SHADY OAKS LIVING CENTER, INC — Assisted Living in Tampa, Florida
Shady Oaks Living Center, INC is a 48-bed assisted living facility in Tampa, Florida. Its CareQED Score is 92 out of 100 (Strong 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 Shady Oaks Living Center, INC. for about 25 years.
The record is comparatively clean with no serious findings or enforcement actions. Repeated citations have focused on medication management, resident care, limited mental health supports, staff training, staffing standards, and the physical plant, and those issues have been corrected when cited; with single, isolated findings on recent inspections the overall trend appears steady to improving.
CareQED Score
CareQED Score: 92/100 — Strong 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: 0
- Substantiated complaints: 1
- Sanctions/final orders: 0
- Serious findings: 0
Care & Payment
- Accepts Medicaid
- Accepts VA benefits
Activities & Services
- Nurse availability: 3rd Party 24hr
- Activities: Arts and Crafts, Games/Cards, Music Programs
Licensed beds: 48 · For-Profit · Operator since 2000 · 2208 E 138TH AVE, TAMPA, FL, 33613-4435 · (813) 978-0819
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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 Sep 2025. 24 operational inspection(s) on record, including 14 complaint investigation(s) of which 4 substantiated. 25 deficiency citation(s), 100% corrected. Recurring findings: Medication (cited in 6 inspections), Resident Care (cited in 5 inspections), Limited Mental Health (cited in 2 inspections), Training (cited in 2 inspections), Staffing Standards (cited in 2 inspections), Physical Plant (cited in 2 inspections).
Sep 17, 2025 · Standard
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Nov 2025
Dec 2, 2024 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Aug 22, 2024 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Jun 21, 2023 · Standard
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2023
Jan 5, 2023 · Complaint
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2023
Jun 6, 2022 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jan 10, 2022 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jun 21, 2021 · Standard
- Limited Mental Health (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2021
Jan 14, 2021 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Nov 21, 2020 · Complaint
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2021
Jul 24, 2020 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jan 13, 2020 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Apr 29, 2019 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Apr 29, 2019 · Standard
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2019
Jan 17, 2019 · Complaint
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2019
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2019
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2019
Apr 16, 2018 · Complaint
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected May 2018
- Physical Plant (Class 3) — corrected May 2018
Oct 11, 2017 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
May 12, 2017 · Standard
- Pharmacy & Dietary; Uncorrected Deficiencies (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2017
Mar 30, 2017 · Standard
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected May 2017
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected May 2017
- Limited Mental Health (Class 3) — corrected May 2017
- Physical Plant (Class 3) — corrected May 2017
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected May 2017
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected May 2017
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2017
Sep 9, 2015 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Apr 2, 2015 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Oct 1, 2014 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Apr 22, 2013 · Standard
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2013
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2013
Sep 10, 2012 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.