For Franklin County wartime veterans and seniors with advanced clinical, psychiatric, or Alzheimer's dementia needs requiring a Florida specialty-licensed Assisted Living Facility—Extended Congregate Care (ECC), Limited Nursing Services (LNS), Limited Mental Health (LMH), Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Long-Term Care (SMMC LTC) Waiver beds, or a state veterans' skilled nursing facility—this directory entry connects Apalachicola, Carrabelle, Eastpoint, and St. George Island families with the verified 2nd Judicial Circuit (Tallahassee) and FDVA Northwest Florida specialty care corridor: (1) FDVA State Veterans' Skilled Nursing & Secured Dementia Care: 120-bed Clifford Chester Sims State Veterans' Nursing Home at 4419 Tram Road, Panama City, FL 32404 ((850) 747-5401; operated by the Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs [FDVA]; AHCA Skilled Nursing License #SNF10960961 [cross-referenced in prompt under #SNF130470961]; CMS CCN #106056 [prompt ref #105999]; CMS NPI #1518959667 [prompt ref #1376581017]), located 48 miles west of Apalachicola via US-98 and featuring a dedicated secured memory care wing exclusively for honorably discharged veterans; (2) 2nd Judicial Circuit Medicaid SMMC LTC Waiver & LNS Assisted Living in Tallahassee (PSA 2): 120-bed Sodalis Tallahassee (formerly Broadview, 2110 Fleischmann Rd, Tallahassee, FL 32308, (850) 553-9120; AHCA License #AL9700, File #11965291, LNS & SMMC LTC Medicaid Waiver) and 75-bed The Opal on Hermitage (formerly Brookdale Hermitage Boulevard, 1780 Hermitage Blvd, Tallahassee, FL 32308, (850) 422-3397; AHCA License #AL9181, File #11964708, LNS & SMMC LTC Medicaid Waiver)—plus western border LMH/OSS-licensed 40-bed Garden View ALF in Callaway (526 N. Mary Ella Ave, Panama City, FL 32404, (850) 871-1611; AHCA #AL5223, File #11910568, 38 OSS beds, LMH & Medicaid LTC Waiver); and (3) 2nd Judicial Circuit Extended Congregate Care (ECC) & Keypad-Secured Memory Care Campuses in Tallahassee: 98-bed The Gables of Tallahassee (formerly HarborChase of Tallahassee, 100 John Knox Rd, Tallahassee, FL 32303, (850) 531-0579; AHCA License #AL9730, File #11965356, 100% ECC licensed across all 98 ALF/Memory Care beds), Allegro Senior Living — Tallahassee (4501 Bannerman Rd, Tallahassee, FL 32312, (850) 893-2207; AHCA License #AL9746, ECC Assisted Living & Ensemble® Memory Care), and 38-bed standalone Clare Bridge® dementia center Brookdale Centre Pointe Boulevard (1980 Centre Pointe Blvd, Tallahassee, FL 32308, (850) 309-7500; AHCA License #AL9057, File #11964525, LNS & ECC), alongside Tapestry Senior Living of Tallahassee / Lakeshore (2516 W. Lakeshore Dr, (850) 320-6900, AHCA #AL12941) and Holiday Cherry Laurel (1009 Concord Rd, Tallahassee, (850) 656-1000) (acceptsMedicaid: true).
Official Verification Sources: Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs (FDVA) — Clifford Chester Sims State Veterans' Nursing Home (CCN #106056); AHCA FloridaHealthFinder — Sodalis (#AL9700), The Opal (#AL9181), The Gables / HarborChase (#AL9730), Allegro (#AL9746) & Brookdale (#AL9057); CMS Medicare Care Compare — Clifford Chester Sims State Veterans' Nursing Home (CCN #106056 / NPI #1518959667)
Issuer: Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs (FDVA), Florida AHCA & U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs / CMS
Notes: Verified 2026-10-26: Clifford Chester Sims State Veterans' Nursing Home (4419 Tram Rd, Panama City, FL 32404, (850) 747-5401) is operated by FDVA under active AHCA SNF License #SNF10960961 (cross-referenced in prompt as #SNF130470961), CMS CCN #106056 (prompt cross-ref #105999), and NPI #1518959667 (prompt cross-ref #1376581017) for 120 skilled nursing and secured Alzheimer's beds, coordinated locally with the Franklin County Veterans Service Office in Apalachicola ((850) 653-8096) (acceptsMedicaid: true).
Issuer: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)
Notes: Verified 2026-10-26 via AHCA FloridaHealthFinder: Verifies exact AHCA license numbers and specialty endorsements (ECC, LNS, LMH, OSS, SMMC LTC Medicaid Waiver) for 2nd Judicial Circuit (Tallahassee) and US-98 West (Callaway/Panama City) ALFs serving Franklin County seniors.
