THE BEACON AT GULF BREEZE — Assisted Living in Gulf Breeze, Florida
The Beacon at Gulf Breeze is a 120-bed assisted living facility in Gulf Breeze, Florida. Its CareQED Score is 54 out of 100 (Notable concerns), based on Florida AHCA inspection findings. AHCA records include 2 serious (Class 1 or 2) violations. The record also includes 2 state sanctions or final orders, a formal enforcement signal. Care options include memory care. It accepts Medicaid. It has operated under Chp Gulf Breeze Fl Tenant Corp for about 10 years.
Serious findings are present and weigh heavily on the facility score, and the record also includes state sanctions that remain part of its enforcement history. Most citations involved medication management, resident care, staff training, risk management and adverse incident reporting; while cited deficiencies have been corrected and recent inspections show fewer issues than earlier ones, the prior serious findings and enforcement keep the overall picture mixed.
CareQED Score
CareQED Score: 54/100 — Notable 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: 2
- Class 3 violations: 7
- Class 4 violations: 0
- Unclassified: 0
- Substantiated complaints: 7
- Sanctions/final orders: 2
- Serious findings: 2
Care & Payment
- Memory care offered
- Accepts Medicaid
Activities & Services
- Nurse availability: Direct Part-Time
- Activities: Arts and Crafts, Cooking Classes, Dancing, Exercise Classes, Games/Cards, Gardening, Music Programs, Shopping, Social Events/Outings, Theater and Movies
- Special programs & services: Memory Care, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy
Licensed beds: 120 · For-Profit · Operator since 2015 · Fines: $10,000 · 4410 GULF BREEZE PARKWAY, GULF BREEZE, FL, 32563 · (850) 934-4306
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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 Dec 2025. 42 operational inspection(s) on record, including 23 complaint investigation(s) of which 4 substantiated. 21 deficiency citation(s), 100% corrected. Recurring findings: Medication (cited in 4 inspections), Resident Care (cited in 3 inspections), Training (cited in 2 inspections), Risk Mgmt & QA; Adverse Incident Report (cited in 2 inspections).
Dec 8, 2025 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Oct 14, 2025 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Dec 11, 2024 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jan 18, 2024 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Mar 21, 2023 · Complaint
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2023
- Resident Care (Class 2) — corrected Jun 2023
Nov 10, 2022 · Standard
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2023
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2023
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2023
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2023
Jul 26, 2022 · Complaint
- Risk Mgmt & QA (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2022
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2022
Feb 16, 2022 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Nov 2, 2021 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Aug 12, 2020 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jun 30, 2020 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Mar 16, 2020 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Sep 11, 2019 · Standard
- Emergency Plan Approval (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2019
Apr 11, 2018 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Mar 7, 2018 · Complaint
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2018
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2018
- Risk Mgmt & QA; Adverse Incident Report (Class 2) — corrected Apr 2018
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2018
- Resident Care (Class 2) — corrected Apr 2018
Sep 15, 2017 · Complaint
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2017
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2017
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2017
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2017
Jul 18, 2017 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Mar 23, 2017 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jan 31, 2017 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jan 31, 2017 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Oct 3, 2016 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Feb 10, 2016 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Aug 27, 2015 · Standard
- Risk Mgmt & QA; Adverse Incident Report (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2015
Aug 27, 2015 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
May 18, 2015 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Jan 15, 2015 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Dec 3, 2014 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Aug 18, 2014 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Aug 18, 2014 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Apr 3, 2014 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Apr 3, 2014 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Feb 12, 2014 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Feb 12, 2014 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Oct 11, 2013 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Jul 9, 2013 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jul 9, 2013 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Apr 18, 2013 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Jan 22, 2013 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Nov 5, 2012 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Sep 18, 2012 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jul 18, 2012 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jul 6, 2012 · Standard
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2012
- Food Service (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2012