Memory care in Volusia and Flagler

What is memory care in Florida?

Memory care is assisted living designed for people with dementia, with secured exits, dementia-trained staff and structured activities; today it operates under an ALF license and s. 429.178, and once AHCA's rules take effect it will need a separate memory care services license under s. 429.076.

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.

When does someone need memory care rather than assisted living?

When dementia leads to wandering or exit-seeking, nighttime agitation, getting lost inside the building, or a need for cueing through most daily tasks, a secured memory care setting is usually safer than a regular ALF.

Some people with early dementia live well in regular assisted living for years; the change is driven by behavior and safety, not by the diagnosis alone.

What does memory care cost?

No public survey measures memory care prices in Florida or locally; buildings usually quote an assisted living rate plus a dementia care charge, typically above the $5,500-a-month Florida assisted living median, so get the full monthly total in writing.

Medicaid long-term care plans can pay for services in contracted memory care settings, but not room and board.

What should we ask a memory care community?

Ask whether it will apply for Florida's memory care license, how many staff are awake on the unit at night, what share of caregivers have finished dementia training, how exits are secured and what behaviors would lead to a discharge notice.

Then read the inspection history on its directory page for any citation involving supervision or residents leaving the building.

Where in Volusia and Flagler is memory care licensed?

AHCA's records put these memory care licenses in the following cities; agencies have no bed count.