Because Lafayette County has zero open Assisted Living Facilities (`ALFs`) or secure memory care units inside its county borders, Lake City (`32025` / `32055`, 36 miles northeast of Mayo via US-27 and US-90) serves as the primary high-acuity Assisted Living, Extended Congregate Care (`ECC`), Locked Memory Care, and Veterans Long-Term Care hub for Lafayette County families. First, for honorably discharged veterans, Lake City hosts two flagship public facilities: the **Robert H. Jenkins Jr. Veterans' Domiciliary Home of Florida** (`751 SE Sycamore Ter, Lake City, FL 32025`, `(386) 758-0600`, operated by the Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs under `F.S. Ch. 296, Part I`, `150-bed` AHCA-licensed Assisted Living Facility `#AL7975 / #AL8333`, `File #11922362` with an **Extended Congregate Care (`ECC`)** specialty license) and the **Lake City VA Medical Center — Malcom Randall VAMC NF/SGVHS** (`619 S Marion Ave, Lake City, FL 32025`, `(386) 755-3016` / `1-800-308-8387`, `VA Station #573A4`, `NPI #1992975411`, featuring a **110-bed VA Community Living Center (`CLC`)** for skilled nursing, dementia care, and inpatient hospice, plus Geriatric Patient Aligned Care Teams [`GeriPACT`] and Home-Based Primary Care [`HBPC`] visiting rural Lafayette County veterans). Second, for civilian and veteran seniors requiring secure memory care or SMMC LTC Medicaid Waiver assisted living, Lake City's AHCA-licensed corridor includes **The Canopy at Harper Lake** (`765 SW Whitfield Rd / 397 SW Malone St, Lake City, FL 32024`, `(386) 344-6985`, `82-bed` ALF & Secured Memory Care, `AHCA #AL13230 / #AL13191`, `File #11968592` with **Limited Mental Health [`LMH`]** specialty license), **WillowBrook Assisted Living & Memory Care** (`3654 SW Bascom Norris Dr, Lake City, FL 32025`, `(386) 752-4454`, `100-bed` ALF & Memory Care, `AHCA #AL9909`, `File #11933478` with **Extended Congregate Care [`ECC`]** specialty license), **Plantation on Summers ALF** (`1127 SW Summers Ave, Lake City`, `(386) 755-5559`, `64 beds`, `AHCA #AL5191`), and three 120-bed Medicaid/Medicare skilled nursing centers: **Rehabilitation Center of Lake City / Baya Pointe** (`587 SE Ermine Ave`, `(386) 752-7800`, `AHCA #SNF12700961 / CCN #105846`), **Avalon Healthcare Center** (`1270 SW Main Blvd`, `(386) 752-3727`, `AHCA #SNF1027095 / CCN #105514`), and **Solaris HealthCare Lake City** (`920 McFarlane Ave`, `(386) 758-4777`, `CCN #105769`).
Official Verification Sources: FDVA — Robert H. Jenkins Jr. Veterans' Domiciliary Home (Lake City, FL); Lake City VA Medical Center — Geriatrics, Extended Care & 110-Bed CLC; The Canopy at Harper Lake — Assisted Living & Memory Care (Lake City, FL)
Issuer: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), FDVA & U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Notes: Verified 2026-10-26: Official state and federal veterans long-term care hub in Lake City (36 miles NE of Mayo via US-27 and US-90).
Issuer: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)
Notes: Verified 2026-10-26: Active Lake City assisted living and secured memory care facilities accepting SMMC LTC Medicaid Waiver and VA benefits for Lafayette County seniors.
Factual details and direct answers about FDVA Robert H. Jenkins Jr. State Veterans' Domiciliary Home (AHCA ECC ALF #AL7975), Lake City VA Medical Center 110-Bed CLC & Lake City Specialty Memory Care / ALF Corridor (The Canopy at Harper Lake #AL13230 & WillowBrook #AL9909)'s services, licensing, and credentials.
Where is the closest State Veterans' Home or VA Community Living Center (CLC) for an aging veteran in Mayo or Day?
Located 36 miles northeast of Mayo in Lake City, veterans in Lafayette County have access to both the 150-bed FDVA Robert H. Jenkins Jr. Veterans' Domiciliary Home (751 SE Sycamore Ter, Lake City, (386) 758-0600, AHCA Extended Congregate Care ALF #AL7975) and the 110-bed VA Community Living Center (CLC) at the Lake City VA Medical Center (619 S Marion Ave, Lake City, (386) 755-3016, VA Station #573A4). The Lafayette County Veteran Service Officer at the Mayo Courthouse ((386) 294-5010) assists veterans with admission applications.
Which facilities near Lafayette County provide secured Alzheimer's memory care or Extended Congregate Care (ECC) assisted living?
Because Lafayette County has zero open ALFs inside its borders, families utilize Advent Christian Village's Dacier Manor 18 miles north in Dowling Park (AHCA #AL7641, (386) 658-3333) or Lake City's dedicated memory care and ECC communities 36 miles northeast: The Canopy at Harper Lake (765 SW Whitfield Rd, Lake City, (386) 344-6985, 82 beds, AHCA #AL13230 with LMH specialty) and WillowBrook Assisted Living & Memory Care (3654 SW Bascom Norris Dr, Lake City, (386) 752-4454, 100 beds, AHCA #AL9909 with ECC specialty).
Connect with complementary legal, financial, and residential providers serving seniors in Mayo and Lafayette County.
Lafayette County Courthouse Probate, Guardianship & Homestead Registry — Clerk of Circuit Court Hon. Steve Land, County Judge Hon. Darren K. Jackson, County Attorney Leenette W. McMillan, Esq., Property Appraiser Wayne 'Bucky' McCray, CFA & 3rd Circuit Public Guardian
Mayo, Lafayette County
(386) 294-1600
Lafayette State Bank — Mayo Headquarters Branch (FDIC Cert #16396 / #16266, Sunbiz #705561) & First Federal Bank — Mayo Branch (FDIC Cert #31313 / #31307, Sunbiz #P17000083684)
Mayo, Lafayette County
(386) 294-1901
Suwannee River Economic Council, Inc. (SREC — Sunbiz #709611) HUD Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Registry & Adjacent Live Oak Housing Authority (HUD PHA #FL054) / North Central Florida Regional Housing Authority (#FL139)
Mayo, Lafayette County
(386) 294-2202
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Lafayette Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (60-Bed Skilled Nursing, Post-Acute Rehab & Memory Care — Mayo)
Mayo, Lafayette County
Advent Christian Village — Dacier Manor Assisted Living (ECC/LNS/Medicaid Waiver) & Good Samaritan Center 161-Bed Skilled Nursing & Memory Care (18 Miles North of Mayo)
Mayo, Lafayette County
Suwannee River Economic Council, Inc. (SREC) — Lafayette County Lead Agency for CCE, HCE, ADI Dementia Respite & OAA In-Home Personal Care (Mayo)
Mayo, Lafayette County
SR-51 North Live Oak & US-27 West Perry Emergency Hospital, Swing-Bed & Long-Term Care Corridor — HCA Suwannee Emergency, Surrey Place, Suwannee Health & Rehab, Doctors' Memorial Hospital & Marshall Health & Rehab
Mayo, Lafayette County
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