Assisted Living in St. Augustine
Florida’s oldest city is home to many who enjoy great shopping, eclectic dining, and history around every corner. It is also home to several very nice senior living communities for your loved one. There’s a community for every budget, location, and unique care needs. Here is a sampling of the notable communities from St. Augustine Senior Living Expert, Brian Sheridan, owner of Assisted Living Locators of Northeast Florida.
Popular Assisted Living Communities
Brookdale St. Augustine
150 Mariner Health Way
St. Augustine, FL 32086
This popular, moderately priced community has both assisted living and memory care residences. Brookdale St. Augustine has different floor plans including shared and private suites in memory care. Assisted living has generously-sized studios and one bedroom apartments. Assisted living studios start at $3,500 plus care. One bedroom assisted living apartments start at $4,600 plus care. Memory care shared studios are priced at $4,600 while a private studio is $6,700, and care is included in these memory care rates. Brookdale St. Augustine offers the full complement of assisted living services including meals, housekeeping, laundry, transportation, and all activities. Personal care services such as medication management, assistance with dressing, ambulation, grooming and incontinence are additional. The community boasts several large, nicely appointed common areas both inside and outside where residents and family and friends can visit. Residents enjoy congregating on the community’s large covered porches in the front and rear of the property.
Westminster St. Augustine
235 Towerview Drive,
St. Augustine, FL 32092
Westminster St. Augustine is a beautiful continuing care retirement community located within the World Golf Village community. It offers the full spectrum of senior needs, starting with independent living and then providing assisted living and skilled nursing for later in life. Most residents of this community pay a large one time community entry fee, covering the use of an independent living homesite or apartment, and then pay monthly fees that cover meals, transportation, utilities and activities. This community also allows month to month rentals in their assisted living community where select studio and one bedroom apartments are available. Assisted living studios start at $4,700 monthly, and one bedroom apartments start at $5,800 monthly. These rates include care charges. Westminster St. Augustine offers the full complement of assisted living services including meals, housekeeping, laundry, transportation, and all activities. Personal care services such as medication management, assistance with dressing, ambulation, grooming and incontinence are included as well. Assisted living residents at this community can enjoy access to all of the amenities that it has to offer.
Silver Creek Retirement and Assisted Living Community
165 Silver Lane, St.
Augustine, FL 32084
With all the amazing things that Silver Creek has to offer, from specially designed living spaces to gorgeous grounds and amenities, residents of this senior living community are able to enjoy life, share smiles and celebrate special moments together. Conveniently located off of I-95 and SR 207 in St. Augustine, this newer community offers assisted living and memory care residences. Quite a few Silver Creek residents live independently, while many more enjoy the assisted living lifestyle.
The community offers assisted living studio apartments starting at $3700 monthly plus care. One bedroom apartments start at $4,100 monthly plus care, while two bedroom apartments start at $5,500 monthly plus care. Their memory care community offers shared suites starting at $4,200 monthly and private suites starting at $5,500 monthly. Memory care rates include most care. Silver Creek offers the full complement of assisted living services including meals, housekeeping, laundry, transportation, and all activities. Personal care services such as medication management, assistance with dressing, ambulation, grooming and incontinence are extra.
Symphony at St. Augustine
150 Village Crossing Court,
St. Augustine, FL 32084
Situated on quiet, wooded acreage in our nation’s oldest city, Symphony at St. Augustine is a great senior living community located near Flagler Hospital, Baptist South and Memorial Hospital as well as St. Augustine Outlet Mall and Shoppes at St. George Street. Assisted living and memory care residences are available in this community. Memory care residents wake up every day in safe, intentionally designed living spaces. All residents of this community enjoy discreet, supportive care, and a maintenance-free lifestyle including scheduled transportation, and boutique amenities. The community offers assisted living one bedroom apartments starting at $3,810 monthly plus care. The memory care community offers private suites starting at $5,300 monthly, and care is included in this rate. Symphony at St. Augustine offers the full complement of assisted living services including meals, housekeeping, laundry, transportation, and all activities. Personal care services such as medication management, assistance with dressing, ambulation, grooming and incontinence are extra.
Alternatives to Senior Living Facilities
Concierge Care
Concierge Care is passionate about in-home care services in Jacksonville, Ormond Beach, St. Augustine, Palm Coast, Ponte Vedra, Amelia Island and surrounding areas. Their referral services include personal care, 24-hour live-in home care, nursing care, companion care, and homemaker services. Our in-home care services have been shown to significantly improve the quality of life for our clients and their families.
Home Instead Senior Care
From personal care to Alzheimer’s care to transportation, Home Instead services make life easier for seniors and their families. Your local office will match compassionate, reliable CAREGiversSM with each person’s personality and needs.
Meet Senior Living Advisor Brian Sheridan (Dementia Care Certified®)
Brian Sheridan has years of experience serving seniors in the community. As a Senior Living Advisor and a person who genuinely cares about people, he undeniably applies all of his knowledge, experience, and formal training to provide the guidance families deserve throughout the senior living selection process. Brian understands the difficulties involved in such a pivotal life decision, so he will work tirelessly to help you make the right choices.
Senior Resources Nearby
ElderSource
888-242-4464
As the Area Agency on Aging and the Aging & Disability Resource Center for Northeast Florida, Eldersource reaches out to more than 12,000 people each year in our seven county service area including Baker, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Nassau, St. Johns and Volusia counties. ElderSource empowers people to live and age with independence and dignity in their homes and community. Their main responsibilities are to identify the needs of elders and caregivers in our service area, develop plans to meet these growing needs of our aging population, and contract with local agencies to deliver services to clients who need help.
St. Johns County Council on Aging
904-209-3700
Veterans Affairs
Leo C. Chase Jr. VA Clinic
904-829-0814
Veterans & Families of Florida
904-528-1084
Call Northeast Florida veteran affairs expert Jeff Faulkner who offers a free service to veterans and their families. Jeff provides active assistance in the application and approval process covering the VA Aid & Attendance pension benefit. This extra money can be used to help pay for assisted living.
At Assisted Living Locators of Northeast Florida, our Senior Living Advisors use a 4-step approach to guide you in finding the best senior living option.
FAQs
What does Assisted Living mean?
Assisted Living communities offer a safe housing option for seniors. They offer things like 24-hour security, medication management, meal service, fun activities and companionship. It can be a wonderful option for seniors who live alone or require a bit more assistance with daily living. If you would like to learn more about assisted living in Northeast Florida, please give us a call.
How do you prepare a loved one for assisted living?
- Involve and empower them, and make sure their decisions are being heard
- Visit different communities together, some places even offer a short stay trial option
- Communicate openly and understand they may feel a loss of control
- Discuss ways to make the space comfortable and their own
- Set a budget - determine how much it will actually cost
What is the average cost of assisted living in the United States?
The average cost of assisted living depends on the location, floor plan chosen, activities offered, and assistance at each stage. Typically the average cost in the United States is between $3000 and $6000. If you would like to see what you can afford or what is offered, please contact us to discuss options.
What is an assisted living consultant?
Assisted living locator consultants are trained, eldercare advisors. We assist families and individuals with finding the right housing option depending on what you need and want in a new residence. We enjoy meeting people and providing a high-quality, personalized service to all of our clients and their families. How can we assist you?
