Because Calhoun County's two in-county assisted living facilities in Blountstown (#AL12439 and #AL12565) hold zero (0) Extended Congregate Care (ECC) or Limited Nursing Services (LNS) specialty beds and zero dedicated keypad-locked standalone memory care wings—and because Altha (32421), Clarksville (32430), and Kinard (32449) have zero in-town long-term care facilities—Calhoun County families rely on three immediate regional care corridors within 26 to 42 miles: (1) FDVA State Veterans' Skilled Nursing & Secured Memory Care (40 Miles SW via SR-20 West / US-231 South or SR-71 South / SR-22 West): 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; CMS CCN #106056; CMS NPI #1518959667), a 120-bed state veterans' skilled nursing and secured Alzheimer's/dementia facility exclusively serving honorably discharged military veterans; (2) SR-71 North Corridor in Marianna & Graceville (Jackson County — 15 Miles North of Altha, 26 Miles North of Blountstown): 180-bed Marianna Health and Rehabilitation Center (4295 5th Ave, Marianna, FL 32446, (850) 482-8091; AHCA #SNF1322096, File #23202; CMS CCN #105637; Sunbiz #L24000467020), 120-bed Courtyard Rehabilitation by Harborview (2600 Forest Glen Trl, Marianna, FL 32446, (850) 526-2000; AHCA #SNF130470975, File #35960891; CMS CCN #105970; Sunbiz #M22000010499), 60-bed Chipola Health and Rehabilitation Center (4294 3rd Ave, Marianna, FL 32446, (850) 526-3191; AHCA #SNF13730962, File #23203; CMS CCN #105729; Sunbiz #L22000075482), and 18-bed Medicaid-participating Chatman Home Assisted Living Facility LLC (3854 Hwy 2, Graceville, FL 32440, (850) 427-7778; AHCA #AL14123, File #11971097; Sunbiz #L23000549832); and (3) SR-20 West / US-231 South Bay County ECC, LNS, Secured Memory Care & Medicaid LTC Waiver ALF Hub (Panama City / Callaway / Lynn Haven): 40-bed Medicaid/OSS/LMH Garden View ALF (526 N. Mary Ella Ave, Panama City/Callaway, FL 32404, (850) 871-1611; AHCA #AL5223, File #11910568, 38 OSS beds), 50-bed Medicaid Waiver Summer's Landing (615 Florida Ave, Lynn Haven, FL 32444, (850) 265-9829; AHCA #AL6048, File #11910541, NPI #1649354128, FL Medicaid #101318000), 100-bed LNS-licensed Mathison Retirement Community (3637 W. Hwy 390, Panama City, FL 32405, (850) 215-4663; AHCA #AL9945, File #11965612), and 130-bed ECC and secured Memory Care community The Blake at Panama City Beach (12219 PCB Pkwy, Panama City Beach, FL 32407, (850) 588-3860; AHCA #AL13589, File #11969840) (acceptsMedicaid: true).
Official Verification Sources: Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs — Clifford Chester Sims State Veterans' Nursing Home (CCN #106056); CMS Medicare Care Compare — Marianna Health & Rehab (#105637), Courtyard Rehab (#105970) & Chipola Health & Rehab (#105729); AHCA FloridaHealthFinder — Chatman Home ALF (#AL14123), Garden View ALF (#AL5223), Summer's Landing (#AL6048), Mathison (#AL9945) & The Blake (#AL13589)
Issuer: Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs (FDVA), Florida AHCA & U.S. CMS
Notes: Verified 2026-10-26: For northern Calhoun County residents in Altha (32421 — just 15 miles south of Marianna on SR-71) and Blountstown (32424 — 26 miles south of Marianna), Jackson County provides 360 dually certified SNF beds (#SNF1322096, #SNF130470975, #SNF13730962) and 18 ALF beds (#AL14123), while FDVA's 120-bed Clifford C. Sims State Veterans' Nursing Home (#SNF10960961, CCN #106056, NPI #1518959667) in Panama City serves Calhoun County wartime veterans (acceptsMedicaid: true).
Issuer: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)
Notes: Verified 2026-10-26: Because Calhoun County's two in-county ALFs (#AL12439 and #AL12565) hold 0 ECC or LNS beds, families requiring Extended Congregate Care, Limited Nursing Services, or dedicated keypad-secured Alzheimer's memory care utilize Bay County's corridor ALFs via SR-20 West / US-231 South or SR-71 South / SR-22 West (acceptsMedicaid: true).
