Taylor Home
Taylor Home provides housing and care for seniors through 112 independent living apartments, 90 bed assisted living and 24 bed skilled nursing. Nestled on 11 acres in a peaceful wooded glen, 
Our warm, caring staff is committed to providing quality care to enhance the resident’s life at all levels of need. Taylor Home and has been in operation since since 1971.
Admission standards require residents be a minimum 62 years of age and meet HUD guidelines. Income limits apply – contact the Administrator for current limits. A security deposit equal to the monthly rent is required.
Independent Lifestyle ApartmentsOne bedroom apartments are available to seniors at affordable rates. Facilities include a library, Arts and Crafts room, and picnic area. Rent includes utilities, except eletricity, telephone and cable. HUD subsidy assistance is available to qualified residents.
Special features: • 526 Square Feet • Fully equipped kitchen • Wall to wall carpet • Laundry facilities • Window blinds • Vanity dressing area • Planned community activities • On local JTA route• Meals available at a nominal charge
Assisted Living Studio
Rent includes Private/Semi Private Rooms
Special features: • 271 Square Feet • Emergency call system • Decorate with cherished belongings • Private bath • Wall to wall carpet • Walk in closet • Window blinds • Planned community activities • Three meals daily • Housekeeping weekly • Flat linen and personal laundry • Medication monitoring • Assistance with personal care
Skilled Nursing Care:• 24 hour licensed nursing staff• Certified Nursing Assistants• Short term therapy offering PT, OT and ST• IV Therapy• Bedside phones• Cable TV• Cultural Diversity• Patio area nestled under beautiful oak trees• Individualized Restorative Nursing Programs
Individualized Service and Therapies
Our Therapy is a full service therapy department located at Taylor Home. The department offers Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy services 7 days a week. Therapy provides services to our residents in order to enhance, develop and restore maximum movement and functionality.
Occupational Therapy
• Activities of Daily Living re-training• Community re-entry preparedness• Energy conservation education• Contracture/positioning management• Adaptive equipment assessment• Cognitive assessment via Allen Cognitive Test• Wheelchair positioning/management
Speech Therapy
• Vital-Stim swallow therapy• Comprehensive swallow evaluation/treatment• Cognitive retraining/dementia management• Comprehensive speech/language/voice/cognitive/augmentive communication evaluation
Physical Therapy
• Assessment and treatment of pelvic floor muscles as related to Urinary Incontinence, Pelvic pain syndrome, Pelvic pain syndrome and Interstial cystitis • Stroke rehabilitation• Gait and balance analysis/training• Individualized therapeutic exercise program• E-stim, ultrasound, hot/cold therapy, other modalities as indicated• Osteoporosis prevention• Outpatient orthopedic therapy
Service Coordinator: 
Assists residents in accessing community resources and services
• Financial assistance• Medical assistance• Education/Emotional support• Homemaker assistance• Legal issues
Beauty/Barber Salon: Offers an array of services
• Open 4 days a week• Offers cuts, styles, permanents and color
Recreational Services:
Provide quality leisure time and opportunities for all residents
• Activity options provided 7 days a week• Worship services• Games • Socials• Special events • Fitness classes• Entertainment• Bingo
Contact
Taylor Home
Address: 3937 Spring Park Rd., Jacksonville, FL. 32207
Phone: (904) 737-6777
Fax: (904) 737-6792
TTY: (904) 265-0817
Assisted Living Facility License #005926
Skilled Nursing Facility License #114905
About Us
About Taylor Residences
Our History
On August 24, 1963, Jacksonville businessman Samuel Clarence Taylor died in his Wesconnett home. He was 87.
His death did not mark the end of an era, but rather the beginning of a new mission dedicated to the shelter and well-being of aged citizens.
While most acquaintances of Sam Taylor admired the success of his real estate business, others who knew of his modest beginnings were more impressed by his lifelong devotion to honest labor and thrift.
On December 4, 1895, Sam Taylor married Fannie E. Kornegay of Sampson County North Carolina. After two years of struggling for existence on the Taylor farm, they moved to Jacksonville where Mr. Taylor washed and cleaned Pullman cars for a wage of $1.05 a day.
In 1900, he joined the Jacksonville Police Force and advanced to the rank of sergeant. He resigned in 1904 to start his real estate business with $700 in savings. Success smiled upon him and he was part of Jacksonville’s growth well past his retirement in 1945.
On October 28, 1956, Mr. Taylor was among 23 Christians who assembled in a six-room frame house that he owned for the opening of the Wesconnett Church of Christ. Shortly thereafter, he donated the land to the church for classrooms and an auditorium. He remained a member of this congregation until his death.
Like her husband, Fannie E. Taylor possessed an unpretentious and unselfish manner. She was a board member of the Florida Christian Home for the Aged, where she actively worked to improve the lives of Jacksonville’s elderly.
Perhaps the finest tribute to Mrs. Taylor, who died April 19, 1962, was her influence upon Mr. Taylor to leave virtually his entire estate to the Samuel C. Taylor Foundation to support the care of aged citizens.
1962
All nine Jacksonville Churches of Christ responded to Mr. Taylor’s call by nominating men for the original Board of Trustees. At a meeting in the basement of the former Riverside Park church on October 21, 1962, Mr. Taylor outlined his plan. The board was selected and R. Irvin Christian of the Wesconnett congregation was named chairman.
