THE MEADOWS OF SARASOTA SENIOR LIVING — Assisted Living in Sarasota, Florida
The Meadows of Sarasota Senior Living is a 75-bed assisted living facility in Sarasota, Florida. Its CareQED Score is 66 out of 100 (Mixed record), based on Florida AHCA inspection findings. AHCA records show no serious (Class 1 or 2) violations. The record also includes 2 state sanctions or final orders, a formal enforcement signal. It accepts the Medicaid Assisted Living waiver and VA benefits. It has operated under The Meadows of Sarasota LLC for about 4 years.
The record is comparatively clean with no current serious findings or active enforcement, and most issues have been routine in nature. Citations and substantiated complaints have centered on resident care, medication, the physical plant, food service, and staff training but have been corrected, and after earlier spikes the recent pattern of inspections shows fewer, generally resolved findings suggesting an improving trend.
CareQED Score
CareQED Score: 66/100 — 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: 0
- Class 3 violations: 9
- Class 4 violations: 0
- Unclassified: 0
- Substantiated complaints: 4
- Sanctions/final orders: 2
- Serious findings: 0
Care & Payment
- 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, Gardening, Music Programs, Shopping, Social Events/Outings, Theater and Movies
- Special programs & services: Pet Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy
Licensed beds: 75 · Not-For-Profit · Operator since 2022 · Fines: $1,300 · 1809 18TH STREET, SARASOTA, FL, 34234 · (941) 906-9217
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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 Jun 2025. 34 operational inspection(s) on record, including 20 complaint investigation(s) of which 8 substantiated. 39 deficiency citation(s), 100% corrected. Recurring findings: Resident Care (cited in 8 inspections), Medication (cited in 7 inspections), Physical Plant (cited in 5 inspections), Food Service (cited in 4 inspections), Training (cited in 2 inspections).
Jun 26, 2025 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Mar 20, 2025 · Standard
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2025
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2025
- Emergency Management Planning (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2025
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2025
- Food Service (Class 3) — corrected Jun 2025
Dec 27, 2023 · Complaint
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2024
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2024
Sep 26, 2023 · Standard
- Food Service (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2023
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2023
Dec 3, 2020 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Jun 9, 2020 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jan 6, 2020 · Complaint
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Apr 2020
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Feb 2020
Sep 5, 2019 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jun 13, 2019 · Standard
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2019
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2019
- Emergency Environmental Control (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2019
- Training (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2019
Jun 13, 2019 · Complaint
- Physical Plant (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2019
- Background Screening Clearinghouse (Class 4) — corrected Sep 2019
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2019
Jan 29, 2019 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Nov 8, 2018 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
May 29, 2018 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
May 29, 2018 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Nov 29, 2017 · Complaint
- Physical Plant (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2018
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Jan 2018
May 23, 2017 · Standard
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2017
- Physical Plant (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2017
- Food Service (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2017
May 23, 2017 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Feb 9, 2017 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Aug 10, 2016 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Aug 10, 2016 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Jul 5, 2016 · Complaint
- Fiscal (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2016
Mar 23, 2016 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Jul 15, 2015 · Standard
- Physical Plant (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2015
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2015
- Food Service (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2015
- Records (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2015
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2015
Jul 15, 2015 · Complaint
- Risk Mgmt & QA; Adverse Incident Report (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2015
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Sep 2015
Apr 21, 2015 · Complaint
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Jul 2015
Feb 25, 2015 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Jan 28, 2015 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
Aug 20, 2014 · Monitor
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2014
Feb 18, 2014 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Aug 1, 2013 · Standard
- Admissions (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2013
- Limited Nursing Services (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2013
- Medication (Class 3) — corrected Oct 2013
May 1, 2013 · Complaint
No deficiencies cited.
May 1, 2013 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Nov 6, 2012 · Monitor
No deficiencies cited.
Oct 16, 2012 · Complaint
- Resident Care (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2012
- Physical Plant (Class 3) — corrected Dec 2012