Located in southeast Lake City at 751 SE Sycamore Terrace, Lake City, FL 32025 — directly adjacent (0.4 miles east) to the Malcom Randall VAMC / Lake City VA Medical Center — the Robert H. Jenkins Jr. Veterans' Domiciliary Home of Florida is a `150`-bed State Veterans' Assisted Living Facility operated by the **Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs (FDVA)** under Chapter 296, Florida Statutes and certified by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Licensed by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) under License `#AL7975` (AHCA File `#11922362`), it is the largest AHCA-licensed Assisted Living Facility in Columbia County and the only facility in the county holding an **Extended Congregate Care (`ECC`)** specialty license. Named in honor of Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient Pfc. Robert H. Jenkins Jr., USMC, the campus provides 24-hour nursing supervision, total medication management, on-site physical and occupational therapy, pharmacy, dental and podiatry clinics, and recreational therapy for honorably discharged Florida veterans, accepting VA State Home Per Diem subsidies, VA Aid & Attendance, and Medicaid/SSI income-indexed co-pays (acceptsMedicaid: true).
Official Verification Sources: Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs (FDVA) — Robert H. Jenkins Jr. Veterans' Domiciliary Home; AHCA FloridaHealthFinder Provider Profile — Robert H. Jenkins Jr. Veterans' Domiciliary Home (#AL7975 / File #11922362)
Issuer: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) / FDVA / U.S. VA
Notes: Operated by the State of Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs (FDVA, Chapter 296, F.S.), holding active AHCA License #AL7975 (File #11922362) with Extended Congregate Care (ECC) specialty licensure for 150 beds at 751 SE Sycamore Ter, Lake City, FL 32025 (acceptsMedicaid: true).
Factual details and direct answers about Robert H. Jenkins Jr. Veterans' Domiciliary Home of Florida (FDVA State Veterans' Home)'s services, licensing, and credentials.
Who is eligible for admission to the Robert H. Jenkins Jr. Veterans' Domiciliary Home in Lake City?
Honorably discharged veterans who are Florida residents and ambulatory/able to reside in an Extended Congregate Care (ECC) assisted living setting are eligible to apply through the Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs (FDVA) at 751 SE Sycamore Terrace, Lake City, FL 32025 ((386) 758-0600).
How is care funded at the Robert H. Jenkins Jr. Veterans' Domiciliary Home?
Yes (acceptsMedicaid: true). Care is subsidized through U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs State Home Per Diem payments, VA Aid & Attendance benefits, Medicare Part B therapy coverage, and income-indexed Medicaid/SSI resident co-pays so that no eligible Florida veteran is denied care due to financial hardship.
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