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1490 NW 21st St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311 · Assisted living · 47 licensed beds · Licensed

10 violation(s)/citation(s) on record

What the licence record says about this community

Florida licence type
Assisted living. One of 3,014 in Florida with this licence.
Licensed beds
47 — a mid-size community — the size most families picture as assisted living. Larger than 70% of licensed communities in Florida (state median 8).
Choices in this town
18 licensed communities in Fort Lauderdale.

State inspection record

Assisted living is licensed and inspected by the state, not by Medicare/Medicaid — so there is no federal 5-star rating. Below is this community’s record from the state licensing agency.

47
licensed beds
10
violations / citations on record
0
serious findings
10
state inspection records on file

Inspection & complaint findings

10 findings, most recent first.

  • A0026 — RESIDENT CARE - SOCIAL & LEISURE ACTIVITIES(2) SOCIAL AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES. Residents shall be encouraged to participate in social, recreational, educ2025-10-02
    RESIDENT CARE - SOCIAL & LEISURE ACTIVITIES(2) SOCIAL AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES. Residents shall be encouraged to participate in social, recreational, educational and other activities within the facility and the community. (a) The facility must provide an ongoing activities program. The program must provide diversified individual and group activities in keeping with each resident's needs, abilities,
  • A0036 — INFECTION CONTROL PROCEDURES(10) INFECTION CONTROL PROCEDURES. Facilities must provide services in a manner that reduces the risk of transmission of inf2025-10-02
    INFECTION CONTROL PROCEDURES(10) INFECTION CONTROL PROCEDURES. Facilities must provide services in a manner that reduces the risk of transmission of infectious diseases. (a) The facility must implement a hand hygiene program before and after the provision of personal services to residents whenever there is an expectation of possible exposure to infectious materials or bodily fluids. Hand hygiene m
  • A0054 — MEDICATION - RECORDS(5) MEDICATION RECORDS. (a) For residents who use a pill organizer managed in subsection (2), the facility must keep either the orig2025-10-02
    MEDICATION - RECORDS(5) MEDICATION RECORDS. (a) For residents who use a pill organizer managed in subsection (2), the facility must keep either the original labeled medication container; or a medication listing with the prescription number, the name and address of the issuing pharmacy, the health care provider's name, the resident's name, the date dispensed, the name and strength of the drug, and
  • A0055 — MEDICATION - STORAGE AND DISPOSAL(6) MEDICATION STORAGE AND DISPOSAL. (a) In order to accommodate the needs and preferences of residents and to encourag2025-10-02
    MEDICATION - STORAGE AND DISPOSAL(6) MEDICATION STORAGE AND DISPOSAL. (a) In order to accommodate the needs and preferences of residents and to encourage residents to remain as independent as possible, residents may keep their medications, both prescription and over-the-counter, in their possession both on or off the facility premises. Residents may also store their medication in their rooms or ap
  • A0056 — MEDICATION - LABELING AND ORDERS(7) MEDICATION LABELING AND ORDERS. (a) The facility may not store prescription drugs for self-administration, assistanc2025-10-02
    MEDICATION - LABELING AND ORDERS(7) MEDICATION LABELING AND ORDERS. (a) The facility may not store prescription drugs for self-administration, assistance with self-administration, or administration unless they are properly labeled and dispensed in accordance with Chapters 465 and 499, F.S., and Rule 64B16-28.108, F.A.C. If a customized patient medication package is prepared for a resident, and sep
  • A0078 — STAFFING STANDARDS - STAFF(2) STAFF. (a) Within 30 days after beginning employment, newly hired staff must submit a written statement from a health care2025-10-02
    STAFFING STANDARDS - STAFF(2) STAFF. (a) Within 30 days after beginning employment, newly hired staff must submit a written statement from a health care provider documenting that the individual does not have any signs or symptoms of communicable disease. The examination performed by the health care provider must have been conducted no earlier than 6 months before submission of the statement. Newly
  • A0081 — TRAINING - STAFF IN-SERVICE429.52 (1)(a) Each new assisted living facility employee who has not previously completed core training must attend a preserv2025-10-02
    TRAINING - STAFF IN-SERVICE429.52 (1)(a) Each new assisted living facility employee who has not previously completed core training must attend a preservice orientation provided by the facility before interacting with residents. The preservice orientation must be at least 2 hours in duration and cover topics that help the employee provide responsible care and respond to the needs of facility reside
  • A0152 — PHYSICAL PLANT - SAFE LIVING ENVIRON/OTHER(3) OTHER REQUIREMENTS. (a) All facilities must: 1. Provide a safe living environment pursuant to section 429.2025-10-02
    PHYSICAL PLANT - SAFE LIVING ENVIRON/OTHER(3) OTHER REQUIREMENTS. (a) All facilities must: 1. Provide a safe living environment pursuant to section 429.28(1)(a), F.S.; 2. Be maintained free of hazards; and, 3. Ensure that all existing architectural, mechanical, electrical and structural systems, and appurtenances are maintained in good working order. (b) Pursuant to section 429.27, F.S., residents
  • AL242 — LMH - RESPONSIBILITIES OF FACILITY429.075 (2) A facility that is licensed to provide services to mental health residents must provide appropriate superv2025-10-02
    LMH - RESPONSIBILITIES OF FACILITY429.075 (2) A facility that is licensed to provide services to mental health residents must provide appropriate supervision and staffing to provide for the health, safety, and welfare of such residents. 59A-36.020 (3) RESPONSIBILITIES OF FACILITY. In addition to the staffing and care standards of this rule chapter to provide for the welfare of residents in an assi
  • A0079 — STAFFING STANDARDS - LEVELS2025-01-07

