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Florida ALF Deficiency Trends and Process Intelligence
Public AHCA survey and deficiency data translated into practical quality and process intelligence for Florida assisted living facilities. See what similar facilities are being cited for and which operating processes may deserve review. Historical patterns do not predict a facility’s present condition.
Retained statewide baseline
3,017 Florida assisted living facilities
Care Reliability's retained published dataset includes AHCA inspection intelligence for 3,017 Florida assisted living facilities. Patterns are shown across facilities; this is not a facility score or ranking.
- Data through
- September 8, 2026
- Last analytics refresh
- September 8, 2026
AHCA Survey & Deficiency Watch
Validated counts, rates, tags, classes, recurrence, and survey patterns from the shared statewide report tables.
Open the current watchWhat Went Wrong?
Factual AHCA findings paired with clearly bounded, potential process vulnerabilities another facility can examine.
Review the topicsProcess Control Check
Controlled high-level process sequences for examining handoffs, verification, ownership, and closure.
Review the checksStatewide report tables
AHCA Survey & Deficiency Watch
Select a validated period. Every number below was generated from the same published analytics version used by the family facility histories.
Data period: August 10, 2026 through September 8, 2026
- Inspections represented
- 106Includes 33 monitor/follow-up events, shown separately below.
- Inspections with retained rows
- 45
- Retained source rows
- 164
- Facilities inspected
- 105
- Class I findings
- 1
- Class II findings
- 10
- Most frequently cited area
- Resident Care25 findings
Inspection context: 30 Standard · 43 Complaint · 33 Monitor/follow-up. Rate numerators and denominators use substantive inspections and exclude Monitor/follow-up activity. Category shares use all retained source rows; category presence uses the distinct substantive inspections containing that category.
Frequency, not a quality ranking
Most Frequently Cited Areas
Category share uses all retained source rows in the selected period. Inspection presence uses substantive inspections in the same period.
Resident Care
25 source rows across 15 inspections and 15 facilities
15.2% of all retained rowsPresent in 19.2% of 73 substantive inspectionsdecreasing: 25 findings in this period vs 46 in the previous equivalent period; inspection-presence rate 19.2% vs 21.8%.
I 0 · II 4 · III 19 · IV 0 · Unclassified 2Underlying AHCA tags
A0032 — RESIDENT CARE - ELOPEMENT STANDARDS
10 findings · 10 facilities · 10 inspections
Operational area: Elopement Prevention
I 0 · II 0 · III 8 · IV 0 · Unclassified 2A0025 — RESIDENT CARE - SUPERVISION
5 findings · 5 facilities · 5 inspections
Operational area: Resident Care
I 0 · II 3 · III 2 · IV 0 · Unclassified 0A0031 — RESIDENT CARE - THIRD PARTY SERVICES
2 findings · 2 facilities · 2 inspections
Operational area: Resident Care
I 0 · II 0 · III 2 · IV 0 · Unclassified 0A0033 — PHYSICAL RESTRAINTS
2 findings · 2 facilities · 2 inspections
Operational area: Resident Care
I 0 · II 0 · III 2 · IV 0 · Unclassified 0Medication Management
22 source rows across 13 inspections and 13 facilities
13.4% of all retained rowsPresent in 16.4% of 73 substantive inspectionsdecreasing: 22 findings in this period vs 53 in the previous equivalent period; inspection-presence rate 16.4% vs 18.6%.
