SANDHILL GARDENS RETIREMENT CENTER — Assisted Living in Punta Gorda, Florida
Sandhill Gardens Retirement Center is a 70-bed assisted living facility in Punta Gorda, Florida. Its CareQED Score is 80 out of 100 (Solid record), based on Florida AHCA inspection findings. AHCA records show no serious (Class 1 or 2) violations. The record also includes 1 state sanction or final order, a formal enforcement signal. It accepts Medicaid and VA benefits. It has operated under North Port Retirement Center, INC. for about 25 years.
No serious findings or enforcement; the record is comparatively clean. Recurring concerns have centered on resident care and medication practices, but prior citations in those areas have been corrected and there are no open deficiencies, with a single older sanction in the facility history and recent inspections showing an improving trend.
CareQED Score
CareQED Score: 80/100 — 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: 0
- Class 4 violations: 0
- Unclassified: 1
- Substantiated complaints: 0
- Sanctions/final orders: 1
- Serious findings: 0
Care & Payment
- Accepts Medicaid
- Accepts VA benefits
Activities & Services
- Nurse availability: 3rd Party 24hr, 3rd Party Part-Time
- Activities: Arts and Crafts, Dancing, Exercise Classes, Games/Cards, Music Programs, Shopping, Social Events/Outings, Theater and Movies
- Special programs & services: Pet Therapy
Licensed beds: 70 · For-Profit · Operator since 2000 · 24949 SANDHILL BLVD, PUNTA GORDA, FL, 33983 · (941) 764-6577
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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 Jun 2025. 16 operational inspection(s) on record, including 7 complaint investigation(s) of which 4 substantiated. 11 deficiency citation(s), 100% corrected. Recurring findings: Resident Care (cited in 2 inspections), Medication (cited in 2 inspections).
Jun 18, 2025 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Mar 12, 2024 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Jul 13, 2021 · Complaint
- Records (Class Unclassified) — corrected Aug 2021
Dec 8, 2020 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Dec 5, 2018 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
May 16, 2018 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Dec 27, 2017 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Sep 20, 2017 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Apr 27, 2017 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Jul 28, 2016 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Feb 4, 2016 · Complaint
- Resident Care (Class 1) — corrected Mar 2016
- Admissions (Class 2) — corrected Mar 2016
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2016
- Risk Mgmt & QA; Adverse Incident Report (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2016
- Admissions (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2016
Sep 2, 2014 · Complaint
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2014
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2014
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2014
Apr 2, 2014 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Aug 28, 2013 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Aug 20, 2012 · Complaint
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2012
Jun 28, 2012 · Standard
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2012