Good Samaritan Society-Kissimmee Village is a 170-bed Nursing Home in Kissimmee, Florida, licensed by the state Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA license #1267096). Here's what the public record shows and how to evaluate it for your family.
| Provider | Good Samaritan Society-Kissimmee Village |
|---|---|
| Type | Nursing Home (AHCA-licensed) |
| City | Kissimmee, FL 34746 |
| Address | 1500 Southgate Drive |
| Licensed beds | 170 |
| AHCA license # | 1267096 |
| License status | LICENSED |
| County | Osceola County |
How Florida regulates nursing homes
Skilled nursing facilities in Florida are licensed by AHCA under Chapter 400, F.S., and most are also federally certified for Medicare and Medicaid. They provide 24-hour licensed nursing — a different, higher level of care than assisted living. Check the facility's CMS Five-Star rating alongside its AHCA inspection history.
Kissimmee location & hospital context
Kissimmee is the Osceola County seat just south of Orlando, a diverse, fast-growing city of about 80,000 with a large Hispanic community and an affordable housing market that draws working families and value-seeking retirees.
Nearby hospitals: Osceola Regional Medical Center (HCA), AdventHealth Kissimmee, Orlando Health - St. Cloud (nearby). Proximity matters for rehab discharges and ongoing medical care, so families weighing Good Samaritan Society-Kissimmee Village often factor drive time to these. Nearby areas: Downtown Kissimmee, Buenaventura Lakes, Poinciana, Lake Tohopekaliga waterfront, Mill Run.
What nursing home costs near Good Samaritan Society-Kissimmee Village
Nursing Home in the Kissimmee area typically runs $7,750–$11,400/month (2026). Pricing at any specific community depends on care level, room type, and size. Florida's SMMC Long-Term Care Medicaid waiver and VA Aid & Attendance can offset much of the care cost for those who qualify — ask us what applies.
How to evaluate Good Samaritan Society-Kissimmee Village
Evaluating a nursing home means looking past the lobby at clinical quality. Check the facility's CMS Five-Star rating alongside its AHCA inspection and complaint history on FloridaHealthFinder, and ask about its nurse staffing hours per resident day. Ask how it handles care transitions, pressure-injury prevention, falls, and infection control, and what its rehospitalization rate looks like. For a short rehab stay, ask about therapy intensity and discharge planning; for long-term care, ask about staff continuity and how families are kept informed. Tour at a meal, observe call-light response, and speak with families of current residents. Repeat deficiencies across survey cycles are the most important warning sign.
Is Good Samaritan Society-Kissimmee Village the right fit?
A nursing home is for someone who needs 24-hour licensed nursing — complex medical conditions, advanced mobility loss, or recovery requiring skilled care that assisted living cannot legally provide. Good Samaritan Society-Kissimmee Village is licensed for this level of care in Kissimmee; whether it's right for your parent depends on their specific needs, budget, and preferences. A free advisor can compare it head-to-head with other licensed Kissimmee-area options.
What's typically included at a nursing home like this
Usually included: 24-hour skilled nursing, room and board, all meals, therapy access, medication administration, and personal care. Typically billed separately: private room upgrades, specialized rehab intensives, and certain therapies beyond the covered plan. Ask Good Samaritan Society-Kissimmee Village for an itemized monthly rate sheet so you can compare it honestly against other Kissimmee options.
Questions to ask when you tour Good Samaritan Society-Kissimmee Village
- How fast can staff respond to a call button at night?
- What would trigger a move to a higher care level?
- What's the true all-in monthly cost for our parent's needs?
- How are falls and med changes communicated to family?
- How long have caregivers worked here on average?
Common questions about Good Samaritan Society-Kissimmee Village
Is Good Samaritan Society-Kissimmee Village licensed in Florida?
How many beds does Good Samaritan Society-Kissimmee Village have?
What does it cost?
How Kissimmee families actually pay for care
Very few families cover senior care from a single source. In Kissimmee, the typical plan layers several of these, often shifting over a multi-year stay:
- Personal savings & Social Security. Most Central Florida families self-fund the first 12–24 months from savings, pensions, and monthly Social Security before tapping other sources.
- Long-term-care insurance. If a policy is in force, it can cover a large share of assisted living or home care — check the elimination period and daily benefit cap.
- VA Aid & Attendance. Eligible wartime veterans and surviving spouses can receive roughly $1,800–$2,900/month toward care — a major lever in a metro with the Orlando VA Medical Center at Lake Nona.
- Florida SMMC Long-Term Care Medicaid. Florida's Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Long-Term Care waiver covers personal care and many community-based services for those who qualify by income and assets; there is often a wait list.
- Home equity. Selling the family home or a reverse mortgage frequently funds sustained care once a parent has moved.
- Family cost-sharing. Siblings often split the monthly gap; a written agreement keeps it fair and durable.
Because Kissimmee nursing homes can run into the thousands per month, mapping the funding plan early — before a crisis — often saves a family tens of thousands of dollars. A free local advisor can tell you which of these you qualify for and which Kissimmee communities accept the SMMC waiver.
Florida programs worth knowing about
In Florida, senior-care facilities are licensed and inspected by the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) — verify any license and inspection history free at quality.healthfinder.fl.gov. Service funding flows through the Department of Elder Affairs and the local Area Agency on Aging; Central Florida's is the Senior Resource Alliance (Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Brevard), with Elder Options serving The Villages and Sumter County. Long-term-care help runs through SMMC Long-Term Care Medicaid, and the Long-Term Care Ombudsman plus the Florida Abuse Hotline protect residents. Our advisors help families use all of these at no cost.
How we help with Good Samaritan Society-Kissimmee Village
We're a free, local senior-care advisory service, and families never pay for our help. If Good Samaritan Society-Kissimmee Village made your shortlist, we can show you how it stacks up against nearby licensed options on cost, care level, and availability, help you read the AHCA record, and join the tour or call if that's useful. Our only payoff comes if you move in somewhere and are genuinely glad you did — so a good fit matters more to us than any particular building. We'll point you to strong alternatives in Kissimmee even when they don't pay us anything.
About this page: the facility facts above come from current Florida AHCA / FloridaHealthFinder licensing data. We don't publish unverified reviews or ratings — we share the public record and help you evaluate the community in person. Confirm the current license at quality.healthfinder.fl.gov before you sign anything.