Comprehensive small-home and specialty-licensed residential assisted living network serving northern, southern, and Keystone Heights-corridor Bradford County seniors: (1) In northern Bradford County at 1410 NE 219th Street, Lawtey, FL 32058 ((904) 769-1122), Young Hearts Extended Assisted Living Facility, LLC (Florida Sunbiz Doc# L16000107043, Administrator Nikita Jenkins, RN, BSN, PMH-BC) operates a 6-bed residential Assisted Living Facility under AHCA License #AL13253 (AHCA File #11969457) holding Bradford County's sole Limited Mental Health (LMH) specialty license for seniors and veterans requiring psychiatric-nurse-supervised residential care (acceptsMedicaid: true); (2) In southern Starke near the Hampton (32044) corridor at 2876 SE 109th Street, Starke, FL 32091 ((352) 478-6282 / (352) 468-2435), the Naomi Janace Armistead Adult Family Care Home (AHCA License #AFCH6906444, AHCA File #52962774, active cycle 01/16/2025–01/15/2027) is Bradford County's sole active Chapter 429 Part II licensed Adult Family Care Home, offering 5 family-style residential beds with live-in caregiver supervision; and (3) For southern Bradford and Keystone Heights (32656) seniors seeking Extended Congregate Care (ECC) aging-in-place licensure, Park of the Palms, Inc. (231 Maranatha Rd / 706 Palms Cir, Keystone Heights, FL 32656, (352) 473-6100, Sunbiz Doc# 727388, AHCA License #AL5265) operates a 40-bed Christian retirement and ECC-licensed assisted living campus.
Official Verification Sources: AHCA FloridaHealthFinder — Young Hearts Extended ALF (#AL13253), Naomi Armistead AFCH (#6906444) & Park of the Palms (#AL5265); Young Hearts Extended Assisted Living Facility, LLC — Official Website; Park of the Palms, Inc. — Keystone Heights Official Website
Issuer: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)
Notes: Verified Young Hearts Extended Assisted Living Facility, LLC (Sunbiz Doc# L16000107043, Administrator Nikita Jenkins, RN, BSN, PMH-BC) holding active AHCA License #AL13253 (File #11969457) with a Limited Mental Health (LMH) specialty license for 6 beds at 1410 NE 219th St, Lawtey, FL 32058 ((904) 769-1122) (acceptsMedicaid: true).
Issuer: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)
Notes: Naomi Janace Armistead Adult Family Care Home holds active AHCA License #AFCH6906444 (File #52962774, 5 beds, effective 01/16/2025–01/15/2027) at 2876 SE 109th St, Starke, FL 32091 ((352) 478-6282). Park of the Palms, Inc. (Sunbiz #727388) holds active AHCA License #AL5265 with Extended Congregate Care (ECC) specialty licensure for 40 beds at 231 Maranatha Rd, Keystone Heights, FL 32656 ((352) 473-6100).
Factual details and direct answers about Young Hearts Extended ALF — Lawtey (#AL13253 LMH), Naomi Armistead AFCH (#AFCH6906444) & Park of the Palms (#AL5265 ECC — Keystone Heights)'s services, licensing, and credentials.
What specialty assisted living and adult family care home licenses operate in Lawtey, Starke, and Keystone Heights?
In Lawtey (32058), Young Hearts Extended Assisted Living Facility, LLC at 1410 NE 219th St ((904) 769-1122) holds AHCA License #AL13253 (File #11969457) for 6 beds with a Limited Mental Health (LMH) specialty license. In southern Starke near Hampton, Naomi Janace Armistead operates Bradford County's only AHCA-licensed Adult Family Care Home (#AFCH6906444, File #52962774, 5 beds) at 2876 SE 109th St ((352) 478-6282). In the Keystone Heights (32656) corridor, Park of the Palms (#AL5265, (352) 473-6100) holds an Extended Congregate Care (ECC) specialty license for 40 beds.
Do the Lawtey ALF and Starke Adult Family Care Home accept Florida Medicaid Long-Term Care waivers and OSS?
Yes (acceptsMedicaid: true). Both Young Hearts Extended Assisted Living Facility in Lawtey (#AL13253) and the Naomi Janace Armistead Adult Family Care Home in Starke (#AFCH6906444) coordinate with Florida Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Long-Term Care (SMMC LTC) Waiver plans, Optional State Supplementation (OSS), and Assistive Care Services (ACS) following Elder Options (PSA 3) CARES clinical screening.
Connect with complementary legal, financial, and residential providers serving seniors in Lawtey and Bradford County.
Paul Sanders, P.A. — Meredith Paul Sanders, Esq. (Starke Probate, Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning)
Starke, Bradford County
(904) 964-2323
Edward Jones — Courtnie A. Douglas, Financial Advisor (Starke Branch)
Starke, Bradford County
(904) 964-1486
Bradford County SHIP Housing Assistance Program & Regional Section 8 Voucher Administration (NWFRHA)
Starke, Bradford County
(904) 966-6382
Expert guidance, benefit eligibility rules, and state protections for older Florida residents and family caregivers.
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Understanding AHCA Limited Mental Health (LMH), Extended Congregate Care (ECC), and Adult Family Care Home licenses.
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Using Optional State Supplementation (OSS) and SMMC LTC Medicaid Waivers in Bradford County.
Young Hearts Extended Assisted Living Facility II (Historically Parkside Assisted Living — Starke)
Starke, Bradford County
Riverwood Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center (Formerly Bradford Terrace Nursing Center — Starke)
Starke, Bradford County
Bradford County Senior Center & Suwannee River Economic Council, Inc. (SREC — DOEA PSA 3 Lead Agency) + The Arc of Bradford County
Starke, Bradford County
Windsor Health and Rehabilitation Center (Skilled Nursing, Rehabilitation & Memory Care — Starke)
Starke, Bradford County
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