Daytona Beach Senior AdvisorSouth Daytona is a small city of about 13,894 in the 2025 estimates between Daytona Beach and Port Orange, running from the Halifax River west along Big Tree Road and Reed Canal Road.
It has one nursing home and a small assisted living home, plus several home health agency offices, and its families usually compare Daytona Beach and Port Orange options a few minutes away.
How much licensed senior care is there in South Daytona, FL?
About 13,894 people lived in South Daytona in the Census Bureau's July 1, 2025 estimates, and AHCA lists 1 licensed assisted living facility, 1 nursing home and 4 home health or hospice offices at local addresses.
| What South Daytona has | What South Daytona lacks | |
|---|---|---|
| Licenses at local addresses (AHCA) | Assisted living facilities: 1, Nursing homes: 1, Home health agencies: 4 | — |
| License types absent | — | Hospices, Adult day care centers, Adult family care homes |
| ALFs reporting a memory care program | 1 | — |
Which assisted living facilities are licensed in South Daytona?
AHCA's records list 1 assisted living facility at South Daytona addresses with 16 licensed beds; Majestic Gardens is the largest at 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majestic Gardens 3130 Opportunity Court, 32119 | Standard only | 16 | Not posted | — | $11,500 |
What nursing homes does South Daytona have, and how does CMS rate them?
There is 1 licensed nursing home in South Daytona with 65 beds; 0 of the 1 with a CMS overall rating have four or five stars.
| Facility | CMS overall | Licensed beds | Last CMS inspection | CMS deficiencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aviata at South Daytona 650 Reed Canal Rd, 32119 | 2 of 5 | 65 | August 14, 2025 | 7 |
Are there home health agency or hospice offices in South Daytona?
Yes: 4 licensed home health agencies and 0 licensed hospices give a South Daytona office address, and most of them serve patients well beyond it.
- Assisting Hands Home Care Serving South Volusia: home health agency, AHCA license #299995582
- Home Instead of Volusia County: home health agency, AHCA license #299992687
- Plan Life Care LLC: home health agency, AHCA license #299994708
- Quality Professionals Inc: home health agency, AHCA license #299992147
Have any South Daytona facilities been fined by AHCA?
Yes: fines appear on the AHCA profiles of 2 facilities here; the most recent case was initiated October 20, 2025 against Majestic Gardens.
The facility's own page lists every sanction with its date and amount. An old fine is history; ask what changed afterward before treating it as a current warning.
What hospitals are closest to South Daytona?
Measured from the middle of South Daytona's licensed facilities, CMS's hospital list puts Halifax Health Medical Center closest (about 2.8 miles) and AdventHealth Daytona Beach next (about 5.7 miles).
AdventHealth Fish Memorial is about 23.9 miles away. These are straight-line distances: fine for comparing places, not for timing a drive over the bridges.
Who helps older adults and caregivers in South Daytona?
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.
