Multi-provider AHCA-licensed Assisted Living Facility (#AL), Extended Congregate Care (ECC), Memory Care, Adult Family Care Home (#AFCH), and Skilled Nursing / Critical Access Swing-Bed border corridor directly serving Dixie County families across Cross City (32628), Old Town (32680), Horseshoe Beach (32648), Suwannee (32692), and Jena/Steinhatchee (32359). Because AHCA licensing records confirm zero (0) active standalone Chapter 429 Assisted Living Facilities (#AL) and zero (0) active Adult Family Care Homes (#AFCH) inside Dixie County (and confirm that historical Old Town riverfront filing Suwannee Bell, Inc. at 282 SE 989th St, Old Town, FL 32680, Sunbiz #P12000054663, former #AFCH6906697, is inactive/closed), Dixie County seniors utilize four surrounding highway corridors: (1) Eastern SR-26 / US-27 Corridor (Newberry, High Springs & Gainesville): 5-bed Kimberly Smith AFCH in Newberry (25035 NW 6th Ave, Newberry, FL 32669, (352) 474-1878, AHCA #AFCH6907117), 72-bed Plantation Oaks Assisted Living and Memory Care in High Springs (23301 NW 186th Ave, High Springs, FL 32643, (386) 454-0801, AHCA #AL11967, File #11968014), 24-bed The Mayflower Assisted Living in High Springs (19880 N US Hwy 441, High Springs, FL 32643, (386) 454-7612, https://mayfloweralf.com, AHCA #AL9545, File #11964997), and 14-bed RN-operated Greenoak Villa of Gainesville ALF (1201 NW 39th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32609, (352) 505-3556, AHCA #AL13015, File #11969195, NPI #1356096440 — contracted for SMMC LTC Medicaid Waiver and ACS); (2) Northern Suwannee River Corridor (Mayo & Dowling Park via CR-351 / SR-51): 52-bed Oakridge Assisted Living in Mayo (620 W Main St, Mayo, FL 32066, (386) 294-3323, AHCA #AL9863, File #11965322) and Advent Christian Village in Dowling Park (10676 Marvin Jones Blvd, Live Oak, FL 32060, (386) 658-5550, https://acvillage.net, operating 60-bed ECC-licensed Dacier Manor #AL7641 and 161-bed Good Samaritan Center #SNF1254096, CCN #105390); (3) Southern Levy County US-19 / Alt-27 Corridor (Williston): 4-bed Vanessa Simpson Thomas AFCH (3731 NE 217th Ct, Williston, FL 32696, (352) 875-2428, AHCA #AFCH6906181, File #52962456) and 120-bed Williston Care Center and Rehab (300 NW 1st Ave, Williston, (352) 528-3561, AHCA #SNF1381096, CCN #105955); and (4) Western US-19 / Jena / Steinhatchee Corridor (Perry): 120-bed Marshall Health and Rehabilitation Center / Aviata at Big Bend (207 Marshall Dr, Perry, FL 32347, (850) 584-6334, AHCA #SNF1436096, File #26201, CCN #105631, NPI #1851070023) plus 25-bed Critical Access & Skilled Swing-Bed Doctors' Memorial Hospital (333 N Byron Butler Pkwy, Perry, (850) 584-0800, AHCA #3857, CCN #101314, and DMH Steinhatchee Family Medicine RHC at 1011 1st Ave SE, Steinhatchee, FL 32359, (352) 498-0726, directly serving Jena and western Dixie County) (acceptsMedicaid: true).
Official Verification Sources: The Mayflower Assisted Living — High Springs, FL (AHCA License #AL9545); Advent Christian Village — Dacier Manor ALF (#AL7641) & Good Samaritan Center SNF (#SNF1254096); CMS Medicare Care Compare — Marshall Health and Rehabilitation Center Perry (CCN #105631)
Issuer: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)
Notes: Verified 2026-10-26: Documents Dixie County's 0 in-county Chapter 429 #AL/#AFCH supply (and closed status of Old Town filing Suwannee Bell, Inc., Sunbiz #P12000054663, former #AFCH6906697) and connects Dixie families to active border ALFs/AFCHs in High Springs (#AL11967, #AL9545), Mayo (#AL9863), Dowling Park (#AL7641 ECC), Newberry (#AFCH6907117), Williston (#AFCH6906181), and Gainesville (#AL13015) (acceptsMedicaid: true).
