AUSTIN GROUP INC. (THE) — Assisted Living in Lutz, Florida
Austin Group INC. (the) is a 12-bed assisted living facility in Lutz, Florida. Its CareQED Score is 65 out of 100 (Mixed record), based on Florida AHCA inspection findings. AHCA records show no 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 The Austin Group INC. for about 21 years.
The facility's AHCA record is comparatively clean with no current serious findings or active enforcement. Most citations have been corrected and recurring themes center on training, staffing standards, resident care, admissions procedures, records, and background-screening attestation; overall the pattern looks steady to slightly improving with all recent deficiencies closed, though the public file includes older state sanctions and a single substantiated complaint.
CareQED Score
CareQED Score: 65/100 — Mixed record. 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: 0
- Class 3 violations: 9
- Class 4 violations: 0
- Unclassified: 2
- Substantiated complaints: 0
- Sanctions/final orders: 2
- Serious findings: 0
Care & Payment
- Accepts Medicaid
- Accepts VA benefits
Activities & Services
- Nurse availability: Direct Part-Time, 3rd Party 24hr
- Activities: Arts and Crafts, Dancing, Exercise Classes, Games/Cards, Music Programs, Theater and Movies
Licensed beds: 12 · For-Profit · Operator since 2004 · 1011 VAN DYKE ROAD, LUTZ, FL, 33548-4719 · (813) 948-6184
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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 Nov 2025. 11 operational inspection(s) on record, including 3 complaint investigation(s) of which 1 substantiated. 25 deficiency citation(s), 100% corrected. Recurring findings: Training (cited in 5 inspections), Staffing Standards (cited in 4 inspections), Resident Care (cited in 3 inspections), Records (cited in 2 inspections), Background Screening-compliance Attestation (cited in 2 inspections), Admissions (cited in 2 inspections).
Nov 21, 2025 · Standard
- Alzheimer Disease/dementia; Training (Class 3) — corrected May 2026
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2026
- Administrative Fines; Violations (Class Unclassified) — corrected May 2026
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2026
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2026
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2026
Aug 9, 2024 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Jan 24, 2023 · Standard
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2023
- Emergency Management Planning (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2023
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2023
- Background Screening-compliance Attestation (Class Unclassified) — corrected Mar 2023
- Admissions (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2023
Jan 11, 2021 · Standard
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2021
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2021
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2021
- Background Screening-compliance Attestation (Class Unclassified) — corrected Feb 2021
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2021
Jul 14, 2020 · Complaint
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2020
Oct 14, 2019 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Oct 12, 2018 · Standard
- Food Service (Class 3) — corrected Nov 2018
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Nov 2018
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Nov 2018
Sep 28, 2016 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Oct 28, 2014 · Standard
- Admissions (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2014
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2014
Aug 15, 2012 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Aug 15, 2012 · Standard
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2012
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2012
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2012