River Garden Hebrew Home for the Aged

About River Garden Hebrew Home for the Aged

River Garden Hebrew Home for the Aged is in Jacksonville, Florida, in the Mandarin area. It is part of a not-for-profit Jewish agency serving people of all faiths while maintaining an environment supportive of Jewish identity and Jewish values. The campus covers 40 acres. River Garden says its levels of care are provided on one campus and describes the site as accessible from Interstate 95 and Interstate 295. Its organizational profile lists 1946 as its founding year.

The residential care options listed for the Hebrew Home are long-term skilled nursing and memory care. River Garden’s broader service range also includes short-stay rehabilitation, outpatient therapies and an adult day program. Together, these offerings include ongoing residential care as well as services identified as temporary, outpatient or daytime programs, rather than a single kind of residence or one standard pattern of participation.

Long-term skilled nursing serves people with ongoing personal-care and medical needs. Residents may have private or semi-private rooms, and the residential setting includes common spaces and access to outdoor areas. These arrangements include both private accommodations and shared places beyond residents’ rooms. An interdisciplinary team provides personalized, culturally sensitive care addressing physical, cognitive and emotional well-being. River Garden identifies the Hebrew Home as a licensed skilled nursing facility and a Medicare and Medicaid provider.

Memory care is provided in a secured unit for people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. The unit uses a Wander Protection system and offers structured activities and social programs designed for people with dementia. It also has a secure, private outdoor terrace. Unlike the general outdoor access described for the residential setting, this terrace is specifically identified as part of the secured memory-care unit.

Short-stay rehabilitation and outpatient therapies are listed as services apart from long-term residence. The names distinguish their formats: rehabilitation is offered for a short stay, while outpatient therapies are identified separately from residential care. The adult day program is another listed service. River Garden’s adult day program article describes it as serving older adults who need structured supervision and social engagement during the day. The site also has educational material about stroke recovery and rehabilitation after a hospital stay, offering context for its rehabilitation services. The service pages do not specify particular therapy disciplines, admission criteria, length of a short stay or a daily schedule for the adult day program.

River Garden Senior Services also lists independent-living apartments, but its contact information identifies The Coves separately from River Garden Hebrew Home. The available material does not describe apartment layouts or establish that details about The Coves apply to the Hebrew Home setting. Independent living is therefore part of River Garden’s wider service picture, not a supported description of rooms within the Hebrew Home.