Daytona Beach Senior AdvisorWhat law governs senior care facilities in Volusia and Flagler counties?
Florida law does, applied the same way in both counties: Chapter 429, Part I for assisted living (with rule chapter 59A-36), Part II for adult family care homes, Part III for adult day care, Chapter 400 for nursing homes, Part II of Chapter 408 for licensing procedure and Chapter 651 for continuing care contracts.
Last verified: November 2026Federal CMS standards apply on top of state law for the nursing homes that take Medicare and Medicaid. Daytona Beach, Palm Coast, DeLand and the other cities handle zoning, building permits and fire code, and none of them issues a care license or sets care standards.
Which agency enforces those rules locally?
The Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) licenses, inspects and sanctions every ALF, nursing home, adult family care home, adult day center, home health agency and hospice in both counties, while the Office of Insurance Regulation oversees the two Volusia continuing care providers on its list.
In the two counties, 42 of the 105 licensed ALFs report a memory care program to AHCA. Their combined license capacity is 3,072 residents, a ceiling for the whole building rather than a count of secured memory care beds.
Who takes complaints about a facility here?
AHCA takes licensing complaints at 1-888-419-3456, the Florida Abuse Hotline takes reports of abuse, neglect or exploitation at 1-800-962-2873, and the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program advocates for residents for free at 1-888-831-0404.
Each guide below names the exact section it explains, so a facility's claim can be checked against the rule.
Every florida rules guide
Florida assisted living license types
The five Florida assisted living license categories under s. 429.07 and s. 429.076, what each lets a facility do, and how many Daytona Beach, Palm Coast and DeLand area ALFs hold each one.
Read this guide →Florida's 2026 memory care license
Chapter 2026-102 created a memory care services license for Florida ALFs. The rule deadline, reserved marketing terms, the interim s. 429.178 standard and questions for Volusia and Flagler memory care communities.
Read this guide →Staffing rules for Florida assisted living
Weekly direct-care staff hours by resident count, the awake-overnight rule at 17 residents, administrator qualifications and caregiver training in Florida ALFs, explained for Volusia and Flagler families.
Read this guide →Admission and continued residency in a Florida ALF
Florida's assisted living admission and continued-residency rules: transfers, bedridden residents, pressure sores, excluded medical needs, hospice, and how ECC changes the picture for Volusia and Flagler residents.
Read this guide →Reading a Florida inspection history
Standard surveys and complaint visits, Florida's class I-IV violations and s. 429.19 fines, the biennial inspection rule, and how to read the inspection history of a Daytona Beach or Palm Coast facility.
Read this guide →Checking a Florida care license yourself
Use AHCA's FloridaHealthFinder locator to check any Daytona Beach, Palm Coast, DeLand or Deltona assisted living facility, nursing home or home health agency, and what each part of the profile means.
Read this guide →Residents' rights in Florida assisted living
The ALF residents' bill of rights in s. 429.28, the 45-day relocation notice, contract and rate-increase rules in s. 429.24, and where Volusia and Flagler residents get help with a discharge.
Read this guide →Reporting abuse or a care problem
Which problems go to the Florida Abuse Hotline, which to AHCA's complaint line and which to the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, and what happens after a report about a local facility.
Read this guide →Adult family care homes
What an adult family care home (AFCH) is under Part II of Chapter 429, how it differs from a six-bed ALF, who it suits, how OSS applies, and the AFCHs licensed in Volusia and Flagler counties.
Read this guide →At a glance
| Florida's rules require | Florida's rules do not require | |
|---|---|---|
| License | An AHCA license listing each care category offered | Any state quality grade or star rating for ALFs |
| Night staff | An awake staff member at all hours once 17 or more residents live there | A fixed caregiver-to-resident ratio |
| Memory care | A separate license after AHCA's rules take effect | Locked doors on every memory care unit |
| Leaving | 45 days' written notice before an ALF relocates a resident | A family's consent to a discharge |