Issuer: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) & U.S. CMS
Notes: Verified 2026-10-26: Western Dixie County and Jena/Steinhatchee (32359) seniors are served directly across the Steinhatchee River by DMH Steinhatchee Family Medicine RHC (1011 1st Ave SE, Steinhatchee, FL 32359, (352) 498-0726) and 30–35 miles northwest on US-19 in Perry by 120-bed Marshall Health and Rehabilitation Center (#SNF1436096, CCN #105631, (850) 584-6334) and 25-bed Critical Access / Skilled Swing-Bed Doctors' Memorial Hospital (#3857, CCN #101314, (850) 584-0800) (acceptsMedicaid: true).
Factual details and direct answers about Nature Coast & US-19 / SR-26 Assisted Living, Memory Care, AFCH & Swing-Bed Corridor (High Springs, Newberry, Mayo, Dowling Park, Williston & Perry Overflow)'s services, licensing, and credentials.
Why do Dixie County families look to High Springs, Mayo, Newberry, and Perry for Assisted Living and post-acute care?
While Cross City has one 60-bed Skilled Nursing Facility (Cross City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center #SNF130470998), AHCA records confirm that Dixie County has zero (0) active standalone Chapter 429 Assisted Living Facilities (#AL), zero (0) active Adult Family Care Homes (#AFCH), and zero (0) in-county acute hospital beds. Families in Cross City and Old Town utilize nearby Assisted Living and AFCH options in High Springs (72-bed Plantation Oaks #AL11967 and 24-bed The Mayflower #AL9545), Mayo (52-bed Oakridge ALF #AL9863), Dowling Park (60-bed ECC Dacier Manor at Advent Christian Village #AL7641), Newberry (5-bed Kimberly Smith #AFCH6907117), and Williston (4-bed Vanessa Simpson Thomas #AFCH6906181), while Jena and Steinhatchee (32359) families also utilize 120-bed Marshall Health and Rehabilitation Center (#SNF1436096) and 25-bed swing-bed Doctors' Memorial Hospital (#3857) in Perry.
Do these regional Assisted Living Facilities, Adult Family Care Homes, and Skilled Nursing centers accept Florida Medicaid?
Yes (acceptsMedicaid: true). Participating Chapter 429 residences—including Oakridge ALF in Mayo (#AL9863), Dacier Manor at Advent Christian Village (#AL7641), Greenoak Villa of Gainesville (#AL13015), Kimberly Smith AFCH in Newberry (#AFCH6907117), and Vanessa Simpson Thomas AFCH in Williston (#AFCH6906181)—accept Florida SMMC Long-Term Care Medicaid Waivers, Assistive Care Services (ACS), and Optional State Supplementation (OSS), while Marshall Health & Rehab (#SNF1436096), Williston Care Center (#SNF1381096), and Advent Christian Village's Good Samaritan Center (#SNF1254096) are dually certified for Medicare Part A and Florida ICP Medicaid.
Connect with complementary legal, financial, and residential providers serving seniors in Cross City and Dixie County.
Chana M. Watson, Attorney at Law, P.A. — Chana Marie Watson, Esq. (With Kyle S. Felty, Esq., B.C.S., Real Estate)
Cross City, Dixie County
(352) 578-2014
Seacoast National Bank (FDIC #109), Ameris Bank (FDIC #16480) & Capital City Bank (FDIC #9622) — In-County FDIC Senior, IRA & Estate Banking (Cross City)
Cross City, Dixie County
(352) 498-7733
The Timbers Apartments (Cross City USDA Section 515 Senior & Family Housing — Royal American Management, With Fanning Springs Border Villas)
Cross City, Dixie County
(352) 498-3175
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Cross City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (60-Bed Skilled Nursing, Post-Acute Rehab & Memory Care — Cross City)
Cross City, Dixie County
Suwannee River Tri-County Skilled Nursing & Memory Care Corridor — Tri-County Nursing Home (CMS 5-Star 81-Bed Non-Profit SNF) & Ayers Health and Rehabilitation Center (120-Bed SNF)
Cross City, Dixie County
Suwannee River Economic Council, Inc. (SREC) — Dixie County CCE In-Home Personal Care, ADI Memory Care Respite & Medicaid LTC Waiver Lead Agency
Cross City, Dixie County
Haven Hospice — Tri-Counties Hospice Care Center (16-Bed Inpatient Respite & 24/7 Dixie County Home Hospice)
Cross City, Dixie County
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