THE GARDENS ASSISTED LIVING & MEMORY CARE — Assisted Living in Crystal River, Florida
The Gardens Assisted Living & Memory Care is a 70-bed assisted living facility in Crystal River, Florida. Its CareQED Score is 90 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, limited nursing services (LNS). It accepts Medicaid and VA benefits. It has operated under Dos of Crystal River Alf/llc for about 21 years.
The facility’s record is comparatively clean with no serious findings or enforcement actions on file, which is the main reason for its Solid score. Citations have mostly been corrected with only a remaining open citation, and the recurring issues have centered on medication management, the physical plant, resident care, staffing standards, background screening, risk management and adverse incident reporting; the recent pattern looks modestly improving.
CareQED Score
CareQED Score: 90/100 — 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: 4
- Class 4 violations: 0
- Unclassified: 1
- Substantiated complaints: 5
- Sanctions/final orders: 0
- Serious findings: 0
Care & Payment
- Memory care offered
- Limited nursing services (LNS)
- Accepts Medicaid
- Accepts VA benefits
Activities & Services
- Nurse availability: None
- Activities: Arts and Crafts, Dancing, Exercise Classes, Games/Cards, Gardening, Music Programs, Shopping, Social Events/Outings, Theater and Movies
- Special programs & services: Memory Care
Licensed beds: 70 · For-Profit · Operator since 2005 · 10845 WEST GEM STREET, CRYSTAL RIVER, FL, 34428 · (352) 794-7601
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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 Mar 2026. 40 operational inspection(s) on record, including 31 complaint investigation(s) of which 12 substantiated. 39 deficiency citation(s), 97% corrected. Recurring findings: Medication (cited in 6 inspections), Physical Plant (cited in 6 inspections), Resident Care (cited in 4 inspections), Staffing Standards (cited in 3 inspections), Background Screening Clearinghouse (cited in 2 inspections), Risk Mgmt & QA; Adverse Incident Report (cited in 2 inspections), Training (cited in 2 inspections), Food Service (cited in 2 inspections), Admissions (cited in 2 inspections).
Mar 2, 2026 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jan 28, 2026 · Complaint
- Risk Mgmt & QA (Class Unclassified) — open
Jul 29, 2025 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
May 6, 2025 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Apr 29, 2024 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Apr 11, 2024 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Sep 21, 2023 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jan 5, 2023 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Nov 17, 2021 · Standard
- Infection Control Procedures (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2021
Aug 11, 2021 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jun 30, 2021 · Complaint
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2021
- Background Screening Clearinghouse (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2021
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2021
Dec 10, 2019 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Oct 30, 2019 · Complaint
- Background Screening Clearinghouse (Class 4) — corrected Nov 2019
Aug 28, 2019 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jun 20, 2019 · Standard
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2019
- Risk Mgmt & QA; Adverse Incident Report (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2019
May 31, 2019 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Apr 15, 2019 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Mar 8, 2019 · Complaint
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected May 2019
- Do Not Resuscitate Orders (dnros) (Class 3) — corrected May 2019
Oct 3, 2018 · Complaint
- Physical Plant (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2019
May 1, 2018 · Complaint
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2018
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2018
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2018
- Risk Mgmt & QA; Adverse Incident Report (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2018
Feb 28, 2018 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Oct 18, 2017 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Oct 6, 2017 · Complaint
- Emergency Plan Approval (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2017
Jul 6, 2017 · Standard
- Background Screening-compliance Attestation (Class 4) — corrected Dec 2017
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2017
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2017
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2017
- Physical Plant (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2017
- Food Service (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2017
- Admissions (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2017
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2017
May 10, 2017 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jan 5, 2017 · Complaint
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2017
Jan 5, 2016 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jul 30, 2015 · Standard
- Admissions (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2015
- Food Service (Class 4) — corrected Oct 2015
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2015
May 29, 2015 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Sep 23, 2014 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Sep 18, 2014 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Jul 9, 2014 · Complaint
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2014
Apr 3, 2014 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Nov 20, 2013 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Sep 30, 2013 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jul 2, 2013 · Standard
- Physical Plant (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2013
Apr 24, 2013 · Complaint
- Physical Plant (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2013
Jan 23, 2013 · Complaint
- Background Screening; Prohibited Offenses (Class 4) — corrected Mar 2013
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2013
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2013
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2013
Sep 18, 2012 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Jul 23, 2012 · Complaint
- Physical Plant (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2012
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2012