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Hidden Lakes Senior Living Community
1006 33rd St, Vero Beach, FL 32960
"I liked the fact that Florida Baptist Retirement Center was single level and the one unit I looked at was a one-bedroom...
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$8,300
Nursing Home Communities in Palm Bay, FL
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Life Care Center Of Palm Bay
175 Villa Nueva Avenue Ne, Palm Bay, FL 32907
"Life Care Center of Palm Bay was excellent. My dad was in a private room. The thing he liked the most was bingo. The...
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The Palms Rehabilitation & Health Care
5405 Babcock St NE, Palm Bay, FL 32905
"Glenda B gave my mother extraordinary care during her stay at the Palms. Glenda consistently exhibited outstanding...
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Anchor Care & Rehab
1515 Port Malabar Blvd NE, Palm Bay, FL 32905
"I have been staying at Anchor Care and Rehab for years. You get decent care and they're trying to make the food as good...
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Atlantic Shores Nursing and Rehab Center
4251 Stack Boulevard , Melbourne, FL 32901
"The rooms aren't bad. Two persons per room. All the nurse's and cna are really great too. The only thing i found was the...
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Encompass Health Sea Pines Rehabilitation Hospital
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...
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Melbourne Terrace Rehabilitation Center
251 Florida Avenue, Melbourne, FL 32901
"My wife spent two months in rehab. All the employees were very efficient and very friendly. She was 100 percent...
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West Melbourne Health & Rehabilitation Center
2125 W New Haven Ave, West Melbourne, FL 32904
"Our Family has been very pleased with the level of care for the past year, for our Mother. The staff of WMH&R are...
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Avante at Melbourne
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...
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Wave Crest Health and Rehabilitation Center - Melbourne
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...
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Life Care Center Of Melbourne
606 E Sheridan Rd, Melbourne, FL 32901
"Its a worrisome process when the staff at the hospital gives you a list of over 20 rehab centers and says pick one or 2...
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Indian River Center
7201 Greenboro Drive , West Melbourne, FL 32904
"We chose Indian River Center because even though it's an older building, it has excellent service, and everyone is...
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Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Melbourne
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...
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Viera del Mar Health and Rehabilitation Center
2355 Vidina Drive, Viera, FL 32940
"My mom is a long-term resident who has dementia. I couldn’t be more pleased with Viera Del Mar. i am less than a mile...
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Viera Health and Rehabilitation
8050 Spyglass Hill Rd , Melbourne, FL 32940
"Rooms could definitely use a makeover, pretty drab. Found staff mostly helpful, like everywhere some are incredibly...
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Orchid Cove at Rockledge
1775 Huntington Lane, Rockledge, FL 32955
"The staff was friendly and courteous, and gave my family member excellent care. It was easy to enter the facility and...
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Rockledge Health And Rehabilitation Center
587 Barton Blvd, Rockledge, FL 32955
"The staff is fantastic. They work miracles, especially with difficult patients. The facility looks run down and I am...
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The Terrace at Courtenay Springs
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...
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Indian River Estates
2250 Indian Creek Blvd West, Vero Beach, FL 32966
"I've had 21 years with my family in Indian River Estates. They have anything that you can think of in as far as trips to...
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Bedrock Rehabilitation and Nursing Center at Islan
125 Alma Blvd, Merritt Island, FL 32953
"My mom's at the Island Health and Rehabilitation now and she loves it. It's a hundred percent better than the one she...
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Reviews of Communities Nearby
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Donna
5.0
Review of Life Care Center Of Palm Bay
My husband was at Life Care Center Of Palm Bay. He was there for three and a half months. It's beautiful. The outside and the inside were well-kept. My husband was in a private room, which was...
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Denise
2.0
Review of Anchor Care & Rehab
I am currently at Anchor Care & Rehab for rehab, supposedly, but there's nothing rehab about this place. The food is bad. You sit in your room all day. They give you your pills, and they give you...
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Sheree Cannan
1.0
Review of The Palms Rehabilitation & Health Care
Extremely rude nurses and aides who are so put out by any requests if they respond at all. If I liked my uncle at all he wouldn't be there
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The Cost of Nursing Home Care in Nearby Cities
Nursing home care in Palm Bay costs well above the national average monthly cost of $7,908. That’s an 18% differential. Palm Bay costs are also higher than the Florida state average of $8,654. And they are higher than in comparable coastal urban areas such as Miami, where the monthly average is $9,019, and Naples, which is $9,277. To the north and towards the state’s interior, average costs are somewhat lower, $8,060 in Orlando, and $8,213 in Jacksonville.
