FDVA runs eight skilled nursing homes and one assisted living facility, all licensed and inspected by the VA and the Agency for Health Care Administration, and supervised around the clock by registered and licensed nurses. The assisted living facility is the 150-bed Robert H. Jenkins Jr. Veterans’ Domiciliary Home in Lake City. The skilled nursing homes are Emory L. Bennett in Daytona Beach (120 beds), Baldomero Lopez in Land O’ Lakes, Alexander "Sandy" Nininger in Pembroke Pines, Clifford C. Sims in Panama City, Douglas T. Jacobson in Port Charlotte, Clyde E. Lassen in St. Augustine and Ardie R. Copas in Port St. Lucie (120 beds each with a 60-bed dementia and Alzheimer’s unit), and Alwyn C. Cashe in Orlando (112 beds with a 32-bed dementia and Alzheimer’s unit). Spouses may be admitted if space allows.
Complete the FDVA State Veteran Nursing Home Application Packet and send it to the home you want. The Robert H. Jenkins Jr. Domiciliary Home uses its own separate application packet.
Your DD214 showing an honorable discharge, proof of Florida residency before admission, and certification from a VA physician that you need skilled nursing or assisted living care.
