State assisted-living licensing record · Florida AHCA · record as pulled September 11, 2026· Not the federal nursing home survey
Best Care Senior Living at Winter Haven
1801 Lake Mariam Dr, Winter Haven, FL 33884 · Polk County · 66 licensed beds
AHCA file number 11969376 · licence 13177 · licensed through May 21, 2028 · first licensed March 2018
The licence
Licensed by AHCA · Assisted Living Facility · For-Profit · managed by Best Care Senior Living LLC
Emergency power plan, as filed with AHCA
- Onsite Alternate Power Source: Fixed Generator
- Yes
- Emergency Power Supports: Air Conditioning
- Yes
- Emergency Power Supports: Entire Facility
- Yes
- Emergency Power Supports: Heating Systems
- Yes
- Emergency Power Supports: Life Safety Systems
- Yes
- Emergency Power Supports: Lights
- Yes
- Emergency Power Supports: Refrigeration
- Yes
- Plan Approval: Approval Date
- Apr 25, 2018
- Implementation Date: Implement Date
- Jun 01, 2018
- Cooling Method: Air Conditioner
- Yes
- Areas Cooled: Common Areas
- Yes
- Areas Cooled: Dining Room
- Yes
- Areas Cooled: Entire Facility
- Yes
- Areas Cooled: Hallway
- Yes
- Areas Cooled: Living room
- Yes
- Areas Cooled: Other Area
- Of the nursing home next door
- Areas Cooled: Resident Rooms
- Yes
- Areas Cooled Location: On the Campus
- Yes
- Square Footage Cooled: Sq Ft Cooled
- 12500
- Number of People to use Cooled Space: Number of people
- 68
Position within Florida
8 citations — more than 61% 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.
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How that compares
Compared with the median licensed assisted living facility in Florida. Within-state only.
| Measure | Citations |
|---|---|
| This facility | 8 |
| Median facility in Florida | 5 |
Visit history
| Visit | Type | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| November 17, 2021 | complaint investigation | 0 |
| March 31, 2022 | routine licensure inspection | 0 |
| September 8, 2022 | complaint investigation | 1 |
| November 4, 2022 | complaint investigation | 0 |
| January 26, 2023 | complaint investigation | 0 |
| April 27, 2023 | complaint investigation | 0 |
| August 3, 2023 | complaint investigation | 0 |
| October 23, 2023 | complaint investigation | 0 |
| March 12, 2024 | routine licensure inspection | 3 |
| July 18, 2024 | complaint investigation | 0 |
| August 26, 2024 | complaint investigation | 0 |
| November 6, 2024 | complaint investigation | 0 |
| May 7, 2025 | complaint investigation | 0 |
| September 17, 2025 | complaint investigation | 1 |
| April 15, 2026 | routine licensure inspection | 1 |
| August 4, 2026 | complaint investigation | 2 |
What the citations cover
- Medication 4
- Resident care 2
- Records and administration 1
- Staffing and training 1
| Category | Citations |
|---|---|
| Medication | 4 |
| Resident care | 2 |
| Records and administration | 1 |
| Staffing and training | 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.
August 4, 2026 — complaint investigation, 2 citations
April 15, 2026 — routine licensure inspection, 1 citation
| Tag | What AHCA checks | Class | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|
| A0054 | Medication - Records | Class III | May 21, 2026 |
September 17, 2025 — complaint investigation, 1 citation
| Tag | What AHCA checks | Class | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|
| A0165 | Risk Management & Quality Assurance | Class III | October 23, 2025 |
May 7, 2025 — complaint investigation, nothing cited
November 6, 2024 — complaint investigation, nothing cited
August 26, 2024 — complaint investigation, nothing cited
July 18, 2024 — complaint investigation, nothing cited
March 12, 2024 — routine licensure inspection, 3 citations
October 23, 2023 — complaint investigation, nothing cited
August 3, 2023 — complaint investigation, nothing cited
April 27, 2023 — complaint investigation, nothing cited
January 26, 2023 — complaint investigation, nothing cited
November 4, 2022 — complaint investigation, nothing cited
September 8, 2022 — complaint investigation, 1 citation
| Tag | What AHCA checks | Class | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|
| A0030 | Resident Care - Right & Facility Procedures | Class III | November 4, 2022 |
March 31, 2022 — routine licensure inspection, nothing cited
November 17, 2021 — complaint investigation, nothing cited
AHCA also holds 19 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.