Hello VITAS Healthcare, we would like to extend a big THANK YOU to the VITAS Team for providing my…read moreMom with care, and the family with assistance during her final moment. The compassion and attentiveness provided by the whole VITAS Team Staff was no doubt remarkable during a very difficult time in our lives. When my Mom's Healthcare Oncologist informed us that we needed to begin coordinating Hospice Care...VITAS Team swiftly responded and came to our home that evening. Not really understanding Hospice Care a representative arrived within hours to help explain a care strategy. The experience of preparing and planning for the needed care of a loved one was not easy. The VITAS Team really gave our family amazing support through a very emotionally time from early Home Hospice Care to final Facility Hospice Care located at Rockledge, FL. The VITAS Team ensured my Mom was comfortable through the entire process of care. VITAS Representatives and Teams listed below were all superb in our experience! Yes, we lost our Mom but do know, she no longer must deal with the pain of cancer, other illnesses, or worries. Again, thanks to the whole VITAS Team for their outstanding care and support provided to our Mom/Family. God Bless You All! VITAS Representatives: Admissions Nurse: Emily; Health Care Nurse: Crystal; Doctor: Dr. Z. Dahya; Chaplain: Ellen; Social Worker: Stephanie; Nurse Assistant: Yolande; Rockledge Facility Nurse Team, Facility Chaplain, Cleaning Staff, and to the Health Care Equipment Delivery Team.

They are the most AMAZING staff ever!! They took such great care of my dad and it helped knowing…read morethat they kept him comfortable and they cared for him as well as us. They truly helped us during one of the most difficult times. The facility was also so beautiful and so clean.

This is the place…read more You want a place like this when you are in need of hospice. I have never, in my years, found one location where everyone is as capable and compassionate as the people in this hospice facility. From the security guard to the janitor, every doctor, every nurse, every aid and the social worker too. I spent the four last days of my father's life here. I would not have wanted him anywhere else. Informative, professional and kind. I want to know a place like this will be waiting for me in 40 years. Thank you, St. Francis. For these past four days, as well as the past four months of monitored care at both Parish Hospital and a LTC Facility. THANK YOU.

This hospice was very disorganized. They never made appointments, just showed up. The told me…read moreMedicare would pay for care. Then they told me Medicare would not pay for care. They sent people to my house at 10:00 p.m. unannounced. I had to call the sheriff. They never asked questions of appropriateness, the staff even admitted this organization was very poorly run by management and it was very disorganized. I finally was forced to quit the care I was receiving, it got so bad. Do not go with this hospice. They Bragg because they are the only 5 star hospice in the state.....but definitely they are NOT. I gave them 1 star only because there was not an option for a zero star rating. State of Florida needs to review this hospice. This is my review. I am a Registered Nurse of 50 years and still am, have been a staff nurse, a team leader, a nurse manager and a Director of Nursing. I was complemented for my ability to give excellent care during this time. This is a very professional review of this organization. Sorry it could not be a 5 star but it is an honest review. Debra Malone Michael Malone

My mother is currently in the rehab section of Solaris in Merritt Island. She has been recovering…read morefrom hip surgery and will be released next month. I wanted to write this review for the staff. Everyone, from the Doctors, nurses, therapy, food delivery and housekeeping are absolutely amazing here. As a daughter of a parent going through rehab it is really scary when you have to leave your parent and hope they are given proper care. Well, I'm here to tell you that Solaris is an amazing facility. They take such good care of my mom and I couldn't be more pleased with the care she has received. She loves it so much that she said she is going to miss her second family there when she leaves. Thanks to all of you for everything you have done to make her stay so amazing.

