SUNRISE GARDENS OF DUNEDIN LLC — Assisted Living in Dunedin, Florida
Sunrise Gardens of Dunedin LLC is a 21-bed assisted living facility in Dunedin, Florida. Its CareQED Score is 15 out of 100 (Serious concerns), based on Florida AHCA inspection findings. AHCA records include 1 serious (Class 1 or 2) violation. The record also includes 1 state sanction or final order, a formal enforcement signal. It accepts Medicaid and VA benefits. It has operated under Sunrise Gardens of Dunedin LLC for about 6 years.
Serious findings are present and weigh heavily on the score, and the facility has an active state enforcement history even though past deficiency citations across the record were formally corrected. Recurring themes center on staffing standards, medication management, staff training, resident records and background-screening compliance including prohibited-offense controls, and the pattern of recent inspections looks to be worsening rather than improving.
CareQED Score
CareQED Score: 15/100 — 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: 0
- Class 2 violations: 1
- Class 3 violations: 24
- Class 4 violations: 0
- Unclassified: 6
- Substantiated complaints: 4
- Sanctions/final orders: 1
- Serious findings: 1
Care & Payment
- Accepts Medicaid
- Accepts VA benefits
Activities & Services
- Nurse availability: 3rd Party Part-Time
- Activities: Arts and Crafts, Exercise Classes, Games/Cards, Gardening, Music Programs, Social Events/Outings, Theater and Movies
- Special programs & services: Pet Therapy
Licensed beds: 21 · For-Profit · Operator since 2020 · Fines: $4,200 · 534 HOWELL ST, DUNEDIN, FL, 34698 · (727) 453-1970
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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 May 2026. 10 operational inspection(s) on record, including 7 complaint investigation(s) of which 4 substantiated. 31 deficiency citation(s), 100% corrected. Recurring findings: Staffing Standards (cited in 4 inspections), Training (cited in 3 inspections), Records (cited in 3 inspections), Medication (cited in 3 inspections), Background Screening; Prohibited Offenses (cited in 2 inspections), Background Screening-compliance Attestation (cited in 2 inspections), Background Screening Clearinghouse (cited in 2 inspections).
May 11, 2026 · Standard
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2026
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2026
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2026
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2026
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2026
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2026
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2026
- Background Screening; Prohibited Offenses (Class Unclassified) — corrected Jun 2026
- Background Screening-compliance Attestation (Class Unclassified) — corrected Jun 2026
- Resident Education- Venous Thromboembolism (v (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2026
Nov 5, 2025 · Complaint
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2025
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2025
- Food Service (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2025
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2025
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2025
- Background Screening Clearinghouse (Class Unclassified) — corrected Dec 2025
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2025
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2025
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2025
- Background Screening; Prohibited Offenses (Class Unclassified) — corrected Dec 2025
- Background Screening-compliance Attestation (Class Unclassified) — corrected Dec 2025
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2025
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2025
- Emergency Management Planning (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2025
May 1, 2025 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Apr 22, 2024 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Jan 9, 2024 · Complaint
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2024
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2024
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2024
Jun 6, 2023 · Complaint
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2023
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2023
Apr 14, 2023 · Complaint
- Staffing Standards (Class 2) — corrected Jun 2023
- Background Screening Clearinghouse (Class Unclassified) — corrected Jun 2023
Aug 4, 2022 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
May 10, 2022 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Feb 18, 2021 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.