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Overview of Moorings Park at Grey Oaks

Moorings Park at Grey Oaks offers independent living, assisted living, memory care, and nursing home and skilled nursing care in Naples, Florida. Independent living means having a private residence without daily care, while assisted living adds help with dressing, bathing, medication, and other daily tasks.

Memory care provides a secured, supervised setting for someone at risk of wandering. Nursing home and skilled nursing care provide licensed nursing on site around the clock, and the range of care levels may suit a resident whose needs grow over time because care can continue within the same community.

The community has 106 beds, with total nurse staffing of 5 hours and 36 minutes per resident per day, representing daily hands-on time for each resident. Outpatient therapy supports rehabilitation without requiring a resident to leave the community for each session, while home health brings health services to a resident’s residence; payment options are Medicare and private pay, with Medicare covering short-term skilled care after a hospital stay rather than long-term residence.

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Overview of River Garden Senior Services

River Garden Senior Services offers nursing home, skilled nursing, memory care, independent living, and adult day care in the Del Rio neighborhood of Jacksonville, Florida. Nursing home and skilled nursing services provide licensed nursing care on site around the clock, while memory care offers a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering. Independent living provides private living with community services and no daily care, and adult day care provides care during the day without a residential stay.

Memory care may suit someone living with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia who needs a secure, supervised setting. The community has 180 beds, placing it among larger communities with more residents and staff and usually more programming, while its 91% occupancy means most beds are filled. Total nurse staffing is 5 hours and 29 minutes per resident per day, representing the daily hands-on nursing time assigned to each resident. Payment options include Medicare for short-term skilled care after a hospital stay, Medicaid for a resident whose savings may not cover a long stay, and private pay; pets are allowed, so a resident may continue living with a companion animal.

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Overview of Bridgewater Park Assisted Living

Bridgewater Park Assisted Living provides independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing in Ocala, Florida, within a continuing care retirement community. Independent living offers private living with community services and no daily care. Assisted living includes help with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, and medication. Memory care provides a secured setting with supervision, while skilled nursing provides licensed nursing care on site around the clock.

Multiple care levels are available here. That may suit a resident whose needs grow over time, since the resident can move between care levels without leaving the community. The 139 bed home offers studios, one bedroom residences, and two bedroom residences. A studio provides a single private space, while a two bedroom can suit a couple moving together.

Zachary Gray serves as the administrator. Total nurse staffing is 4 hours and 11 minutes per resident per day, representing that amount of daily nurse time allocated to each resident. Medicare and private pay are accepted, with Medicare covering short term skilled care after a hospital stay rather than long term residence, while private pay means paying directly for care. Residents have access to a salon and spa, transportation, rehabilitation services, chef prepared meals, and restaurant style dining. Respite care offers short stays for a family whose usual caregiver needs to travel or recover, while short term rehab provides a temporary stay focused on rehabilitation.

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Overview of Life Care Center at Inverrary

Life Care Center at Inverrary is a nursing home providing skilled nursing in Lauderhill, FL, within the Inverrary neighborhood. Licensed nursing care is available on site around the clock for residents who need ongoing clinical support. Respite care is also available for a short stay when a usual caregiver needs to travel or recover.

The 120-bed home has private and semi-private rooms. A resident can choose an individual room or a shared room, depending on their needs and preferences. Rehabilitation services and therapy equipment are available at the facility, so residents can work on recovery without arranging transportation elsewhere.

A secured Alzheimer’s and dementia unit provides supervision in an enclosed setting for someone who may be at risk of wandering. The community may be a good fit for a person living with dementia who needs that level of security. A beauty salon and barber shop provide on-site grooming services.

Total nurse staffing is 4h 3m per resident per day, representing the total daily nurse time allocated to each resident. Payment options include Medicare, Medicaid and private pay. Medicare applies to short-term skilled care after a hospital stay, while Medicaid may help when savings do not cover a long stay. Life Care Centers of America owns Life Care Center at Inverrary.

