PALM TERRACE ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY & ADULT DAYCARE CENTER — Assisted Living in Tampa, Florida
Palm Terrace Assisted Living Facility & Adult Daycare Center is a 79-bed assisted living facility in Tampa, Florida. Its CareQED Score is 91 out of 100 (Solid record), based on Florida AHCA inspection findings. AHCA records show no serious (Class 1 or 2) violations. Care options include extended congregate care (ECC). It accepts the Medicaid Assisted Living waiver and VA benefits. It has operated under Tampa Housing Authority for about 23 years.
The facility has a clean enforcement record with no serious findings or active sanctions, reflecting a comparatively clean AHCA history. Recurring citations have focused on medication management, staffing standards, records, resident care, emergency environmental controls, and training, and the facility has corrected past deficiencies with recent inspections indicating an improving trend.
CareQED Score
CareQED Score: 91/100 — 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: 3
- Class 4 violations: 0
- Unclassified: 1
- Substantiated complaints: 5
- Sanctions/final orders: 0
- Serious findings: 0
Care & Payment
- Extended congregate care (ECC)
- Accepts Medicaid Assisted Living waiver
- Accepts Medicaid
- Accepts VA benefits
Activities & Services
- Nurse availability: 3rd Party Part-Time
- Activities: Arts and Crafts, Cooking Classes, Dancing, Exercise Classes, Games/Cards, Music Programs, Shopping, Social Events/Outings, Theater and Movies
Licensed beds: 79 · Not-For-Profit · Operator since 2002 · 5121 EAST SERENA DRIVE, TAMPA, FL, 33617 · (813) 988-0033
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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 May 2025. 40 operational inspection(s) on record, including 23 complaint investigation(s) of which 8 substantiated. 26 deficiency citation(s), 100% corrected. Recurring findings: Medication (cited in 5 inspections), Staffing Standards (cited in 3 inspections), Records (cited in 3 inspections), Resident Care (cited in 2 inspections), Emergency Environmental Control (cited in 2 inspections), Training (cited in 2 inspections), Food Service (cited in 2 inspections).
May 12, 2025 · Standard
- Resident Care (Class Unclassified) — corrected Aug 2025
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2025
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2025
- Risk Mgmt & QA (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2025
Dec 30, 2024 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
May 8, 2024 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Mar 27, 2024 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Dec 14, 2023 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Apr 17, 2023 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Sep 1, 2021 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Apr 7, 2021 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Dec 21, 2020 · Complaint
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2021
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2021
May 6, 2020 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jan 7, 2020 · Complaint
- Emergency Environmental Control (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2020
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2020
Jul 26, 2019 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Dec 27, 2018 · Standard
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2019
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2019
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2019
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2019
Nov 5, 2018 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Sep 17, 2018 · Complaint
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Nov 2018
Sep 17, 2018 · Monitor
- Emergency Environmental Control (Class 3) — corrected Nov 2018
Jul 19, 2018 · Complaint
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2018
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2018
Feb 1, 2018 · Complaint
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2018
- Physical Plant (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2018
- Admissions (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2018
- Food Service (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2018
Oct 13, 2017 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Jul 27, 2017 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Dec 27, 2016 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Sep 29, 2016 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Apr 28, 2016 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Mar 8, 2016 · Complaint
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2016
Feb 17, 2016 · Complaint
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2016
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2016
Jul 10, 2015 · Complaint
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2015
Jan 23, 2015 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Dec 3, 2014 · Standard
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2015
- Food Service (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2015
Sep 3, 2014 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Jun 13, 2014 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Feb 3, 2014 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Feb 3, 2014 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Nov 26, 2013 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Nov 26, 2013 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Aug 2, 2013 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jun 12, 2013 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Feb 28, 2013 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Nov 27, 2012 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Aug 31, 2012 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Aug 31, 2012 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.