GARDENS AT TAVARES LLC (THE) — Assisted Living in Tavares, Florida
Gardens at Tavares LLC (the) is a 36-bed assisted living facility in Tavares, Florida. Its CareQED Score is 69 out of 100 (Mixed record), 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 24-hour on-site nursing. It accepts Medicaid and VA benefits. It has operated under The Gardens at Tavares, LLC for about 9 years.
Routine deficiencies make up the bulk of the record and keep the score in the mixed range, though most of those citations have been corrected. The recurring care areas are resident care, medication handling, staffing standards and admissions, with additional issues in food service and the physical plant; recent inspections show fewer findings and more corrections so the trend appears improving overall even though a small number of routine citations remain open.
CareQED Score
CareQED Score: 69/100 — Mixed 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: 1
- Substantiated complaints: 2
- Sanctions/final orders: 2
- Serious findings: 0
Care & Payment
- 24-hour on-site nursing
- Accepts Medicaid
- Accepts VA benefits
Activities & Services
- Nurse availability: Direct 24hr
- Activities: Arts and Crafts, Dancing, Exercise Classes, Games/Cards, Music Programs, Social Events/Outings
- Special programs & services: Occupational Therapy, Pet Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy, Other
Licensed beds: 36 · For-Profit · Operator since 2017 · 900 E ALFRED ST, TAVARES, FL, 32778-3402 · (407) 947-5687
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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 May 2026. 21 operational inspection(s) on record, including 9 complaint investigation(s) of which 3 substantiated. 31 deficiency citation(s), 87% corrected. Recurring findings: Resident Care (cited in 4 inspections), Medication (cited in 3 inspections), Staffing Standards (cited in 3 inspections), Admissions (cited in 3 inspections), Physical Plant (cited in 2 inspections), Food Service (cited in 2 inspections), Records (cited in 2 inspections), Risk Mgmt & QA; Adverse Incident Report (cited in 2 inspections), Training (cited in 2 inspections).
May 12, 2026 · Standard
- Medication (Class 3) — open
- Physical Plant (Class 3) — open
- Resident Care (Class 3) — open
- Food Service (Class 3) — open
Jun 4, 2025 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Dec 28, 2023 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Oct 18, 2023 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Sep 12, 2022 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jul 8, 2021 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Apr 15, 2021 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Jan 23, 2020 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Nov 13, 2019 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Feb 13, 2019 · Standard
- Emergency Environmental Control (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2019
Apr 27, 2017 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Jan 5, 2017 · Standard
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2017
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2017
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2017
- Background Screening-compliance Attestation (Class 4) — corrected Feb 2017
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2017
Sep 21, 2016 · Complaint
- Risk Mgmt & QA; Adverse Incident Report (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2016
Nov 20, 2015 · Complaint
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2016
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2016
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2016
- Admissions (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2016
- Physical Plant (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2016
- Risk Mgmt & QA; Adverse Incident Report (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2016
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2016
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2016
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2016
- Food Service (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2016
Oct 20, 2015 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Aug 26, 2015 · Complaint
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2015
- Admissions (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2015
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2015
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2015
Jan 6, 2015 · Standard
- Training (Class 3) — corrected May 2015
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected May 2015
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected May 2015
- Records (Class 3) — corrected May 2015
- Training (Class 3) — corrected May 2015
Dec 17, 2014 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Aug 29, 2014 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
May 20, 2014 · Monitor
- Admissions (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2014
Dec 14, 2012 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.