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Vitality Living Frederica

3615 Frederica Road, Saint Simons Island, GA 31522 · Map

Senior Living Alliance member
Vitality Living Frederica
Assisted LivingCare offered
$3,700 to $5,100/moTypical assisted living start in Georgia, from 79 communities that publish prices
20+ interviewsPhone-verified by Senior Living Alliance
State licensedAssisted living community, since 2025

What residents and families say

Verified by phone interview

Senior Living Alliance interviews named residents and family members by phone and records each call. Every testimonial is dated and published as given. How we verify

19 more testimonials
★★★★★

“We've been really happy. Management is very easy to work with, and I've never had trouble getting in touch with anyone, even on weekends. The dining staff is wonderful and very accommodating when my stepdad wants something different. There's always something happening, and the staff encouraged him when he was new. This is one of the nicer places I've ever visited or toured. The caregivers have gotten to know his personality, and he really seems to like them. If you need it in this area, this is the one I would go to.”

Eugene HartlebAug 2026
★★★★★

“We liked the way everything is arranged in one building, the convenient location, and the rooms and layout. It seemed like the right place for my mother, and we were right; it has worked out very well. Everyone has been very helpful and responsive. The meal presentation and service are great, and my mother is very happy with the meals. She's made a lot of new friends and plays bridge regularly. The building is beautifully kept, and the care staff has been very good. I would definitely recommend it.”

Patricia CollinsJun 2026
★★★★★

“She's in a really good spot, and I feel really good about everybody there taking care of her. Management is absolutely amazing; anytime I need anything they're right there, and the lines of communication are wide open. The food is A plus plus and the servers are great. They keep my mom really busy, and she loves bingo. Her room is always so clean, and the caregivers know what she likes and check in on her often. I've already recommended it.”

Emily GoodeApr 2026
★★★★★

“It's a quarter mile from home, and we'd heard good things. Everybody has been very nice, and some of the staff are amazing and so helpful. My wife enjoys not having to plan meals; she had a fantastic shrimp dinner, and the variety is superb. She thoroughly enjoyed a visiting singer, she likes both of her therapists, and the transportation has been great. I usually don't like surveys, but it's a wonderful place, and I would recommend it to anybody.”

Elizabeth SharpApr 2026
★★★★★

“My loved one resides at this senior living home. The management is incredibly responsive and easy to work with, which made her transition smooth. The dining options are delicious, with ample variety, and they even provide meals based on resident preferences. They are offering fun and engaging activity options. Overall, I have felt my loved one is safe and well-cared for, and I would highly recommend this community to others looking for a great place to live.”

Dorothy TengowskiFamily member · Loved one lives here · Feb 2025
★★★★★

“My mother is at the community and it is so different than the other facilities, it is not so depressing. I am completely happy with it. I’m very thankful that this facility is there. I am thankful that they were there and I am thankful for everybody’s help. It is still hard, but I have peace to know that she is happy.”

Ann StephensFamily member · Nov 2024
★★★★★

“My dad lives at this community and this is the best run place that I have ever seen. He loves it here and says it is like he is on vacation. He loves the food, the activities are great, things are kept clean, and the staff is very attentive. We are very satisfied. My dad came here in a very poor condition but he is thriving now. He has regained some weight and mental abilities. He is very happy here. We love this place and are very happy with the community. I hope I get to stay in a place like this when I need it.”

Richard FurnessFamily member · Dad lives here · Sep 2024
★★★★★

“The management is always receptive and responsive to my dad's needs. The food is very good and nutritious and there is a large variety of activities!”

George WimberlyFamily member · Aug 2024
★★★★★

“One of the big reasons we picked this place for dad was because they have a great therapy team that works inside of the place. Between the services, staff, amenities and building size, I am very satisfied with the value. Management is very attentive, concerned, helpful, and take the time when you have questions. Dad likes the food and compliments what he is eating every day. They have an impressive amount of activities and they're on a very regular basis. Housekeeping cleans regularly and the place always has a pleasant smell to it. Maintenance staff is helpful and were right on top of take care of things for us. The healthcare staff is respectful, knowledgeable and accessible. I thought he wouldn't transition as smoothly, but he has actually transitioned very well and a lot of that is due to the staff and place in itself.”

David KentFamily member · May 2024
★★★★★

“We picked this place for my sister because it is pet friendly, there is quality to the surroundings and it was economical, and since moving in, there is no doubt that I'd recommend them. We looked at all the places in the area and it's the best value. Management was very professional, good about explaining things, and helped us a lot. The food is good, the chef introduced himself and the atmosphere is nice. She has participated in several of the activities to a surprising amount to me and the staff work on getting her out. She feels safe and comfortable there.”

Linda BrunsonFamily member · Apr 2024
★★★★★

“All of the staff at this community has been very attentive and very helpful and have answered any questions that I need. They have been very respectful. Everyone from upper management to the care workers have been wonderful. Carmel in the healthcare department has been wonderful and the care givers have been wonderful and very respectful. I would definitely recommend this community to others.”