The other original board members (and their congregation) were: C. Graham McGehee, San Jose; David Sebastian, Arlington; Thomas Lavender, Jr., Dean Road; Leon Mobley, Edgewood; William Newton, Post and Nelson St.; C. Collier McGehee, Riverside Park; Thomas Jackson, Paxon; Charlie Garner, Springfield; and Bert Poarch, alternate, Wesconnett. On February 22, 1963, this group executed the Foundation Agreement with Mr. Taylor.
According to Samuel Taylor’s last will and testament, "This Foundation is created as the fulfillment of a dream of the Donor and in loving memory of his wife, Fannie E. Taylor, who is now deceased. It is created with the hope that other citizens of this community…will affirmatively express by tangible gifts their interest in citizens who have reached the twilight of their years."
Today at Taylor Residences
For more than 40 years, the Taylor Foundation has provided quality housing and services for seniors. Today, these facilities provide housing and care for approximately 700 residents, with a staff of 380 dedicated people. During the next 30 years, our aging population will require more care than ever before — and Taylor Residences will continue its mission as one of the First Coast’s leading senior communities.
Taylor Residences is one of northeast Florida’s largest communities available to seniors of moderate-to-low income. Affordable monthly rents are offered through independent lifestyle apartments, assisted living facilities, skilled nursing centers at our Chester Avenue and our Spring Park Road campuses. Taylor Residences now offers Home Health Care and Adult Day Care for the senior living community. Taylor Home Health Care offers the highest quality of care with 24 hour service, 7 days a week to meet the needs of patients in their home. Taylor Adult Day Care services provides relief to family members and allows the freedom to go to work, handle personal business or just relax while knowing your loved one is well cared for and safe.
The Samuel C. Taylor Foundation is a private non-profit organization that develops retirement services for older adults. It was formed with an initial contribution of assets from Samuel C. Taylor’s estate, valued at $1.5 million in 1963. The board of trustees is comprised of local Church of Christ members who voluntarily serve in order to ensure quality housing and services for all residents regardless of their religion, race, sex, or national origin.
Services
Taylor Residences Services
Taylor Residences offers housing for seniors from apartments, assisted living to skilled nursing care. Whether you are 62 or 102, we provide a comfortable environment for people who want to maintain the highest level of functional independence.
Our enthusiastic social activities staff plans an abundance of programs and special events that appeal to a wide variety of interests. From classic games such as Bridge,
Scrabble and Bingo to crafts and shopping – there’s always something fun and entertaining on the calendars. Our staff will encourage all of our residents to stay active including those that are a part of our assured care programs.
Many of our residents enjoy the exercise classes, walking and biking, and relaxing 
with neighbors and friends in the landscaped courtyards and patios. Need a hair cut? Looking for a good book? On the Taylor campus you will find a beauty salon, a library, and laundry facilities.
Taylor Residences has a retirement housing option for you.
Taylor Apartments offers one-bedroom apartments with HUD income guidelines.
Taylor Home offers one-bedroom apartments, private room/private bath with assisted living services and rehabilitation/long-term care nursing services. HUD income guidelines apply to apartment and assisted living accommodations.
Taylor Manor provides private room/private bath accommodations with four levels of assisted living service.
Taylor Care Center provides private and semi private rooms with individualized care, including short-term rehabilitation, long-term care, respite care and hospice care.
Taylor Villas offers one and two bedroom apartment living.
Contributions
Continuing the Mission
Help us Continue the Mission…
Serving seniors is more than a tradition for Taylor Residences; it is a commitment to residents and to each other, to uphold the founding principle by which Taylor Residences was created, “to provide individuals age 62 and older with affordable housing in a community that values independence, privacy and dignity.”
To continue the Taylor mission of providing quality housing and services for seniors, Taylor Residences is embarking on a major fund drive to raise at least two million dollars over the next two years. This money will be committed to provide financial support for many of our residents who have a need, to reduce debt and to make capital improvements in our facilities.
During the last few years, Samuel C. Taylor Foundation and the other five entities subsidized a total of 100 residents in our assisted living facilities in the amount of $845,000. $1.5 million was used to upgrade our facilities.
The Taylor Vision
According to the last will and testament of Samuel C. Taylor, "This Foundation is created as the fulfillment of a dream of the Donor and in loving memory of his wife, Fannie E. Taylor, who is now deceased. It is created with the hope that other citizens of this community will affirmatively express by tangible gifts, their interest in citizens who have reached the twilight of their years."
We began our fund raising effort by appealing to our board of directors and employees. We received cash and commitments for approximately $50,000 in 2009. This indicates an overwhelming support by our board and employees who are dedicated to our mission.
Our hope and prayer is that you will help with “Continuing the Mission” with your contribution. Gifts may also be made “in honor of” and “in memory of” loved ones and friends. With your assistance, we will continue to serve seniors through our compassionate approach that was founded in the context of Christian love.
Checks made payable to Samuel C. Taylor Foundation should be mailed to my attention to 6601 Chester Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32217. Your contribution is tax deductible under section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code. The Samuel C. Taylor Foundation is exempt from federal income tax as an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
For more information regarding "Continuing the Mission," please contact us at (904) 636-0313.
With warm regards,Taylor Residences