Daytona Beach Senior AdvisorHow many life plan communities are there in Volusia and Flagler counties?
Two providers, both in West Volusia: Florida's Office of Insurance Regulation lists John Knox Village of Central Florida in Orange City and DeLand Senior Care in DeLand on its October 2025 CCRC map, out of 74 statewide, and lists none in Flagler County.
| Provider | City | Provider of record | OIR status | Phone (OIR map) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Knox Village of Central Florida | Orange City | John Knox Village of Central Florida, Inc. | Certificate of authority | (386) 775-3840 |
| DeLand Senior Care | DeLand | DeLand Senior Care, LLC | Certificate of authority | (800) 334-4133 |
Source: Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, CCRC facility map (Life and Health Financial Oversight, October 2025).
What makes a community a continuing care retirement community in Florida?
Selling continuing care contracts does: a provider that promises housing plus future assisted living or nursing care, usually for an entrance fee and a monthly fee, must hold an OIR certificate of authority under Chapter 651, whatever it calls itself.
Many coastal 55+ condominiums and rental retirement buildings sell no such contract, so they are not on OIR's list and their residents arrange any care separately.
Why are there so few on the coast?
Most retirees on the Volusia and Flagler coast own homes or condominiums and age in place, buying care as they need it, so the entrance-fee model never took hold there the way it did around Orlando and in some Gulf Coast counties.
For coastal families the realistic comparison is often a West Volusia continuing care contract against rental assisted living nearer home; our comparison guide sets out the differences.
Who checks the finances of a Florida continuing care provider?
The Office of Insurance Regulation reviews each provider's annual and quarterly filings, checks its minimum liquid reserve, approves its contract forms and can order corrective action; residents can call OIR's CCRC staff at 850-413-3153.
The care on campus, in any assisted living or nursing unit, is licensed and inspected by AHCA like any other facility.
Guides to continuing care contracts
Continuing care contracts and refunds
The 7-day cancellation right, refunds before and after move-in, entrance fee escrow and the contract terms Chapter 651 requires, for families weighing John Knox Village or DeLand Senior Care.
Read this guide →Entrance fees and contract types
Life care, modified and fee-for-service continuing care contracts compared, how entrance fees and refund plans trade off, and questions for Volusia's two OIR-listed providers.
Read this guide →How OIR oversees continuing care providers
Certificates of authority, annual reports, minimum liquid reserves, residents' meetings and what OIR can do when a continuing care provider is in financial trouble.
Read this guide →At a glance
| A Florida continuing care provider has | A Florida continuing care provider does not have | |
|---|---|---|
| Regulator | An OIR certificate of authority | A quality rating from OIR |
| Contract | An OIR-filed contract with a 7-day cancellation right | Prices set or capped by the state |
| Care | A written promise of where future care is provided | Automatic admission for outsiders to its care units |
