SUNSHINE ELDERCARE OF MIAMI LAKES INC — Assisted Living in Miami Lakes, Florida
Sunshine Eldercare of Miami Lakes INC is a 6-bed assisted living facility in Miami Lakes, Florida. Its CareQED Score is 41 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 Sunshine Eldercare of Miami Lakes INC for about 13 years.
Serious enforcement-level findings are present and are the main reason for the low score, including an active enforcement action on the facility record. Recurring problems have focused on medication management, records, resident care, staffing, food service and the physical plant; most prior citations were later corrected but a few deficiencies remain open, complaint investigations on record were all substantiated, and recent surveys show an improving trend compared with earlier inspections.
CareQED Score
CareQED Score: 41/100 — 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: 5
- Class 4 violations: 0
- Unclassified: 0
- Substantiated complaints: 0
- Sanctions/final orders: 1
- Serious findings: 1
Care & Payment
- Accepts Medicaid
- Accepts VA benefits
Activities & Services
- Nurse availability: None
- Activities: Arts and Crafts, Dancing, Games/Cards, Gardening, Social Events/Outings
Licensed beds: 6 · For-Profit · Operator since 2013 · 6911 BAMBOO ST, MIAMI LAKES, FL, 33014-2943 · (305) 556-3261
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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. 18 operational inspection(s) on record, including 7 complaint investigation(s) of which 7 substantiated. 46 deficiency citation(s), 93% corrected. Recurring findings: Medication (cited in 6 inspections), Records (cited in 5 inspections), Resident Care (cited in 4 inspections), Food Service (cited in 3 inspections), Staffing Standards (cited in 3 inspections), Physical Plant (cited in 3 inspections), Training (cited in 3 inspections), Pharmacy & Dietary; Uncorrected Deficiencies (cited in 2 inspections), Resident Contracts (cited in 2 inspections).
May 18, 2026 · Standard
- Pharmacy & Dietary; Uncorrected Deficiencies (Class 3) — open
Apr 1, 2026 · Standard
- Medication (Class 3) — open
- Food Service (Class 2) — corrected May 2026
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected May 2026
- Emergency Mgmt (Class 3) — corrected May 2026
- Physical Plant (Class 3) — open
Feb 8, 2024 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Feb 2, 2022 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Jan 12, 2021 · Complaint
- Medication (Class 2) — corrected Feb 2021
- Pharmacy & Dietary; Uncorrected Deficiencies (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2021
- Background Screening-compliance Attestation (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2021
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2021
- Staffing Standards (Class 2) — corrected Feb 2021
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2021
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2021
- Physical Plant (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2021
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2021
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2021
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2021
Apr 8, 2019 · Standard
- Food Service (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2019
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2019
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2019
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2019
Jan 7, 2019 · Complaint
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2019
Oct 18, 2017 · Standard
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2018
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2017
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2018
Apr 25, 2017 · Standard
- Resident Contracts (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2017
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2017
Jun 13, 2016 · Complaint
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2016
May 12, 2016 · Complaint
- Limited Mental Health (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2017
Mar 25, 2016 · Complaint
- Resident Contracts (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2016
- Admissions (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2016
Mar 11, 2016 · Complaint
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2016
- Records (Class 3) — corrected May 2016
- Records (Class 3) — corrected May 2016
- Physical Plant (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2016
Jan 27, 2016 · Complaint
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2016
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected May 2016
- Records (Class 2) — corrected May 2016
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2016
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2017
- Records (Class 3) — corrected May 2016
- Administrative Fines; Violations (Class 4) — corrected Mar 2016
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2016
- Background Screening Clearinghouse (Class 4) — corrected May 2016
- Background Screening; Prohibited Offenses (Class 4) — corrected May 2016
- Food Service (Class 4) — corrected Mar 2016
Mar 17, 2015 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Mar 16, 2015 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Jan 6, 2015 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Jun 3, 2014 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.