Because AHCA records confirm zero (0) licensed Assisted Living Facilities (#AL) inside Franklin County (and zero ALFs inside neighboring Wakulla County), families in Apalachicola (32320), Eastpoint (32328), St. George Island (32328), Carrabelle (32322), Lanark Village (32322), and Alligator Point (32346) rely on two primary regional highway corridors for brick-and-mortar Assisted Living, Extended Congregate Care (ECC), Memory Care, and additional Skilled Nursing capacity: (1) US-98 West Corridor — Port St. Joe / Gulf County (22 Miles West of Apalachicola): 32-bed Our Home at Beacon Hill (141 Kaelyn Lane, Port St. Joe, FL 32456, (850) 647-4000; 141 Beacon Operator LLC, Sunbiz Document #L18000255342; AHCA License #AL10713, File #11966504; CMS NPI #1568014991; noting AHCA status In Litigation while actively operating and accepting Florida Medicaid ACS / SMMC LTC Waivers & VA Aid & Attendance)—the geographically closest licensed ALF to Apalachicola—alongside 120-bed Shores Nursing and Rehab Center (formerly The Bridge at Bay St. Joe, 220 Ninth St, Port St. Joe, FL 32456, (850) 229-8244; AHCA License #1038096 / #SNF1038096, File #22301; CMS CCN #105435; NPI #1427834290); (2) US-319 North Corridor — Crawfordville (30 Miles NE of Carrabelle) & Tallahassee (Leon County): 120-bed Eden Springs Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (4679 Crawfordville Hwy, Crawfordville, FL 32327, (850) 926-7181; Dos of Eden Springs, LLC, Sunbiz #L01000010109; AHCA License #SNF1582096 / #1582096 [also cross-referenced in legacy prompts under #1106096], File #26501; CMS CCN #105282; NPI #1558467324; 100% dually certified for Medicare and Florida Medicaid ICP), plus Tallahassee's premier ALF and Memory Care campuses along the US-319 / Capital Circle / Thomasville Road corridor: 115-bed ECC-licensed St. Augustine Plantation (2507 Old St. Augustine Rd, Tallahassee, FL 32301, (850) 309-1982; AHCA #AL9149, File #11964654), 66-bed standalone memory care center Azalea Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center (2724 Ox Bottom Rd, Tallahassee, FL 32312, (850) 668-0509; AHCA #AL13050, File #11969276, ECC/LNS), Canterfield of Tallahassee (208 E. Tharpe St, Tallahassee, FL 32303, (850) 692-5462; AHCA #AL13336, File #11969551), Tapestry Senior Living of Tallahassee / Lakeshore (2516 W. Lakeshore Dr, Tallahassee, FL 32312, (850) 320-6900; AHCA #AL12941, File #11969126; noting Tapestry Senior Living Walden #AL13190 on Walden Rd is closed), and 84-bed 'Small House' pocket-neighborhood Villas at Killearn Lakes (8213 Killearn Lakes Ter, Tallahassee, FL 32312, (850) 391-1754; AHCA #AL13303, File #11969519, ECC); and (3) SR-65 / SR-71 Inland Corridor — Blountstown (Calhoun County): 150-bed River Valley Rehabilitation Center (17884 NE Crozier St, Blountstown, FL 32424, (850) 674-5464; AHCA #12870961 / #SNF12880961, CCN #105473, NPI #1396021077) and 96-bed Blountstown Center for Rehabilitation and Healing / Blountstown Health and Rehab (16690 SW Chipola Rd, Blountstown, FL 32424, (850) 674-4311; AHCA #1652096 / #SNF10540961, CCN #105924, NPI #1588520605) (acceptsMedicaid: true).
Official Verification Sources: CMS Medicare Care Compare — Eden Springs Nursing and Rehab (CCN #105282) & Shores Nursing and Rehab (CCN #105435); AHCA FloridaHealthFinder — Our Home at Beacon Hill (#AL10713), Azalea Gardens (#AL13050), Canterfield (#AL13336), Tapestry (#AL12941) & Villas at Killearn Lakes (#AL13303); CMS Medicare Care Compare — River Valley Rehab (CCN #105473) & Blountstown Health and Rehab (CCN #105924)
Issuer: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) & U.S. CMS
Notes: Verified 2026-10-26: Closest ALF/SNF options on US-98 West (22 miles west of Apalachicola in Port St. Joe) are 32-bed Our Home at Beacon Hill (AHCA #AL10713, File #11966504, NPI #1568014991; status In Litigation while operating) and 120-bed Shores Nursing and Rehab Center (AHCA #1038096, CCN #105435, NPI #1427834290). Closest SNF on US-319 North (30 miles NE of Carrabelle in Crawfordville) is 120-bed Eden Springs Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (AHCA #SNF1582096 / legacy ref #1106096, File #26501, CCN #105282, NPI #1558467324). Also verified on SR-65/71 North in Blountstown: 150-bed River Valley Rehab (AHCA #12870961, CCN #105473) and 96-bed Blountstown Health & Rehab (AHCA #1652096, CCN #105924) (acceptsMedicaid: true).
