The call: Start with WillowBrooke Court at Azalea Trace if your priority is the strongest verified long-term-care quality signal; it is one of the few Pensacola facilities rated High Performing for both short-term rehab and long-term care by U.S. News.

Real-time local factors

• WillowBrooke Court at Azalea Trace — 10100 Hillview Dr., Pensacola, FL 32514; very small, 24-bed setting; Medicare and Medicaid listed. U.S. News profile
• De Luna Health & Rehabilitation Center — 9310 Fowler Ave., Pensacola, FL 32514; 90 beds; High Performing overall and for short-term rehab; Medicare/Medicaid listed. U.S. News profile
• Olive Branch Health & Rehabilitation Center — 8325 University Pkwy., Pensacola, FL 32514; 90 beds; High Performing overall and for short-term rehab; Medicare/Medicaid listed. U.S. News profile
• Haven of Our Lady of Peace — 1900 Summit Blvd., Pensacola, FL 32503; 120 beds; above-average overall rating and high-performing short-term rehab. U.S. News listing
• Costs: I can’t verify a current all-in private-pay rate from the available sources. Ask each admissions office for its daily private-pay rate, whether that includes medication management/therapy, the current Medicaid-bed waitlist, and any move-in/community fees. Medicare generally covers only qualifying, time-limited skilled rehab after a hospital stay—not permanent custodial nursing-home residence.

Runners-up

• De Luna — choose it instead if the immediate need is post-hospital rehabilitation and you want a larger facility with a high-performing rehab rating.
• Olive Branch — choose it instead if University Parkway is more convenient for family visits or it has the earlier admission opening.
• Haven of Our Lady of Peace — choose it instead if being closer to central Pensacola matters more than the smaller-setting appeal of WillowBrooke.

What flips this — whether this is short-term rehab paid through Medicare or a long-term Medicaid/private-pay placement; that determines both availability and true monthly cost.

For unbiased help comparing Medicaid eligibility, tours, and placement options, call the Elder Helpline for Northwest Florida: 1-866-531-8011.

👉 Is this for short-term rehab after a hospital stay, or permanent long-term care—and would they need Medicaid?