CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING (THE) — Assisted Living in Fort Pierce, Florida

Center for Independent Living (the) is a 6-bed assisted living facility in Fort Pierce, 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. It accepts Medicaid. It has operated under Center for Independent Living, INC (the) for about 25 years.

The record is comparatively clean with no serious findings or active enforcement driving the score. Citations clustered around emergency management planning, staffing standards, and staff training have been corrected and closed, and the most recent inspections show an improving trend.

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)

Care & Payment

Activities & Services

Licensed beds: 6 · For-Profit · Operator since 2001 · Fines: $500 · 4700 BUCHANAN DR, FORT PIERCE, FL, 34982-7108 · (772) 242-8364

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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 Sep 2025. 8 operational inspection(s) on record. 18 deficiency citation(s), 100% corrected. Recurring findings: Emergency Management Planning (cited in 2 inspections), Staffing Standards (cited in 2 inspections), Training (cited in 2 inspections).

Sep 4, 2025 · Standard

  • Emergency Management Planning (Class 4) — corrected Apr 2026
  • Records (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2025
  • Admissions (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2025

Oct 13, 2024 · Monitor

No deficiencies cited.

Oct 3, 2023 · Standard

No deficiencies cited.

Aug 23, 2021 · Standard

  • Emergency Management Planning (Class Unclassified) — corrected Oct 2021

Feb 19, 2019 · Standard

No deficiencies cited.

Jan 25, 2017 · Standard

  • Staffing Standards (Class 4) — corrected Mar 2017
  • Background Screening Clearinghouse (Class 4) — corrected Mar 2017
  • Background Screening-compliance Attestation (Class 4) — corrected Mar 2017

Mar 19, 2015 · Standard

  • Training (Class 3) — corrected May 2015
  • Training (Class 3) — corrected May 2015
  • Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected May 2015
  • Training (Class 3) — corrected May 2015
  • Physical Plant (Class 3) — corrected May 2015
  • Medication (Class 3) — corrected May 2015
  • Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected May 2015
  • Training (Class 3) — corrected May 2015

May 1, 2013 · Standard

  • Resident Contracts (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2013
  • Training (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2013
  • Training (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2013