BEST CARE SENIOR LIVING AT LECANTO, LLC — Assisted Living in Lecanto, Florida
Best Care Senior Living at Lecanto, LLC is a 69-bed assisted living facility in Lecanto, Florida. Its CareQED Score is 86 out of 100 (Solid record), based on Florida AHCA inspection findings. AHCA records show no serious (Class 1 or 2) violations. The record also includes 1 state sanction or final order, a formal enforcement signal. Care options include memory care. It accepts Medicaid and VA benefits. It has operated under Best Care Senior Living at Lecanto, LLC for about 1 year.
A comparatively clean record with no recent serious findings or enforcement actions is the main reason for the Solid score. The agency has frequently cited resident care, food service, staff training, admissions, staffing standards and medication practices, but prior deficiencies have been corrected and the pattern of inspections looks improving rather than worsening.
CareQED Score
CareQED Score: 86/100 — Solid 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: 1
- Class 4 violations: 0
- Unclassified: 0
- Substantiated complaints: 0
- Sanctions/final orders: 1
- Serious findings: 0
Care & Payment
- Memory care offered
- Accepts Medicaid
- Accepts VA benefits
Activities & Services
- Nurse availability: Direct Part-Time, 3rd Party 24hr
- Activities: Arts and Crafts, Dancing, Exercise Classes, Games/Cards, Gardening, Music Programs, Social Events/Outings, Theater and Movies
- Special programs & services: Audiology, Memory Care, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy
Licensed beds: 69 · Not-For-Profit · Operator since 2025 · 4865 W GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY, LECANTO, FL, 34461 · (813) 733-0909
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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 Oct 2025. 29 operational inspection(s) on record, including 18 complaint investigation(s) of which 5 substantiated. 23 deficiency citation(s), 100% corrected. Recurring findings: Resident Care (cited in 4 inspections), Food Service (cited in 3 inspections), Training (cited in 3 inspections), Admissions (cited in 2 inspections), Staffing Standards (cited in 2 inspections), Medication (cited in 2 inspections), Physical Plant (cited in 2 inspections).
Oct 22, 2025 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jul 31, 2025 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jun 17, 2025 · Standard
- Food Service (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2025
Mar 20, 2025 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Feb 13, 2025 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Sep 19, 2024 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jan 16, 2024 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Aug 8, 2023 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Sep 26, 2022 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Aug 3, 2022 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Mar 3, 2021 · Complaint
- Food Service (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2021
Nov 10, 2020 · Standard
- Admissions (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2021
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2021
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2021
Nov 12, 2019 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Apr 25, 2019 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Oct 15, 2018 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Mar 5, 2018 · Standard
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2018
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2018
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2018
Aug 10, 2017 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jun 28, 2016 · Monitor
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2016
Apr 18, 2016 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Jan 28, 2016 · Complaint
- Risk Mgmt & QA; Adverse Incident Report (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2016
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2016
Sep 9, 2015 · Complaint
- Admissions (Class 3) — corrected Nov 2015
Jun 3, 2015 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Mar 23, 2015 · Monitor
- Extended Congregate Care (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2015
Mar 6, 2015 · Complaint
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2015
Dec 9, 2014 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Sep 17, 2014 · Standard
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2014
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2014
- Physical Plant (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2014
Jun 3, 2014 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Aug 13, 2013 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jul 31, 2013 · Complaint
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2013
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2013
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2013
- Physical Plant (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2013
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2013
- Food Service (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2013