Daytona Beach is located on Florida’s Atlantic coast roughly a 90-minute drive south of Jacksonville. Accounting for 20.8% of the town’s population, 14,390 seniors reside in the seaside city where the cost of living is low and the weather is near perfect for seven months of the year. For what an ocean breeze and sunshine can’t heal, the doctors at Halifax Health Medical Center, AdventHealth Daytona Beach and other local health care facilities can.
In Dayton Beach’s nursing homes, seniors receive around-the-clock medical supervision from physicians and nurses as well as assistance with daily living activities, injections, medication management and other medical services. Physical, speech and occupational therapy are also commonly available. At $8,821 a month, the median cost of nursing home care in Daytona Beach is higher than the state and national averages. Assuming that the level of care meets their needs, seniors could see significant financial savings going with assisted living or home care, instead.
In addition to the costs of senior care, this guide covers programs and services that may help seniors select a nursing facility and pay for care or even delay moving to a nursing home by receiving in-home services.