Daytona Beach Senior AdvisorBunnell, the Flagler County seat, had about 4,298 residents in the 2025 estimates, up from 3,251 in 2020, and sits on US 1 and SR 100 west of Palm Coast amid farmland and new subdivisions.
Bunnell has one of Flagler County's two nursing homes and several home health offices but no large assisted living building, so families here mostly look east to Palm Coast.
How much licensed senior care is there in Bunnell, FL?
About 4,298 people lived in Bunnell in the Census Bureau's July 1, 2025 estimates, and AHCA lists 0 licensed assisted living facilities, 1 nursing home and 3 home health or hospice offices at local addresses.
| What Bunnell has | What Bunnell lacks | |
|---|---|---|
| Licenses at local addresses (AHCA) | Nursing homes: 1, Home health agencies: 3 | — |
| License types absent | — | Assisted living facilities, Hospices, Adult day care centers, Adult family care homes |
| ALFs reporting a memory care program | — | None in Bunnell |
Where is the nearest licensed assisted living to Bunnell?
No assisted living facility has a Bunnell address on AHCA's records; the closest is The Opal at Palm Coast in Palm Coast, about 1.1 miles away as the crow flies.
| Facility | Miles away | License | Licensed beds | Last standard survey | Cites at that survey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Opal at Palm Coast 100 Magnolia Trace Way, 32164 | 1.1 | Standard only | 80 | 02/07/2024 | 0 |
| Windsor of Palm Coast 50 Town Court, 32164 | 2.2 | Standard + LNS | 94 | 04/17/2024 | 2 |
| The Heron of Palm Coast 3830 Old Kings Rd, 32137 | 3.5 | Standard only | 100 | 01/15/2026 | 3 |
| Pampered Parents, ALF, Inc 6 Seton Ct, 32164 | 3.7 | Standard only | 5 | Not posted | — |
| S & B Kingdom Care, LLC 53 Riviere Ln, 32164 | 4.1 | Standard only | 6 | Not posted | — |
What nursing homes does Bunnell have, and how does CMS rate them?
There is 1 licensed nursing home in Bunnell with 120 beds; 0 of the 1 with a CMS overall rating have four or five stars.
| Facility | CMS overall | Licensed beds | Last CMS inspection | CMS deficiencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flagler Health and Rehabilitation Center 300 Dr Carter Boulevard, 32110 | 3 of 5 | 120 | December 4, 2025 | 9 |
Are there home health agency or hospice offices in Bunnell?
Yes: 3 licensed home health agencies and 0 licensed hospices give a Bunnell office address, and most of them serve patients well beyond it.
- Helping Hands of Flagler County LLC: home health agency, AHCA license #299994524
- Lancaster Home Care Services LLC: home health agency, AHCA license #299996375
- Senior Helpers of the Villages: home health agency, AHCA license #299994577
Have any Bunnell facilities been fined by AHCA?
Yes: fines appear on the AHCA profiles of 1 facility here; the most recent case was initiated October 19, 2017 against Flagler Health and Rehabilitation Center.
The facility's own page lists every sanction with its date and amount. An old fine is history; ask what changed afterward before treating it as a current warning.
What hospitals are closest to Bunnell?
Measured from the middle of Bunnell's licensed facilities, CMS's hospital list puts AdventHealth Palm Coast closest (about 1.7 miles) and AdventHealth Palm Coast Parkway next (about 8.3 miles).
AdventHealth Daytona Beach is about 17.8 miles away. These are straight-line distances: fine for comparing places, not for timing a drive over the bridges.
Where can Bunnell families get free help with an aging relative?
ElderSource, the Area Agency on Aging and Aging and Disability Resource Center for Flagler County (toll-free 1-888-242-4464), screens for Medicaid long-term care and links families to meals, respite, legal help and in-home services through local partners such as Flagler County Senior Services.
Licensing complaints go to AHCA at 1-888-419-3456, suspected abuse to the Florida Abuse Hotline at 1-800-962-2873, and any facility resident can reach the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program at 1-888-831-0404.
