MS Home Health Care, powered by Focus Family Care, brings Medicare-certified skilled home health services to multiple sclerosis patients across all seven South Florida counties — from the dense urban communities of Miami-Dade and Broward to the Treasure Coast counties of Martin, St. Lucie, and Indian River, and out to the rural communities of Okeechobee. This is the geographic spine of our service area, with city-specific information for every major community we cover.
Information Gain: Why South Florida Requires a Different MS Home Health Approach
Most home health programs in the U.S. were designed for northern climates and aging-in-place demographics. South Florida is different in three ways that matter for MS care:
- Heat is a year-round clinical issue — Uhthoff's phenomenon (heat-induced MS symptom worsening) affects 60 to 80% of patients, and our climate triggers it daily, not seasonally
- Hurricane season requires real disaster planning — patients dependent on power for mobility devices, BiPAP, suction, or refrigerated medications need pre-storm protocols, and our team builds them into every plan of care
- The Hispanic and bilingual population is significant — particularly in Miami-Dade and parts of Broward, where Spanish-language care isn't a courtesy, it's a clinical necessity
These aren’t add-ons to our care model. They are baked into how we plan and deliver every visit, in every county we serve.
- Miami-Dade County — Our southernmost service area, including Miami, Hialeah, Coral Gables, Doral, Homestead, Miami Gardens, and surrounding cities
- Broward County — Including Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Pembroke Pines, Coral Springs, Miramar, Pompano Beach, and home to the MS Focus Foundation national headquarters
- Palm Beach County — Including West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, Lake Worth, and Jupiter
- St. Lucie County — Including Port St. Lucie and Fort Pierce, our gateway to the Treasure Coast
- Martin County — Including Stuart, Hobe Sound, Jensen Beach, and Palm City
- Indian River County — Including Vero Beach, Sebastian, and Fellsmere
- Okeechobee County — Including Okeechobee city and surrounding rural communities
Miami-Dade is South Florida’s largest county and home to the most diverse MS patient population we serve. Our care teams work throughout Miami, Hialeah, Coral Gables, Doral, Homestead, Miami Gardens, and surrounding communities — coordinating with University of Miami’s MS Center of Excellence, Baptist Health, and Memorial Neuroscience Institute when patients have established MS specialty care. We provide bilingual English-Spanish services across Miami-Dade, recognizing that the Hispanic community represents a substantial share of our patients here.
Broward County holds a special place in the MS community because the MS Focus Foundation — one of the country’s leading MS patient advocacy organizations — is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale. Our Broward team serves Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Pembroke Pines, Coral Springs, Miramar, Pompano Beach, and surrounding cities. Many of our Broward patients combine our Medicare-covered home health with MS Focus’s Homecare Assistance Grant for additional hours of support.
Our central office is located in West Palm Beach, and Palm Beach County represents one of our largest and longest-served patient populations. Our team works throughout West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, Lake Worth, and Jupiter — coordinating with Cleveland Clinic Florida, Baptist Health, JFK Medical Center, and Boca Raton Regional Hospital for hospital-to-home transitions and ongoing care.
St. Lucie County anchors the Treasure Coast portion of our service area. Our team serves Port St. Lucie — the largest Treasure Coast city — and Fort Pierce, working with Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital, HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital, and the regional neurology practices that care for MS patients in the area. Many of our Treasure Coast patients are retirees who relocated from northern states, often with MS that began decades ago and now requires more support than community resources alone can provide.
Martin County — including Stuart, Hobe Sound, Jensen Beach, and Palm City — is one of our smaller-population service areas, but our patient population here is loyal and longstanding. Our team coordinates with Cleveland Clinic Martin Health and the local neurology community to provide skilled home health for MS patients who often choose Martin County specifically for its quieter pace and proximity to specialty care.
Our Indian River County team primarily serves Vero Beach and Sebastian, working with Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital and area physicians. The MS population here trends older, with many long-duration patients who have lived with MS for 20, 30, or 40 years and are now navigating the realities of progressive disease in retirement.
Okeechobee County is the most rural area we serve, and the home health needs here are real — distance from specialty care, lower population density, and fewer local resources than the coastal counties. Our team makes the drive because our patients in Okeechobee deserve the same Medicare-covered skilled care as patients in Miami or Fort Lauderdale. We coordinate with regional providers to make sure no patient falls through the cracks.
- 24/7 intake line: (561) 693-1311
- RN initial assessment within 24 to 48 hours of referral, county-wide
- Same-day or next-day hospital discharge transitions
- Direct W-2 employees (not contractors) staffing every county
- Bilingual English-Spanish services across all counties, with concentration in Miami-Dade and southern Broward