BAYOU GARDENS ASSISTED LIVING — Assisted Living in Palm Harbor, Florida
Bayou Gardens Assisted Living is a 41-bed assisted living facility in Palm Harbor, Florida. Its CareQED Score is 54 out of 100 (Notable concerns), based on Florida AHCA inspection findings. AHCA records include 1 serious (Class 1 or 2) violation. The record also includes 2 state sanctions or final orders, a formal enforcement signal. Care options include memory care. It accepts the Medicaid Assisted Living waiver and VA benefits. It has operated under H51 Bayou Gardens, LLC for about 12 years.
Serious findings are present and weigh heavily on the score, and the facility has state sanctions on record that further lower its rating. Problems have repeatedly shown up in medication management, direct resident care, background screening including prohibited-offense checks, and staff training; while cited deficiencies have been corrected, the pattern of recurring issues gives a steady rather than clearly improving picture.
CareQED Score
CareQED Score: 54/100 — Notable 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: 1
- Class 2 violations: 0
- Class 3 violations: 9
- Class 4 violations: 0
- Unclassified: 3
- Substantiated complaints: 3
- Sanctions/final orders: 2
- Serious findings: 1
Care & Payment
- Memory care offered
- Accepts Medicaid Assisted Living waiver
- Accepts Medicaid
- Accepts VA benefits
Activities & Services
- Nurse availability: 3rd Party 24hr
- Activities: Arts and Crafts, Dancing, Exercise Classes, Games/Cards, Music Programs, Shopping, Social Events/Outings, Theater and Movies
- Special programs & services: Memory Care, Pet Therapy
Licensed beds: 41 · For-Profit · Operator since 2013 · Fines: $7,700 · 2275 NEBRASKA AVE, PALM HARBOR, FL, 34683 · (727) 781-5600
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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 2025. 27 operational inspection(s) on record, including 14 complaint investigation(s) of which 5 substantiated. 30 deficiency citation(s), 100% corrected. Recurring findings: Medication (cited in 5 inspections), Resident Care (cited in 5 inspections), Background Screening; Prohibited Offenses (cited in 3 inspections), Training (cited in 3 inspections), Background Screening Clearinghouse (cited in 2 inspections).
Dec 3, 2025 · Standard
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2026
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2026
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2026
Apr 14, 2025 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Nov 16, 2023 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Jul 31, 2023 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Oct 31, 2022 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Sep 14, 2022 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
May 31, 2022 · Complaint
- Background Screening Clearinghouse (Class Unclassified) — corrected Jul 2022
- Background Screening; Prohibited Offenses (Class Unclassified) — corrected Jul 2022
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2022
- Background Screening-compliance Attestation (Class Unclassified) — corrected Jul 2022
May 4, 2022 · Complaint
- Resident Care (Class 1) — corrected May 2022
Oct 27, 2021 · Standard
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2022
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2022
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2022
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2022
- Physical Plant (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2022
Dec 21, 2020 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Dec 21, 2020 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Mar 6, 2020 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Aug 28, 2019 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Aug 28, 2019 · Standard
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2019
- Background Screening; Prohibited Offenses (Class 4) — corrected Oct 2019
Nov 19, 2018 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jan 19, 2018 · Complaint
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2018
Oct 30, 2017 · Complaint
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2018
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2018
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2018
- Admissions (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2018
Aug 31, 2017 · Standard
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2017
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2017
Jul 11, 2017 · Complaint
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2017
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2017
- Fiscal (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2017
- Background Screening Clearinghouse (Class 4) — corrected Oct 2017
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2017
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2017
Dec 29, 2016 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Nov 4, 2015 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Aug 24, 2015 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Jun 24, 2015 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Sep 5, 2014 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Oct 9, 2013 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
May 16, 2013 · Standard
- Background Screening; Prohibited Offenses (Class 4) — corrected Oct 2013
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2013
Dec 26, 2012 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.