Daytona Beach Senior AdvisorDaytona Beach Shores, about 5,187 residents in the 2025 estimates, is a narrow oceanfront city of condominium towers along South Atlantic Avenue between Daytona Beach and Ponce Inlet.
Many of its residents are retirees aging in place in high-rise condominiums, where in-home help and storm-season evacuation plans matter most; the city has one large licensed assisted living building, and other options are across the bridges in Port Orange and Daytona Beach.
How much licensed senior care is there in Daytona Beach Shores, FL?
About 5,187 people lived in Daytona Beach Shores in the Census Bureau's July 1, 2025 estimates, and AHCA lists 1 licensed assisted living facility, 0 nursing homes and 0 home health or hospice offices at local addresses.
| What Daytona Beach Shores has | What Daytona Beach Shores lacks | |
|---|---|---|
| Licenses at local addresses (AHCA) | Assisted living facilities: 1 | — |
| License types absent | — | Nursing homes, Home health agencies, Hospices, Adult day care centers, Adult family care homes |
| ALFs reporting a memory care program | 1 | — |
Which assisted living facilities are licensed in Daytona Beach Shores?
AHCA's records list 1 assisted living facility at Daytona Beach Shores addresses with 126 licensed beds; Heritage Waterside LLC is the largest at 126 beds, 1 report a memory care program and 0 hold a specialty license.
| Facility | License | Licensed beds | Last standard survey | Cites at that survey | AHCA fines on profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Waterside LLC 3704 Cardinal Blvd, 32118 | Standard only | 126 | 11/10/2025 | 0 | $0 |
How far is Daytona Beach Shores from the nearest nursing home?
Daytona Beach Shores has no licensed nursing home of its own; Aviata at South Daytona in South Daytona is closest, about 2.3 miles away, with a CMS overall rating of 2 of 5.
| Facility | Miles away | CMS overall | Licensed beds | CMS deficiencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aviata at South Daytona 650 Reed Canal Rd, 32119 | 2.3 | 2 of 5 | 65 | 7 |
| Port Orange Nursing and Rehab Center 5600 Victoria Gardens Blvd, 32127 | 3.5 | 3 of 5 | 120 | 5 |
| Seaside Health and Rehabilitation Center 324 Wilder Blvd, 32114 | 4.1 | 5 of 5 | 192 | 4 |
What hospitals are closest to Daytona Beach Shores?
Measured from the middle of Daytona Beach Shores's licensed facilities, CMS's hospital list puts Halifax Health Medical Center closest (about 5.8 miles) and AdventHealth Daytona Beach next (about 8.6 miles).
Halifax Health /uf Health Medical Center Of Delton is about 24.8 miles away. These are straight-line distances: fine for comparing places, not for timing a drive over the bridges.
Which agency serves seniors in Daytona Beach Shores?
ElderSource, the Area Agency on Aging and Aging and Disability Resource Center for Volusia 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 Council on Aging of Volusia County.
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.