I 0 · II 2 · III 20 · IV 0 · Unclassified 0Underlying AHCA tags
A0052 — MEDICATION - ASSISTANCE WITH SELF-ADMIN
9 findings · 9 facilities · 9 inspections
Operational area: Medication Management
I 0 · II 1 · III 8 · IV 0 · Unclassified 0A0055 — MEDICATION - STORAGE AND DISPOSAL
4 findings · 4 facilities · 4 inspections
Operational area: Medication Management
I 0 · II 1 · III 3 · IV 0 · Unclassified 0A0056 — MEDICATION - LABELING AND ORDERS
4 findings · 4 facilities · 4 inspections
Operational area: Medication Management
I 0 · II 0 · III 4 · IV 0 · Unclassified 0A0054 — MEDICATION - RECORDS
3 findings · 3 facilities · 3 inspections
Operational area: Medication Management
I 0 · II 0 · III 3 · IV 0 · Unclassified 0Admission and Continued Residency
19 source rows across 14 inspections and 14 facilities
11.6% of all retained rowsPresent in 19.2% of 73 substantive inspectionsNo publication-eligible directional trend is shown for this period.
I 0 · II 0 · III 19 · IV 0 · Unclassified 0Underlying AHCA tags
A0008 — ADMISSIONS - HEALTH ASSESSMENT
9 findings · 9 facilities · 9 inspections
Operational area: Admission
I 0 · II 0 · III 9 · IV 0 · Unclassified 0A0010 — ADMISSIONS - CONTINUED RESIDENCY
8 findings · 8 facilities · 8 inspections
Operational area: Admission
I 0 · II 0 · III 8 · IV 0 · Unclassified 0A0040 — RESIDENT EDUCATION- VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM (V
2 findings · 2 facilities · 2 inspections
Operational area: Admission
I 0 · II 0 · III 2 · IV 0 · Unclassified 0Resident Rights
16 source rows across 13 inspections and 13 facilities
9.8% of all retained rowsPresent in 16.4% of 73 substantive inspectionsNo publication-eligible directional trend is shown for this period.
I 0 · II 1 · III 14 · IV 0 · Unclassified 1Underlying AHCA tags
A0030 — RESIDENT CARE - RIGHTS & FACILITY PROCEDURES
11 findings · 11 facilities · 11 inspections
Operational area: Resident Care
I 0 · II 1 · III 9 · IV 0 · Unclassified 1A0167 — RESIDENT CONTRACTS
3 findings · 3 facilities · 3 inspections
Operational area: Administration and Governance
I 0 · II 0 · III 3 · IV 0 · Unclassified 0A0170 — RESIDENT REFUND POLICY
2 findings · 2 facilities · 2 inspections
Operational area: Administration and Governance
I 0 · II 0 · III 2 · IV 0 · Unclassified 0Staffing
15 source rows across 10 inspections and 10 facilities
9.1% of all retained rowsPresent in 12.3% of 73 substantive inspectionsdecreasing: 15 findings in this period vs 36 in the previous equivalent period; inspection-presence rate 12.3% vs 17.3%.
I 0 · II 1 · III 13 · IV 1 · Unclassified 0Underlying AHCA tags
A0078 — STAFFING STANDARDS - STAFF
8 findings · 8 facilities · 8 inspections
Operational area: Staffing
I 0 · II 1 · III 7 · IV 0 · Unclassified 0A0079 — STAFFING STANDARDS - LEVELS
3 findings · 3 facilities · 3 inspections
Operational area: Staffing
I 0 · II 0 · III 3 · IV 0 · Unclassified 0A0161 — RECORDS - STAFF
3 findings · 3 facilities · 3 inspections
Operational area: Staffing
I 0 · II 0 · III 2 · IV 1 · Unclassified 0A0077 — STAFFING STANDARDS - ADMINISTRATORS
1 findings · 1 facilities · 1 inspections
Operational area: Staffing
I 0 · II 0 · III 1 · IV 0 · Unclassified 0Staff Training and Competency
13 source rows across 8 inspections and 8 facilities
7.9% of all retained rowsPresent in 11.0% of 73 substantive inspectionsNo publication-eligible directional trend is shown for this period.
