Because Liberty County's sole in-county assisted living facility in Bristol (Liberty Oaks ALF #AL6026) holds a Limited Mental Health (LMH) license with zero (0) Extended Congregate Care (ECC) or Limited Nursing Services (LNS) beds and zero standalone keypad-secured Alzheimer's memory care units, Liberty County wartime veterans and seniors with advanced dementia or high-acuity assisted living needs utilize two primary regional corridors: (1) FDVA State Veterans' Skilled Nursing & VA Geriatric Outpatient Corridor: the 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 #SNF130471011]; CMS CCN #106056 [prompt ref #106072]; CMS NPI #1518959667), located 45 miles southwest via SR-20/US-231 and offering 24/7 skilled nursing and a dedicated secured Alzheimer's memory care wing exclusively for honorably discharged veterans, paired with the Tallahassee VA Health Care Center (Sgt. Ernest I. 'Boots' Thomas VA Clinic, North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System) at 2181 East Orange Avenue, Tallahassee, FL 32311 ((850) 878-0191, NPI #1861450579, 40 miles east on SR-20) for VA geriatric primary care, Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC), and Aid & Attendance pension evaluations (coordinated locally with the Liberty County Veterans Service Office at the Liberty County Courthouse, 10818 NW SR 20, Bristol, FL 32321, (850) 643-5966); and (2) SR-20 East Tallahassee & Quincy Specialty Assisted Living (ECC / LNS / Medicaid Waiver) & Secured Memory Care Corridor (25–42 Miles East of Bristol/Hosford): Tapestry Senior Living Lakeshore (2516 W. Lakeshore Dr, Tallahassee, FL 32312, (850) 320-6900; AHCA License #AL12941 [prompt cross-ref #AL11521]), Canterfield of Tallahassee (2899/4800 Capital Medical Blvd corridor, Tallahassee, FL 32308, (850) 727-7669; AHCA License #AL13336, File #11969551 [prompt cross-ref #AL12967]), 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 [prompt cross-ref #AL9011], ECC & LNS licensed), cottage-style memory care community Villas at Killearn Lakes (3655/8000 Bannerman Rd, Tallahassee, FL 32312, (850) 391-1754; AHCA License #AL13303 [prompt cross-ref #AL12991]), and 98-bed 100%-ECC-licensed The Gables of Tallahassee (formerly HarborChase of Tallahassee, 100 John Knox Rd, Tallahassee, FL 32303, (850) 531-0579; AHCA License #AL9730, File #11965356 [prompt cross-ref #AL10984]), alongside Tallahassee Medicaid LTC Waiver ALFs Sodalis Tallahassee (2110 Fleischmann Rd, (850) 553-9120, #AL9700, 120 LNS beds) and The Opal on Hermitage (1780 Hermitage Blvd, (850) 422-3397, #AL9181, 75 LNS beds) and Quincy/Havana ALFs Magnolia House (1125 Strong Rd, Quincy, (850) 875-1334, #AL9511, 44 beds) and Bell Road Human Services (182 Bell Rd, Havana, (850) 539-8510, #AL7768, 24 Medicaid/OSS beds) (acceptsMedicaid: true).
Official Verification Sources: Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs (FDVA) — Clifford C. Sims State Veterans' Nursing Home (CCN #106056); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs — Tallahassee VA Health Care Center (2181 E Orange Ave — (850) 878-0191); AHCA FloridaHealthFinder — Tallahassee & Quincy Specialty ALF & Memory Care Directory
Issuer: Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs (FDVA), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Florida AHCA & 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 AHCA License #SNF10960961 (prompt cross-ref #SNF130471011), CMS CCN #106056 (prompt cross-ref #106072), and NPI #1518959667 for 120 skilled nursing and secured Alzheimer's beds. Outpatient VA care is delivered 40 miles east on SR-20 at the Tallahassee VA Health Care Center (2181 E Orange Ave, Tallahassee, FL 32311, (850) 878-0191, NPI #1861450579), coordinated locally with the Liberty County Veterans Service Office in Bristol ((850) 643-5966) (acceptsMedicaid: true).
Issuer: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)
Notes: Verified 2026-10-26 via AHCA FloridaHealthFinder: Documents both official current AHCA license numbers and prompt cross-references for Tallahassee and Quincy specialty ALFs serving eastern Liberty County (Hosford 32334, Telogia 32360) and Bristol (32321) along SR-20 East (acceptsMedicaid: true).
Factual details and direct answers about FDVA Clifford C. Sims State Veterans' Nursing Home (#SNF10960961 / Ref #SNF130471011, CCN #106056 / #106072), Tallahassee VA Health Care Center & SR-20 East Tallahassee / Quincy Specialty ALF, ECC & Secured Memory Care Corridor's services, licensing, and credentials.
Where do Liberty County military veterans access VA outpatient geriatric care and state veterans' nursing home or memory care placement?
Liberty County veterans receive outpatient VA primary care, specialty clinics, and Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) 40 miles east on State Road 20 at the Tallahassee VA Health Care Center (Sgt. Ernest I. 'Boots' Thomas VA Clinic, 2181 E. Orange Ave, Tallahassee, FL 32311, (850) 878-0191), and 24/7 skilled nursing and secured Alzheimer's memory care 45 miles southwest at the 120-bed FDVA Clifford C. Sims State Veterans' Nursing Home (4419 Tram Rd, Panama City, FL 32404, (850) 747-5401; AHCA #SNF10960961 / Ref #SNF130471011, CMS CCN #106056 / #106072). Local veterans and surviving spouses can file VA Aid & Attendance and state nursing home applications with the Liberty County Veterans Service Office at the Liberty County Courthouse in Bristol ((850) 643-5966) (acceptsMedicaid: true).
Which Assisted Living Facilities along the SR-20 East Tallahassee and Quincy corridor offer Extended Congregate Care (ECC), secured memory care, or Medicaid Waiver beds for Liberty County seniors?
Along SR-20 East in Tallahassee (35–42 miles from Bristol and 22–30 miles from Hosford), seniors requiring keypad-secured Alzheimer's memory care or Extended Congregate Care (ECC) nursing are served by Brookdale Centre Pointe Boulevard (1980 Centre Pointe Blvd, (850) 309-7500, AHCA #AL9057 / Ref #AL9011, 38 ECC/LNS memory care beds), The Gables of Tallahassee / formerly HarborChase (100 John Knox Rd, (850) 531-0579, AHCA #AL9730 / Ref #AL10984, 98 ECC beds), Tapestry Senior Living Lakeshore (2516 W. Lakeshore Dr, (850) 320-6900, AHCA #AL12941 / Ref #AL11521), Canterfield of Tallahassee ((850) 727-7669, AHCA #AL13336 / Ref #AL12967), and Villas at Killearn Lakes ((850) 391-1754, AHCA #AL13303 / Ref #AL12991), while SMMC LTC Medicaid Waiver beds are available at Sodalis Tallahassee (#AL9700, (850) 553-9120), The Opal on Hermitage (#AL9181, (850) 422-3397), and Bell Road Human Services in Havana (#AL7768, (850) 539-8510) (acceptsMedicaid: true).
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The Gables of Tallahassee (formerly HarborChase of Tallahassee)
Tallahassee, Leon County
Villas at Killearn Lakes Assisted Living & Memory Care
Tallahassee, Leon County
Sodalis Tallahassee Assisted Living & Memory Care (formerly Broadview)
Tallahassee, Leon County
Azalea Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center
Tallahassee, Leon County
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