Daytona Beach Senior AdvisorHow do I confirm that a facility is licensed?
Search AHCA's FloridaHealthFinder Facility/Provider Locator (quality.healthfinder.fl.gov) by name, by county (Volusia or Flagler) or by facility type; the profile gives the license number and status, licensed beds, specialty licenses, license dates, the licensee, any sanctions and a link to the inspection history.
Typical statuses are Licensed, Provisional and In Review, which means AHCA is processing a renewal or an ownership change. AHCA shows these license statuses for the 136 ALFs and nursing homes in the two counties: 108 licensed, 21 in review, 5 provisional, 2 in litigation (retrieved November 6, 2026).
What else is on an ALF's AHCA profile?
The first license date and current license period, private and semi-private room counts, beds approved for ECC and for optional state supplementation, Medicaid services, nurse availability, languages spoken, fixed generator data and self-reported programs such as memory care.
Facilities fill in the program and amenity fields themselves, while AHCA generates the license, sanction and inspection fields. Our facility pages label which is which.
How can I tell who owns a facility?
The AHCA profile names the licensee and any management company, and its sanctions section records each change of ownership with a date, so a recent sale is easy to spot.
A sale is not bad news by itself, but it is a reason to ask whether the administrator and nurses stayed and whether prices or policies changed. 21 ALFs in Volusia and Flagler show a change of ownership dated within the last three years.
Can home health agencies and hospices be checked the same way?
Yes: the locator also covers home health agencies, hospices, adult day care centers, adult family care homes and nurse registries; filter by type and county, and look up Medicare-certified agencies on CMS Care Compare as well.
Companion and homemaker help may come from a nurse registry or a non-medical provider rather than a home health agency, so ask which license any agency holds before hiring it.
What if a house seems to be caring for seniors without a license?
Operating an assisted living facility without an AHCA license is prohibited by s. 429.07, so report a house that seems to be housing and caring for unrelated adults without one to AHCA at 1-888-419-3456.
If you believe someone in the home is being harmed, call the Florida Abuse Hotline at 1-800-962-2873 first, and 911 if the danger is immediate.
At a glance
| A FloridaHealthFinder profile shows | A FloridaHealthFinder profile does not show | |
|---|---|---|
| License | Number, status, dates and specialty categories | Monthly prices |
| Record | Sanctions, fines, ownership changes and inspections | Star ratings for assisted living |
| Programs | Self-reported services such as memory care | Independent proof of those programs |
Sources: Chapters 408, 429 and 651, Florida Statutes; Florida Administrative Code chapters 59A-36 and 65A-2; publications of AHCA, DCF, OIR and the Department of Elder Affairs; and the CareScout and VA tables named on the page. See our editorial standards for how figures are checked.
