69 beds - large community

Best Care Senior Living At Lecanto, LLC

4865 W Gulf To Lake Highway, Lecanto, FL 34461 - Citrus County

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Findings by severity

Florida sorts every inspection deficiency into a severity class, Class I being the most serious. These counts cover the state's current review period.

Class III

Indirect threat to resident health, safety or security

Inspection history

31 published surveys since September 2012, 18 of them complaint investigations. This is the full record, so it reaches further back than the review-period counts above.

Oct 22, 2025Complaint investigation
No deficiencies cited
Jul 31, 2025Complaint investigation
No deficiencies cited
Jun 17, 2025Standard
1 deficiency cited
- Class 3Food Service - Dietary StandardsCorrected Jul 8, 2025
Mar 20, 2025Monitor
No deficiencies cited
Feb 13, 2025Standard
No deficiencies cited
Sep 19, 2024Complaint investigation
No deficiencies cited
Jan 16, 2024Complaint investigation
No deficiencies cited
Aug 8, 2023Complaint investigation
No deficiencies cited
Sep 26, 2022Complaint investigation
No deficiencies cited
Aug 3, 2022Complaint investigation
No deficiencies cited
Mar 3, 2021Complaint investigation
1 deficiency cited
- Class 3Food Service - Dietary StandardsCorrected Apr 22, 2021
Nov 10, 2020Standard
3 deficiencies cited
- Class 3Admissions - Health AssessmentCorrected Jan 14, 2021
- Class 3Staffing Standards - StaffCorrected Jan 14, 2021
- Class 3Training - Staff In-serviceCorrected Jan 14, 2021

Showing the 12 most recent of 31 published surveys. The rest are on AHCA's public record search.

Legal actions on file

Formal actions the state took. Actions may predate the current owner.

Action	Reason	Initiated	Fine
Change of ownership occurred	Not stated	Mar 31, 2025	-
Change of ownership occurred	Not stated	Jun 28, 2018	-
Fine	Reporting	Jan 29, 2018	$500
Fine	Reporting	Jan 15, 2018	$500

What this home reports offering

Self-reported to the state by the facility. Confirm anything that matters to you.

Activities

Arts and Crafts
Dancing
Exercise Classes
Games/Cards
Gardening
Music Programs
Social Events/Outings
Theater and Movies

Consumer Information

Bed Hold Policy

Special Programs and Services

Audiology
Memory Care
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Speech Therapy

Facility record

License number: 12256
License status: Licensed
Licensed capacity: 69 beds
Rooms: 29 private, 20 shared
Beds by payment type: 29 private pay, 40 state supplement
Nurse on staff: Yes, 24 hours, contracted
Administrator: Ms Tammy J Baker
Licensee: Best Care Senior Living At Lecanto, LLC
Current license issued: Mar 31, 2025
License expires: Mar 30, 2027

Payment and coverage

Medicaid assisted living waiver
Medicaid assistive care services
Optional State Supplement beds (40)
VA benefits accepted
Insurance or HMO accepted

The waiver covers long-term care costs. Assistive care services covers personal care only. Optional State Supplement beds are set aside for low-income residents whose income does not cover room and board.

Languages spoken

English
Spanish

Questions worth asking

Which staff are awake overnight, and how many?
What is the monthly rate, and what is billed on top of it?
What happens if my parent's care needs increase?
Can I see the last inspection report and the plan of correction?

Source: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) licensing and survey records. Verified 2026-08-15. Every licensed home appears here whether or not it pays us.

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