Factual details and direct answers about SR-71 North (Marianna / Jackson County) & SR-20 / US-231 South (Panama City / Bay County) Regional Corridor — Clifford C. Sims State Veterans' Nursing Home (#SNF10960961 / CCN #106056), Marianna SNFs/ALFs & Bay County ECC / LNS / Secured Memory Care's services, licensing, and credentials.
Where is the closest State Veterans' Nursing Home for military veterans in Blountstown, Altha, Clarksville, and Kinard?
Calhoun County veterans are served by the 120-bed Clifford Chester Sims State Veterans' Nursing Home at 4419 Tram Road, Panama City, FL 32404 ((850) 747-5401; AHCA License #SNF10960961, CMS CCN #106056, NPI #1518959667), operated by the Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs (FDVA) approximately 40 miles southwest of Blountstown and Kinard. It offers both 24/7 skilled nursing and a keypad-secured Alzheimer's/dementia wing, accepting VA State Home per diem, service-connected VA benefits, Medicare Part A, and Florida Medicaid (acceptsMedicaid: true).
Why do families in Altha (32421) and Blountstown (32424) frequently compare Marianna (SR-71 North) and Panama City (SR-20 / US-231 South) long-term care facilities?
Altha (32421) is located just 15 miles south of Marianna on State Road 71, making Marianna's three skilled nursing facilities—Marianna Health and Rehab (#SNF1322096, 180 beds), Courtyard Rehab by Harborview (#SNF130470975, 120 beds), and Chipola Health and Rehab (#SNF13730962, 60 beds)—and Graceville's Chatman Home ALF (#AL14123, 18 beds) the closest regional options for northern Calhoun County families. Meanwhile, because Blountstown's two in-county ALFs hold zero Extended Congregate Care (ECC) or Limited Nursing Services (LNS) beds, families needing higher-acuity ALF nursing or dedicated memory care wings utilize Panama City and Lynn Haven communities such as Garden View ALF (#AL5223), Summer's Landing (#AL6048), Mathison Retirement Community (#AL9945, LNS), and The Blake (#AL13589, ECC) (acceptsMedicaid: true).
Connect with complementary legal, financial, and residential providers serving seniors in Blountstown and Calhoun County.
J. David House, P.A. (John David House, Esq.), Fuqua & Milton, P.A. (H. Matthew Fuqua, Esq. — Calhoun County & School Board Attorney), Carter Platt PLLC (Jeffrey S. Carter, Esq. — Blountstown City Attorney) & James P. Leonard, Esq. — Blountstown & Altha Probate, Estate Planning & Real Property Counsel
Blountstown, Calhoun County
(850) 674-5481
Blountstown In-County FDIC Commercial Banking & Retirement Depository Network — Centennial Bank (Centennial Financial Services / Ameriprise), PeoplesSouth Bank, Regions Bank (Regions Investment Solutions) & Ameris Bank
Blountstown, Calhoun County
(850) 237-2800
Northwest Florida Regional Housing Authority (NWFRHA — HUD PHA #FL015) — Blountstown Public Housing Community (1004 Fuqua Cir — 44 Units) & Calhoun County Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Administration
Blountstown, Calhoun County
(850) 263-4442
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Understanding Extended Congregate Care (ECC), Limited Nursing Services (LNS), and Medicaid Waiver ALF options near Calhoun County.
River Valley Rehabilitation Center (AHCA #SNF12870961 — 150 Beds, CMS 5-Star) & Blountstown Health and Rehabilitation Center / Blountstown Center for Rehabilitation and Healing (AHCA #SNF1652096 — 96 Beds, CMS 5-Star) — Calhoun County's 246-Bed Skilled Nursing Hub
Blountstown, Calhoun County
Rivertown Assisted Living, LLC (AHCA #AL12439 — 30 Beds / 26 OSS) & Rivertown Senior Care (AHCA #AL12565 — 20 LMH Beds) — Blountstown's Complete 50-Bed Assisted Living Network (with Cross-River Liberty Oaks ALF #AL6026 in Bristol)
Blountstown, Calhoun County
Calhoun-Liberty Hospital (AHCA License #4019 / CCN #101304) — New 50,000-Sq-Ft State Road 71 Replacement Campus, 24/7 Emergency Department, Medicare Swing-Bed Skilled Nursing Rehab & Regional Tertiary Transfer Network
Blountstown, Calhoun County
Calhoun County Senior Citizens Association, Inc. — DOEA PSA 2 Statutory Lead Agency (CCE In-Home Personal Care, ADI Memory Care Respite, HCE Subsidies, Meals on Wheels, Calhoun Transit & SMMC LTC 701B Assessments)
Blountstown, Calhoun County
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