Ponte Vedra Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center

Is Ponte Vedra Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center a licensed assisted living facility in Florida?

Yes — provisionally. Ponte Vedra Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center holds Florida ALF license #12680 for 64 beds, issued by AHCA as a provisional license on October 1, 2026. AHCA issues provisional licenses to new licensees, including after a change of ownership, until the first full survey is complete.

AHCA recorded a change of ownership on October 1, 2026, so the current licensee's own history starts there; older inspections and fines in the record belong largely to the previous operator. Ask who runs the building day to day now.

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

What did AHCA inspections of Ponte Vedra Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center find?

AHCA's most recent inspection of Ponte Vedra Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center on file was a complaint visit on November 18, 2025, which cited no deficiencies. The posted record covers 8 visits from April 2019 to November 2025.

Of those visits, 4 were routine standard surveys and 3 were complaint investigations; 3 of the 8 resulted in at least one citation.

Areas cited in the posted record: record keeping, staff background screening, dementia (ADRD) training and care, medication assistance, storage and records and risk management and incident reporting.

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 Ponte Vedra Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center →

Has AHCA fined or sanctioned Ponte Vedra Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center?

Yes. AHCA's profile for Ponte Vedra Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center lists 4 administrative fines totaling $1,500; the most recent was initiated March 12, 2018 for a reporting violation.

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 Ponte Vedra Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center offer memory care in Ponte Vedra Beach?

Yes. Ponte Vedra Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center'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 Extended Congregate Care (ECC) specialty license, which lets the facility provide more nursing and personal care than a standard ALF — up to total help with daily activities — so residents can age in place longer.

Where is Ponte Vedra Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center located in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL?

Ponte Vedra Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center is at 5125 Palm Valley Rd, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082, in Ponte Vedra Beach in northern St. Johns County, about 15 minutes from Mayo Clinic Florida. Hospitals families here commonly use include Baptist Medical Center Beaches and Mayo Clinic Florida.

3 other licensed ALFs share the 32082 ZIP code: Starling at Ponte Vedra, The Stratford, Vicar's Landing at Oak Bridge.

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 Ponte Vedra Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center compare with other assisted living in St. Johns County?

With 64 licensed beds, Ponte Vedra Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center is about typical in size among the 22 assisted living facilities in St. Johns County (number 12 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 Ponte Vedra Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center cost per month?

AHCA does not publish prices, so ask Ponte Vedra Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center 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 Ponte Vedra Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center?

Start with what AHCA has already cited at Ponte Vedra Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center — record keeping, staff background screening and dementia (ADRD) training and care — and ask what changed afterward; then cover overnight staffing, the full rate sheet and what would trigger a move-out.

• How quickly are changes in my parent's condition documented and shared with family?
• Is every employee, including agency staff, cleared through Florida's Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse before working?
• Which staff have completed Florida's ADRD dementia training, and how are new hires covered before they finish it?
• Who helps residents with medications on the night shift, and how are missed or late doses caught?
• 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?

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 Ponte Vedra Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center work?

Moving into Ponte Vedra Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center 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 Ponte Vedra Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center decides between assisted living and memory care for a new resident, and whether a move between them changes the rate.
• ECC services. Ask which residents are on ECC service plans and how the higher care level is priced.
• 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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