BROOKDALE DEER CREEK SARASOTA — Assisted Living in Sarasota, Florida
Brookdale Deer Creek Sarasota is a 38-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 3 serious (Class 1 or 2) violations. The record also includes 3 state sanctions or final orders, a formal enforcement signal. Care options include memory care, 24-hour on-site nursing, limited nursing services (LNS). It has operated under Brookdale Senior Living Communities, INC. for about 20 years.
Serious findings are the main driver of the low score, with state enforcement actions on the record and at least one recent survey showing high‑severity deficiencies. Recurring problems have centered on resident care, staff training, admissions processes, medication handling, background screening, and food service; while many earlier citations have been corrected, several deficiencies and substantiated complaints remain open and the pattern of recent inspections looks steady to slightly worsening.
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: 3
- Class 3 violations: 21
- Class 4 violations: 0
- Unclassified: 3
- Substantiated complaints: 10
- Sanctions/final orders: 3
- Serious findings: 3
Care & Payment
- Memory care offered
- 24-hour on-site nursing
- Limited nursing services (LNS)
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
- Special programs & services: Memory Care, Pet Therapy
Licensed beds: 38 · For-Profit · Operator since 2005 · Fines: $17,000 · 8450 MCINTOSH ROAD, SARASOTA, FL, 34238 · (941) 927-7600
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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 Apr 2026. 24 operational inspection(s) on record, including 9 complaint investigation(s) of which 5 substantiated. 43 deficiency citation(s), 86% corrected. Recurring findings: Resident Care (cited in 6 inspections), Training (cited in 6 inspections), Admissions (cited in 3 inspections), Background Screening Clearinghouse (cited in 2 inspections), Medication (cited in 2 inspections), Emergency Management Planning (cited in 2 inspections), Food Service (cited in 2 inspections), Staffing Standards (cited in 2 inspections), Alzheimer's/other Disorders (cited in 2 inspections).
Apr 13, 2026 · Complaint
- Resident Care (Class 3) — open
Apr 13, 2026 · Standard
- Alzheimer Disease/dementia; Training (Class 3) — open
- Background Screening Clearinghouse (Class Unclassified) — open
- Medication (Class 3) — open
- Resident Care (Class 3) — open
- Medication (Class 3) — open
Apr 10, 2025 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Feb 13, 2025 · Standard
- Emergency Management Planning (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2025
- Food Service (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2025
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2025
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2025
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2025
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2025
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2025
- Admissions (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2025
- Background Screening-compliance Attestation (Class Unclassified) — corrected Apr 2025
Jun 13, 2024 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Apr 29, 2024 · Complaint
- Physical Plant (Class 2) — corrected Jun 2024
Mar 26, 2024 · Complaint
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2024
- Training (Class 2) — corrected Jun 2024
- Resident Care (Class 2) — corrected Jun 2024
May 26, 2022 · Standard
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2022
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2022
- Background Screening Clearinghouse (Class Unclassified) — corrected Jun 2022
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2022
- Alzheimer's/other Disorders (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2022
- Emergency Management Planning (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2022
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2022
Nov 30, 2021 · Complaint
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected May 2022
Jun 3, 2021 · Complaint
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2021
- Admissions (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2021
Aug 6, 2020 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Jun 17, 2019 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Apr 25, 2018 · Monitor
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2018
May 16, 2017 · Standard
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2017
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2017
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2017
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2017
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2017
Aug 1, 2016 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jun 29, 2016 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Jul 30, 2015 · Standard
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2015
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2015
- Food Service (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2015
Mar 24, 2015 · Monitor
- Alzheimer's/other Disorders (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2015
Sep 10, 2014 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Sep 10, 2014 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
May 14, 2014 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Jul 2, 2013 · Standard
- Limited Nursing Services (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2013
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2013
- Admissions (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2013
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2013
Jan 29, 2013 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Oct 1, 2012 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.