SUNNY BOWER — Assisted Living in Bradenton, Florida
Sunny Bower is a 16-bed assisted living facility in Bradenton, Florida. Its CareQED Score is 88 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 and VA benefits. It has operated under Annie's Homes for the Elderly, INC. for about 22 years.
No serious findings or enforcement actions were recorded, so the facility’s record is comparatively clean. The citations that did occur were routine and focused on training, staffing standards and background screening attestation; those items were corrected and recent inspections show fewer and less frequent citations while most complaints were not substantiated.
CareQED Score
CareQED Score: 88/100 — 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: 8
- 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
- Accepts VA benefits
Activities & Services
- Nurse availability: None
- Activities: Exercise Classes, Games/Cards, Music Programs
- Special programs & services: Memory Care
Licensed beds: 16 · For-Profit · Operator since 2004 · 1604 71ST STREET NW, BRADENTON, FL, 34209 · (941) 792-2144
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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 Jan 2026. 11 operational inspection(s) on record, including 3 complaint investigation(s) of which 1 substantiated. 18 deficiency citation(s), 100% corrected. Recurring findings: Training (cited in 3 inspections), Staffing Standards (cited in 2 inspections), Background Screening-compliance Attestation (cited in 2 inspections).
Jan 26, 2026 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Dec 10, 2024 · Complaint
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2025
- Alzheimer Disease/dementia; Training (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2025
Dec 21, 2023 · Standard
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2024
- Background Screening-compliance Attestation (Class Unclassified) — corrected Jan 2024
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2024
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2024
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2024
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2024
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2024
Aug 17, 2023 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Sep 23, 2022 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Jan 20, 2022 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Jan 29, 2020 · Standard
- Background Screening-compliance Attestation (Class 4) — corrected Mar 2020
- Emergency Environmental Control (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2020
Jan 9, 2018 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Jan 20, 2016 · Standard
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2016
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2016
- Admissions (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2016
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2016
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2016
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2016
Jan 20, 2016 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jan 29, 2014 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.