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125 Alma Blvd, Merritt Island, FL 32953
"My ex-husband was in Island Health Center for about a year and a half. It was a large place with usually two people in...
500 Crockett Blvd, Merritt Island, FL 32954
"My experience at Health Center of Merritt Island was good. I stayed there for approximately a week directly after my hip...
1100 S Courtenay Pkwy, Merritt Island, FL 32952
Welcome to The Terrace at Courtenay Springs! Experience the difference at The Terrace at Courtenay Springs, where you...
587 Barton Blvd, Rockledge, FL 32955
"I visited Rockledge Health and Rehab. That's where my mother is at right now. It is convenient to where I live, and I...
1775 Huntington Lane, Rockledge, FL 32955
"Huntington Place Care and Rehabilitation Center was one of the better ones. They knew what they were doing to help my...
8050 Spyglass Hill Rd , Melbourne, FL 32940
"My mom is at Viera Health & Rehabilitation Center. Their staff and the care they provide for my mom is outstanding. They...
2355 Vidina Drive, Viera, FL 32940
"Just would like to say this a great place. I was there from the week before thanksgiving until new years eve . big...
2225 Knox Mcrae Dr, Titusville, FL 32780
"My mother is in Royal Oaks Nursing and Rehab Center. They're very clean and neat. They give a lot of attention to their...
3033 Sarno Rd, Melbourne, FL 32934
"My mother moved to the Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Melbourne. It's very neat, clean, and modern. And the food...
1705 Jess Parrish Court , Titusville, FL 32796
"Great staff and community. Lots of dementia patients and Covid patients."
1550 Jess Parrish Court , Titusville, FL 32796
"My cousin is a resident of Vista Manor Retirement center of Titusville,fl. The Place is about 90 percent spotless, and...
7201 Greenboro Drive , West Melbourne, FL 32904
"My mother is currently a resident of the Caring Way section for Alzheimers residents. I am very satisfied with the...
606 E Sheridan Rd, Melbourne, FL 32901
"I always wanted the best for my parents. I said I would care for them till the end of life and would ever have my...
1415 Hickory St, Melbourne, FL 32901
"I had an elderly friend that was admitted to this facility. During his stay his health steadily increased to a point...
1420 S Oak St. , Melbourne, FL 32901
"The staff at AVANTE have made placing our mom in a rehab the best experience. In just one week the staff showed me how...
2125 W New Haven Ave, West Melbourne, FL 32904
"My brother was in rehab at West Melbourne Health & Rehabilitation Center. His experience was very positive. There was a...
251 Florida Avenue, Melbourne, FL 32901
"My wife was just transferred to this facility on 8/13/2021 from Kindren hospital where she was critically ill with...
101 E Florida Ave, Melbourne, FL 32901
"I stayed in the Encompass Health Sea Pines Rehabilitation Hospital for rehab. It was a little more on the older scale...
4251 Stack Boulevard , Melbourne, FL 32901
"They have therapy, a gym and occupational therapy here at Atlantic Shores Nursing and Rehab Center. It's like a hospital...
1515 Port Malabar Blvd NE, Palm Bay, FL 32905
"Great service for the elderly. My father-in-law said that the food and nurses treated him well. "
Nursing Homes
SonInLaw
2.0
Review of Solaris HealthCare Merritt Island
My FIL went in for Rehab but transitioned to Hospice while there. They don't have enough staff to properly feed patients that need it (but, we were told they provide this service). He was mostly...
Nursing Homes
David Haslam
5.0
Review of Solaris HealthCare Merritt Island
The staff has been great, from Lisa on the front desk to Hannah and Maranda in the office. The Nurses, the CNA's everyone I have interacted with has been exemplary.
Nursing Homes
Amanda Penn
1.0
Review of Solaris HealthCare Merritt Island
I waited some time as to not provide an emotional review. What I can say is, Solaris had very few staff onboard who truly cared for their patients. My mom went originally for 3 weeks of rehab to...
In Merritt Island, the median monthly cost of $9,688 for a semiprivate room in a nursing home is higher than the statewide average of $8,654. It’s also higher than the U.S. average of $7,908. Local seniors can also expect to pay more than their peers in Orlando, Port St. Lucie and Deltona, where monthly fees are $8,060, $8,164 and $8,213, respectively.
Merritt Island
$9,688
Florida
$8,654
United States
$7,908
Orlando
$8,060
Deltona
$8,213
Port St. Lucie
$8,164
Merritt Island’s nursing homes typically charge around $9,688 monthly for a semiprivate room, while private accommodations run $10,600 per month.
Many seniors and their families use some form of financial assistance to help them pay for nursing care. The main options available are Medicare, Medicaid and veterans benefits. These programs can be complicated, especially when it comes to benefit terms. Below, we give a brief overview of how these programs may be used towards paying for skilled nursing care.
If these options aren't available to you, check if your loved one has long-term care insurance or contact your Area Agency on Aging to ask about local financial assistance programs for seniors.
Nursing homes provide the highest level of senior care, making them the costliest option in Merritt Island at $9,688 per month for a shared room and $10,600 for a private room. For less intensive care at the senior's house, in-home care and home health care have a lower monthly average of $4,767. At $4,461 per month, assisted living facilities are also significantly cheaper than nursing homes. The most cost-effective care option in Merritt Island is adult day health care, priced at around $1,408 per month.
In-Home Care
$4,767
Home Health Care
$4,767
Adult Day Health Care
$1,408
Assisted Living Facility
$4,461
Nursing Home Care (semiprivate room)
$9,688
Nursing Home Care (private room)
$10,600
Note: Data for Merritt Island was unavailable, so data for the nearest city, Palm Bay, was used instead
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