THE GENTLE SHEPHERD ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY, INC. — Assisted Living in Kissimmee, Florida

The Gentle Shepherd Assisted Living Facility, INC. is a 6-bed assisted living facility in Kissimmee, Florida. Its CareQED Score is 64 out of 100 (Mixed record), based on Florida AHCA inspection findings. AHCA records show no serious (Class 1 or 2) violations. It accepts Medicaid. It has operated under Gentle Shepherd Assisted Living Facility, INC. for about 16 years.

The facility's record is comparatively clean with no serious findings or enforcement actions on file. Recurring citations have centered on staff training, staffing standards, medication handling, resident care, emergency environmental controls, and background screening, and the agency records show those issues were corrected; the pattern across inspections looks generally steady to improving despite a recent inspection that noted more items than the prior few.

CareQED Score

CareQED Score: 64/100 — 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)

Care & Payment

Activities & Services

Licensed beds: 6 · For-Profit · Operator since 2009 · 1707 WEST OAK STREET, KISSIMMEE, FL, 34741 · (407) 932-0084

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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 Jan 2026. 17 operational inspection(s) on record, including 2 complaint investigation(s) of which 2 substantiated. 61 deficiency citation(s), 100% corrected. Recurring findings: Training (cited in 8 inspections), Staffing Standards (cited in 5 inspections), Medication (cited in 3 inspections), Resident Care (cited in 3 inspections), Emergency Environmental Control (cited in 3 inspections), Background Screening Clearinghouse (cited in 3 inspections), Food Service (cited in 3 inspections), Background Screening-compliance Attestation (cited in 2 inspections), Admissions (cited in 2 inspections), Records (cited in 2 inspections).

Jan 21, 2026 · Standard

  • Medication (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2026
  • Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2026
  • Alzheimer Disease/dementia; Training (Class Unclassified) — corrected Feb 2026
  • Training (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2026
  • Training (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2026
  • Training (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2026
  • Medication (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2026

Dec 1, 2025 · Complaint

  • Emergency Environmental Control (Class Unclassified) — corrected Jan 2026

Oct 28, 2025 · Complaint

  • Reporting Requirements; Electronic Submission (Class Unclassified) — corrected Dec 2025

Oct 2, 2024 · Monitor

No deficiencies cited.

Jan 24, 2024 · Standard

  • In-person Visitation (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2024

Nov 9, 2021 · Standard

  • Training (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2022
  • Training (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2022
  • Training (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2022
  • Training (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2022
  • Background Screening-compliance Attestation (Class 4) — corrected Jan 2022
  • Training (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2022
  • Background Screening Clearinghouse (Class 4) — corrected Jan 2022
  • Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2022
  • Background Screening; Prohibited Offenses (Class 4) — corrected Jan 2022

Sep 9, 2019 · Standard

  • Training (Class 3) — corrected Nov 2019

Jun 24, 2019 · Standard

  • Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Nov 2019
  • Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2019
  • Emergency Plan Approval (Class 3) — corrected Nov 2019
  • Admissions (Class 3) — corrected Nov 2019
  • Medication (Class 3) — corrected Nov 2019
  • Background Screening Clearinghouse (Class 4) — corrected Sep 2019
  • Results Of Screening & Notification In File (Class 4) — corrected Sep 2019
  • Training (Class 3) — corrected Nov 2019
  • Medication (Class 3) — corrected Nov 2019
  • Background Screening-compliance Attestation (Class 4) — corrected Sep 2019
  • Training (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2019
  • Training (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2019
  • Medication (Class 3) — corrected Nov 2019
  • Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Nov 2019
  • Food Service (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2019
  • Admissions (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2019
  • Emergency Environmental Control (Class 3) — corrected Nov 2019

Apr 26, 2019 · Monitor

  • Emergency Environmental Control (Class 4) — corrected Aug 2019

Aug 7, 2017 · Standard

  • Training (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2017
  • Training (Class 4) — corrected Oct 2017
  • Training (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2017
  • Food Service (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2017
  • Training (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2017
  • Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2017
  • Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2017
  • Background Screening Clearinghouse (Class 4) — corrected Oct 2017

Sep 9, 2015 · Standard

  • Risk Mgmt & QA; Liability Claim Report (Class 4) — corrected Dec 2015
  • Admissions (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2015
  • Training (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2015
  • Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2015
  • Resident Contracts (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2015
  • Records (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2015
  • Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2015
  • Food Service (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2015

Aug 4, 2014 · Monitor

No deficiencies cited.

Feb 13, 2014 · Monitor

No deficiencies cited.

Aug 22, 2013 · Standard

  • Medication (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2013
  • Training (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2013

Apr 30, 2013 · Monitor

  • Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2013
  • Training (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2013
  • Training (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2013

Dec 11, 2012 · Monitor

No deficiencies cited.

Jun 27, 2012 · Monitor

  • Records (Class 2) — corrected Sep 2012
  • Staffing Standards (Class 4) — corrected Sep 2012