Cedar Creek Assisted Living, LLC

Merritt Island sits on the barrier land between the Indian River and Banana River in Brevard County, near Kennedy Space Center, and it's home to Cedar Creek Assisted Living, LLC, a 78-bed community on Judith Avenue. Seventy-eight beds is a solidly mid-size community, generally large enough to support several staff on duty at once and a regular activities schedule, without the scale of a large campus operation. Merritt Island's economy has long been tied to the aerospace industry at the Space Coast, and many longtime residents are retirees or former contractors who chose to stay in the area. Families should ask how the community structures its activities calendar and whether transportation to nearby Cocoa Beach or Merritt Island medical offices is available. It's worth touring at a mealtime to see how dining is handled for a group this size.