I 0 · II 0 · III 12 · IV 0 · Unclassified 1Underlying AHCA tags
A0083 — TRAINING - FIRST AID AND CPR
5 findings · 5 facilities · 5 inspections
Operational area: Staff Training
I 0 · II 0 · III 5 · IV 0 · Unclassified 0A0084 — TRAINING - ASSIS SELF-ADMIN MEDS & MED MGMT
3 findings · 3 facilities · 3 inspections
Operational area: Staff Training
I 0 · II 0 · III 3 · IV 0 · Unclassified 0A0081 — TRAINING - STAFF IN-SERVICE
2 findings · 2 facilities · 2 inspections
Operational area: Staff Training
I 0 · II 0 · III 2 · IV 0 · Unclassified 0A0082 — TRAINING - HIV/AIDS
1 findings · 1 facilities · 1 inspections
Operational area: Staff Training
I 0 · II 0 · III 1 · IV 0 · Unclassified 0Memory Care and ADRD
9 source rows across 9 inspections and 9 facilities
5.5% of all retained rowsPresent in 12.3% of 73 substantive inspectionsNo publication-eligible directional trend is shown for this period.
I 0 · II 0 · III 7 · IV 0 · Unclassified 2Underlying AHCA tags
ZZ875 — ALZHEIMER DISEASE/DEMENTIA; TRAINING
9 findings · 9 facilities · 9 inspections
Operational area: Memory Care
I 0 · II 0 · III 7 · IV 0 · Unclassified 2Emergency Management
7 source rows across 7 inspections and 7 facilities
4.3% of all retained rowsPresent in 8.2% of 73 substantive inspectionsdecreasing: 7 findings in this period vs 21 in the previous equivalent period; inspection-presence rate 8.2% vs 12.8%.
I 0 · II 1 · III 4 · IV 0 · Unclassified 2Underlying AHCA tags
ZZ830 — EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING
5 findings · 5 facilities · 5 inspections
Operational area: Emergency Management
I 0 · II 0 · III 3 · IV 0 · Unclassified 2A0182 — EMERGENCY MGMT - PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
2 findings · 2 facilities · 2 inspections
Operational area: Emergency Management
I 0 · II 1 · III 1 · IV 0 · Unclassified 0
Category disclosure: Care Reliability uses provisional organizational labels to group AHCA tags. The raw AHCA tag and requirement title remain authoritative. Unmapped source requirements remain in the archived period total; administrative initial-comment entries are accounted for separately above.
AHCA classification
Class I & II Finding Watch
Source-grounded Class I and II occurrences in the selected period. This is an aggregate watch, not a ranked facility list.
- Class I findings
- 1
- Class II findings
- 10
Review recent source records
| Survey date | Class | AHCA tag and requirement | County | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 28, 2026 | Class 2 | A0182 — EMERGENCY MGMT - PLAN IMPLEMENTATION | Miami-Dade | AHCA record |
| August 28, 2026 | Class 2 | A0078 — STAFFING STANDARDS - STAFF | Miami-Dade | AHCA record |
| August 28, 2026 | Class 2 | A0055 — MEDICATION - STORAGE AND DISPOSAL | Miami-Dade | AHCA record |
| August 28, 2026 | Class 2 | A0052 — MEDICATION - ASSISTANCE WITH SELF-ADMIN | Miami-Dade | AHCA record |
| August 27, 2026 | Class 1 | A0200 — EMERGENCY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL | Hillsborough | AHCA record |
| August 19, 2026 | Class 2 | A0025 — RESIDENT CARE - SUPERVISION | Pasco | AHCA record |
| August 18, 2026 | Class 2 | A0165 — RISK MGMT & QA | Hillsborough | AHCA record |
| August 18, 2026 | Class 2 | A0030 — RESIDENT CARE - RIGHTS & FACILITY PROCEDURES | Hillsborough | AHCA record |
| August 13, 2026 | Class 2 | A0025 — RESIDENT CARE - SUPERVISION | Orange | AHCA record |
| August 10, 2026 | Class 2 | A0027 — RESIDENT CARE - ARRANGEMENT FOR HEALTH CARE | Miami-Dade | AHCA record |
Observed distributions
Standard vs Complaint Survey Patterns
Each rate uses all inspections of that Standard or Complaint type as its denominator. These are observed distributions, not conclusions about danger or cause.
