Riverside Cottages at The Shores is a family-owned 72-bed residential cottage-style assisted living and memory care community located at 471 Shores Boulevard in the St. Augustine Shores neighborhood of southern St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida, operating under Florida AHCA License #AL12763 (File #11968907) with both Limited Nursing Services (LNS) and Limited Mental Health (LMH) specialty licenses. Operated by Riverside Cottages @ the Shores, LLC just 3.5 miles south of UF Health Flagler Hospital (400 Health Park Blvd), 3 miles south of the Leo C. Chase Jr. VA Clinic (195 Southpark Blvd), and less than 2 miles from the St. Johns County Council on Aging's River House & Coastal Community Center, the campus is uniquely organized into six intimate, single-story 12-bedroom residential cottages rather than a large institutional corridor building. Each cottage features its own open residential kitchen where home-cooked meals are prepared daily, a living room, a screened porch, and dedicated 24-hour caregivers and licensed nursing oversight under its LNS endorsement, with specialized secured cottages dedicated to Alzheimer's and dementia memory care. Riverside Cottages accepts private pay, long-term care insurance, and Veterans Aid & Attendance benefits with transparent all-inclusive pricing (does not participate in Florida Medicaid SMMC LTC).
Official Verification Sources: AHCA FloridaHealthFinder Provider Profile (License #AL12763); Riverside Cottages at The Shores Official Website
Issuer: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration
Notes: Operated by family-owned Riverside Cottages @ the Shores, LLC under Florida AHCA Assisted Living Facility License #AL12763 (AHCA File #11968907, For-Profit) for 72 licensed beds across six 12-bed cottages at 471 Shores Blvd, St. Augustine, FL 32086; holds active Limited Nursing Services (LNS) and Limited Mental Health (LMH) specialty licenses (Private Pay, Long-Term Care Insurance & VA Aid & Attendance; acceptsMedicaid: false).
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What Florida AHCA license number, bed capacity, and specialty licenses does Riverside Cottages at The Shores hold?
Riverside Cottages at The Shores (operated by Riverside Cottages @ the Shores, LLC) is licensed by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) under Assisted Living Facility License #AL12763 (File #11968907) for 72 total beds and maintains active Limited Nursing Services (LNS) and Limited Mental Health (LMH) specialty licenses.
How is the cottage layout at Riverside Cottages at The Shores different from a traditional large assisted living facility?
Instead of a multi-story apartment building with long hallways, Riverside Cottages is organized into six separate, single-story 12-resident cottages—including dedicated secured memory care cottages—each with its own open kitchen, dining table, living room, and consistent care team.
How close is Riverside Cottages at The Shores to UF Health Flagler Hospital and the St. Augustine VA Clinic?
Situated at 471 Shores Boulevard off U.S. Highway 1 South in St. Augustine Shores, Florida 32086, the community is approximately 3.5 miles south of UF Health Flagler Hospital (400 Health Park Blvd) and 3.0 miles south of the Leo C. Chase Jr. VA Clinic (195 Southpark Blvd).
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