STRIVE AT FERN PARK — Assisted Living in Fern Park, Florida
Strive at Fern Park is a 125-bed assisted living facility in Fern Park, Florida. Its CareQED Score is 0 out of 100 (Serious concerns), based on Florida AHCA inspection findings. AHCA records include 4 serious (Class 1 or 2) violations. The record also includes 4 state sanctions or final orders, a formal enforcement signal. Care options include memory care, 24-hour on-site nursing. It accepts Medicaid. It has operated under Estapona Operating LLC for about 6 years.
Serious findings are present and are the main reason for the extremely low score, with state enforcement actions recorded against the facility. Problems have repeatedly focused on resident care, medication management, admissions procedures and staff training; while most earlier citations were later corrected, several significant deficiencies remain open and the most recent inspection again cited multiple problems, so the pattern appears steady to worsening.
CareQED Score
CareQED Score: 0/100 — 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: 1
- Class 2 violations: 3
- Class 3 violations: 25
- Class 4 violations: 1
- Unclassified: 1
- Substantiated complaints: 8
- Sanctions/final orders: 4
- Serious findings: 4
Care & Payment
- Memory care offered
- 24-hour on-site nursing
- Accepts Medicaid
Activities & Services
- Nurse availability: Direct 24hr
- Activities: Arts and Crafts, Cooking Classes, Dancing, Exercise Classes, Games/Cards, Gardening, Music Programs, Shopping, Social Events/Outings, Theater and Movies, Yoga
- Special programs & services: Memory Care, Occupational Therapy, Pet Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy
Licensed beds: 125 · For-Profit · Operator since 2019 · Fines: $22,000 · 7255 STRIVE PL, FERN PARK, FL, 32730 · (407) 848-1743
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 2026. 15 operational inspection(s) on record, including 12 complaint investigation(s) of which 6 substantiated. 29 deficiency citation(s), 79% corrected. Recurring findings: Resident Care (cited in 8 inspections), Medication (cited in 4 inspections), Admissions (cited in 2 inspections), Training (cited in 2 inspections).
May 15, 2026 · Standard
- Resident Care (Class 3) — open
- Reporting Requirements; Electronic Submission (Class Unclassified) — open
- Admissions (Class 3) — open
- Resident Care (Class 2) — open
- Medication (Class 3) — open
- Admissions (Class 3) — open
Oct 1, 2025 · Complaint
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2025
Aug 12, 2024 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Apr 25, 2024 · Standard
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2024
- Admissions (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2024
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2024
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2024
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2024
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2024
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2024
Apr 3, 2024 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Mar 28, 2024 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Nov 7, 2023 · Complaint
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2024
- Resident Care (Class 2) — corrected Mar 2024
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2024
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2024
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2024
Aug 22, 2023 · Complaint
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Nov 2023
Jan 18, 2023 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Aug 5, 2022 · Complaint
- Do Not Resuscitate Orders (dnros) (Class 1) — corrected Aug 2022
May 2, 2022 · Standard
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2022
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2022
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2022
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2022
Apr 7, 2022 · Complaint
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2022
May 20, 2021 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Mar 19, 2021 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Feb 11, 2021 · Complaint
- Resident Care (Class 2) — corrected Mar 2021
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2021
- Visitation (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2021