TENDER AT HEART ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY — Assisted Living in Palm Bay, Florida
Tender at Heart Assisted Living Facility is a 5-bed assisted living facility in Palm Bay, Florida. Its CareQED Score is 74 out of 100 (Mixed record), 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. Care options include memory care. It accepts the Medicaid Assisted Living waiver and VA benefits. It has operated under Tender at Heart Assisted Living Facility, INC for about 13 years.
Serious findings are present and weigh heavily. The record shows recurring problems in resident care even though cited deficiencies have been corrected and there are no open citations; the facility also has a past state enforcement action and a substantiated complaint on file, so the overall picture is mixed to steady rather than clearly improving.
CareQED Score
CareQED Score: 74/100 — Mixed 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: 1
- Class 3 violations: 3
- Class 4 violations: 0
- Unclassified: 1
- Substantiated complaints: 1
- Sanctions/final orders: 1
- Serious findings: 1
Care & Payment
- Memory care offered
- Accepts Medicaid Assisted Living waiver
- Accepts Medicaid
- Accepts VA benefits
Activities & Services
- Nurse availability: Direct Part-Time
- Activities: Arts and Crafts, Dancing, Exercise Classes, Games/Cards, Music Programs, Shopping, Social Events/Outings, Theater and Movies
- Special programs & services: Memory Care, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy
Licensed beds: 5 · For-Profit · Operator since 2012 · Fines: $5,000 · 1773 HAYS ST, PALM BAY, FL, 32907 · (321) 327-2936
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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 Oct 2024. 7 operational inspection(s) on record, including 1 complaint investigation(s) of which 1 substantiated. 7 deficiency citation(s), 100% corrected. Recurring findings: Resident Care (cited in 2 inspections).
Oct 14, 2024 · Standard
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2024
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2024
Aug 21, 2024 · Monitor
- Emergency Environmental Control (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2024
May 31, 2022 · Complaint
- Resident Care (Class 2) — corrected Aug 2022
- Background Screening Clearinghouse (Class Unclassified) — corrected Aug 2022
Oct 20, 2020 · Standard
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2021
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2021
Aug 29, 2018 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Aug 30, 2016 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Sep 25, 2014 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.