A SWEET ALF, INC. — Assisted Living in Hialeah, Florida
A Sweet Alf, INC. is a 6-bed assisted living facility in Hialeah, Florida. Its CareQED Score is 36 out of 100 (Serious concerns), based on Florida AHCA inspection findings. AHCA records include 2 serious (Class 1 or 2) violations. The record also includes 2 state sanctions or final orders, a formal enforcement signal. It accepts Medicaid and VA benefits. It has operated under A Sweet Alf, INC for about 11 years.
Serious findings are present and weigh heavily on the score, reflecting state enforcement actions that remain part of the facility's public record. Recurring problems have centered on staff training, resident care, medication management, limited mental health supports, records, and the physical plant; while cited deficiencies have been corrected, the pattern of earlier larger inspections followed by smaller recent ones suggests improvement even as the enforcement history continues to affect the rating.
CareQED Score
CareQED Score: 36/100 — Serious concerns. This is CareQED's summary of Florida AHCA's published inspection findings, not an AHCA rating. How the Score works.
Inspection & Enforcement (AHCA)
- Class 1 violations: 0
- Class 2 violations: 2
- Class 3 violations: 10
- Class 4 violations: 0
- Unclassified: 2
- Substantiated complaints: 0
- Sanctions/final orders: 2
- Serious findings: 2
Care & Payment
- Accepts Medicaid
- Accepts VA benefits
Activities & Services
- Nurse availability: None
- Activities: Arts and Crafts, Dancing, Exercise Classes, Games/Cards, Social Events/Outings
Licensed beds: 6 · For-Profit · Operator since 2014 · Fines: $7,000 · 18400 NW 81 COURT, HIALEAH, FL, 33015 · (305) 999-7347
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Source: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), as of 2026-06-21. Not affiliated with AHCA; verify directly. Methodology.
Inspection History (Florida AHCA)
Last inspected Dec 2024. 10 operational inspection(s) on record, including 2 complaint investigation(s) of which 1 substantiated. 40 deficiency citation(s), 100% corrected. Recurring findings: Training (cited in 5 inspections), Resident Care (cited in 4 inspections), Medication (cited in 4 inspections), Limited Mental Health (cited in 3 inspections), Records (cited in 3 inspections), Physical Plant (cited in 3 inspections), Staffing Standards (cited in 2 inspections), Admissions (cited in 2 inspections).
Dec 30, 2024 · Standard
- Emergency Environmental Control (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2025
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2025
- Training (Class 2) — corrected Mar 2025
Oct 26, 2022 · Standard
- Limited Mental Health (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2023
Aug 23, 2022 · Standard
- Background Screening Clearinghouse (Class Unclassified) — corrected Oct 2022
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2022
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2022
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2022
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2022
- Background Screening; Prohibited Offenses (Class Unclassified) — corrected Oct 2022
- Staffing Standards (Class 2) — corrected Oct 2022
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2022
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2022
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2022
Mar 25, 2021 · Standard
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2021
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2021
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2021
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2021
Jan 20, 2021 · Complaint
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2021
- Emergency Mgmt (Class 2) — corrected Feb 2021
Mar 18, 2020 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Mar 6, 2018 · Standard
- Physical Plant (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2018
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2018
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2018
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2018
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2018
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2018
Oct 26, 2015 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
May 19, 2015 · Monitor
- Admissions (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2015
Jan 8, 2014 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.