Located just 22 to 32 miles west of Wewahitchka (via State Road 22 West into Callaway/Springfield) and Port St. Joe/Mexico Beach (via US Highway 98 West), eastern and central Bay County serves as Gulf County's primary regional hub for State Veterans' Skilled Nursing, Medicaid Long-Term Care Waiver / Optional State Supplementation (OSS) Assisted Living, Limited Nursing Services (LNS), Extended Congregate Care (ECC), and keypad-secured Alzheimer's Memory Care: (1) Clifford Chester Sims State Veterans' Nursing Home at 4419 Tram Road, Panama City (Springfield/Callaway border), FL 32404 ((850) 747-5401; operated by the Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs [FDVA]; AHCA Skilled Nursing License #SNF10960961; CMS Certification Number [CCN] #106056; CMS NPI #1518959667), a 120-bed state-operated skilled nursing and secured dementia/memory care facility exclusively for honorably discharged veterans just 24 miles west of Wewahitchka via SR-22; (2) Garden View ALF at 526 N. Mary Ella Avenue, Panama City / Callaway, FL 32404 ((850) 871-1611; AHCA License #AL5223, File #11910568; 40 total beds including 38 designated Optional State Supplement [OSS] beds; Limited Mental Health [LMH] specialty license; operated by HSW of Panama City LLC), the closest Medicaid LTC Waiver, ACS, and OSS-participating ALF to both Wewahitchka (22 miles via SR-22) and Port St. Joe (25 miles via US-98); (3) Summer's Landing at 615 Florida Avenue, Lynn Haven, FL 32444 ((850) 265-9829; AHCA License #AL6048, File #11910541; 50 beds; CMS NPI #1649354128; Florida Medicaid Provider ID #101318000), an enrolled Florida SMMC Long-Term Care Medicaid Waiver assisted living and memory care support community; (4) Mathison Retirement Community at 3637 W. Highway 390, Panama City, FL 32405 ((850) 215-4663; AHCA License #AL9945, File #11965612; 100 beds; Limited Nursing Services [LNS] specialty license; not-for-profit Methodist Homes campus, Sunbiz #N12000010600); and (5) The Blake at Panama City Beach at 12219 Panama City Beach Pkwy, Panama City Beach, FL 32407 ((850) 588-3860; AHCA License #AL13589, File #11969840; 130 beds with an Extended Congregate Care [ECC] specialty license and secured Memory Care) alongside Brookdale Panama City (2575 Harrison Ave, (850) 872-8484, AHCA #AL9293, 50 LNS beds) (acceptsMedicaid: true).
Official Verification Sources: Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs — Clifford Chester Sims State Veterans' Nursing Home (CCN #106056); CMS Medicare Care Compare — Clifford Chester Sims State Veterans' Nursing Home (CCN #106056 / NPI #1518959667); AHCA FloridaHealthFinder — Garden View ALF (#AL5223), Summer's Landing (#AL6048), Mathison (#AL9945) & The Blake (#AL13589)
Issuer: Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs (FDVA), Florida AHCA & U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs / CMS
Notes: Verified 2026-10-26: Clifford Chester Sims State Veterans' Nursing Home (4419 Tram Rd, Panama City, FL 32404, (850) 747-5401) holds active AHCA SNF License #SNF10960961 for 120 skilled nursing and secured memory care beds under CMS CCN #106056 and NPI #1518959667, located just 24 miles west of Wewahitchka via SR-22 and 27 miles northwest of Port St. Joe via US-98 (acceptsMedicaid: true).
Issuer: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)
Notes: Verified 2026-10-26: Connects Gulf County seniors with immediate western corridor ALFs in Bay County: Medicaid/OSS-participating Garden View ALF (#AL5223, 526 N Mary Ella Ave, Panama City/Callaway, (850) 871-1611) and Summer's Landing (#AL6048, 615 Florida Ave, Lynn Haven, (850) 265-9829, Medicaid ID #101318000), plus LNS-licensed Mathison Retirement Community (#AL9945, 100 beds) and ECC-licensed The Blake at Panama City Beach (#AL13589, 130 beds) (acceptsMedicaid: true).
Factual details and direct answers about 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)'s services, licensing, and credentials.
Where is the closest State Veterans' Nursing Home for military veterans living in Port St. Joe, Wewahitchka, and Cape San Blas?
The Clifford Chester Sims State Veterans' Nursing Home, operated by the Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs (FDVA) at 4419 Tram Road, Panama City (Springfield/Callaway border), FL 32404 ((850) 747-5401; AHCA License #SNF10960961, CMS CCN #106056, NPI #1518959667), is located just 24 miles west of Wewahitchka via State Road 22 and 27 miles northwest of Port St. Joe via US Highway 98. It offers 120 skilled nursing beds—including a dedicated secured Alzheimer's/memory care wing—and accepts VA State Home per diem, service-connected VA coverage, Medicare Part A, and Florida Medicaid (acceptsMedicaid: true).
Which Assisted Living Facilities along SR-22 West and US-98 West in Callaway, Panama City, and Lynn Haven accept Florida Medicaid Long-Term Care Waivers or Optional State Supplementation (OSS)?
Just 22 miles west of Wewahitchka on SR-22 in Callaway/East Panama City, 40-bed Garden View ALF at 526 N. Mary Ella Avenue ((850) 871-1611, AHCA License #AL5223, File #11910568) holds a Limited Mental Health (LMH) specialty license with 38 designated Optional State Supplement (OSS) beds and accepts Florida SMMC Long-Term Care Medicaid Waivers and Assistive Care Services (ACS). In addition, 50-bed Summer's Landing at 615 Florida Avenue in Lynn Haven ((850) 265-9829, AHCA License #AL6048, File #11910541, NPI #1649354128, Florida Medicaid Provider ID #101318000) is an enrolled Florida SMMC LTC Medicaid Waiver provider (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.
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
AHCA-Licensed Hospice Providers Serving Gulf County (Subdistrict 2A) — Covenant Care (#5025095 / #HOSPICE5011096), Emerald Coast Hospice / Gentiva (#22920077 / #HOSPICE5042096) & VITAS Healthcare (#50370966 / #HOSPICE5051096)
Port St. Joe, Gulf County
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