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Overview of Canterbury Tower

Fifty years is a long run for any senior care community, and Canterbury Tower has spent that run on Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa, inside a continuing lifecare retirement community that also houses assisted living and independent living residents. The nursing home component itself is small: 17 beds, all of them currently filled. That’s full occupancy, and it’s worth sitting next to the neighborhood context: Walk Score 56, moderately walkable, the kind of area where you could run some errands without a car but wouldn’t plan your week around walking.

Short-term rehab and respite care sit at the center of what’s offered here, the sort of care model built for someone coming off a hospital stay or a family that needs a temporary place for a parent while they regroup. Nursing coverage backs that up substantially. Residents get an average of 7 hours and 15 minutes of total nursing care daily, a number built from registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and nurse aides working in combination rather than any single role carrying the load alone.

Outside of care hours, there’s a fitness center, a library, and a heated resort-style pool, plus gated parking that matters more than it sounds like when you’re visiting someone regularly. The calendar leans social: guest speakers, excursions, cultural events. Medicare and private pay are both accepted, so families aren’t boxed into one payment path.

On the regulatory side, inspections here have tended to center on infection prevention and control, care planning and documentation, and dietary and food service. Those are operational categories, the kind of thing regulators look at across nearly every nursing home, not flags specific to daily hands-on care. Here we have a fully occupied, decades-old facility with strong nursing hours and a rehab-first services list that reads as a place built for residents who need real clinical support to get back on their feet, not a long-term custodial stay.

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Overview of VI at Lakeside Village

VI at Lakeside Village is a continuing care retirement community in Lantana, Florida, offering independent living, assisted living, memory care, respite care, and skilled nursing. Its range of care levels can suit a resident whose needs grow over time, allowing movement between care settings without leaving the community. Independent living provides private living with community services and no daily care, while assisted living includes help with tasks such as dressing, bathing, and medication while a resident keeps a private living space.

Memory care provides a secured setting with supervision for someone living with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia. Respite care offers a short stay when a family caregiver needs to travel or recover. The community has 60 beds. One bedroom, two bedroom, and three bedroom housing options include a single private space as well as larger residences that can suit people moving together or those who want a companion in the home.

Total nurse staffing is 5h 7m per resident per day, representing the daily nurse time allocated to each resident. Rehabilitation services are available through the community, and pets are allowed, so a resident may keep a pet. Insurance and/or HMO, Medicare, and private pay are accepted payment options; Medicare can apply to short term skilled care after a hospital stay, while private pay and insurance or HMO coverage are other listed payment routes. Hauremarie Anne Simeus serves as administrator, and Meridian Park Village operates the community. This may be a good fit for someone who wants independent living, assisted living, memory care, respite care, or skilled nursing within one community, including a resident whose needs may change over time.

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Vi at Aventura

19333 W Country Club Dr, Aventura, FL 33180
Overview of VI at Aventura

VI at Aventura offers nursing home care, assisted living, continuing care retirement community services, independent living, memory care, and skilled nursing in Aventura, Florida. Independent living means private living with community services and no daily care, while assisted living adds help with bathing, dressing, medication, and other daily tasks. Memory care is provided in a secured setting with supervision, and skilled nursing offers licensed nursing care on site around the clock.

Several care levels are available in one community. For a resident whose needs grow over time, that can allow a move between services without leaving the community or starting over socially. Respite care supports a short stay when a primary caregiver needs to travel or recover, while short term rehab provides time limited care during recovery. VI at Aventura may be a good fit for someone who wants access to several levels of care as needs change.

The community has 26 beds, creating a smaller setting where staff and residents can get to know each other. Housing includes one bedroom and two bedroom layouts. A two bedroom option can suit a couple moving together or someone who wants a companion.

A Walk Score of 69 places the area in the somewhat walkable band, meaning some errands can be done on foot and a resident who no longer drives may be able to reach select destinations independently. Payment options include CHAMPUS, insurance and/or HMO, Medicare, and private pay; Medicare applies to short term skilled care after a hospital stay rather than long term residence. Total nurse staffing is 4h 41m per resident per day, representing the daily nursing time allocated to each resident. Martine Cesaire-Francois serves as administrator, and the community is operated by Cc Aventura.

