Health care
Florida State Veterans Homes
Eight state nursing homes and the Lake City assisted living home for a Florida veteran who needs that level of care and is approved by VA. A spouse can be admitted on the statutory priority list.
Also called: nursing home, domiciliary, Jenkins, FDVA, skilled nursing.
For: Veteran or service member, spouse, survivor.
Where it applies
Written for the jurisdictions listed here.
- FloridaState
The Department of Veterans Affairs operates eight skilled nursing homes and one assisted living facility. Each is licensed by the Agency for Health Care Administration and inspected by that agency and by VA. The homes, with the addresses on the department leadership page, are:
Robert H. Jenkins Jr. Veterans Domiciliary Home, 751 SE Sycamore Terrace, Lake City, FL 32025. This is the assisted living facility, opened in 1990, with 150 beds. Call (386) 758-0600.
Emory L. Bennett State Veterans Nursing Home, 1920 Mason Avenue, Daytona Beach, FL 32117. Call (386) 274-3460.
Baldomero Lopez State Veterans Nursing Home, 6919 Parkway Boulevard, Land O Lakes, FL 34639. 120 beds, including a memory-care neighborhood. Call (813) 558-5000.
Alexander Sandy Nininger State Veterans Nursing Home, 8401 West Cypress Drive, Pembroke Pines, FL 33025. 120 beds, including memory care. Call (954) 985-4824.
Clifford C. Sims State Veterans Nursing Home, 4419 Tram Road, Springfield, FL 32404. The department also describes this Bay County home as the Panama City home. 120 beds, including memory care. Call (850) 747-5401.
Douglas T. Jacobson State Veterans Nursing Home, 21281 Grayton Terrace, Port Charlotte, FL 33954. Call (941) 613-0919.
Clyde E. Lassen State Veterans Nursing Home, 4650 State Road 16, St. Augustine, FL 32092. Call (904) 940-2193.
Ardie R. Copas State Veterans Nursing Home, 13000 SW Tradition Parkway, Port St. Lucie, FL 34987. 120 beds, including memory care. Opened in 2022. Call (772) 241-6132.
Alwyn C. Cashe State Veterans Nursing Home, 5255 Raymond Street, Orlando, FL 32814. The 2024 annual report describes it as 112 beds. Opened in 2022. Call (407) 741-4613.
Section 296.36 covers the nursing homes. The applicant has to be a veteran as section 1.01(14) defines that word, or have eligible peacetime service, or be the spouse or surviving spouse of such a veteran. The applicant has to need nursing home care, be a Florida resident when applying, not owe the department for an earlier stay, have applied for government assistance that is reasonably available, and be approved by VA for care and treatment. The director can waive residency for a veteran who is a disaster evacuee from a state under a declared emergency. Priority runs to an eligible Florida veteran, then a veteran with a service-connected disability or a line-of-duty discharge for the condition that requires the care, then a veteran who cannot pay for nursing home care, then a spouse or surviving spouse. The homes page says an eligible spouse is admitted when a bed is available.
The Lake City domiciliary uses the separate rules in part I of chapter 296. It is not a nursing home. A rating percentage is not the admission test.
Thresholds
| Gate | Rule |
|---|---|
| Nursing care, Florida residence, and VA approval | A nursing-home applicant has to need nursing care, be a Florida resident unless a disaster waiver applies, and be approved by VA. Wartime and eligible peacetime service both qualify. A rating percentage is not the test. |
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