DISCOVERY COMMONS SOUTH BISCAYNE — Assisted Living in North Port, Florida
Discovery Commons South Biscayne is a 147-bed assisted living facility in North Port, Florida. Its CareQED Score is 79 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, extended congregate care (ECC). It has operated under Britton (forum) LLC for about 4 years.
The facility’s record is comparatively clean with no recent serious findings or active enforcement on file. Inspectors have repeatedly flagged training, staffing standards, extended congregate care, emergency management planning, and admissions as areas for improvement, but cited deficiencies have been corrected and the pattern of findings has trended toward fewer and less severe issues in recent inspections, giving an overall improving picture despite a prior state sanction appearing in the file.
CareQED Score
CareQED Score: 79/100 — 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: 5
- Class 4 violations: 0
- Unclassified: 0
- Substantiated complaints: 3
- Sanctions/final orders: 1
- Serious findings: 0
Care & Payment
- Memory care offered
- 24-hour on-site nursing
- Extended congregate care (ECC)
Activities & Services
- Nurse availability: Direct 24hr
- Activities: Arts and Crafts, Dancing, Exercise Classes, Games/Cards, Gardening, Music Programs, Shopping, Social Events/Outings, Theater and Movies
- Special programs & services: Memory Care, Occupational Therapy, Pet Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy, Water Therapy
Licensed beds: 147 · For-Profit · Operator since 2021 · Fines: $4,000 · 6235 HOFFMAN ST, NORTH PORT, FL, 34287 · (941) 426-8349
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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 Oct 2025. 21 operational inspection(s) on record, including 9 complaint investigation(s) of which 1 substantiated. 27 deficiency citation(s), 100% corrected. Recurring findings: Training (cited in 3 inspections), Staffing Standards (cited in 3 inspections), Extended Congregate Care (cited in 2 inspections), Admissions (cited in 2 inspections), Emergency Management Planning (cited in 2 inspections).
Oct 28, 2025 · Standard
- Alzheimer Disease/dementia; Training (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2025
- Extended Congregate Care (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2025
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2025
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2025
Oct 13, 2025 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Jun 17, 2024 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Mar 7, 2024 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jan 9, 2023 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Aug 16, 2022 · Standard
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2022
Mar 30, 2021 · Standard
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2021
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2021
- Extended Congregate Care (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2022
- Admissions (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2022
- Emergency Management Planning (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2021
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2021
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2021
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2021
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2021
- Extended Congregate Care (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2022
- Resident Contracts (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2022
- Extended Congregate Care (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2021
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2021
Jan 19, 2021 · Complaint
- Admissions (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2021
- Admissions (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2021
Jan 14, 2021 · Monitor
- Emergency Management Planning (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2021
Nov 20, 2019 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Apr 16, 2019 · Standard
- Background Screening Clearinghouse (Class 4) — corrected May 2019
- Food Service (Class 3) — corrected May 2019
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected May 2019
Apr 16, 2019 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Apr 16, 2019 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Dec 19, 2018 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Dec 19, 2018 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Jun 7, 2018 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Feb 22, 2018 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Oct 12, 2017 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Oct 12, 2017 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Jun 1, 2017 · Standard
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2017
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2017
- Training (Class 4) — corrected Jul 2017
Feb 15, 2017 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.