HAWTHORNE INN OF BRANDON — Assisted Living in Brandon, Florida
Hawthorne Inn of Brandon is a 64-bed assisted living facility in Brandon, Florida. Its CareQED Score is 68 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 memory care. It accepts Medicaid. It has operated under Hawthorne Brandon Al Operations LLC for about 4 years.
The record is comparatively clean, with no recent serious enforcement actions and only routine citations on file. Recurring issues have centered on staff training, medication management, resident records, background screening and staffing standards, but the facility has corrected each citation and the pattern of fewer findings on the latest inspections suggests an improving trend.
CareQED Score
CareQED Score: 68/100 — 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: 17
- Class 4 violations: 0
- Unclassified: 3
- Substantiated complaints: 3
- Sanctions/final orders: 2
- Serious findings: 0
Care & Payment
- Memory care offered
- Accepts Medicaid
Activities & Services
- Nurse availability: Direct Part-Time
- Activities: Arts and Crafts, Cooking Classes, Exercise Classes, Games/Cards, Gardening, Music Programs, Shopping, Social Events/Outings, Theater and Movies, Yoga
- Special programs & services: Memory Care, Pet Therapy
Licensed beds: 64 · For-Profit · Operator since 2021 · Fines: $1,000 · 859 W LUMSDEN ROAD, BRANDON, FL, 33511 · (813) 661-8998
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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 Jul 2025. 21 operational inspection(s) on record, including 9 complaint investigation(s) of which 4 substantiated. 28 deficiency citation(s), 100% corrected. Recurring findings: Training (cited in 4 inspections), Medication (cited in 3 inspections), Records (cited in 2 inspections), Background Screening-compliance Attestation (cited in 2 inspections), Background Screening Clearinghouse (cited in 2 inspections), Staffing Standards (cited in 2 inspections).
Jul 28, 2025 · Standard
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2025
Aug 28, 2024 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jun 30, 2023 · Standard
- Background Screening-compliance Attestation (Class Unclassified) — corrected Aug 2023
May 11, 2023 · Complaint
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2023
Oct 31, 2022 · Complaint
- Background Screening-compliance Attestation (Class Unclassified) — corrected Dec 2022
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2022
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2022
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2022
- Emergency Management Planning (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2022
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2022
Feb 8, 2022 · Complaint
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2022
- Background Screening Clearinghouse (Class Unclassified) — corrected Mar 2022
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2022
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2022
Oct 22, 2021 · Standard
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2021
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2021
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2021
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2021
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2021
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2021
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2021
Dec 10, 2020 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Dec 10, 2020 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Nov 20, 2019 · Standard
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2020
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2020
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2020
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2020
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2020
Sep 5, 2019 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jul 16, 2019 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Nov 16, 2017 · Standard
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2018
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2018
Nov 16, 2017 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Dec 20, 2016 · Complaint
- Background Screening Clearinghouse (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2017
Oct 15, 2015 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Jun 16, 2015 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Mar 30, 2015 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Sep 9, 2014 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Feb 28, 2014 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Nov 13, 2013 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.