BROOKDALE FORT MYERS THE COLONY — Assisted Living in Fort Myers, Florida
Brookdale Fort Myers the Colony is a 38-bed assisted living facility in Fort Myers, Florida. Its CareQED Score is 80 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, 24-hour on-site nursing, limited nursing services (LNS). It has operated under Brookdale Senior Living Communities, INC. for about 14 years.
The facility's record shows no serious findings or active enforcement and is comparatively clean. Most citations have involved staff training, resident care, medications, food service and background checks, and those issues have been routinely corrected with a generally improving trend in recent inspections.
CareQED Score
CareQED Score: 80/100 — 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: 7
- Class 4 violations: 2
- Unclassified: 1
- Substantiated complaints: 2
- Sanctions/final orders: 1
- Serious findings: 0
Care & Payment
- Memory care offered
- 24-hour on-site nursing
- Limited nursing services (LNS)
Activities & Services
- Nurse availability: Direct 24hr, Direct Part-Time
- Activities: Arts and Crafts, Cooking Classes, Dancing, Exercise Classes, Games/Cards, Gardening, Music Programs, Social Events/Outings, Other
- Special programs & services: Memory Care
Licensed beds: 38 · For-Profit · Operator since 2011 · Fines: $500 · 13565 AMERICAN COLONY BLVD, FORT MYERS, FL, 33912 · (239) 561-2463
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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 Jan 2026. 23 operational inspection(s) on record, including 8 complaint investigation(s) of which 2 substantiated. 25 deficiency citation(s), 100% corrected. Recurring findings: Training (cited in 4 inspections), Resident Care (cited in 3 inspections), Medication (cited in 2 inspections), Background Screening Clearinghouse (cited in 2 inspections), Food Service (cited in 2 inspections).
Jan 28, 2026 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Nov 18, 2025 · Standard
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2026
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2026
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2026
Aug 18, 2025 · Complaint
- Resident Care (Class 4) — corrected Oct 2025
Sep 10, 2024 · Standard
- Do Not Resuscitate Orders (dnros) (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2024
- Background Screening Clearinghouse (Class Unclassified) — corrected Dec 2024
- Food Service (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2024
Jan 4, 2022 · Standard
- Food Service (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2022
- Background Screening; Prohibited Offenses (Class 4) — corrected Feb 2022
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2022
Apr 16, 2019 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Apr 16, 2019 · Standard
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2019
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2019
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2019
- Emergency Plan Approval (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2019
- Background Screening Clearinghouse (Class 4) — corrected Oct 2019
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2019
Apr 18, 2018 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Feb 14, 2017 · Standard
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2017
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2017
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2017
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2017
Nov 22, 2016 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Sep 21, 2016 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
May 11, 2016 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Nov 5, 2015 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Nov 4, 2015 · Monitor
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2015
Apr 29, 2015 · Standard
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2015
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2015
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2015
Jan 8, 2015 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Oct 15, 2014 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Jun 12, 2014 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Jun 12, 2014 · Complaint
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2014
Dec 10, 2013 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
May 22, 2013 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
May 22, 2013 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Oct 2, 2012 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.