Issuer: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)
Notes: Verified 2026-10-26 via AHCA FloridaHealthFinder: Verifies exact license numbers for US-319 North / Tallahassee corridor ALFs serving Carrabelle, Alligator Point, and Eastpoint families, and documents that Tapestry Senior Living Walden (#AL13190, File #11969379) is closed while Tapestry Senior Living of Tallahassee / Lakeshore (#AL12941, File #11969126) remains active.
Factual details and direct answers about US-98 West Port St. Joe (22 Mi. W of Apalachicola) & US-319 North Crawfordville / Tallahassee Nearest ALF & SNF Corridor — Our Home at Beacon Hill (#AL10713), Eden Springs (#SNF1582096), Azalea Gardens (#AL13050), Canterfield (#AL13336) & Villas at Killearn Lakes (#AL13303)'s services, licensing, and credentials.
What is the closest licensed Assisted Living Facility (ALF) to Apalachicola and St. George Island?
Because Franklin County has zero in-county Assisted Living Facilities, the geographically closest licensed ALF to Apalachicola (22 miles west on US Highway 98) is 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; note that its AHCA administrative status is currently tracked as 'In Litigation' while active inspections continue), which accepts Florida Medicaid ACS / Long-Term Care Waivers, VA Aid & Attendance, and private pay (acceptsMedicaid: true).
What are the closest skilled nursing and assisted living options for Carrabelle, Lanark Village, and Alligator Point families traveling north on US Highway 319?
Traveling 30 miles northeast of Carrabelle on US Highway 319 into Crawfordville (Wakulla County), families reach 120-bed Eden Springs Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at 4679 Crawfordville Highway ((850) 926-7181, AHCA License #SNF1582096, File #26501, CMS CCN #105282, NPI #1558467324), which is 100% dually certified for Medicare and Florida Medicaid ICP. Continuing 20 miles further north on US-319/Capital Circle into Tallahassee (since Wakulla County also has 0 ALFs), families can access 115-bed ECC-licensed St. Augustine Plantation (#AL9149, (850) 309-1982), 66-bed Azalea Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center (#AL13050, (850) 668-0509), Canterfield of Tallahassee (#AL13336, (850) 692-5462), Tapestry Senior Living of Tallahassee (#AL12941, (850) 320-6900; note that Tapestry Walden #AL13190 is closed), and 84-bed Villas at Killearn Lakes (#AL13303, (850) 391-1754) (acceptsMedicaid: true).
Connect with complementary legal, financial, and residential providers serving seniors in Apalachicola and Franklin County.
Franklin County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller — Probate, Guardianship & Small Estates Division (Hon. Michele Maxwell, Judge Jay Gordon Shuler, County Attorney Thomas M. 'Michael' Shuler, Esq. & 2nd Circuit Public Guardian)
Apalachicola, Franklin County
(850) 653-8861
Centennial Bank — Apalachicola, Eastpoint, St. George Island & Carrabelle In-County Branches, Centennial Financial Services (Crowley Wealth / Ameriprise) & PeoplesSouth Bank (Apalachicola)
Apalachicola, Franklin County
(850) 653-2301
Apalachicola Housing Authority (HUD PHA #FL036) & Northwest Florida Regional Housing Authority (#FL046) — Franklin County Senior Public Housing & Section 8 Registry
Apalachicola, Franklin County
(850) 653-9304
Expert guidance, benefit eligibility rules, and state protections for older Florida residents and family caregivers.
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Evaluating Extended Congregate Care (ECC) and standalone Alzheimer's memory care centers serving Forgotten Coast seniors.
George E. Weems Memorial Hospital (AHCA #4173 — Critical Access Swing-Bed Skilled Nursing, 24/7 Emergency & Weems Medical Centers East & West) & Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf Border Hospital
Apalachicola, Franklin County
Franklin County AHCA-Licensed Hospice, Inpatient Respite & Palliative Care Hub — Big Bend Hospice (AHCA #5002096 / Ref #5008096, Margaret Z. Dozier Hospice House) & Western Border Covenant Care / VITAS
Apalachicola, Franklin County
2nd Judicial Circuit Specialty ALF (ECC / LNS / Medicaid Waiver), Memory Care & FDVA State Veterans' Nursing Home Corridor — Clifford C. Sims State Veterans' Home (#SNF10960961), Sodalis (#AL9700), The Opal (#AL9181), The Gables / HarborChase (#AL9730), Allegro (#AL9746) & Brookdale (#AL9057)
Apalachicola, Franklin County
Advantage Aging Solutions (Area Agency on Aging for North Florida — DOEA PSA 2 ADRC #743340 / Ref #737421, 1-800-96-ELDER), DOEA CARES Area 2B ((850) 414-9803) & Panhandle / Northwest District Long-Term Care Ombudsman Council (1-888-831-0404)
Apalachicola, Franklin County
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