GREAT AMERICAN ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITY AT TAMPA — Assisted Living in Tampa, Florida
Great American Assisted Living Community at Tampa is a 90-bed assisted living facility in Tampa, Florida. Its CareQED Score is 48 out of 100 (Notable concerns), based on Florida AHCA inspection findings. AHCA records include 2 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 Sunrise Senior Village Assisted Living, INC. for about 12 years.
Serious findings are present on the facility record and are the main reason for the lower score, and state sanctions are also on record. Recurring problems have focused on resident care, records, medication handling, admissions, and staff training; the cited deficiencies have been corrected on inspection but enforcement actions remain on the file, and the most recent survey showed more findings than prior surveys, indicating a recent worsening trend.
CareQED Score
CareQED Score: 48/100 — 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: 2
- Class 3 violations: 6
- Class 4 violations: 0
- Unclassified: 0
- Substantiated complaints: 4
- Sanctions/final orders: 2
- Serious findings: 2
Care & Payment
- 24-hour on-site nursing
- Accepts Medicaid
- Accepts VA benefits
Activities & Services
- Nurse availability: Direct 24hr, 3rd Party Part-Time
- Activities: Arts and Crafts, Cooking Classes, Dancing, Exercise Classes, Games/Cards, Music Programs, Social Events/Outings
Licensed beds: 90 · For-Profit · Operator since 2014 · Fines: $8,000 · 11722 NORTH 17TH STREET, TAMPA, FL, 33612 · (813) 971-8072
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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 Mar 2026. 40 operational inspection(s) on record, including 27 complaint investigation(s) of which 9 substantiated. 37 deficiency citation(s), 100% corrected. Recurring findings: Resident Care (cited in 6 inspections), Records (cited in 4 inspections), Medication (cited in 4 inspections), Admissions (cited in 3 inspections), Training (cited in 3 inspections).
Mar 5, 2026 · Standard
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected May 2026
- Alzheimer Disease/dementia; Training (Class 3) — corrected May 2026
- Admissions (Class 3) — corrected May 2026
- Training (Class 3) — corrected May 2026
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected May 2026
Aug 8, 2025 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Mar 13, 2025 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Mar 28, 2024 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Feb 15, 2024 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Oct 4, 2023 · Complaint
- Resident Care (Class 2) — corrected Nov 2023
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Nov 2023
Mar 16, 2023 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Oct 19, 2022 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Sep 12, 2022 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Apr 5, 2022 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Mar 11, 2022 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Feb 23, 2022 · Monitor
- Emergency Mgmt (Class 2) — corrected Apr 2022
Feb 21, 2022 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Apr 21, 2021 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Dec 4, 2020 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Oct 22, 2020 · Standard
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2020
Jun 24, 2020 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Dec 10, 2019 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Mar 27, 2019 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Sep 24, 2018 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Mar 5, 2018 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Oct 3, 2017 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jul 26, 2017 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jun 8, 2017 · Complaint
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2017
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2017
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2017
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2017
Jan 25, 2017 · Complaint
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2017
Jan 19, 2017 · Complaint
- Pharmacy & Dietary; Uncorrected Deficiencies (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2017
Nov 28, 2016 · Complaint
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2017
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2017
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2017
Sep 22, 2016 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Apr 1, 2016 · Standard
- Training (Class 3) — corrected May 2016
- Training (Class 3) — corrected May 2016
- Records (Class 3) — corrected May 2016
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected May 2016
Apr 1, 2016 · Complaint
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected May 2016
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected May 2016
Jan 14, 2016 · Complaint
- Resident Contracts (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2016
Oct 29, 2015 · Complaint
- Admissions (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2016
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2016
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2016
Jul 27, 2015 · Complaint
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2015
- Food Service (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2015
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2015
- Fiscal (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2015
- Risk Mgmt & QA; Adverse Incident Report (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2015
Jun 29, 2015 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Mar 31, 2015 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
May 20, 2014 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Dec 23, 2013 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Feb 21, 2013 · Standard
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2013
- Physical Plant (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2013
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2013
- Admissions (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2013
Aug 20, 2012 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Aug 20, 2012 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.