SMILES AND LOVING CARE ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY — Assisted Living in Merritt Island, Florida
Smiles and Loving Care Assisted Living Facility is a 6-bed assisted living facility in Merritt Island, Florida. Its CareQED Score is 85 out of 100 (Solid record), based on Florida AHCA inspection findings. AHCA records show no serious (Class 1 or 2) violations. Care options include memory care. It accepts the Medicaid Assisted Living waiver. It has operated under Florida Shores of Melourne Assisted Living, INC. for about 18 years.
No serious findings or enforcement actions dominate the facility's record, reflecting a comparatively clean inspection history. The citations that have recurred involved staffing standards, training, records, admissions, resident care and screening and notification, all of which have been corrected and none remain open, and the pattern looks generally steady though the most recent inspection did show an uptick in findings.
CareQED Score
CareQED Score: 85/100 — 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: 10
- Class 4 violations: 0
- Unclassified: 1
- Substantiated complaints: 1
- Sanctions/final orders: 0
- Serious findings: 0
Care & Payment
- Memory care offered
- Accepts Medicaid Assisted Living waiver
- Accepts Medicaid
Activities & Services
- Nurse availability: 3rd Party 24hr
- Activities: Arts and Crafts, Dancing, Games/Cards, Music Programs, Shopping, Social Events/Outings, Theater and Movies
- Special programs & services: Memory Care
Licensed beds: 6 · For-Profit · Operator since 2008 · 1065 GARDEN ROAD, MERRITT ISLAND, FL, 32952 · (321) 454-4624
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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 Feb 2026. 11 operational inspection(s) on record, including 2 complaint investigation(s) of which 2 substantiated. 28 deficiency citation(s), 100% corrected. Recurring findings: Staffing Standards (cited in 4 inspections), Training (cited in 4 inspections), Records (cited in 3 inspections), Admissions (cited in 3 inspections), Resident Care (cited in 3 inspections), Results Of Screening & Notification In File (cited in 2 inspections), Resident Contracts (cited in 2 inspections), Emergency Plan Approval (cited in 2 inspections).
Feb 9, 2026 · Standard
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2026
- Results Of Screening & Notification In File (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2026
- Resident Contracts (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2026
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2026
Aug 8, 2024 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Jul 2, 2024 · Standard
- Resident Contracts (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2024
May 8, 2024 · Standard
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2024
- Emergency Management Planning (Class Unclassified) — corrected Jun 2024
- Training (Class 3) — corrected May 2024
Apr 10, 2023 · Complaint
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2023
- Admissions (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2023
Feb 21, 2022 · Standard
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2022
Mar 5, 2020 · Standard
- Resident Care (Class 4) — corrected Apr 2020
- Emergency Plan Approval (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2020
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2020
Nov 1, 2018 · Complaint
- Emergency Environmental Control (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2019
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2019
- Admissions (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2019
- Staffing Standards (Class 4) — corrected Jan 2019
- Results Of Screening & Notification In File (Class 4) — corrected Jan 2019
Mar 7, 2018 · Standard
- Training (Class 3) — corrected May 2018
- Staffing Standards (Class 4) — corrected May 2018
- Emergency Plan Approval (Class 3) — corrected May 2018
- Training (Class 4) — corrected May 2018
- Training (Class 3) — corrected May 2018
Mar 9, 2016 · Standard
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected May 2016
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected May 2016
- Admissions (Class 3) — corrected May 2016
Feb 19, 2014 · Standard
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2014