EMERALD GARDEN INC — Assisted Living in Clearwater, Florida
Emerald Garden INC is a 20-bed assisted living facility in Clearwater, Florida. Its CareQED Score is 42 out of 100 (Notable concerns), based on Florida AHCA inspection findings. AHCA records show no serious (Class 1 or 2) violations. The record also includes 2 state sanctions or final orders, a formal enforcement signal. Care options include extended congregate care (ECC). It accepts VA benefits. It has operated under Emerald Garden INC for about 25 years.
No serious findings or active enforcement; the score mainly reflects the volume and recency of routine deficiencies, nearly all of which were corrected. Recurring themes were training, staffing standards, records, extended congregate care, medication, and admissions, and the pattern looks mixed overall with a recent uptick in routine findings after periods with fewer citations.
CareQED Score
CareQED Score: 42/100 — Notable 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: 0
- Class 3 violations: 22
- Class 4 violations: 0
- Unclassified: 0
- Substantiated complaints: 0
- Sanctions/final orders: 2
- Serious findings: 0
Care & Payment
- Extended congregate care (ECC)
- Accepts VA benefits
Activities & Services
- Nurse availability: 3rd Party Part-Time
- Activities: Arts and Crafts, Exercise Classes, Games/Cards, Music Programs, Social Events/Outings
- Special programs & services: Occupational Therapy, Pet Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy
Licensed beds: 20 · For-Profit · Operator since 2001 · Fines: $1,000 · 2159 MCMULLEN BOOTH RD, CLEARWATER, FL, 33759 · (727) 669-5014
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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 Aug 2025. 20 operational inspection(s) on record, including 2 complaint investigation(s) of which 1 substantiated. 65 deficiency citation(s), 100% corrected. Recurring findings: Training (cited in 8 inspections), Staffing Standards (cited in 6 inspections), Records (cited in 6 inspections), Extended Congregate Care (cited in 6 inspections), Medication (cited in 4 inspections), Admissions (cited in 2 inspections), Background Screening Clearinghouse (cited in 2 inspections), Background Screening; Prohibited Offenses (cited in 2 inspections), Emergency Management Planning (cited in 2 inspections), Resident Care (cited in 2 inspections).
Aug 26, 2025 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Apr 11, 2025 · Standard
- Admissions (Class 3) — corrected May 2025
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected May 2025
- Records (Class 3) — corrected May 2025
- Training (Class 3) — corrected May 2025
- Background Screening-compliance Attestation (Class 3) — corrected May 2025
- Background Screening Clearinghouse (Class 3) — corrected May 2025
- Extended Congregate Care (Class 3) — corrected May 2025
- Background Screening; Prohibited Offenses (Class 3) — corrected May 2025
May 15, 2023 · Standard
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2023
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2023
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2023
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2023
- In-person Visitation (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2023
- Extended Congregate Care (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2023
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2023
May 7, 2021 · Standard
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2021
- Extended Congregate Care (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2021
- Background Screening Clearinghouse (Class Unclassified) — corrected Jun 2021
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2021
- Emergency Management Planning (Class 4) — corrected Jun 2021
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2021
Mar 12, 2019 · Standard
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2019
- Extended Congregate Care (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2019
Mar 27, 2018 · Monitor
- Background Screening; Prohibited Offenses (Class 4) — corrected May 2018
Jan 11, 2017 · Standard
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2017
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2017
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2017
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2017
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2017
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2017
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2017
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2017
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2017
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2017
Jun 9, 2015 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Mar 6, 2015 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Dec 30, 2014 · Standard
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2015
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2015
Sep 2, 2014 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Jun 23, 2014 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Feb 25, 2014 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Nov 25, 2013 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Sep 17, 2013 · Monitor
- Extended Congregate Care (Class 3) — corrected Nov 2013
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Nov 2013
Feb 28, 2013 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Dec 20, 2012 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Oct 15, 2012 · Complaint
- Risk Mgmt & QA; Adverse Incident Report (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2012
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2012
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2012
Oct 15, 2012 · Standard
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2012
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2012
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2012
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2012
- Admissions (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2012
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2012
- Admissions (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2012
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2012
- Use Of Personnel; Emergency Care (AED) (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2012
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2012
- Food Service (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2012
- Do Not Resuscitate Orders (dnros) (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2012
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2012
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2012
- Extended Congregate Care (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2012
- Limited Mental Health (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2012
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2012
Jun 28, 2012 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.