BROOKDALE AVONDALE — Assisted Living in Jacksonville, Florida
Brookdale Avondale is a 60-bed assisted living facility in Jacksonville, Florida. Its CareQED Score is 97 out of 100 (Strong record), based on Florida AHCA inspection findings. AHCA records show no serious (Class 1 or 2) violations. Care options include 24-hour on-site nursing, limited nursing services (LNS). It has operated under Brookdale Senior Living Communities, INC. for about 27 years.
No serious findings or enforcement actions drive this strong, comparatively clean record. Most past citations, largely tied to staff training, have been corrected though a remaining citation is still open, and the pattern of inspections shows an improving trend.
CareQED Score
CareQED Score: 97/100 — Strong 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: 1
- Sanctions/final orders: 0
- Serious findings: 0
Care & Payment
- 24-hour on-site nursing
- Limited nursing services (LNS)
Activities & Services
- Nurse availability: Direct 24hr, Direct Part-Time
- Activities: Arts and Crafts, Exercise Classes, Games/Cards, Music Programs, Shopping, Social Events/Outings
- Special programs & services: Occupational Therapy, Pet Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy
Licensed beds: 60 · For-Profit · Operator since 1999 · 4455 MERRIMAC AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE, FL, 32210 · (904) 389-5959
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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 May 2025. 17 operational inspection(s) on record, including 4 complaint investigation(s) of which 1 substantiated. 11 deficiency citation(s), 91% corrected. Recurring findings: Training (cited in 2 inspections).
May 27, 2025 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Jan 13, 2025 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Feb 8, 2024 · Standard
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2024
Jul 14, 2022 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jan 6, 2022 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Feb 11, 2021 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Nov 16, 2020 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Nov 12, 2020 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Sep 16, 2020 · Complaint
- Emergency Management Planning (Class 3) — open
Mar 5, 2019 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Dec 14, 2016 · Standard
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2017
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2017
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2017
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2017
- Background Screening Clearinghouse (Class 4) — corrected Jan 2017
Jan 8, 2016 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jul 15, 2015 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Jul 24, 2014 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Jan 13, 2014 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Jul 23, 2013 · Monitor
- Limited Nursing Services (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2013
Jan 8, 2013 · Standard
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2013
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2013
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2013