Brookdale Southpoint

Is Brookdale Southpoint a licensed assisted living facility in Florida?

Yes. Brookdale Southpoint at 6895 Belfort Oaks Place, Jacksonville, FL 32216 holds an active Florida Assisted Living Facility license, #9380, for 102 beds, issued by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) and valid through December 29, 2026.

Check it yourself on FloridaHealthFinder, which shows the license dates, specialty licenses, ownership and any sanctions AHCA has imposed.

What did AHCA inspections of Brookdale Southpoint find?

AHCA's most recent inspection of Brookdale Southpoint on file was a complaint visit on February 2, 2026, which cited no deficiencies. The posted record covers 8 visits from November 2019 to February 2026.

Of those visits, 3 were routine standard surveys and 5 were complaint investigations; 1 of the 8 resulted in at least one citation.

Areas cited in the posted record: elopement (wandering) prevention, medication assistance, storage and records and emergency planning and backup power.

Every citation in the posted record was Class III or IV — Florida's less serious categories, typically process, training-record or paperwork issues rather than direct harm — and each lists a correction date.

Read the full AHCA inspection reports for Brookdale Southpoint →

Has AHCA fined or sanctioned Brookdale Southpoint?

Yes. AHCA's profile for Brookdale Southpoint lists 5 administrative fines totaling $12,862; the most recent was initiated August 21, 2012 for a survey violation.

For context, 28 of the 69 assisted living facilities in Duval County have at least one AHCA fine since 2021. Across the five counties, 69% of AHCA fines on assisted living facilities were $1,000 or less; repeat patterns matter more than a single entry.

Does Brookdale Southpoint offer memory care in Jacksonville?

Yes. Brookdale Southpoint's AHCA profile lists a Memory Care program. Florida has no separate memory care license, so memory care is delivered under the ALF license, and a facility that advertises Alzheimer's care must disclose those services and train staff under Florida's ADRD rules.

It holds a Limited Nursing Services (LNS) specialty license, which lets licensed nurses provide a defined set of nursing tasks (for example dressing changes or certain medication administration) that a standard ALF cannot.

Where is Brookdale Southpoint located in Jacksonville, FL?

Brookdale Southpoint is at 6895 Belfort Oaks Place, Jacksonville, FL 32216, in the Southside near Beach and University boulevards. Hospitals families here commonly use include Memorial Hospital Jacksonville and Baptist Medical Center South.

1 other licensed ALF share the 32216 ZIP code: Pinckney Estates Assisted Living Inc.

Veterans and surviving spouses are served by the VA's Jacksonville outpatient clinics (part of the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System) and may qualify for VA Aid & Attendance toward care costs.

How does Brookdale Southpoint compare with other assisted living in Duval County?

With 102 licensed beds, Brookdale Southpoint is larger than most among the 69 assisted living facilities in Duval County (number 14 by bed count); the county median is 60 beds.

Across Duval County, 8 ALFs hold an ECC license, 19 hold LNS, 18 hold LMH, and 34 list a memory care program on their AHCA profile.

Closest in size among Duval County ALFs, from the same AHCA records:

How much does Brookdale Southpoint cost per month?

AHCA does not publish prices, so ask Brookdale Southpoint for its written rate sheet. Across the Jacksonville metro, memory care typically runs $4,500–$6,800/mo in 2026, with the Beaches, Ponte Vedra and Nocatee at the high end.

Brookdale Southpoint's AHCA profile lists Medicaid among its payment forms and an Assisted Living Waiver service listing. In Florida, the SMMC Long-Term Care program can cover care services (not room and board) for eligible residents in an ALF that contracts with the resident's plan — ask whether a Medicaid bed is open.

What should you ask when touring Brookdale Southpoint?

Start with what AHCA has already cited at Brookdale Southpoint — elopement (wandering) prevention, medication assistance, storage and records and emergency planning and backup power — and ask what changed afterward; then cover overnight staffing, the full rate sheet and what would trigger a move-out.

• How do you assess a resident's wandering risk, and when did you last run an elopement drill?
• Who helps residents with medications on the night shift, and how are missed or late doses caught?
• Does the generator run air conditioning for the whole building, and how much fuel do you keep on site during hurricane season?
• Can we visit unannounced in the evening and at mealtimes?
• Do you accept VA Aid & Attendance or long-term care insurance, and do you help with the paperwork?
• How do you handle a hospital discharge back to the community?
• What is the monthly rate for my parent's exact care level, and what triggers an increase?
• Which care needs would require a move to a nursing home?

Visit twice — once at a meal and once in the evening — and read the residency agreement before paying a deposit. Florida gives ALF residents specific rights under s. 429.28, F.S., including 45 days' written notice before a non-emergency relocation or discharge.

How does moving into Brookdale Southpoint work?

Moving into Brookdale Southpoint starts with a medical examination recorded on AHCA Form 1823 — done within 60 days before admission or 30 days after — which confirms your parent meets Florida's ALF admission criteria.

• Residency agreement. Florida requires a written contract listing the services, the rate and the notice the facility must give before a rate increase; compare it with other communities before signing.
• Memory care placement. Ask how Brookdale Southpoint decides between assisted living and memory care for a new resident, and whether a move between them changes the rate.
• Payment. Most residents pay privately; long-term care insurance, VA Aid & Attendance and, where accepted, SMMC LTC Medicaid can offset costs.

Most moves take two to four weeks once a room is available; a hospital discharge can compress that to days, which is when a second set of eyes on the contract helps most.

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