Because inland Wewahitchka (32465) and Dalkeith have zero (0) in-city nursing homes or assisted living facilities, and coastal Port St. Joe (32456) has only one SNF and one 32-bed ALF, Gulf County families frequently rely on the immediate SR-71 North corridor in Blountstown (Calhoun County, 28 miles north of Wewahitchka) and the US-98 East coastal corridor in Apalachicola and Carrabelle (Franklin County, 23 to 48 miles east of Port St. Joe): (1) SR-71 North — Blountstown / Calhoun-Liberty Hub (28 Miles North of Wewahitchka): 150-bed River Valley Rehabilitation Center (operated by Blountstown Rehabilitation Center, LLC at 17884 NE Crozier St, Blountstown, FL 32424, (850) 674-5464; AHCA License #12870961 / #SNF12880961, File #20308; CMS CCN #105473; CMS NPI #1396021077), 96-bed Blountstown Center for Rehabilitation and Healing / Blountstown Health and Rehabilitation Center (16690 SW Chipola Rd, Blountstown, FL 32424, (850) 674-4311; AHCA License #1652096 / #SNF10540961, File #35960874; CMS CCN #105924; CMS NPI #1588520605 & #1871589093), 20-to-30-bed Limited Mental Health (LMH) licensed Rivertown Senior Care / Rivertown Assisted Living, LLC (17112 NW Charlie Johns St / 16354 SW Chipola Rd, Blountstown, FL 32424, (850) 674-1090 / (850) 443-7445; AHCA License #AL12565, File #11968643; noting historical regional directory cross-references to Trinity Assisted Living #AL11500), and 25-bed Critical Access swing-bed hospital Calhoun-Liberty Hospital (16257 SR 71 S / 20370 NE Burns Ave, Blountstown, FL 32424, (850) 674-5411; CMS CCN #101304; NPI #1437253085); and (2) US-98 East — Apalachicola / Eastpoint / Carrabelle Hub (Franklin County): 25-bed Critical Access swing-bed hospital George E. Weems Memorial Hospital (135 Avenue G, Apalachicola, FL 32320 — 23 miles east of Port St. Joe on US-98, (850) 653-8853; AHCA License #4173; CMS CCN #101305; NPI #1790736767) and 90-bed St. James Health and Rehabilitation Center / Arabella Health & Wellness of Carrabelle (239 Crooked River Rd, Carrabelle, FL 32322, (850) 697-2020; AHCA License #130471042 / #SNF130471042; CMS CCN #105613; NPI #1194970137) (acceptsMedicaid: true).
Official Verification Sources: CMS Medicare Care Compare — River Valley Rehabilitation Center (CCN #105473) & Blountstown Health & Rehab (CCN #105924); CMS Medicare Care Compare — St. James Health and Rehabilitation Center Carrabelle (CCN #105613); George E. Weems Memorial Hospital (CCN #101305) & Calhoun-Liberty Hospital (CCN #101304) — Swing-Bed Programs
Issuer: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) & U.S. CMS
Notes: Verified 2026-10-26: Serving Wewahitchka (32465) and northern Gulf County 28 miles north via State Road 71 in Blountstown (32424): 150-bed River Valley Rehabilitation Center (AHCA #12870961 / #SNF12880961, CCN #105473, NPI #1396021077), 96-bed Blountstown Center for Rehabilitation and Healing / Blountstown Health and Rehabilitation Center (AHCA #1652096 / #SNF10540961, CCN #105924, NPI #1588520605), 20-bed LMH-licensed Rivertown Senior Care (AHCA #AL12565, File #11968643; noting prompt reference #AL11500), and Calhoun-Liberty Hospital swing beds (CCN #101304, NPI #1437253085) (acceptsMedicaid: true).
Issuer: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) & U.S. CMS
Notes: Verified 2026-10-26: Serving eastern Gulf County (Port St. Joe, Indian Pass, Overstreet) along US-98 East in Franklin County: George E. Weems Memorial Hospital at 135 Avenue G, Apalachicola, FL 32320 ((850) 653-8853, AHCA #4173, CCN #101305, NPI #1790736767, Critical Access Swing Beds) and 90-bed St. James Health and Rehabilitation Center at 239 Crooked River Rd, Carrabelle, FL 32322 ((850) 697-2020, AHCA #130471042 / #SNF130471042, CCN #105613, NPI #1194970137) (acceptsMedicaid: true).
Factual details and direct answers about SR-71 North (Blountstown — 28 Mi. N of Wewahitchka) & US-98 East (Apalachicola / Carrabelle) Skilled Nursing, Swing-Bed & Assisted Living Corridor's services, licensing, and credentials.
What are the closest skilled nursing homes and assisted living facilities for families in Wewahitchka (32465) traveling north on State Road 71?
Just 28 miles north of Wewahitchka on State Road 71 in Blountstown (Calhoun County, 32424), families have direct access to 150-bed River Valley Rehabilitation Center at 17884 NE Crozier Street ((850) 674-5464, AHCA #12870961 / #SNF12880961, CCN #105473, NPI #1396021077), 96-bed Blountstown Center for Rehabilitation and Healing (Blountstown Health and Rehabilitation Center) at 16690 SW Chipola Road ((850) 674-4311, AHCA #1652096 / #SNF10540961, CCN #105924, NPI #1588520605), 20-bed LMH-licensed Rivertown Senior Care ALF at 17112 NW Charlie Johns Street ((850) 674-1090, AHCA #AL12565), and Critical Access swing-bed rehab at Calhoun-Liberty Hospital at 16257 SR 71 South ((850) 674-5411, CCN #101304) (acceptsMedicaid: true).
What long-term care and swing-bed rehab facilities are located east of Port St. Joe and Indian Pass along US Highway 98 in Apalachicola and Carrabelle?
Traveling 23 miles east of Port St. Joe on US Highway 98 into Apalachicola (32320), George E. Weems Memorial Hospital at 135 Avenue G ((850) 653-8853, AHCA #4173, CCN #101305, NPI #1790736767) provides Critical Access Hospital skilled swing-bed rehabilitation, while 90-bed St. James Health and Rehabilitation Center at 239 Crooked River Road in Carrabelle ((850) 697-2020, AHCA #SNF130471042, CCN #105613, NPI #1194970137) provides 24/7 Medicare and Florida Medicaid skilled nursing care (acceptsMedicaid: true).
Connect with complementary legal, financial, and residential providers serving seniors in Wewahitchka 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
Gulf County Farm Bureau — Wewahitchka Highway 71 Office (Shawn Smith & Rafe Britt — Southern Farm Bureau Life Annuities) & Insuring the Coast / Coastal Insurance Agency (Port St. Joe)
Wewahitchka, Gulf County
(850) 639-5336
Northwest Florida Regional Housing Authority (NWFRHA — HUD PHA #FL015) — Wewahitchka Public Housing Community (FL15-13) & Gulf County Section 8 HCV Administration
Wewahitchka, Gulf County
(850) 263-4442
Expert guidance, benefit eligibility rules, and state protections for older Florida residents and family caregivers.
Gulf County FQHCs (Wewahitchka Medical Center / NFMC & PanCare of Florida), FDOH-Gulf (Port St. Joe & Wewahitchka), Local Pharmacies & AHCA Skilled Home Health Network (CenterWell & Enhabit)
Wewahitchka, Gulf County
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
Port St. Joe, Gulf County
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
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