CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in Duval County, Florida
Nurses for Nursing Homes is a $275 million CMS program, announced October 23, 2026, that pays registered nurses and licensed practical nurses up to $50,000 in student loan repayment and stipends for three years of work at a qualifying nursing home. Applications opened October 26, 2026 at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
This page maps every home on CMS’s qualifying list of October 22, 2026. Search near a ZIP code, or by state, county or chain, and export the results. CMS will update the list during the program; its official list and campaign page are the current source.
None of the 34 nursing homes in Duval County, Florida qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes Duval County as urban.
In Florida, 512 of 694 nursing homes (73.8%) qualify.
CMS adds urban homes after rural ones: those a state proposes, then urban counties with the most residents per registered nurse, until the state’s funding target is met.
CMS’s List of Qualifying Nursing Homes is the official source. This page uses the list of October 22, 2026; CMS will update it during the program, so check the current list before relying on this one. Nurses apply at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
| Nursing home | City | Qualifies | Chain | Beds | CCN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVANTE VILLA AT JACKSONVILLE BEACH INC | Jacksonville Beach | No | Avante Centers | 165 | 105617 |
| AVIATA AT HARTS HARBOR | Jacksonville | No | Aviata Health Group | 180 | 105632 |
| AVIATA AT JACKSONVILLE | Jacksonville | No | Aviata Health Group | 116 | 105917 |
| AVIATA AT SAN JOSE | Jacksonville | No | Aviata Health Group | 120 | 105531 |
| BARTRAM CROSSING | Jacksonville | No | 100 | 105645 | |
| CEDAR HILL NURSING AND REHAB CENTER | Jacksonville | No | Eliyahu Mirlis | 120 | 105721 |
| CYPRESS VILLAGE | Jacksonville | No | Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | 100 | 105745 |
| DOLPHIN POINTE HEALTH CARE CENTER | Jacksonville | No | 146 | 106135 | |
| FIRST COAST HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Jacksonville | No | Senior Health South | 100 | 105429 |
| FLEET LANDING | Atlantic Beach | No | 100 | 105743 | |
| FOUNTAINS REHABILITATION AT MILL COVE | Jacksonville | No | 84 | 105927 | |
| FOURAKER HILLS REHAB AND NURSING CENTER | Jacksonville | No | Aston Health | 120 | 105707 |
| JACKSONVILLE NURSING AND REHAB CENTER | Jacksonville | No | Sovereign Healthcare Holdings | 163 | 105710 |
| JACKSONVILLE REHABILITATION AND NURSING | Jacksonville | No | Eliyahu Mirlis | 120 | 105138 |
| LAKESIDE CENTER FOR REHABILITATION AND HEALING | Jacksonville | No | Summit Care | 122 | 105980 |
| LANIER REHABILITATION CENTER | Jacksonville | No | Sovereign Healthcare Holdings | 120 | 105666 |
| LIFE CARE CENTER OF JACKSONVILLE | Jacksonville | No | Life Care Centers of America | 120 | 106064 |
| NORTH BANK CENTER FOR REHABILITATION AND HEALING | Jacksonville | No | Summit Care | 120 | 105834 |
| PALM GARDEN OF JACKSONVILLE | Jacksonville | No | Palm Garden Health and Rehabilitation | 120 | 105682 |
| PARK RIDGE NURSING CENTER | Jacksonville | No | Maximus Healthcare Group | 104 | 105813 |
| PAVILION AT JACKSONVILLE, THE | Jacksonville | No | The Pavilion Group | 60 | 105826 |
| REGENTS PARK OF JACKSONVILLE | Jacksonville | No | Robert Schoenfeld | 120 | 105533 |
| RIVER CITY NURSING AND REHAB CENTER | Jacksonville | No | 116 | 106142 | |
| RIVER GARDEN HEBREW HOME FOR THE AGED | Jacksonville | No | 180 | 105016 | |
| RIVERSIDE POST ACUTE | Jacksonville | No | Marquis Health Services | 240 | 105358 |
| RIVERWOOD CENTER | Jacksonville | No | Aston Health | 240 | 105135 |
| SHANDS JACKSONVILLE MEDICAL CENTER | Jacksonville | No | 56 | 105961 | |
| TERRACE OF JACKSONVILLE, THE | Jacksonville | No | 180 | 105423 | |
| UNIVERSITY CROSSING | Jacksonville | No | 111 | 105820 | |
| VIVO HEALTHCARE NORMANDY | Jacksonville | No | Vivo Healthcare | 120 | 105684 |
| VIVO HEALTHCARE TAYLOR | Jacksonville | No | 120 | 105821 | |
| VIVO HEALTHCARE UNIVERSITY | Jacksonville | No | Vivo Healthcare | 117 | 105366 |
| WESTSIDE OAKS REHABILITATION & NURSING CENTER | Jacksonville | No | Benjamin Landa | 180 | 105287 |
| WOODLAND GROVE HEALTHCARE & REHABILITATION CENTER | Jacksonville | No | Gold Fl Trust Ii | 120 | 106058 |
What this means for a facility
This page shows which homes qualify. SNF Insights, our skilled nursing platform, shows each facility’s RN and LPN staffing, turnover and posted nurse pay next to its nearest competitors.
See SNF Insights →Sources: CMS List of Qualifying Nursing Homes (October 22, 2026), Qualifying Nursing Home Methodology and Frequently Asked Questions; star ratings, beds and locations from the CMS Nursing Home Provider Information file, October 2026 release. Rural counts by state are BARA Analytics’ match of each home’s county to CMS’s rural county list. The one home in Guam is in the counts but not on the map. BARA Analytics is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by CMS.