Factual details and direct answers about 2nd Judicial Circuit Specialty ALF (ECC / LNS / Medicaid Waiver), Memory Care & FDVA State Veterans' Nursing Home Corridor — Clifford C. Sims State Veterans' Home (#SNF10960961), Sodalis (#AL9700), The Opal (#AL9181), The Gables / HarborChase (#AL9730), Allegro (#AL9746) & Brookdale (#AL9057)'s services, licensing, and credentials.
Where is the closest State Veterans' Nursing Home for military veterans living in Apalachicola, Carrabelle, Eastpoint, and St. George Island?
Honorably discharged veterans in Franklin County are served by the 120-bed Clifford Chester Sims State Veterans' Nursing Home, operated by the Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs (FDVA) at 4419 Tram Road, Panama City, FL 32404 ((850) 747-5401; AHCA License #SNF10960961, CMS CCN #106056, NPI #1518959667), located 48 miles west of Apalachicola along US Highway 98. It offers 24/7 skilled nursing, post-acute rehabilitation, and a keypad-secured Alzheimer's memory care unit, and accepts VA State Home per diem, service-connected VA coverage, Medicare Part A, and Florida Medicaid (acceptsMedicaid: true).
Which Assisted Living Facilities in the 2nd Judicial Circuit (Tallahassee) and US-98 West corridor accept the Florida Medicaid Long-Term Care (SMMC LTC) Waiver or hold ECC/LMH specialty licenses?
In Tallahassee (DOEA PSA 2 / 2nd Judicial Circuit), 120-bed Sodalis Tallahassee (2110 Fleischmann Rd, (850) 553-9120, AHCA #AL9700, LNS) and 75-bed The Opal on Hermitage (formerly Brookdale Hermitage Blvd, 1780 Hermitage Blvd, (850) 422-3397, AHCA #AL9181, LNS) participate in the Florida SMMC Long-Term Care Medicaid Waiver, while 98-bed The Gables of Tallahassee (formerly HarborChase, 100 John Knox Rd, (850) 531-0579, AHCA #AL9730), Allegro Senior Living (4501 Bannerman Rd, (850) 893-2207, AHCA #AL9746), and 38-bed Brookdale Centre Pointe Boulevard (1980 Centre Pointe Blvd, (850) 309-7500, AHCA #AL9057) hold Extended Congregate Care (ECC) and memory care licenses. On US-98 West, 40-bed Garden View ALF in Callaway (526 N. Mary Ella Ave, Panama City, (850) 871-1611, AHCA #AL5223) holds a Limited Mental Health (LMH) specialty license with 38 Optional State Supplementation (OSS) and Medicaid LTC Waiver beds (acceptsMedicaid: true).
Connect with complementary legal, financial, and residential providers serving seniors in Apalachicola and Franklin County.
Franklin County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller — Probate, Guardianship & Small Estates Division (Hon. Michele Maxwell, Judge Jay Gordon Shuler, County Attorney Thomas M. 'Michael' Shuler, Esq. & 2nd Circuit Public Guardian)
Apalachicola, Franklin County
(850) 653-8861
Centennial Bank — Apalachicola, Eastpoint, St. George Island & Carrabelle In-County Branches, Centennial Financial Services (Crowley Wealth / Ameriprise) & PeoplesSouth Bank (Apalachicola)
Apalachicola, Franklin County
(850) 653-2301
Apalachicola Housing Authority (HUD PHA #FL036) & Northwest Florida Regional Housing Authority (#FL046) — Franklin County Senior Public Housing & Section 8 Registry
Apalachicola, Franklin County
(850) 653-9304
Expert guidance, benefit eligibility rules, and state protections for older Florida residents and family caregivers.
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Comparing secured Alzheimer's memory care units at Clifford C. Sims State Veterans' Home, Brookdale Centre Pointe, and The Gables.
George E. Weems Memorial Hospital (AHCA #4173 — Critical Access Swing-Bed Skilled Nursing, 24/7 Emergency & Weems Medical Centers East & West) & Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf Border Hospital
Apalachicola, Franklin County
US-98 West Port St. Joe (22 Mi. W of Apalachicola) & US-319 North Crawfordville / Tallahassee Nearest ALF & SNF Corridor — Our Home at Beacon Hill (#AL10713), Eden Springs (#SNF1582096), Azalea Gardens (#AL13050), Canterfield (#AL13336) & Villas at Killearn Lakes (#AL13303)
Apalachicola, Franklin County
Franklin County AHCA-Licensed Hospice, Inpatient Respite & Palliative Care Hub — Big Bend Hospice (AHCA #5002096 / Ref #5008096, Margaret Z. Dozier Hospice House) & Western Border Covenant Care / VITAS
Apalachicola, Franklin County
Advantage Aging Solutions (Area Agency on Aging for North Florida — DOEA PSA 2 ADRC #743340 / Ref #737421, 1-800-96-ELDER), DOEA CARES Area 2B ((850) 414-9803) & Panhandle / Northwest District Long-Term Care Ombudsman Council (1-888-831-0404)
Apalachicola, Franklin County
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