Robert MalmbergJan 2024
★★★★★

“My cousin takes advantage of the activities, physical therapy and geting her hair done here. She always tells people it's wonderful! The chef there is outstanding, they do an outstanding job of activities, and the whole place is kept quite nice.”

Bernadine LesterFamily member · Jan 2024
★★★★★

“I would definitely recommend the community! The care staff is all very good with everything. The management did a great job when she got there and they had a little red carpet roll out which was a great touch. They really made an effort to get her included and involved.”

Barbara WaltonJan 2024
★★★★★

“It's a great community. The way that community runs, and the people involved in it, is so far exceeded our expectations for what it would be like, and it's been unbelievable. It's so much better than we ever thought it would be. The waitstaff is spectacular and the food is delicious. If you need something, and the management can provide the service or anything, they will.”

Dorothy FullerJan 2024
★★★★★

“I think they have quality care there. The nurses we've had are very kind, and I've gotten to know them. The building is wonderful, it's like a hotel! It doesn't have any kind of feel of a nursing or assisted home.”

Hollis CateAug 2023
★★★★★

“The management team thought about our needs and they had answers for me. Plus, it's beautiful, welcoming, and helpful. I can't say enough good things about them.”

Gail WolflickAug 2023
★★★★★

“We appreciate how they take care of her. Management is responsive, the food is good, and there are so many activities available. The building is always clean and the nurses are friendly. It's like having friends over every day. They do a great job.”

Patricia GoldJul 2023
★★★★★

“We picked this place for mom because it was exactly what we wanted, a tiered Assisted Living, and anyone that chooses to put a loved one there will be extremely happy. Management is always available, patient, informative, kind, and everything that management should be. We're satisfied with the quality of food, menu variety and wait service. She enjoys the people coming to visit, the singers and instrumentalists, and they have a weekly activity calendar. The unit gets cleaned weekly and it's very well taken care of. The maintenance man is pleasant and the building is well kept with no unpleasant odors. The care staff is always right there and they coordinate with the doctor. Overall, the place is just beautifully run and the price is very fair.”

Alice DevivoFamily member · Jun 2023
★★★★★

“I am thrilled with the facility overall! My sister and everyone else in the building are having a fabulous experience. It is a delightful place to be and I love it here. I told my husband that if I have to go anywhere put me here. Elaine, the executive director, does an exceptional job. They have such a variety of activities here. The activities that they have planned and the participation is fabulous. The housekeepers take really good care of the suite and maintenance are very prompt at fullfilling requests. The transportation is extremely good as well. I have already referred three people and two of them are here. I tell everybody about it!”

Mary PendersMay 2023

About the community

Vitality Living Frederica is a state-licensed assisted living community in Saint Simons Island, Georgia. 20+ residents and family members have shared phone-verified testimonials through Senior Living Alliance.

Life at Vitality Living Frederica

Dining room

Dining

Residents eat in a full-service main dining room. Meals are chef-prepared and restaurant-style, with menus adjusted to personal taste and dietary needs. The community hosts happy hours with live music.

Game room

Activities

The schedule includes daily events, fitness classes, classes on new interests and local outings, along with happy hours with live music. The community has an arts and crafts studio and an activity room. Memory care residents take part in sensory-based activities and social programs, and gather on a patio with a hand-painted mural by local artist Catherine Durrett.

Amenities

  • Full-service main dining room
  • Arts and crafts studio
  • Activity room
  • Full-service salon
  • Therapy room
  • Patios
  • Walking paths
  • Living rooms and seating areas
  • Kitchenettes with granite countertops
  • Walk-in showers
  • Emergency call system

Memory care program

The memory care neighborhood uses an activity-based approach built around each resident's life history and cognitive abilities, with sensory activities and social programs. Staff receive training in dementia and Alzheimer's care.

Floor plans

7 layouts from Vitality Living Frederica’s website. Sizes and prices are as the community lists them; ask which are available now.

Prices

Starting prices the community publishes, with the date we checked each one and a link to where it is published. Care charges are usually added after an assessment.

CareStarting atChecked
Assisted Living$5,425 /moOct 11, 2026

Area costs

Assisted Living in Georgia typically starts at $3,700 to $5,100 a month. Based on 79 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price.

How this page is paid for. Lilisity is operated by Senior Living Alliance. Vitality Living Frederica is a member and pays SLA for its resident and family interview program. Payment never changes a testimonial, a rating or the order of search results. Testimonials come from SLA phone interviews. Prices, license details and inspections come from the community’s published rates and public records. How we verify testimonials · How we are paid

Lilisity’s independent report

What the public record shows

Gathered by Lilisity from state and federal sources. Communities can’t edit this part of the page.

License

Active

ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITY ALC000697, current license dated Feb 17, 2025.

Nearest emergency room

31.6 miles

Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus, rated 4 of 5 stars by CMS.

