State assisted-living licensing record · Florida AHCA · record as pulled September 11, 2026· Not the federal nursing home survey
The Meridian at Westwood
1001 Marwalt Dr, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547 · Okaloosa County · 150 licensed beds
AHCA file number 11969030 · licence 12856 · licensed through September 19, 2026 · first licensed May 2016
The licence
Licensed by AHCA · Assisted Living Facility · For-Profit · managed by Walton Beach Mgr LLC
Emergency power plan, as filed with AHCA
- Onsite Alternate Power Source: Fixed Generator
- Yes
- Emergency Power Supports: Air Conditioning
- Yes
- Emergency Power Supports: Life Safety Systems
- Yes
- Emergency Power Supports: Lights
- Yes
- Emergency Power Supports: Other
- Freight elevator
- Emergency Power Supports: Refrigeration
- Yes
- Plan Approval: Approval Date
- Mar 27, 2018
- Implementation Date: Implement Date
- Apr 19, 2018
- Cooling Method: Air Conditioner
- Yes
- Areas Cooled: Dining Room
- Yes
- Areas Cooled: Other Area
- Room off Dining Room, kitchen, and long hallway
- Areas Cooled Location: Within Facility
- Yes
- Square Footage Cooled: Sq Ft Cooled
- 4900
- Number of People to use Cooled Space: Number of people
- 50-150
Position within Florida
7 citations — more than 57% of the 3,013 licensed assisted living facilities in Florida. Compared only within Florida: a citation from AHCA means what it means in Florida, and there is no national assisted living record to compare to. Counted over 5 years, which holds two or three routine inspections. How this is calculated
Not in this record
Fire and life safety. In Florida the fire safety inspection of an assisted living facility is done by the local fire authority under the Florida Fire Prevention Code, not by AHCA, and those reports are not part of this record. What AHCA does cite about the building — physical plant, emergency management and emergency power — is here.
Also on this campus
The same campus holds a Medicare-certified nursing home, with its own federal record on the Life Safety Index: WESTWOOD NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER (1001 Mar-Walt Drive). Matched by the telephone number the two records share. The records are separate and are never added together.
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How that compares
Compared with the median licensed assisted living facility in Florida. Within-state only.
| Measure | Citations |
|---|---|
| This facility | 7 |
| Median facility in Florida | 5 |
Visit history
| Visit | Type | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| October 6, 2022 | routine licensure inspection | 4 |
| January 5, 2023 | complaint investigation | 0 |
| August 28, 2023 | monitoring visit | 0 |
| October 30, 2023 | complaint investigation | 0 |
| August 27, 2024 | complaint investigation | 0 |
| June 10, 2025 | routine licensure inspection | 1 |
| June 3, 2026 | complaint investigation | 2 |
What the citations cover
- Records and administration 3
- Staffing and training 2
- Medication 1
- Food service 1
| Category | Citations |
|---|---|
| Records and administration | 3 |
| Staffing and training | 2 |
| Medication | 1 |
| Food service | 1 |
Every visit on file since September 2021
As published by AHCA, newest first, including visits that cited nothing. The wording and the classes are AHCA’s own.
June 3, 2026 — complaint investigation, 2 citations
June 10, 2025 — routine licensure inspection, 1 citation
| Tag | What AHCA checks | Class | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZZ000 | Initial Comments | Unclassified | — |
August 27, 2024 — complaint investigation, nothing cited
October 30, 2023 — complaint investigation, nothing cited
August 28, 2023 — monitoring visit, nothing cited
January 5, 2023 — complaint investigation, nothing cited
October 6, 2022 — routine licensure inspection, 4 citations
| Tag | What AHCA checks | Class | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|
| A0081 | Training - Staff In-Service | Class III | December 21, 2022 |
| A0093 | Food Services - Dietary Standards | Class III | December 21, 2022 |
| CZ000 | Initial Comments | Unclassified | — |
| CZ814 | Background Screening Clearinghouse | Class III | December 21, 2022 |
AHCA also holds 7 older citations for this facility from before September 2021, outside the 5-year window these pages use. They are on the state’s own record.
Reflects the AHCA record as pulled September 11, 2026. A recent visit may not appear yet. This is the Florida state licensing record; it is not the federal nursing home survey and the two are never combined.