. Coverage is deepest along the coastal corridor from Jupiter to Boca Raton, and thinner in the western communities, where travel times are longer.
More than 50 Focus Family Care caregivers are based in each part of the county, north, central and south. From your first call, a first visit is typically within 24 to 48 hours.
How We Know This
Focus Family Care is a Florida-licensed home health agency and nurse registry (License NR #30211928, HHA #299995403) accredited by ACHC. Guidance on this page is reviewed by the agency's Director of Nursing, and coverage details are verified with each family's insurance before care begins.
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Insurance & Payment
We Accept Medicare, Medicaid, Private Pay, and 100+ Insurance Plans
Focus Family Care accepts Medicare, Florida Medicaid, private pay, and more than 100 private insurance plans, including most long-term care policies. We verify your coverage at no charge before the first visit.
Not sure what your plan covers? Call (561) 693-1311 for free insurance verification, no obligation.
Questions Palm Beach County families ask
We are being discharged from Delray Medical Center. How quickly can care start?
Within 24 hours of an in-home assessment for non-medical care. Call before the discharge rather than after, and ask the case manager for the discharge summary and medication list before you leave the building.
Do you cover the whole county, or only near your office?
The whole county. Coverage is deepest along the coast and thinner in the western communities. Focus Family Care will tell you honestly on the first call what can be staffed for your hours and your address.
Do you care for children?
Yes. Focus Family Care provides pediatric home care and private duty nursing across the county for all ages.
Does Medicare pay for a home health aide?
Only alongside skilled services after a qualifying hospital stay. It does not fund ongoing daily personal care. This is the single most common misunderstanding we correct.
Home Care Services in Palm Beach County
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515 N Flagler Drive, Ste 350, West Palm Beach, FL 33401