LUCILLE'S LOVING CARE — Assisted Living in Miami Gardens, Florida
Lucille's Loving Care is a 14-bed assisted living facility in Miami Gardens, Florida. Its CareQED Score is 79 out of 100 (Solid record), based on Florida AHCA inspection findings. AHCA records show no serious (Class 1 or 2) violations. It accepts Medicaid and VA benefits. It has operated under Lucilles Loving Care for about 46 years.
The record is comparatively clean, with no serious findings or enforcement actions on file. The agency has repeatedly cited areas such as staff training, staffing standards, resident records, emergency environmental control, food service, and medication practices, but those citations have been corrected and recent inspections show fewer issues than some earlier ones, indicating an improving trend.
CareQED Score
CareQED Score: 79/100 — Solid 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: 14
- Class 4 violations: 0
- Unclassified: 0
- Substantiated complaints: 0
- Sanctions/final orders: 0
- Serious findings: 0
Care & Payment
- Accepts Medicaid
- Accepts VA benefits
Activities & Services
- Nurse availability: None
- Activities: Arts and Crafts, Exercise Classes, Games/Cards, Shopping, Social Events/Outings, Theater and Movies
Licensed beds: 14 · Not-For-Profit · Operator since 1980 · 17820 NW 22ND AVE, MIAMI GARDENS, FL, 33056-4736 · (305) 623-0710
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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 Jan 2026. 9 operational inspection(s) on record. 32 deficiency citation(s), 100% corrected. Recurring findings: Training (cited in 5 inspections), Staffing Standards (cited in 4 inspections), Records (cited in 3 inspections), Emergency Environmental Control (cited in 2 inspections), Food Service (cited in 2 inspections), Medication (cited in 2 inspections), Physical Plant (cited in 2 inspections).
Jan 12, 2026 · Standard
- Alzheimer Disease/dementia; Training (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2026
- Emergency Environmental Control (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2026
- Food Service (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2026
Nov 12, 2025 · Standard
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2026
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2026
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2026
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2026
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2026
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2026
- Physical Plant (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2026
Jul 26, 2023 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Dec 8, 2021 · Standard
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2022
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2022
- Licensure (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2022
- Emergency Environmental Control (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2022
Jul 20, 2021 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Jan 30, 2019 · Standard
- Emergency Plan Approval (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2019
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2019
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2019
- Limited Mental Health (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2019
Feb 21, 2017 · Standard
- Training (Class 3) — corrected May 2017
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2017
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected May 2017
- Background Screening Clearinghouse (Class 4) — corrected May 2017
- Training (Class 3) — corrected May 2017
Dec 29, 2014 · Standard
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2015
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2015
Feb 11, 2013 · Standard
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2013
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected May 2013
- Food Service (Class 3) — corrected May 2013
- Training (Class 3) — corrected May 2013
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected May 2013
- Physical Plant (Class 3) — corrected May 2013
- Training (Class 3) — corrected May 2013