My mother has been in Solaris, rehab side for almost two months. The nursings staff and PT have…read moretreated my mother as if she was their family member. They have gone beyond what I would consider their duties. The Director of Nursing even stepped in to love on my mother out of strong compassion. The staff has always been very helpful with ALL our concerns and reassured us that we can call as many times as we needed. My mother has had very good care, and we have developed friendships with staff. I am grateful for Solaris Health Care for my mom. Diana H. (Daughter of patient) 10/3/25

Do your homework, people. No matter what you are told, hospice will not keep giving your loved one…read moretheir needed meds. This facility literally killed my mom by refusing to give her her blood pressure meds and sent her into shock!!! NEVER TAKE anyone here unless you want the clones for nurses to ignore you and do not believe the lies that the oh so sweet and calm social workers tell you. Death is their business, NOT LIFE, even though it is short. The brochures say they will continue the meds..............LIES!!! They admitted my mom after hours with NO DOCTOR to check her and NO MEDS available, yet after 5 was when they do admissions!!!!

My 94 year old father, Charles (Chuck) Reed, was under this hospice care for a year, while he lived…read morein an assisted living facility in Cocoa Beach. The nurse Jackie Bailey was exceptional. She would always call me right after her visits every week to report on his status. She was always pro-active, in trying to maintain his quality of life and care. If she needed to come in more than once per week because of a problem, she would be there. She made my father feel special, and that he mattered to her. He would always smile when she would come in to see him. The other workers that would come in to help him were just as attentive. Allison, who would shower him 3 times per week, Donna a volunteer, who would come every week to see him, Stanley the Chaplain, who would give him comfort, and Jason the social worker, who would visit him often as well. I can't say enough good things about the people and the care they gave my father. It takes special people to do the work of hospice care. God bless them all! - Mike Reed

This place saved my life. I will be going home in a few days after being here for almost a year…read more I was in bad shape, physically and mentally. I didn't want to be here (or anywhere). I was put on bed rest for a month and steady nutrition. I was hand fed because my hands were shaking so much I couldn't do it myself. Kindness, no judgement. Then the meds. It took several months to find the right medications for my needs. I got physiatric care with the same psych nurse weekly. Got P.T. from great therapy staff. All this took time. I couldn't go to the bathroom. I was afraid to transfer from my bed to the wheelchair. I was afraid of showering. I was afraid of the walker. I got over these obstacles with the kindness of the CNAs and nurses. Administration was helpful with questions, paperwork and insurance. I feel a sense of family here but I'm eager to go home!

I really appreciated the attention and care my family received while my grandmother was staying…read morehere. Candace was so easy to talk to and was always willing to answer a questions or concerns we had!

The love and support of everyone from the intake nurse, social workers, chaplain, doctors and all…read morethe wonderful and loving nurses. I will be forever grateful for the care my husband received in his final days and hours. We were never alone.

very bad hospital we are on the 2nd floor my father is very delicate we brought him to this…read morehospital because on the 2nd floor they have a place called Francis which is for patients who are at the end of an illness and supposedly here they provide us with a lot of peace and tranquility until the day they die, we just arrived today we ask that no one bathe him because he has very delicate skin and only I bathe him his daughter who knows how to do it there everything is fine my sister stayed taking care of him and I went to do some pending things at my house when I returned they gave my father something to sleep and in 2 seconds he fell asleep my sister and I said to ourselves well let's sleep now that he is sleeping so when he wakes up we can take care of him well it is not like that, there is a very upset nurse yelling and with a very bad attitude 1st I called her because he had to drain the fluids from his stomach it was not working and she says that if she barely touched him the machine started working 2nd that she needs the papers to cremate my father 3rd how and with that I have to bathe him, I claimed 1st that she speak quietly that she is in a place where people need peace 2nd why if we are caregivers of a patient she comes so many times in the middle of the night to bother us she told us that it was her duty to check on him and I told her that he is the patient not us and that we want to rest because it is 3 in the morning and he hasn't let us sleep and she got very upset saying that she had to take care of my father and I explained that it is okay for her to take care of him not us, we have been 20 days in a hospital with him and of so many nurses, cleaning staff, doctors and other people with us, we had no problems none were as unpleasant and as cool as this lady, I think she is not qualified to be in this room, tomorrow morning we will talk to the manager and we will go to another place that really has specialized personnel in these difficult issues for people.