Palm Bay
$9,688
Florida
$8,654
The United States
$7,908
Port St. Lucie
$8,164
Orlando
$8,060
Naples
$9,277
Jacksonville
$8,213
Miami
$9,019
Nursing Home Costs in Palm Bay, FL
In Palm Bay, FL, nursing home care in a semi-private room averages $9,688 per month, and $10,600 for care in a private room.
Financial Assistance for Nursing Home Care in Palm Bay, FL
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.
- Medicare: Medicare will typically cover all skilled nursing costs for the first 20 days of one’s stay in a nursing home and a portion of the costs until day 100. After 100 days in a skilled nursing facility, Medicare will not cover any part of the cost of the stay. While this is adequate when short-term care is needed, those in need of long-term care will need to either pay out-of-pocket or use another source of financial assistance.
- Medicaid: Medicaid covers most of the costs of living in a skilled nursing facility for those who qualify. Care, room, and board are covered with no time limit, but residents may be charged for extras like specially prepared food or cosmetic services. Medicaid eligibility standards are strict and complex, so not all seniors are eligible for Medicaid benefits.
- Veterans Benefits: Veterans receiving a VA pension may also be eligible for the Aid and Attendance benefit administered by the VA. Aid and Attendance is a monthly allowance that beneficiaries may use to pay for their long-term care, including 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 any local financial assistance programs for seniors.
The Cost of Other Types of Senior Care
Seniors unsure about the need for 24/7 nursing care may find it useful to compare costs with other forms of senior care that might provide the level of support they require. Home health care, for example, which provides consistent skilled nursing care, costs less than half (at $4,767 per month) what nursing home care does. This level of care could allow some seniors to remain in their own homes for longer. Care in an assisted living facility, where residents have access to a wide range of medical and non-medical supports, is even less costly, averaging only $4,461 in the Palm Bay area.
Home Care
$4,767
Home Health Care
$4,767
Adult Day Health Care
$1,408
Assisted Living
$4,461
Nursing Home (semiprivate room)
$9,688
Nursing Home (private room)
$10,600
Free Resources for Seniors in Palm Bay, FL
Palm Bay residents considering nursing homes or other forms of senior care can access the following resources for more information and referrals to other agencies within the community.
| Resource | Contact | Service |
|---|---|---|
| Aging Matters in Brevard | (321)639-8770 | A not-for-profit seniors agency offering programs and referrals to Brevard County's older residents, including the Palm Bay community. Under this administrative umbrella, seniors can access Meals on Wheels, Senior TranServe and Vets Driving Vets, as well as other services, to help them manage care in the home or a transition to a more supportive setting. |
| Health First Aging Services | (321)434-4335 | Offering specialty services for seniors and their caregivers, HFAS focuses on wellness in aging. From a specialty aging health services clinic to a dedicated memory disorders clinic and Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug programs, the Health First portal directs seniors in Palm Bay and their families to the specific supports they require. |
| Greater Palm Bay Senior Center | (321)724-1338 | A hub for community seniors, this facility offers recreational and educational programs, access to legal counsel, and referrals to social services within Palm Bay. This membership center offers gentle programs such as chair yoga and card game clubs that are suitable for the less mobile. A notary public and a nurse are on hand weekly for consultation or blood pressure readings. |
| SHINE Florida | (407)514-1823 | SHINE is a free service that offers seniors unbiased advice and information about Medicare and Medicaid programs. The main Florida office lists regional counseling sites in the Palm Bay area that provide in-person consultations and assistance with the sometimes complicated process of applying for aid. |
| Senior Resource Alliance | (407)514-1800 | Serving Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Brevard Counties, the SRA is funded by the federal Department of Elder Affairs (DoEA) to provide information to area seniors, their families and caregivers. This agency develops and coordinates community-based service providers, and provides information and access to programs such as EHEAP emergency utility fund, Elder Hotline, the Heart2Heart Telephone Reassurance service, SHINE Medicare counseling and much more. |
