MERRILL GARDENS AT BARKLEY PLACE — Assisted Living in Fort Myers, Florida

Merrill Gardens at Barkley Place is a 64-bed assisted living facility in Fort Myers, Florida. Its CareQED Score is 20 out of 100 (Serious concerns), based on Florida AHCA inspection findings. AHCA records include 3 serious (Class 1 or 2) violations. The record also includes 1 state sanction or final order, a formal enforcement signal. It has operated under Mg Fort Myers Subtenant LLC for about 6 years.

Serious findings are present and are the main reason for the low score, and the facility also has a state enforcement action on its record. Repeated issues have centered on medication, staffing standards, resident care, and food service; while prior citations have been marked corrected, the pattern of similar findings across inspections suggests a steady recurrence rather than a clear improvement.

CareQED Score

CareQED Score: 20/100 — Serious 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: 3
• Class 2 violations: 0
• Class 3 violations: 6
• Class 4 violations: 0
• Unclassified: 0
• Substantiated complaints: 2
• Sanctions/final orders: 1
• Serious findings: 3

Care & Payment

Licensed beds: 64 · For-Profit · Operator since 2020 · Fines: $24,000 · 36 BARKLEY CIRCLE, FORT MYERS, FL, 33907 · (941) 627-2542

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Source: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), as of 2026-06-21. Not affiliated with AHCA; verify directly. Methodology.