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Overview of The Palace Royale at Kendall

The Palace Royale at Kendall offers nursing home, assisted living, continuing care retirement community, home care, independent living, memory care, and skilled nursing in Miami, FL. Assisted living provides help with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, and medication while a resident maintains an apartment. Memory care provides a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering. Nursing home and skilled nursing care provide licensed nursing on site around the clock, while home care delivers support in a resident’s home. Independent living provides private living with community services and no daily care.

As a continuing care retirement community with multiple care levels, The Palace Royale at Kendall can suit a resident whose needs may grow over time without requiring a move to a different community. The home has 510 beds, so daily life involves more residents, staff, and usually programming. Housing includes studio and one-bedroom apartments, giving a resident the choice of a single-room layout or a separate bedroom. Pets are allowed, so a resident may be able to bring a pet when moving in.

Medicaid, Medicare, and private pay are accepted. Medicaid can help a family whose savings may not cover a long stay, while Medicare applies to short-term skilled care after a hospital stay rather than long-term residence. Private pay allows a family to pay directly. Total nurse staffing is 4 hours 2 minutes per resident per day, representing the daily hands-on nursing time allocated to each resident. Ricardo A Martinez serves as administrator, and Kendall Healthcare Properties operates the community.

A Walk Score of 51 places the area in the somewhat walkable category, meaning some errands can be done on foot. A resident who no longer drives may be able to handle some nearby trips independently.

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St Mark Village, Inc.

2655 Nebraska Ave, Palm Harbor, FL 34684-2630
Overview of St Mark Village

St Mark Village in Palm Harbor, Florida, provides independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, and respite support. Independent living allows residents to maintain private residences alongside shared campus amenities without routine daily assistance. Assisted living delivers help with personal care duties such as dressing, bathing, and medication administration within private apartments. Specialized memory care accommodations feature a secured environment for individuals living with dementia, while short-term rehabilitation services assist those recovering from health events.

Administrator Danielle Barbara Gorddard manages operations for this 88-bed community in the Highland Lakes neighborhood. Daily nursing coverage averages 4 hours and 37 minutes per resident. On-site conveniences feature multiple dining venues, including a café, bistro, bakery, and formal dining room, offering customized menus adapted to individual dietary needs. Social programming and wellness activities are available regularly. Situated in a car-dependent area with a 40 walk score, local trips generally require vehicular transportation. funds.

Prospective residents can contact St Mark Village to learn about current apartment availability, schedule a facility visit, or ask about specific care plans. Payment options cover Medicare, Medicaid, and private

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Overview of Oak Hammock at the University of Florida

Oak Hammock at the University of Florida, in Gainesville, FL, brings together continuing care, assisted living, memory care, nursing home care, and skilled nursing. Assisted living attends to bathing, dressing, and taking medications. Memory Care Living is the name on the service list, and what it describes is a secured setting with supervision.

At the nursing home and skilled nursing levels, the care itself is what a nursing license exists to cover. A family choosing here is choosing for needs that have not arrived yet as much as for the ones that have.

Housing comes as studios and as one-, two-, and three-bedroom residences. The bigger layouts work for a couple moving in together, and a studio is one private space for one person. The staffing record carries 5 hours and 51 minutes of nursing per resident each day, spread across 80 beds.

Payment comes two ways, Medicare where the skilled care qualifies and private funds otherwise. Pets are allowed, and Brittany Matus-Ray is the administrator. Fitness Center Classes are a named program, with rehabilitation services and short-term rehab named as well.

Starting Price $4,000/Month Info Pricing updated on October 7th, 2026

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Nursing Homes in Florida at a glance

Avg Overall CMS Rating: 3.3/ 5The average Overall CMS Rating for all CMS-certified nursing homes in Florida. Ratings combine health inspections, staffing, and quality measures, with inspections weighted most. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 3.2/ 5
Avg Staffing Rating: 3.3/ 5The average Staffing Rating across all CMS-certified nursing homes in Florida. Reflects nursing staff hours per resident per day (including RNs), adjusted for residents' care needs. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 3.4/ 5
Avg Health Insp. Rating: 2.9/ 5The average Health Inspection Rating across all CMS-certified nursing homes in Florida. Based on each facility's recent inspections and complaint investigations, weighing the number, scope, and severity of deficiencies. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 3.0/ 5