Complaint
- Inspections
- 43
- With retained source rows
- 19 ( 44.2%)
- Deficiency occurrences
- 42
- Mean per deficient inspection
- 2.21
Standard
- Inspections
- 30
- With retained source rows
- 23 ( 76.7%)
- Deficiency occurrences
- 104
- Mean per deficient inspection
- 4.52
Separate inspections, same area
Recurring Finding Areas
A recurring finding means the same AHCA tag or Care Reliability category appeared in more than one distinct inspection for the same facility during the 730-day professional analysis window.
Resident Care
170
facilities with the category in separate inspections
19.7% of the 864 facilities with at least one finding in this area
Medication Management
152
facilities with the category in separate inspections
18.3% of the 829 facilities with at least one finding in this area
Staffing
103
facilities with the category in separate inspections
12.0% of the 859 facilities with at least one finding in this area
Staff Training and Competency
85
facilities with the category in separate inspections
11.7% of the 725 facilities with at least one finding in this area
Resident Rights
73
facilities with the category in separate inspections
12.8% of the 569 facilities with at least one finding in this area
Admission and Continued Residency
61
facilities with the category in separate inspections
12.9% of the 473 facilities with at least one finding in this area
Physical Plant and Environment
53
facilities with the category in separate inspections
10.7% of the 496 facilities with at least one finding in this area
Emergency Management
45
facilities with the category in separate inspections
10.2% of the 441 facilities with at least one finding in this area
Recurrence describes repeated source categories across separate inspections. It does not, by itself, establish systemic failure or current noncompliance.
Shared inspection context
Findings That Often Appear Together
These category pairs appeared in the same AHCA inspection during the 730-day analysis window. Co-occurrence does not establish that one issue caused the other.
Staffing + Staff Training and Competency
Appeared together in 446 inspections across 424 facilities.
Medication Management + Resident Care
Appeared together in 414 inspections across 371 facilities.
Medication Management + Staffing
Appeared together in 409 inspections across 381 facilities.
Resident Care + Staffing
Appeared together in 401 inspections across 371 facilities.
Resident Care + Staff Training and Competency
Appeared together in 326 inspections across 304 facilities.
Medication Management + Staff Training and Competency
Appeared together in 313 inspections across 300 facilities.
365-day process-domain view
Operational Areas Behind the Findings
Process domains are Care Reliability's provisional organizational layer. They do not replace AHCA's tag or requirement title.
Medication Management
983
findings · 645 inspections · 528 facilities
22.6% inspection presence
Resident Care
877
findings · 635 inspections · 532 facilities
22.1% inspection presence
Staff Training
723
findings · 416 inspections · 393 facilities
14.8% inspection presence
Staffing
656
findings · 518 inspections · 483 facilities
18.0% inspection presence
Administration and Governance
496
findings · 422 inspections · 386 facilities
14.5% inspection presence
Admission
385
findings · 337 inspections · 307 facilities
12.1% inspection presence
Emergency Management
351
findings · 311 inspections · 297 facilities
10.8% inspection presence
Physical Environment
327
findings · 324 inspections · 315 facilities
11.2% inspection presence
Regional context
Southwest Florida Snapshot
Compare Lee County, Collier County, the two-county region, and Florida using both counts and inspection-normalized rates.
Controlled operational framing
What Went Wrong?
These topics were selected from frequently observed 365-day AHCA tags. The source finding is factual; the process vulnerabilities are general possibilities for another facility to examine.
AHCA finding
Medication documentation
A0054 — MEDICATION - RECORDS
214 findings across 214 inspections in the current 365-day report.
What the requirement addresses
AHCA's published requirement addresses medication records and the documentation used to support medication administration.
Where this can fail operationally
Potential process vulnerabilities include order changes that do not reach every record, incomplete reconciliation, missed documentation, or unclear ownership for resolving discrepancies.
