Penney Retirement Community (PRC) is a historic 192-acre non-profit, faith-based Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC / Life Plan Community) located at 3495 Hoffman Street in the tree-canopied Town of Penney Farms in central Clay County, Florida (ZIP 32079), just eight miles west of Green Cove Springs along State Road 16. Founded in 1926 by department-store pioneer J.C. Penney in memory of his parents, James Cash and Mary Frances Paxton Penney, the community is operated by 501(c)(3) non-profit Penney Retirement Community, Inc. (Florida Sunbiz Non-Profit Doc# 704793, alongside resident governance entity The Association of Penney Retirement Community Residents, LLC and the Residents' Aid Fund of Penney Retirement Community, LLC) under Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (FLOIR) Chapter 651 oversight. Campus housing spans more than 170 single-family cottages, mid-rise independent living apartments, and the French Norman-style Memorial Home Building. Residents enjoy guaranteed lifecare access to on-campus assisted living and memory care at The Springs at Penney (Florida AHCA License #AL8902) and 24-hour skilled nursing and rehabilitation at The Pavilion for Health Care (CMS 5-Star & Governor's Gold Seal Award recipient, CMS Provider #106096 / Medicaid ID #129312-00), located 15 minutes from Baptist Medical Center Clay in Fleming Island and Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County in Middleburg.
Official Verification Sources: Florida Office of Insurance Regulation — Continuing Care Retirement Communities (Ch. 651); AHCA FloridaHealthFinder Provider Profiles (The Springs at Penney #AL8902 & The Pavilion for Health Care); Penney Retirement Community Official Website
Issuer: Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (FLOIR) / Florida Division of Corporations
Notes: Operated by non-profit PENNEY RETIREMENT COMMUNITY, INC. (Florida Sunbiz Non-Profit Doc# 704793, incorporated 1926; with resident governance via The Association of Penney Retirement Community Residents, LLC and benevolence support via Residents' Aid Fund of Penney Retirement Community, LLC) at 3495 Hoffman St, Penney Farms, FL 32079.
Issuer: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) / CMS
Notes: Includes on-campus Assisted Living & Memory Care at The Springs at Penney (AHCA License #AL8902, 3495 Hoffman St) and The Pavilion for Health Care Skilled Nursing Facility (CMS Provider #106096, Florida Medicaid Provider #129312-00, 3465 Caroline Blvd / 3495 Hoffman St, Penney Farms, FL 32079).
Factual details and direct answers about Penney Retirement Community (Penney Farms Life Plan Community & CCRC)'s services, licensing, and credentials.
How is Penney Retirement Community in Penney Farms regulated and licensed in Florida?
Penney Retirement Community is operated by 501(c)(3) non-profit Penney Retirement Community, Inc. (Sunbiz Non-Profit Doc# 704793) under Florida Statutes Chapter 651 CCRC oversight, and holds active Florida AHCA Assisted Living License #AL8902 (The Springs at Penney) alongside The Pavilion for Health Care Skilled Nursing Facility (CMS Provider #106096, Medicaid ID #129312-00).
What levels of care and amenities are on the 192-acre Penney Farms campus?
Located at 3495 Hoffman Street in the historic Town of Penney Farms, Florida 32079, the campus offers independent living cottages and apartments, an on-campus 9-hole golf course, heated pool, dining room, woodworking and lapidary shops, organic gardens, assisted living and memory care at The Springs at Penney (#AL8902), and 5-star skilled nursing at The Pavilion for Health Care.
How close is Penney Retirement Community to Clay County hospitals and senior services?
Penney Retirement Community is located on State Road 16 approximately 8 miles west of the Clayton and Mildred Revels Senior Center (604 Walnut St, Green Cove Springs) and 15 minutes from both Baptist Medical Center Clay (Fleming Island) and Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County Hospital (Middleburg).
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