65 beds - large communityLicense status: Provisional

Best Care Senior Living At Sarasota LLC

4450 8th Street, Sarasota, FL 34232 - Sarasota County

Call (941) 377-3231 View on map State record

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 I

Immediate danger, death or serious harm to a resident

Class II

Direct threat to resident health, safety or security

Class III

Indirect threat to resident health, safety or security

Inspection history

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

Jul 16, 2026Complaint investigation
No deficiencies cited
Jul 9, 2026Complaint investigation
3 deficiencies cited
- Class 1Resident Care - Rights & Facility ProceduresCorrected Jul 16, 2026
- Class 1Resident Care - Elopement StandardsCorrected Jul 16, 2026
- Class 2Medication - Labeling and OrdersCorrected Jul 16, 2026
Apr 28, 2026Standard
2 deficiencies cited
- Class 3Medication - Assistance with Self-adminNo correction date
- Class 3Background Screening ClearinghouseCorrected Jul 9, 2026
Dec 5, 2025Complaint investigation
3 deficiencies cited
- Class 1Resident Care - SupervisionCorrected Dec 31, 2025
- Class 1Resident Care - Rights & Facility ProceduresCorrected Dec 31, 2025
- Class 1Staffing Standards - AdministratorsCorrected Dec 31, 2025
Jul 24, 2025Complaint investigation
No deficiencies cited
Jan 23, 2024Standard
1 deficiency cited
- Class 3Staffing Standards - StaffCorrected Feb 23, 2024
Mar 16, 2021Standard
7 deficiencies cited
- Class 3Staffing Standards - StaffCorrected Apr 24, 2021
- Class 3Training - Staff In-serviceCorrected Apr 24, 2021
- Class 3Training - First Aid and CPRCorrected May 10, 2021
- Class 3Training - Do Not Resuscitate OrdersCorrected Apr 24, 2021
- Class 3Training - Documentation & MonitoringCorrected Apr 24, 2021
- Class 4Background Screening ClearinghouseCorrected Apr 24, 2021
- Class 3Emergency Management PlanningCorrected Apr 24, 2021
Dec 16, 2020Complaint investigation
No deficiencies cited
Jan 27, 2020Complaint investigation
2 deficiencies cited
- Class 4Training - Documentation & MonitoringCorrected Mar 6, 2020
- Class 4Records - StaffCorrected Mar 6, 2020
Dec 9, 2019Complaint investigation
12 deficiencies cited
- Class 3Resident Care - SupervisionCorrected Jan 9, 2020
- Class 3Staffing Standards - StaffCorrected Mar 6, 2020
- Class 3Training - Staff In-serviceCorrected Mar 6, 2020
- Class 3Training - HIV/AidsCorrected Jan 9, 2020
- Class 3Training - First Aid and CPRCorrected Jan 9, 2020
- Class 3Training - Assis Self-admin Meds & Med MgmtCorrected Jan 9, 2020
- Class 3Training - AdrdCorrected Jan 9, 2020
- Class 3Training - Do Not Resuscitate OrdersCorrected Jan 9, 2020
- Class 3Food Service - Dietary StandardsCorrected Jan 9, 2020
- Class 3ECC - TrainingCorrected Jan 9, 2020
- Class 4Background Screening ClearinghouseCorrected Jan 9, 2020
- Class 4Background Screening-compliance AttestationCorrected Mar 6, 2020
Sep 4, 2019Complaint investigation
No deficiencies cited
May 2, 2019Complaint investigation
No deficiencies cited

Showing the 12 most recent of 42 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
Fine	Survey	Apr 3, 2026	$30,000
Change of ownership occurred	Not stated	Mar 31, 2026	-
Fine	Survey	May 7, 2020	$4,000
Fine	Survey	Mar 12, 2020	$600
Fine	Survey	Oct 23, 2018	$1,500
Fine	Reporting	May 20, 2018	$500
Fine	Survey	Apr 17, 2018	$1,500
Fine	Survey	Jul 18, 2017	$1,000
Fine	Reporting	Jun 28, 2016	$500
Fine	Reporting	May 25, 2016	$500
Fine	Reporting	May 25, 2016	$500
Fine	Survey	Nov 28, 2012	$1,500

Showing 12 of 13 recorded actions.

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
Music Programs
Shopping
Social Events/Outings
Theater and Movies

Consumer Information

Bed Hold Policy

Special Programs and Services

Memory Care
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Speech Therapy

Facility record

License number: 9381
License status: Provisional
Licensed capacity: 65 beds
Rooms: 10 private, 30 shared
Beds by payment type: 15 private pay, 50 state supplement
Nurse on staff: Yes, part time, contracted
Administrator: Taneisha Johnson-lewis
Licensee: Best Care Senior Living At Sarasota LLC
Current license issued: Mar 31, 2026
License expires: Sep 30, 2026

Payment and coverage

Medicaid assisted living waiver
Medicaid assistive care services
Optional State Supplement beds (50)
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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