HILLSIDE GARDENS II — Assisted Living in Clearwater, Florida
Hillside Gardens II is a 6-bed assisted living facility in Clearwater, Florida. Its CareQED Score is 46 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. It accepts VA benefits. It has operated under A & J Business INC for about 21 years.
Serious enforcement findings are the dominant driver of the score. Public records show recurring problems in staffing standards, staff training, recordkeeping, background screening including prohibited offenses, and admissions practices; most citations have been corrected but a citation remains open and the facility’s prior state sanctions mean that, although recent inspections show fewer recurring themes, the overall trend is only cautiously improving while still weighed down by those serious deficiencies.
CareQED Score
CareQED Score: 46/100 — 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: 1
- Class 2 violations: 1
- Class 3 violations: 2
- Class 4 violations: 0
- Unclassified: 3
- Substantiated complaints: 1
- Sanctions/final orders: 2
- Serious findings: 2
Care & Payment
- Accepts VA benefits
Activities & Services
- Nurse availability: None
- Activities: Exercise Classes, Games/Cards, Social Events/Outings
Licensed beds: 6 · For-Profit · Operator since 2004 · Fines: $17,500 · 3434 ZARA WAY, CLEARWATER, FL, 33761 · (727) 789-0291
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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 Feb 2025. 11 operational inspection(s) on record, including 4 complaint investigation(s) of which 2 substantiated. 31 deficiency citation(s), 97% corrected. Recurring findings: Staffing Standards (cited in 4 inspections), Training (cited in 3 inspections), Admissions (cited in 2 inspections), Records (cited in 2 inspections), Background Screening-compliance Attestation (cited in 2 inspections), Background Screening; Prohibited Offenses (cited in 2 inspections).
Feb 5, 2025 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Jan 24, 2024 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Mar 7, 2023 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Oct 28, 2022 · Complaint
- Admissions (Class 1) — corrected Dec 2022
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2022
- Background Screening Clearinghouse (Class Unclassified) — corrected Dec 2022
- Staffing Standards (Class 2) — corrected Jan 2023
- Background Screening-compliance Attestation (Class Unclassified) — corrected Dec 2022
- Background Screening; Prohibited Offenses (Class Unclassified) — corrected Dec 2022
May 9, 2022 · Complaint
- In-person Visitation (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2022
Mar 4, 2021 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Dec 4, 2018 · Standard
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2019
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2019
- Background Screening-compliance Attestation (Class 4) — corrected Jan 2019
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2019
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2019
Nov 16, 2016 · Standard
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2016
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2016
Nov 20, 2014 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Jul 25, 2013 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Aug 30, 2012 · Standard
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2012
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2012
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2012
- Food Service (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2012
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2012
- Background Screening; Prohibited Offenses (Class 4) — open
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2012
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2012
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2012
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2012
- Admissions (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2012
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2012
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2012
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2012
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2012
- Admissions (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2012
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2012