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10 Best Memory Care Facilities in Gulf Pines, FL

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If your loved one needs memory care in Gulf Pines, A Place for Mom can help. With 49 memory care facilities in Gulf Pines, we’ll work with you to find the right fit for your family member’s budget, interests, and care needs.

Alzheimer’s care in Gulf Pines incorporates memory care activities and therapies to reduce residents’ confusion and agitation. Gulf Pines memory care also provides security features and supervision, along with trained staff. If you’re considering dementia care in Gulf Pines, know it’s a safe setting for your older relative.

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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Nursing Homes
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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My mother is there and has had excellent care. The nurses and staff are very caring and take pride in there patients. If you really want to know what kind of care your loved one is receiving visit them! No...
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.

Cost of memory care in Gulf Pines, FL

The average cost of senior living in Gulf Pines is $4,153 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include DeFuniak Springs, FL with an average of $3,695 per month.

Memory care costs in Gulf Pines, FL, vs. nearby cities

Gulf Pines, FL
$4,153/mo
$4,634/mo

Memory care costs in Gulf Pines, FL, vs. state and national averages

Gulf Pines, FL
$4,153/mo
$4,276/mo
U.S. national average
$4,794/mo

Memory care costs in Gulf Pines, FL, vs. other senior living options

Memory Care
$4,153/mo

Memory care costs in Gulf Pines, FL, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$3,601/mo
Studio
$4,463/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,885/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,726/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$4,295/mo

Senior living costs in Gulf Pines vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Gulf Pines, FL
Column state: Florida
Column national: U.S.
Community typeGulf Pines, FLFloridaU.S.
Memory Care$4,153/mo$4,276/mo$4,794/mo
Assisted Living$4,191/mo$3,893/mo$4,558/mo
Independent Living$4,070/mo$3,981/mo$4,016/mo
Memory Care
Gulf Pines, FL:$4,153/mo
Florida:$4,276/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Assisted Living
Gulf Pines, FL:$4,191/mo
Florida:$3,893/mo
U.S.:$4,558/mo
Independent Living
Gulf Pines, FL:$4,070/mo
Florida:$3,981/mo
U.S.:$4,016/mo
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Memory care costs in Gulf Pines, FL, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly memory care costs have shifted over the past five years in Gulf Pines and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent quarterly averages of what seniors actually paid after moving into A Place for Mom partner communities.

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Memory care cost trends in Gulf Pines, FL

The table below shows how monthly memory care costs in Gulf Pines have changed in the last two years and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent averages of actual costs paid by seniors who moved into A Place for Mom partner communities in 2023 and 2024.

Cost comparison table showing 2023 and 2024 median costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Gulf Pines, FL$4,786/mo$4,644/mo+3.1%
Florida$5,296/mo$5,038/mo+5.1%
National$6,490/mo$6,152/mo+5.5%
Gulf Pines, FL
2024 average cost:$4,786/mo
2023 average cost:$4,644/mo
Percent change:+3.1%
Florida
2024 average cost:$5,296/mo
2023 average cost:$5,038/mo
Percent change:+5.1%
National
2024 average cost:$6,490/mo
2023 average cost:$6,152/mo
Percent change:+5.5%
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What families are saying about memory care in Gulf Pines

Recent reviews for memory care in Gulf Pines

Meridian at Westwood in Fort Walton Beach, FL

5.0
Un like all the other places we met with It was obvious that [name removed] and the team at the Meridian had customer service and what was most important to us our grandmothers health, happiness and ongoing wellness at the forefront of every conversation and interaction we had with staff, ...
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Superior Residences of Panama City Beach

4.0
I would probably rate them a four overall. They do keep the place very clean.. The food is really good and they do have a lot of activities for assistant living and they do try to involve the memory care as much as possible. The only problem that we have had, is that Yoshi has fallen in the ...
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Navarre Gardens

5.0
Great place for your family member. Great staff and amazing management. They were so kind to us and helpful. Thanks to the amazing staff members who helped my grandma and I while we were there. It was a great place to see

Gulf Pines review score based on 177 family reviews

8.7
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This proprietary review score is based on 177 reviews of 39 Gulf Pines memory care communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Gulf Pines review score informs your search by letting you see at a glance how memory care residents and family members rate memory care in your area. Compare review scores in multiple locations to understand how overall satisfaction rates differ from city to city. Based on recent reviews, the maximum possible score is 10.Methodology: How we calculate our city review scores

Gulf Pines review score compared against nearby cities

8.7
Gulf Pines, FL39 facilities
8.2
Destin, FL9 facilities
8.5
Valparaiso, FL9 facilities

Review subcategories for Gulf Pines memory care

When memory care residents and family members submit a review on our site, they rate each community on categories such as cleanliness, activities, meals, and more. The chart below is based on 177 reviews of 39 Gulf Pines memory care communities. This chart helps you compare Gulf Pines resident and family memory care satisfaction rates against national averages. Use it to assess your needs and develop criteria for your own search. If you know that one of these categories is important to you or your loved one, our senior living advisors can help you find communities to match your needs.
Gulf Pines, FL averageNational average
Cleanliness
4.1
4.1
Friendliness
4.2
4.2
Care services
3.9
3.9
Staff
4.1
4.1
Meals & dining
3.8
3.8
Activities
3.7
3.7
Value for cost*
3.9
3.8
0.01.02.03.04.05.0
*Learn more about cost details

Gulf Pines memory care services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Gulf Pines memory care communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Gulf Pines, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select care services in Gulf Pines memory care

Memory care communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of memory care partners in Gulf Pines that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Gulf Pines, FLNational
Full medication management
Full medication management
53.8%
66.7%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
33.3%
49.1%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
100%
82.9%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
100%
99.2%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
56.4%
73.3%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
33.3%
29.3%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
100%
90%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
56.4%
63%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
46.2%
74%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Gulf Pines memory care

Our community partners provide many services to keep residents with dementia or other memory concerns safe and engaged. Below, take a look at what percentage of Gulf Pines Memory Care partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Gulf Pines, FLNational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
53.8%
75.6%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
38.5%
47%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
48.7%
72%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
15.4%
27.1%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Gulf Pines memory care

Memory care communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Gulf Pines partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Gulf Pines, FLNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
28.2%
28.4%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
46.2%
45.1%
No sugar
No sugar
41%
42.2%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
33.3%
51%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
17.9%
17%
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Availability of select dining options in Gulf Pines memory care

Our memory care communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Gulf Pines communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Gulf Pines, FLNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
25.6%
32.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
46.2%
40.4%
Room service
Room service
35.9%
37.4%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
20.5%
23.3%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Gulf Pines memory care

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered memory care communities in Gulf Pines offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Gulf Pines, FLNational
Activity director
Activity director
53.8%
46.8%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
41%
34.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
38.5%
28.8%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
51.3%
55.7%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
53.8%
52.5%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
59%
62.4%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
43.6%
40.3%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
38.5%
35.2%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
43.6%
37%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
53.8%
48.1%
Live performances
Live performances
46.2%
48.7%
Dances
Dances
33.3%
31.6%
Fitness center
Fitness center
12.8%
22.1%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
53.8%
47.2%
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State regulations for memory care in Gulf Pines

Safety is a primary concern when seniors and their families look for memory care. Each state has its own laws and inspection processes to help ensure seniors reside in a safe environment and receive quality care. Learning about Florida memory care regulations will help you understand how memory care communities in Gulf Pines protect seniors.
Learn about Florida memory care regulationsDownload the Guide to Senior Living Licensure and Inspection Reports
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