THE HARBOR HOUSE OF OCALA — Assisted Living in Dunnellon, Florida
The Harbor House of Ocala is a 60-bed assisted living facility in Dunnellon, Florida. Its CareQED Score is 81 out of 100 (Solid 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. It accepts the Medicaid Assisted Living waiver and VA benefits. It has operated under Harbor House Alf LLC for about 7 years.
Serious findings are present and weigh heavily in the score. Inspectors repeatedly cited training, medication handling, admissions procedures, resident care, food service, and the physical plant, and while those cited deficiencies have been corrected and no citations remain open, the prior state enforcement action and the pattern of repeat care areas keep the record conservative even as the most recent inspections show an improving trend.
CareQED Score
CareQED Score: 81/100 — 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: 1
- Class 3 violations: 6
- Class 4 violations: 0
- Unclassified: 0
- Substantiated complaints: 4
- Sanctions/final orders: 1
- Serious findings: 1
Care & Payment
- Accepts Medicaid Assisted Living waiver
- Accepts Medicaid
- Accepts VA benefits
Activities & Services
- Nurse availability: 3rd Party 24hr
- Activities: Arts and Crafts, Cooking Classes, Dancing, Exercise Classes, Games/Cards, Gardening, Music Programs, Shopping, Social Events/Outings, Theater and Movies, Yoga
- Special programs & services: Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy
Licensed beds: 60 · For-Profit · Operator since 2018 · Fines: $5,000 · 12080 SW HIGHWAY 484, DUNNELLON, FL, 34432 · (352) 489-9698
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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 Sep 2025. 27 operational inspection(s) on record, including 15 complaint investigation(s) of which 6 substantiated. 26 deficiency citation(s), 100% corrected. Recurring findings: Training (cited in 5 inspections), Medication (cited in 4 inspections), Admissions (cited in 3 inspections), Resident Care (cited in 2 inspections), Food Service (cited in 2 inspections), Physical Plant (cited in 2 inspections).
Sep 24, 2025 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
May 8, 2025 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Feb 25, 2025 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
May 9, 2024 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Nov 13, 2023 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jun 29, 2023 · Complaint
- Risk Mgmt & QA (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2023
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2023
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2023
- Reporting Requirements; Electronic Submission (Class 3) — corrected Nov 2023
- Admissions (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2023
Sep 27, 2022 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Mar 30, 2022 · Complaint
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected May 2022
Dec 30, 2020 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Aug 5, 2020 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
May 7, 2020 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Jan 16, 2020 · Complaint
- Emergency Environmental Control (Class 3) — corrected Mar 2020
Sep 10, 2019 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jun 12, 2019 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jan 10, 2019 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Oct 2, 2018 · Standard
No deficiencies cited.
Apr 9, 2018 · Complaint
- Background Screening Clearinghouse (Class 4) — corrected Jun 2018
Nov 28, 2017 · Complaint
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2018
May 22, 2017 · Complaint
- Food Service (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2017
- Physical Plant (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2017
- Background Screening; Prohibited Offenses (Class 4) — corrected Jul 2017
- Food Service (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2017
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2017
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2017
- Admissions (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2017
Jun 27, 2016 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Apr 3, 2015 · Monitor
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2015
Feb 5, 2015 · Monitor
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Aug 2015
Nov 13, 2014 · Standard
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2015
- Admissions (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2015
- Resident Care (Class 4) — corrected Feb 2015
- Staffing Standards (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2015
Sep 29, 2014 · Monitor
- Extended Congregate Care (Class 3) — corrected Nov 2014
Aug 26, 2013 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Dec 19, 2012 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Sep 19, 2012 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.