The Beacon at Gulf Breeze (historically known across Santa Rosa County as The Blake at Gulf Breeze and The Addison of Gulf Breeze) is a premier 120-bed resort-style assisted living and secured memory care community located at 4410 Gulf Breeze Parkway (U.S. Highway 98) in Midway / Gulf Breeze, Santa Rosa County, Florida (ZIP 32563). Operating under active Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) Assisted Living Facility License #AL11456 (AHCA File #11967417) for 120 licensed beds (managed by SRI Management / Sonida Senior Living), the coastal-inspired campus serves older adults across Gulf Breeze, Tiger Point, Midway, Oriole Beach, and Navarre with flexible month-to-month rental leases and comprehensive clinical aging-in-place capabilities.
Situated along the U.S. Highway 98 medical corridor just 6.8 miles east of Baptist Hospital Gulf Breeze and the Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine (1110 Gulf Breeze Pkwy, Gulf Breeze, FL 32561) and 1.2 miles east of the Ascension Sacred Heart / Baptist urgent and outpatient specialty centers at Tiger Point, The Beacon at Gulf Breeze features spacious studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom assisted living suites alongside a purpose-built, keypad-secured Alzheimer's and dementia memory care neighborhood with enclosed sensory courtyards and structured cognitive programming. Supported by 24-hour licensed nursing oversight and historically holding Extended Congregate Care (ECC) and Limited Nursing Services (LNS) clinical capabilities, the community provides electronic medication administration, diabetic and chronic disease management, on-site physical, occupational, and speech therapy, chef-prepared coastal dining, a full-service salon and spa, and chauffeured medical transportation. The Beacon at Gulf Breeze accepts private pay, long-term care insurance, VA Aid & Attendance wartime pension benefits (of high relevance to retired military families near NAS Pensacola, Hurlburt Field, and Eglin AFB), and qualifying Florida Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Long-Term Care (SMMC LTC) waiver plans (acceptsMedicaid: true) coordinated through the Northwest Florida Area Agency on Aging (NWFLAAA — PSA 1, Elder Helpline 1-800-963-5337 / 850-494-7101) and DOEA CARES.
Official Verification Sources: AHCA FloridaHealthFinder Provider Profile — The Beacon at Gulf Breeze / The Addison of Gulf Breeze (License #AL11456 / File #11967417); The Beacon at Gulf Breeze Official Community Website
Issuer: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)
Notes: Florida AHCA Licensed Assisted Living Facility (License #AL11456, 120 Licensed Beds, AHCA File #11967417, For-Profit; formerly The Blake at Gulf Breeze / The Addison of Gulf Breeze, managed by SRI Management / Sonida Senior Living) at 4410 Gulf Breeze Pkwy, Gulf Breeze, FL 32563; offers Assisted Living and Secured Memory Care and accepts Private Pay, Long-Term Care Insurance, VA Aid & Attendance, and qualifying Florida Medicaid SMMC LTC waiver plans (acceptsMedicaid: true).
Factual details and direct answers about The Beacon at Gulf Breeze (Formerly The Blake at Gulf Breeze / The Addison of Gulf Breeze)'s services, licensing, and credentials.
What Florida AHCA license number, file number, and bed capacity does The Beacon at Gulf Breeze (formerly The Blake at Gulf Breeze / The Addison of Gulf Breeze) hold?
The Beacon at Gulf Breeze (located at 4410 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze, FL 32563, and formerly known as The Blake at Gulf Breeze and The Addison of Gulf Breeze) is licensed by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) under Assisted Living Facility License #AL11456 (AHCA File #11967417) for 120 assisted living and secured memory care beds.
How close is The Beacon at Gulf Breeze to Baptist Hospital Gulf Breeze and local VA clinics?
Situated at 4410 Gulf Breeze Parkway on U.S. Highway 98 in the Tiger Point / Midway corridor of Gulf Breeze (ZIP 32563), the community is 1.2 miles from Tiger Point outpatient medical offices, 6.8 miles east of Baptist Hospital Gulf Breeze and the Andrews Institute (1110 Gulf Breeze Pkwy), and approximately 25 minutes from the VA Joint Ambulatory Care Center (JACC) at 790 Veterans Way in Pensacola.
Does The Beacon at Gulf Breeze accept VA Aid & Attendance benefits and Florida Medicaid Long-Term Care waivers?
Yes. In addition to private pay and long-term care insurance, The Beacon at Gulf Breeze assists wartime veterans and surviving spouses with VA Aid & Attendance pension benefits and accepts qualifying Florida Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Long-Term Care (SMMC LTC) waiver plans (acceptsMedicaid: true) coordinated through the Northwest Florida Area Agency on Aging (NWFLAAA — PSA 1, Elder Helpline 1-800-963-5337) and DOEA CARES.
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