BROOKDALE VERO BEACH SOUTH — Assisted Living in Vero Beach, Florida

Brookdale Vero Beach South is a 40-bed assisted living facility in Vero Beach, Florida. Its CareQED Score is 89 out of 100 (Solid record), based on Florida AHCA inspection findings. AHCA records show no serious (Class 1 or 2) violations. Care options include memory care, limited nursing services (LNS). It has operated under Brookdale Senior Living Communities, INC. for about 26 years.

The record is comparatively clean, with no serious findings or enforcement actions on file. Citations have focused repeatedly on staffing standards and staff training, with additional recurring items in resident care, food service, admissions, and medication; all cited deficiencies have been corrected and the pattern across recent inspections looks steady rather than escalating, though there is a substantiated complaint on record.

CareQED Score

CareQED Score: 89/100 — 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)

Care & Payment

Activities & Services

Licensed beds: 40 · For-Profit · Operator since 1999 · 420 4TH CT, VERO BEACH, FL, 32962-1812 · (772) 794-1778

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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 Nov 2025. 17 operational inspection(s) on record, including 3 complaint investigation(s) of which 1 substantiated. 21 deficiency citation(s), 100% corrected. Recurring findings: Staffing Standards (cited in 4 inspections), Training (cited in 4 inspections), Food Service (cited in 2 inspections), Resident Care (cited in 2 inspections), Admissions (cited in 2 inspections), Medication (cited in 2 inspections).

Nov 13, 2025 · Standard

  • Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2026
  • Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2026
  • Training (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2026
  • Training (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2026

Nov 10, 2024 · Complaint

No deficiencies cited.

Oct 13, 2024 · Monitor

No deficiencies cited.

Oct 11, 2024 · Monitor

No deficiencies cited.

Dec 12, 2023 · Standard

  • Training (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2024
  • Training (Class 4) — corrected Jan 2024
  • Food Service (Class 4) — corrected Jan 2024
  • Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2024

Jul 12, 2021 · Standard

  • Food Service (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2021

Jan 26, 2021 · Complaint

No deficiencies cited.

Aug 19, 2019 · Standard

No deficiencies cited.

Sep 20, 2018 · Monitor

No deficiencies cited.

Jun 7, 2018 · Complaint

  • Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2018

Sep 21, 2017 · Standard

  • Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Nov 2017
  • Admissions (Class 3) — corrected Nov 2017

May 23, 2017 · Monitor

  • Admissions (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2017
  • Medication (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2017

Aug 19, 2015 · Standard

  • Training (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2015
  • Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2015

Mar 16, 2015 · Monitor

No deficiencies cited.

Jul 29, 2014 · Monitor

No deficiencies cited.

Oct 9, 2013 · Standard

  • Training (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2013
  • Training (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2013
  • Resident Contracts (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2013
  • Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2013

Jul 13, 2012 · Monitor

  • Medication (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2012