AWARD CARE AT BENEVA VILLAS — Assisted Living in Sarasota, Florida
Award Care at Beneva Villas is a 120-bed assisted living facility in Sarasota, Florida. Its CareQED Score is 0 out of 100 (Serious concerns), based on Florida AHCA inspection findings. AHCA records include 4 serious (Class 1 or 2) violations. The record also includes 6 state sanctions or final orders, a formal enforcement signal. Care options include 24-hour on-site nursing. It accepts Medicaid and VA benefits. It has operated under Award Care Assisted Living at Beneva LLC for less than a year.
Serious findings are present and weigh heavily on the score. Recurring problems center on medication management, resident care, staff training, the physical plant, staffing standards, and recordkeeping; most past citations have been corrected though a small number remain open and the inspection history shows a steady pattern of repeated issues rather than clear improvement.
CareQED Score
CareQED Score: 0/100 — 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: 4
- Class 3 violations: 8
- Class 4 violations: 0
- Unclassified: 0
- Substantiated complaints: 5
- Sanctions/final orders: 6
- Serious findings: 4
Care & Payment
- 24-hour on-site nursing
- Accepts Medicaid
- Accepts VA benefits
Activities & Services
- Nurse availability: Direct 24hr
- Activities: Arts and Crafts, Cooking Classes, Dancing, Exercise Classes, Games/Cards, Gardening, Music Programs, Shopping, Social Events/Outings, Theater and Movies
Licensed beds: 120 · For-Profit · Operator since 2026 · Fines: $34,000 · 743 S BENEVA RD, SARASOTA, FL, 34232 · (941) 316-0151
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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 Jun 2026. 36 operational inspection(s) on record, including 25 complaint investigation(s) of which 14 substantiated. 69 deficiency citation(s), 97% corrected. Recurring findings: Medication (cited in 13 inspections), Resident Care (cited in 12 inspections), Training (cited in 9 inspections), Physical Plant (cited in 7 inspections), Staffing Standards (cited in 5 inspections), Records (cited in 4 inspections), Food Service (cited in 3 inspections), Resident Contracts (cited in 2 inspections).
Jun 1, 2026 · Complaint
- Physical Plant (Class 3) — open
Jan 8, 2026 · Standard
- Emergency Management Planning (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2026
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2026
Mar 18, 2025 · Complaint
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2025
Jan 27, 2025 · Complaint
- Medication (Class 2) — corrected Mar 2025
- Resident Care (Class 2) — corrected Mar 2025
Oct 25, 2024 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Feb 20, 2023 · Complaint
- Training (Class 3) — corrected May 2023
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected May 2023
Sep 20, 2022 · Complaint
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected May 2023
Nov 29, 2021 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jun 29, 2021 · Complaint
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2022
- Physical Plant (Class 2) — corrected Feb 2023
- Staffing Standards (Class 2) — corrected Feb 2023
Feb 11, 2021 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Oct 20, 2020 · Standard
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Nov 2020
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Nov 2020
Aug 20, 2020 · Complaint
- Physical Plant (Class 3) — corrected Nov 2020
- Resident Care (Class 2) — open
Nov 5, 2019 · Complaint
- Physical Plant (Class 3) — corrected Nov 2019
Jun 27, 2019 · Monitor
- Emergency Environmental Control (Class 2) — corrected Jul 2019
Feb 13, 2019 · Complaint
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2019
- Resident Contracts (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2019
Nov 5, 2018 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jun 26, 2018 · Standard
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2018
- Physical Plant (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2018
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2018
- Admissions (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2018
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2018
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2018
- Background Screening Clearinghouse (Class 4) — corrected Jul 2018
May 9, 2018 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Mar 14, 2018 · Complaint
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2018
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2018
Dec 4, 2017 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Oct 24, 2017 · Complaint
- Physical Plant (Class 2) — corrected Dec 2017
- Resident Care (Class 2) — corrected Dec 2017
Mar 6, 2017 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Nov 15, 2016 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Apr 26, 2016 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Oct 27, 2015 · Complaint
- Food Service (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2016
Oct 27, 2015 · Standard
- Resident Contracts (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2016
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2016
- Training (Class 4) — corrected Jan 2016
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2016
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2016
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2016
Jul 20, 2015 · Standard
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2015
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2015
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2016
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2016
- Physical Plant (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2016
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2015
Feb 16, 2015 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Nov 13, 2014 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Oct 2, 2014 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Aug 5, 2014 · Complaint
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2015
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2015
Jun 17, 2014 · Complaint
- Training (Class 4) — corrected Apr 2015
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2015
Apr 2, 2014 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Dec 30, 2013 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
May 30, 2013 · Monitor
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2013
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2013
Dec 18, 2012 · Standard
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2013
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2013
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2013