Discovery Village at Deerwood

Is Discovery Village at Deerwood a licensed assisted living facility in Florida?

Yes. Discovery Village at Deerwood at 10520 Validus Dr, Jacksonville, FL 32256 holds an active Florida Assisted Living Facility license, #13295, for 172 beds, issued by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) and valid through November 14, 2027.

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

What did AHCA inspections of Discovery Village at Deerwood find?

AHCA's most recent inspection of Discovery Village at Deerwood on file was a complaint visit on July 9, 2026, which cited 1 deficiency. The posted record covers 9 visits from July 2022 to July 2026.

Of those visits, 2 were routine standard surveys and 7 were complaint investigations; 2 of the 9 resulted in at least one citation.

Areas cited in the posted record: risk management and incident reporting, staff training and record keeping.

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 Discovery Village at Deerwood →

Has AHCA fined or sanctioned Discovery Village at Deerwood?

Yes. AHCA's profile for Discovery Village at Deerwood lists 1 administrative fine totaling $10,000; the most recent was initiated March 7, 2023 for a survey violation.

The largest was $10,000 (initiated March 7, 2023, AHCA case 2023003977). 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, 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 Discovery Village at Deerwood offer memory care in Jacksonville?

Yes. Discovery Village at Deerwood'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 Discovery Village at Deerwood located in Jacksonville, FL?

Discovery Village at Deerwood is at 10520 Validus Dr, Jacksonville, FL 32256, in the I-95 / J. Turner Butler corridor, close to the St. Johns Town Center and the Deerwood office parks. Hospitals families here commonly use include Baptist Medical Center South, Memorial Hospital Jacksonville and Mayo Clinic Florida.

6 other licensed ALFs share the 32256 ZIP code: Brookdale Southside, Camellia at Deerwood, Rosecastle at Deerwood, Sodalis Jacksonville, Sunrise of Jacksonville, Westchester of Jacksonville.

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 Discovery Village at Deerwood compare with other assisted living in Duval County?

With 172 licensed beds, Discovery Village at Deerwood is one of the largest among the 69 assisted living facilities in Duval County (number 4 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 Discovery Village at Deerwood cost per month?

AHCA does not publish prices, so ask Discovery Village at Deerwood 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.

Its AHCA profile does not list Medicaid as a payment form, so plan on private pay, long-term care insurance or VA benefits.

What should you ask when touring Discovery Village at Deerwood?

Start with what AHCA has already cited at Discovery Village at Deerwood — risk management and incident reporting, staff training and record keeping — and ask what changed afterward; then cover overnight staffing, the full rate sheet and what would trigger a move-out.

• How do you notify families after a fall or other incident, and how fast?
• How do you track annual in-service training, and can I see the schedule?
• How quickly are changes in my parent's condition documented and shared with family?
• 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?
• 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?

Tour at a mealtime, ask to see this week's activity calendar, and take the contract home. Under s. 429.28, F.S., a Florida ALF must give 45 days' written notice before a non-emergency relocation or discharge.

How does moving into Discovery Village at Deerwood work?

Moving into Discovery Village at Deerwood 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 Discovery Village at Deerwood 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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