Sunflower Springs at Homosassa is an 80-bed resort-style assisted living and secured memory care community located at 8733 West Yulee Drive (just off U.S. Highway 19 / Suncoast Boulevard near Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park) in Homosassa, Citrus County, Florida (ZIP 34448). Licensed by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) under Assisted Living Facility License #AL11566 (AHCA File #11967546) for 80 licensed beds (licensee Sunflower Springs LLC), the community serves older adults across Homosassa Springs, Old Homosassa, Crystal River, and Lecanto.
Set on a wooded Nature Coast campus minutes from the Homosassa River and 7.2 miles south of Tampa General Hospital (TGH) Crystal River (6201 N Suncoast Blvd, Crystal River, FL 34428), Sunflower Springs at Homosassa offers private and companion assisted living suites alongside a keypad-secured Alzheimer's and dementia Memory Care neighborhood. Residents enjoy 24-hour nursing and personal care staffing, electronic medication management, on-site physical, occupational, and speech therapy, three daily chef-prepared meals in a sunlit dining room, a beauty and barber salon, ice cream parlor and bistro, screened Florida lanais, shaded walking trails, and chauffeured medical transportation. Accepts private pay, long-term care insurance, VA Aid & Attendance wartime pension benefits, and short-term respite stays (acceptsMedicaid: false).
Official Verification Sources: AHCA FloridaHealthFinder Provider Profile — Sunflower Springs at Homosassa (License #AL11566 / File #11967546); Sunflower Springs at Homosassa Official Community Website
Issuer: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)
Notes: Florida AHCA Licensed Assisted Living Facility (License #AL11566, 80 Licensed Beds, AHCA File #11967546) operated by Sunflower Springs LLC at 8733 W Yulee Dr, Homosassa, FL 34448 (Phone: 352-621-8017; acceptsMedicaid: false).
Factual details and direct answers about Sunflower Springs at Homosassa (Assisted Living & Memory Care)'s services, licensing, and credentials.
What Florida AHCA license number and bed capacity does Sunflower Springs at Homosassa hold?
Sunflower Springs at Homosassa (8733 W Yulee Dr, Homosassa, FL 34448; 352-621-8017), operated by Sunflower Springs LLC, holds active Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) Assisted Living Facility License #AL11566 (AHCA File #11967546) for 80 licensed assisted living and memory care beds.
How close is Sunflower Springs at Homosassa to Tampa General Hospital (TGH) Crystal River?
Located at 8733 West Yulee Drive just off U.S. Highway 19 in Homosassa Springs (ZIP 34448), Sunflower Springs sits 7.2 miles (roughly 10 minutes north via US-19) from Tampa General Hospital (TGH) Crystal River at 6201 N Suncoast Blvd.
Does Sunflower Springs at Homosassa offer short-term respite stays and accept VA Aid & Attendance benefits?
Yes. Sunflower Springs offers furnished short-term respite care stays for post-hospital recovery or family caregiver relief and accepts private pay, long-term care insurance, and VA Aid & Attendance wartime pension benefits (acceptsMedicaid: false).
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