OAKS OF CLEARWATER, THE — Assisted Living in Clearwater, Florida
Oaks of Clearwater, the is a 175-bed assisted living facility in Clearwater, Florida. Its CareQED Score is 33 out of 100 (Serious concerns), based on Florida AHCA inspection findings. AHCA records include 1 serious (Class 1 or 2) violation. The record also includes 3 state sanctions or final orders, a formal enforcement signal. Care options include memory care. It accepts the Medicaid Assisted Living waiver and VA benefits. It has operated under The Oaks on the Bay, LLC for about 12 years.
Serious findings are present and weigh heavily on the score, and the facility has state sanctions on its record. The AHCA record shows recurring problems with medication management, staff training, medical and administrative records, staffing standards, resident care and admissions, though cited deficiencies have been corrected and recent inspections show fewer findings, suggesting an improving trend.
CareQED Score
CareQED Score: 33/100 — 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: 0
- Class 2 violations: 1
- Class 3 violations: 25
- Class 4 violations: 0
- Unclassified: 4
- Substantiated complaints: 9
- Sanctions/final orders: 3
- Serious findings: 1
Care & Payment
- Memory care offered
- Accepts Medicaid Assisted Living waiver
- Accepts Medicaid
- Accepts VA benefits
Activities & Services
- Nurse availability: Direct Part-Time
- Activities: Arts and Crafts, Dancing, Exercise Classes, Games/Cards, Gardening, Music Programs, Shopping, Social Events/Outings, Theater and Movies
- Special programs & services: Memory Care, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy
Licensed beds: 175 · For-Profit · Operator since 2014 · Fines: $7,000 · 420 BAY AVENUE, CLEARWATER, FL, 33756 · (727) 445-4700
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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 Dec 2025. 46 operational inspection(s) on record, including 33 complaint investigation(s) of which 13 substantiated. 56 deficiency citation(s), 100% corrected. Recurring findings: Medication (cited in 12 inspections), Training (cited in 7 inspections), Records (cited in 6 inspections), Resident Care (cited in 4 inspections), Staffing Standards (cited in 4 inspections), Admissions (cited in 2 inspections), Pharmacy & Dietary; Uncorrected Deficiencies (cited in 2 inspections).
Dec 5, 2025 · Standard
- Resident Care (Class Unclassified) — corrected Jan 2026
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2026
- Staffing Standards (Class Unclassified) — corrected Jan 2026
Jul 23, 2025 · Complaint
- Emergency Management Planning (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2025
Dec 7, 2024 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Sep 3, 2024 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Dec 18, 2023 · Standard
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2024
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2024
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2024
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2024
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2024
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2024
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2024
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2024
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2024
Sep 1, 2023 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
May 22, 2023 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jan 30, 2023 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Dec 29, 2022 · Complaint
- Resident Care (Class 2) — corrected Jan 2023
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2023
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2023
- Assistive Devices (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2023
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2023
- Background Screening Clearinghouse (Class Unclassified) — corrected Jan 2023
- Admissions (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2023
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2023
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2023
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2023
Jun 27, 2022 · Complaint
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2022
Jan 7, 2022 · Standard
- Limited Nursing Services (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2022
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2022
- Limited Nursing Services (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2022
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2022
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2022
- Background Screening-compliance Attestation (Class Unclassified) — corrected Feb 2022
Oct 4, 2021 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jul 21, 2021 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
May 20, 2021 · Standard
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2021
Mar 22, 2021 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jan 8, 2021 · Complaint
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2021
Nov 4, 2020 · Complaint
- Pharmacy & Dietary; Uncorrected Deficiencies (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2021
Aug 18, 2020 · Complaint
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Nov 2020
Apr 23, 2020 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Feb 12, 2020 · Complaint
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected May 2021
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2021
Dec 12, 2019 · Standard
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2020
Sep 19, 2019 · Complaint
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2019
Jun 5, 2019 · Complaint
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2019
- Pharmacy & Dietary; Uncorrected Deficiencies (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2019
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2019
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2019
Apr 11, 2019 · Complaint
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2019
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2019
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2019
Dec 12, 2018 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Oct 2, 2018 · Complaint
- Admissions (Class 3) — corrected Nov 2018
- Physical Plant (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2018
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Nov 2018
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Nov 2018
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2018
Aug 1, 2018 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jan 3, 2018 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Dec 6, 2017 · Complaint
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2018
Aug 12, 2017 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jun 8, 2017 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Sep 20, 2016 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Aug 17, 2016 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Apr 18, 2016 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Dec 18, 2015 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Sep 28, 2015 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Jun 23, 2015 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Apr 13, 2015 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Feb 3, 2015 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Sep 11, 2014 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
May 15, 2014 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Mar 11, 2014 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Nov 26, 2013 · Monitor
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2014
Feb 21, 2013 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Oct 9, 2012 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Aug 15, 2012 · Complaint
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2012
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2012