Brookdale Southside

Brookdale Southside sits in a quiet area of Jacksonville, Florida, where residents can enjoy a peaceful spot with city conveniences nearby, and the place has a lot of features that help folks feel comfortable, such as a grand dining room with well-lit tables and flowers, a living room, movie room, game room, salon, a chapel for devotional services, kitchenette, and outside there's a gazebo by a lake with a fountain surrounded by trees, plus a swimming pool and hot tub, a covered patio with colorful umbrellas, a serene courtyard with walkways and benches, and villas that have private patios and garages for extra privacy and safety, and folks who love their pets can bring them along.

The community offers several living options, including Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care tailored for those with Alzheimer's or other dementias, Skilled Nursing, Continuing Care Retirement Community options, and At-Home care services, so residents can stay as their needs change, which means someone can have a villa or an apartment and get meals, personal help with daily activities, and medical support from nurses, physical or occupational therapists, and doctors who come when needed, all on one campus.

With staff available twenty-four hours a day, emergency alerts in every room, and a HealthPlus program that helps coordinate higher levels of care, families can rest easier knowing there's help around, and transportation is available when folks need to get to appointments.

The amenities here aim to give a feeling of luxury and comfort, so folks get things like a fitness center in Memory Care with special equipment, a bar and piano in the Independent Living common area, and Memory Care apartments with living rooms, bedrooms, and private patios, and there's always something going on, like a full calendar of activities, games, educational events, social gatherings, and an enthusiastic Activities Director in Memory Care making sure people have options for staying active and connected.

Meals are served for everyone, and table service is included; there's no smoking allowed indoors anywhere, and Brookdale Southside puts a priority on wheelchair accessibility and showers that are easy to use.

Devotional services happen both onsite and offsite, and residents can make use of beautician and barber services without leaving, plus people can choose from several floor plans, with villas having two bedrooms and garages making life a bit more independent if needed, and folks can join the activities in the main building or relax in their villas or on the patios surrounded by greenery and water, which brings a sense of peace to everyday life.

This community helps older adults live as well as possible, offering personalized care plans and easy access to help, aiming to make daily life simple and enjoyable for those who want to age in place with social opportunities and the little comforts, like pets, music, and peaceful outdoor views, that can make a place start to feel like home.

Brookdale Southside is managed by Brookdale.

Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE: BKD) is the largest senior living operator in the United States, managing over 640 communities with capacity for approximately 59,000 residents across 41 states and employing around 36,000 associates. Founded in 1978 and publicly traded since 2005, Brookdale solidified its market leadership through major acquisitions including American Retirement Corporation (2006) and Emeritus Senior Living (2014), making it the only national full-spectrum senior living company. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, Brookdale has topped the American Seniors Housing Association's ASHA 50 list and Argentum's largest providers list for multiple consecutive years.

The company's comprehensive care continuum includes independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, and continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs). Brookdale's signature Clare Bridge program, developed over 30 years ago by dementia-care experts, provides specialized Alzheimer's and dementia care through two distinct levels: Clare Bridge communities for comprehensive memory support and the Clare Bridge Solace program for advanced-stage dementia residents. The program is recognized by the Alzheimer's Association® for incorporating evidence-based Dementia Care Practice Recommendations and features secure environments, enclosed courtyards, Daily Path programming with six structured activities daily, and the InTouch technology platform offering personalized brain-stimulating games and therapeutic content.

Brookdale's holistic Optimum Life® wellness approach balances six dimensions—Purposeful, Physical, Emotional, Social, Spiritual, and Intellectual—implemented through signature programs including B-Fit (eight exercise class options), Brain Fit (mental fitness workouts), My Life Story (resident storytelling), EngagementPlus (interest-based connections), Growing Together (collaborative learning), and The Ageless Spirit (kindness and gratitude practices). The Embrace Family Partnership provides caregiver education and support for families of memory care residents.

The company's Brookdale HealthPlus® care coordination model, winner of the 2024 Argentum Best of the Best Award placing it among the top 1% of operators, is a technology-enabled healthcare service featuring dedicated RN Care Managers who proactively manage residents' health, coordinate care transitions, and help prevent avoidable hospitalizations. Communities using HealthPlus report 78% fewer urgent care visits, 36% fewer hospitalizations, and 63% more completed annual wellness visits. The Personal Solutions program delivers hygiene products, medications, and daily necessities directly to residents' doors with discreet packaging and monthly billing convenience.

Following a strategic divestiture of its home health and hospice operations to HCA Healthcare (completed December 2023), Brookdale now focuses exclusively on senior living operations while maintaining its position as the industry's largest operator, committed to its mission of enriching lives with compassion, respect, excellence, and integrity.