Gulf County's two in-county AHCA-licensed residential long-term care facilities — providing 152 combined skilled nursing, post-acute rehabilitation, assisted living, and memory care beds inside Port St. Joe (32456): (1) Shores Nursing and Rehab Center (historically known across Gulf County as The Bridge at Bay St. Joe / Bay St. Joe Care Center / Gulf Shores Care Center), located at 220 Ninth Street (220 9th St; also cross-referenced in legacy hospital-district parcel filings at 2201 Long Ave / 2202A Long Ave), Port St. Joe, FL 32456 ((850) 229-8244; operated by Port St Joe Opco LLC; Florida AHCA Skilled Nursing Facility License #1038096 / #SNF1038096, AHCA File #22301; CMS Certification Number [CCN] #105435; CMS NPI #1427834290 & historical NPI #1134724487). Evacuated during Category 5 Hurricane Michael in October 2018, structurally rehabilitated, and reopened, Shores Nursing and Rehab Center is Gulf County's sole 120-bed 24/7 Skilled Nursing Facility, dually certified for Medicare Part A post-acute physical, occupational, and speech therapy and Florida Institutional Care Program (ICP) / SMMC Long-Term Care Medicaid; and (2) Our Home at Beacon Hill (also marketed as Just Like Home at Beacon Hill / formerly Beacon Villa Retirement Center), located along the US-98 coastal corridor at 141 Kaelyn Lane, Port St. Joe, FL 32456 ((850) 647-4000; operated by 141 Beacon Operator LLC, Florida Sunbiz Document #L18000255342, managed by Next Steps Senior Solutions LLC, Administrator Shelia Medlin; AHCA Assisted Living Facility License #10713 / #AL10713, AHCA File #11966504; CMS NPI #1568014991), a 32-bed all-private-suite assisted living community with Extended Congregate Care (ECC) and Limited Nursing Services (LNS) capabilities that accepts Florida Medicaid Assistive Care Services (ACS) / SMMC LTC Waivers, VA Aid & Attendance, and private pay (noting its AHCA administrative license status is currently tracked as In Litigation while actively operating and inspected). Regulatory Supply Gap Note: Wewahitchka (32465) has zero (0) in-city licensed ALFs or SNFs, and Gulf County has zero (0) licensed Adult Family Care Homes (AFCHs) countywide (acceptsMedicaid: true).
Official Verification Sources: CMS Medicare Care Compare — Shores Nursing and Rehab Center / The Bridge at Bay St. Joe (CCN #105435); AHCA FloridaHealthFinder — Shores Nursing and Rehab (#1038096) & Our Home at Beacon Hill (#AL10713); CMS NPI Registry — Port St Joe Opco LLC (#1427834290) & 141 Beacon Operator LLC (#1568014991)
Issuer: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) & U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Notes: Verified 2026-10-26: Shores Nursing and Rehab Center (formerly The Bridge at Bay St. Joe, operated by Port St Joe Opco LLC at 220 Ninth St, Port St. Joe, FL 32456, (850) 229-8244) holds active AHCA SNF License #1038096 (File #22301) for 120 certified beds under CMS CCN #105435 and NPI #1427834290. Reopened after post-Hurricane Michael reconstruction (acceptsMedicaid: true).
Issuer: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) & CMS NPPES
Notes: Verified 2026-10-26: Our Home at Beacon Hill (141 Beacon Operator LLC, Sunbiz Doc# L18000255342, Administrator Shelia Medlin, 141 Kaelyn Ln, Port St. Joe, FL 32456, (850) 647-4000) holds AHCA ALF License #10713 (File #11966504, 32 beds, NPI #1568014991; administrative status listed as In Litigation on FloridaHealthFinder while operating and undergoing state inspections). Zero active ALFs/SNFs in Wewahitchka (32465) and zero AFCHs countywide (acceptsMedicaid: true).
Factual details and direct answers about Shores Nursing and Rehab Center (Formerly The Bridge at Bay St. Joe — #SNF1038096) & Our Home at Beacon Hill ALF (#AL10713) — Port St. Joe In-County Long-Term Care's services, licensing, and credentials.
Did The Bridge at Bay St. Joe nursing home in Port St. Joe reopen after Hurricane Michael, and what is its current name and license number?
Yes. After evacuating during Hurricane Michael in October 2018, the 120-bed skilled nursing facility at 220 Ninth Street, Port St. Joe, FL 32456 ((850) 229-8244) was rehabilitated and reopened, and now operates as Shores Nursing and Rehab Center (Port St Joe Opco LLC) under active Florida AHCA License #1038096 (File #22301), CMS Certification Number #105435, and NPI #1427834290. All 120 beds are dually certified for Medicare Part A rehabilitation and Florida Medicaid long-term care (acceptsMedicaid: true).
Are there any licensed Assisted Living Facilities in Port St. Joe (32456) or Wewahitchka (32465)?
Gulf County has exactly one licensed Assisted Living Facility countywide: 32-bed Our Home at Beacon Hill at 141 Kaelyn Lane, Port St. Joe, FL 32456 ((850) 647-4000, AHCA License #AL10713, File #11966504, NPI #1568014991, Sunbiz #L18000255342; note that its AHCA administrative status is currently listed as 'In Litigation' while active inspections continue). There are zero (0) licensed assisted living facilities or nursing homes inside Wewahitchka (32465) and zero (0) Adult Family Care Homes anywhere in Gulf County, so Wewahitchka families frequently utilize Our Home at Beacon Hill in Port St. Joe or nearby Blountstown (SR-71 North) and Lynn Haven/Callaway (SR-22 West) facilities (acceptsMedicaid: true).
Connect with complementary legal, financial, and residential providers serving seniors in Port St. Joe and Gulf County.
Novak Law Group, PLLC (Jeremy T.M. Novak, Esq. — Gulf County Attorney) & Rish & Gibson, P.A. (Thomas S. Gibson, Esq.) — Port St. Joe Probate, Estate Planning, Trust & Real Property Counsel
Port St. Joe, Gulf County
(850) 229-4700
Centennial Bank — Port St. Joe & Wewahitchka In-County Branches & Centennial Financial Services (Crowley Wealth / Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC)
Port St. Joe, Gulf County
(850) 227-2601
Port St. Joe USDA Section 515 & FHFC LIHTC Apartments — Pine Ridge Apartments, Liberty Manor Apartments, Gateway of St. Joe & Bridgeport (32456)
Port St. Joe, Gulf County
(850) 227-7451
Expert guidance, benefit eligibility rules, and state protections for older Florida residents and family caregivers.
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (AHCA Hospital #4502 — 24/7 Emergency Department, Medicare Swing-Bed Skilled Nursing & Outpatient Senior Rehab)
Port St. Joe, Gulf County
Gulf County Senior Citizens Association, Inc. — DOEA PSA 2 Lead Agency (CCE In-Home Personal Care, ADI Memory Care Respite, HCE & Silver Hearts Wewahitchka Outreach)
Port St. Joe, Gulf County
US-98 West / SR-22 West (Panama City, Callaway & Lynn Haven) Corridor — Clifford C. Sims State Veterans' Nursing Home (#SNF10960961 / CCN #106056), Garden View ALF (#AL5223), Summer's Landing (#AL6048), Mathison (#AL9945) & The Blake (#AL13589)
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AHCA-Licensed Hospice Providers Serving Gulf County (Subdistrict 2A) — Covenant Care (#5025095 / #HOSPICE5011096), Emerald Coast Hospice / Gentiva (#22920077 / #HOSPICE5042096) & VITAS Healthcare (#50370966 / #HOSPICE5051096)
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