License and ownershipActive license
License type
ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITY
License number
ALC000697
License status
Active
Current license dated
2025-02-17
Administrator
Jill Day

Source: Georgia state licensing records (agency listing), retrieved 2026-09-09. Licensing status is a matter of public record; it is not a quality rating.

Administrator name from the Georgia licensing record, as of Oct 12, 2026.

Paying with Medicaid and other programsHow Medicaid pays for care in Georgia, and other programs

How Medicaid pays for care in Georgia

  • Elderly and Disabled Waiver Program (EDWP): Community Care Services Program (CCSP) and SOURCE. Georgia Medicaid's Elderly and Disabled Waiver can pay for Alternative Living Services in state-licensed personal care homes, for people who would otherwise qualify for nursing home care. You apply through your local Aging and Disability Resource Connection. (state page)
  • Waitlist. People who qualify for CCSP are placed on a waiting list ranked by need. The state brochure is dated August 2019. (source)

Ask the community whether it accepts Medicaid.

Staff pay and workplace safety1 OSHA inspection, 1 violation cited

Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.

OSHA workplace safety inspections

OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.

  • May 11, 2022: monitoring inspection, partial (health). Case closed Feb 15, 2023. 1 violation cited (1 other). Penalties: $1,233 proposed, $740 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as WCP Brep Frederica Re, LLC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
    Details
    • Other than serious: Electronic submission of injury and illness records (1904.41(a)(2)). Penalty $1,233 proposed, $740 now. To be fixed by Aug 16, 2022.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.

Location and nearby careNearest hospital 31.6 mi, nursing home 1.4 mi, pharmacy 0.4 mi
Nearest hospital with an emergency room
Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus, Saint Marys. 31.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
Nearest Medicare nursing home
Heritage Oaks, Saint Simons Island. 1.4 miles away, straight line.
Nearest home health agency office
Adoration Home Health, Brunswick. 7.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
Nearest pharmacy
CVS Pharmacy. 0.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
Area
USDA classes ZIP code 31522 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
Dialysis within 15 miles
Fresenius Kidney Care Glynn County, Brunswick, 5.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Brunswick South Dialysis, Brunswick, 6.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Brunswick Dialysis, Brunswick, 6.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Hospice
13 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 31522.
Georgia Hospice Care, office in Brunswick, 6.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Coastal Hospice Of Georgia, office in Brunswick, 6.9 miles away, straight line
Gentiva, office in Brunswick, 7.2 miles away, straight line
Nearest geriatric medicine practice
Effingham Rehab Services, LLC, Kingsland. 32.6 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.

Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.

Emergency and natural hazard riskFEMA overall risk relatively moderate; outside FEMA's high-risk flood areas; in a hurricane evacuation zone

Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.

Hurricane evacuation zone
Zone A on the Georgia hurricane evacuation zones. (Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency, map updated Aug 21, 2023)
Flood zone
Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
Wildfire risk to homes
In St. Simons, GA, risk to homes is greater than 100% of communities in Georgia and 94% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
FEMA National Risk Index
Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively high, inland flooding relatively low, coastal flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively high, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)

A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.

Questions to ask on a tour10 questions picked for this community from its record

Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.

  1. This address is in a hurricane evacuation zone. Where do residents go in an evacuation, and how do you move them?
  2. The current license dates from 2025. Has the owner or operator changed recently?
  3. Your published starting price is a base rate. What would the total monthly cost be for my parent's needs?
  4. How much have prices gone up in each of the last three years?
  5. How many caregivers are on duty during the day and at night?
  6. What happens if care needs increase? When would someone need to move?
  7. What fees are charged at move-in?
  8. How do you tell families about falls, illness or changes?
  9. How long have the executive director and the head of care been here?
  10. Who gives medications, and what training do they have?
What we checked12 public sources we searched, with dates

Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.

SourceData as ofWhat we found
U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour casesOct 15, 2026Nothing on record
OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016Oct 15, 2026See above
Hurricane evacuation zone mapsSee above
FEMA flood mapSee above
USDA wildfire riskApr 15, 2026See above
FEMA National Risk IndexSee above
CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmaciesSee above
HUD Multifamily Properties - AssistedJul 6, 2026Nothing on record
State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory)Sep 20, 2026Nothing on record
CMS Hospice - General InformationAug 19, 2026Nothing on record
CMS Home Health Care AgenciesMay 27, 2026Nothing on record
The community’s own websiteCould not read the site
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does Vitality Living Frederica provide?

Vitality Living Frederica is licensed by the state of Georgia for assisted living in Saint Simons Island, Georgia.

Does Vitality Living Frederica have verified testimonials?

Yes. 20+ residents and family members have shared testimonials about Vitality Living Frederica through phone interviews verified by Senior Living Alliance.

How much does Vitality Living Frederica cost?

Assisted Living in Georgia typically starts at $3,700 to $5,100 a month. Based on 79 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. The starting prices it publishes are in the Prices section on this page.

How do I contact Vitality Living Frederica?

Use Vitality Living Frederica's website, thriveatfrederica.com, or visit at 3615 Frederica Road, Saint Simons Island, GA 31522.

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