Brookdale St. Augustine

Is Brookdale St. Augustine a licensed assisted living facility in Florida?

Yes. Brookdale St. Augustine at 150 Mariner Health Way, St. Augustine, FL 32086 holds an active Florida Assisted Living Facility license, #9908, for 115 beds, issued by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) and valid through November 29, 2027.

The current licensee has held this license since 2005 — more than 21 years, one of the longer continuous license histories among St. Johns County's 22 assisted living facilities.

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 St. Augustine find?

AHCA's most recent inspection of Brookdale St. Augustine on file was a complaint visit on December 18, 2025, which cited no deficiencies. The posted record covers 9 visits from September 2019 to December 2025.

Of those visits, 3 were routine standard surveys and 4 were complaint investigations; 1 of the 9 resulted in at least one citation.

Areas cited in the posted record: medication assistance, storage and records and the physical environment.

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 St. Augustine →

Has AHCA fined or sanctioned Brookdale St. Augustine?

Yes. AHCA's profile for Brookdale St. Augustine lists 7 administrative fines totaling $7,550; the most recent was initiated April 28, 2019 for a reporting violation.

The largest was $5,000 (initiated June 12, 2015, AHCA case 2015006013). That is larger than 69% of the AHCA fines on record for assisted living in the five counties, so ask the facility to walk you through that case.

For context, 3 of the 22 assisted living facilities in St. Johns 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 St. Augustine offer memory care in St. Augustine?

Yes. Brookdale St. Augustine'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 St. Augustine located in St. Augustine, FL?

Brookdale St. Augustine is at 150 Mariner Health Way, St. Augustine, FL 32086, in the south St. Augustine area along U.S. 1. Hospitals families here commonly use include Flagler Health+ (St. Johns County).

3 other licensed ALFs share the 32086 ZIP code: Coral Landing, Riverside Cottages @ the Shores, LLC, Tranquil Oaks Assisted Living.

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 St. Augustine compare with other assisted living in St. Johns County?

With 115 licensed beds, Brookdale St. Augustine is larger than most among the 22 assisted living facilities in St. Johns County (number 4 by bed count); the county median is 66.5 beds.

Across St. Johns County, 4 ALFs hold an ECC license, 3 hold LNS, 0 hold LMH, and 15 list a memory care program on their AHCA profile.

Closest in size among St. Johns County ALFs, from the same AHCA records:

How much does Brookdale St. Augustine cost per month?

AHCA does not publish prices, so ask Brookdale St. Augustine 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 St. Augustine'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.

The profile also lists VA among accepted payment forms.

What should you ask when touring Brookdale St. Augustine?

Start with what AHCA has already cited at Brookdale St. Augustine — medication assistance, storage and records and the physical environment — and ask what changed afterward; then cover overnight staffing, the full rate sheet and what would trigger a move-out.

• Who helps residents with medications on the night shift, and how are missed or late doses caught?
• What maintenance issues came up at the last AHCA visit, and what was fixed?
• Which care needs would require a move to a nursing home?
• How long have the administrator and the resident care director been in their roles?
• Is a nurse on site every day, and who covers nights and weekends?
• What happens if a resident runs out of private funds — do you work with SMMC long-term care plans?
• 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?

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 St. Augustine work?

Moving into Brookdale St. Augustine 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 St. Augustine 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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