Osprey Village at Amelia Island

Is Osprey Village at Amelia Island a licensed assisted living facility in Florida?

Yes. Osprey Village at Amelia Island at 76 Osprey Village Dr, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034 holds an active Florida Assisted Living Facility license, #9197, for 44 beds, issued by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) and valid through March 10, 2028.

Check it yourself on FloridaHealthFinder, which shows the license dates, specialty licenses, ownership and any sanctions AHCA has imposed.

What did AHCA inspections of Osprey Village at Amelia Island find?

AHCA's most recent inspection of Osprey Village at Amelia Island on file was a standard visit on December 15, 2025, which cited 2 deficiencies. The posted record covers 3 visits from February 2024 to December 2025.

Of those visits, 2 were routine standard surveys and 1 was a complaint investigation; 3 of the 3 resulted in at least one citation.

Areas cited in the posted record: elopement (wandering) prevention, specialty-license (ECC/LNS/LMH) requirements, admission health assessments, record keeping and staffing standards.

Every citation in the posted record was Class III or IV — Florida's less serious categories, typically process, training-record or paperwork issues rather than direct harm — and each lists a correction date.

Read the full AHCA inspection reports for Osprey Village at Amelia Island →

Has AHCA fined or sanctioned Osprey Village at Amelia Island?

No. Osprey Village at Amelia Island's FloridaHealthFinder profile lists no AHCA fines, conditional licenses or other sanctions as of October 2026.

That puts it among the 4 Nassau County assisted living facilities with no fine since 2021. A clean sanction record is a good sign, but still read the inspection reports — most citations never lead to a fine.

Does Osprey Village at Amelia Island offer memory care in Fernandina Beach?

Yes. Osprey Village at Amelia Island's AHCA profile lists a Memory Care program. Florida has no separate memory care license, so memory care is delivered under the ALF license, and a facility that advertises Alzheimer's care must disclose those services and train staff under Florida's ADRD rules.

It holds a Extended Congregate Care (ECC) specialty license, which lets the facility provide more nursing and personal care than a standard ALF — up to total help with daily activities — so residents can age in place longer.

Where is Osprey Village at Amelia Island located in Fernandina Beach, FL?

Osprey Village at Amelia Island is at 76 Osprey Village Dr, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034, in Amelia Island in Nassau County, about 35 miles north of downtown Jacksonville. Hospitals families here commonly use include Baptist Medical Center Nassau.

3 other licensed ALFs share the 32034 ZIP code: Amelia Springs Assisted Living, Fellowship Amelia Island, The Lakeside at Amelia Island.

Veterans and surviving spouses are served by the VA's Jacksonville outpatient clinics (part of the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System) and may qualify for VA Aid & Attendance toward care costs.

How does Osprey Village at Amelia Island compare with other assisted living in Nassau County?

With 44 licensed beds, Osprey Village at Amelia Island is about typical in size among the 7 assisted living facilities in Nassau County (number 5 by bed count); the county median is 56 beds.

Across Nassau County, 2 ALFs hold an ECC license, 1 hold LNS, 2 hold LMH, and 5 list a memory care program on their AHCA profile.

Closest in size among Nassau County ALFs, from the same AHCA records:

How much does Osprey Village at Amelia Island cost per month?

AHCA does not publish prices, so ask Osprey Village at Amelia Island for its written rate sheet. Across the Jacksonville metro, memory care typically runs $4,500–$6,800/mo in 2026, with the Beaches, Ponte Vedra and Nocatee at the high end.

Its AHCA profile does not list Medicaid as a payment form, so plan on private pay, long-term care insurance or VA benefits.

What should you ask when touring Osprey Village at Amelia Island?

Start with what AHCA has already cited at Osprey Village at Amelia Island — elopement (wandering) prevention, specialty-license (ECC/LNS/LMH) requirements and admission health assessments — and ask what changed afterward; then cover overnight staffing, the full rate sheet and what would trigger a move-out.

• How do you assess a resident's wandering risk, and when did you last run an elopement drill?
• Which services under your specialty license cost extra, and who on staff delivers them?
• Who completes the AHCA Form 1823 health assessment, and what would make my parent ineligible to move in?
• How quickly are changes in my parent's condition documented and shared with family?
• Do you accept VA Aid & Attendance or long-term care insurance, and do you help with the paperwork?
• How do you handle a hospital discharge back to the community?
• What is the monthly rate for my parent's exact care level, and what triggers an increase?
• Which care needs would require a move to a nursing home?

Tour at a mealtime, ask to see this week's activity calendar, and take the contract home. Under s. 429.28, F.S., a Florida ALF must give 45 days' written notice before a non-emergency relocation or discharge.

How does moving into Osprey Village at Amelia Island work?

Moving into Osprey Village at Amelia Island starts with a medical examination recorded on AHCA Form 1823 — done within 60 days before admission or 30 days after — which confirms your parent meets Florida's ALF admission criteria.

• Residency agreement. Florida requires a written contract listing the services, the rate and the notice the facility must give before a rate increase; compare it with other communities before signing.
• Memory care placement. Ask how Osprey Village at Amelia Island decides between assisted living and memory care for a new resident, and whether a move between them changes the rate.
• ECC services. Ask which residents are on ECC service plans and how the higher care level is priced.
• Payment. Most residents pay privately; long-term care insurance, VA Aid & Attendance and, where accepted, SMMC LTC Medicaid can offset costs.

If Osprey Village at Amelia Island has no opening, ask to be put on its waitlist and keep touring — availability at large Northeast Florida communities changes month to month.

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