The public AHCA record does not establish the facility's internal root cause.
What another facility can learn
Trace each medication change from receipt through the pharmacy, medication availability, the MAR, administration, documentation, and exception closure.
AHCA finding
Staff in-service training
A0081 — TRAINING - STAFF IN-SERVICE
244 findings across 244 inspections in the current 365-day report.
What the requirement addresses
AHCA's published requirement addresses staff in-service training.
Where this can fail operationally
Potential process vulnerabilities include incomplete training records, missed renewal dates, unclear role requirements, or no verification that learning transferred into daily work.
The public AHCA record does not establish the facility's internal root cause.
What another facility can learn
Define required training by role, make due dates visible, and verify both completion and practical competency.
AHCA finding
Admission and continued residency
A0010 — ADMISSIONS - CONTINUED RESIDENCY
222 findings across 222 inspections in the current 365-day report.
What the requirement addresses
AHCA's published requirement addresses admission and continued-residency conditions.
Where this can fail operationally
Potential process vulnerabilities include incomplete admission information, changes in resident needs that are not reassessed, or unclear escalation when the current care setting may no longer match those needs.
The public AHCA record does not establish the facility's internal root cause.
What another facility can learn
Build explicit checkpoints for admission decisions, reassessment triggers, ownership, escalation, and documented closure.
AHCA finding
Resident records
A0162 — RECORDS - RESIDENT
243 findings across 243 inspections in the current 365-day report.
What the requirement addresses
AHCA's published requirement addresses resident records.
Where this can fail operationally
Potential process vulnerabilities include information split across systems, inconsistent updates, missing handoffs, or records that do not reflect how the work was completed.
The public AHCA record does not establish the facility's internal root cause.
What another facility can learn
Identify the authoritative record for each decision, define who updates it, and reconcile conflicting information before frontline work continues.
AHCA finding
Elopement safeguards
A0032 — RESIDENT CARE - ELOPEMENT STANDARDS
246 findings across 246 inspections in the current 365-day report.
What the requirement addresses
AHCA's published requirement addresses elopement standards.
Where this can fail operationally
Potential process vulnerabilities include incomplete risk communication, safeguards that depend on memory, unclear response roles, or missed escalation after a change in behavior.
The public AHCA record does not establish the facility's internal root cause.
What another facility can learn
Connect assessment, visible safeguards, shift handoff, alarm or observation checks, escalation authority, and incident follow-through.
Static, controlled guidance
Process Control Check
A high-level sequence for testing whether information, ownership, verification, and closure survive each handoff. These are educational prompts, not facility-specific findings.
Medication Order Reconciliation
Make each handoff visible so a medication change cannot disappear between receipt and administration.
- Physician order
- Receipt
- Pharmacy
- Medication availability
- MAR
- Administration
- Documentation
Hospital Return Reconciliation
Reconcile changed instructions before the returning resident's next time-sensitive care task.
- Transfer
- Discharge documents
- Medication changes
- New orders
- Wound and skin instructions
- EMR
- Staff communication
Dietary Order Verification
Carry the current diet order through production and verify the resident-meal match at service.
- Provider order
- EMR
- Kitchen list
- Meal production
- Resident identification
- Meal served
Read numbers in context
Methodology and Boundaries
Review sources, period definitions, denominators, provisional taxonomy, correction-date limits, and what these records cannot establish.
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A practical first step
Complimentary High-Level Process Map
Choose one operational workflow and Care Reliability will create a high-level map showing the major roles, handoffs, verification points, and closure steps.
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Request a Process MapTurn a statewide finding into a process question.
Read the underlying AHCA report and its dates before applying a pattern to your operation. A public citation does not establish the cause of a local failure.
Check the nursing-to-dietary handoff, review a hospital-return handoff, or choose a facility process tool. For focused consulting in Collier, Lee, and Charlotte Counties, discuss one recurring problem.
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