What it costs around here

Typical monthly cost in Florida
$5,610/mo
Assisted living
$6,810/mo
Memory care†our estimate — not surveyed

Median private-pay cost, CareScout (Genworth) 2025 Cost of Care Survey — a regional midpoint, not any single community’s rate. Private rooms and higher care levels cost more; ask for a current quote. Project your own in the cost-of-care planner.

† Memory care is our estimate, not survey data: CareScout does not survey memory care, so we take the assisted-living median for the state and add $1,200/month — the typical secured-dementia-unit premium. It is a planning figure with no state-level detail behind it, and real memory-care pricing varies far more than that. Treat it as a starting point and ask the community for its own memory-care rate.

Estimated cost range · regional

In Florida, assisted living typically runs about $4,500–$6,750/month.

This is a regional estimate modeled from published survey data (the CareScout/Genworth state median, ±20%) — not this community’s actual price, which it sets privately. Ask the community for its current all-in monthly rate and what each care level adds.

Does this community take Medicaid?

Not published. Florida Agency for Health Care Administration does not record Medicaid acceptance in its licensing file, so we do not know — and we will not infer it from Florida’s waiver rules, because a state covering assisted living says nothing about whether this building accepts it. Ask the community directly, and get the run-out-of-money answer in writing.

Florida Medicaid helps pay for assisted living only in limited circumstances. A waiver pays for care, never for room and board. Which Florida waivers, waitlists and how to apply →

Cost

Assisted-living and memory-care prices are set by each community and not publicly disclosed — no state or federal source publishes them, and the “starting at” figures on referral sites are estimates, not this community’s real rate. Ask the community directly for its current monthly price and what it includes (base rent versus care-level add-ons and memory-care premiums).

Worried about someone here? How to report it

If you have seen something that concerns you — neglect, an injury, medication problems, or a resident who seems afraid — you do not need proof to report it. Reporting is what triggers an inspection, and inspections are what put a record on this page in the first place.

  • The state licensing agency — Florida Agency for Health Care Administration licenses this community and is the body that can inspect it and act on a complaint: Florida Health Finder ↗. Complaints can usually be made anonymously.
  • Your Long-Term Care Ombudsman — free, independent, and works for the resident, not the state or the company. They will visit and advocate. Find yours via the Eldercare Locator at 1-800-677-1116 or theconsumervoice.org/get_help ↗.
  • Adult Protective Services — for suspected abuse, neglect or financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult. The Eldercare Locator above routes you to your local APS office.
  • If someone is in immediate danger, call 911 first. Report to the agencies above afterwards — the two are separate, and one does not do the job of the other.

We are a data site, not a regulator: we cannot investigate or intervene, and there is no point reporting it to us. The three routes above are the ones with actual power.

Location & what’s nearby

Hospital
★★ 2/5 CMS · Emergency dept. usually open 24/7 · ER 24/7
Urgent care / clinic
NeuroMod1.0 mi
3115 NW 10th Ter · (954) 835-5252 · Call to confirm hours
Pharmacy
1905 N Andrews Ave · (954) 563-8407 · Call to confirm hours
Grocery
1923 NW 9th Ave · (954) 525-1140 · Call to confirm hours
Park
2201 NW 9th Ave · (954) 828-8943 · Typically dawn to dusk
Place of worship
1300 NW 19th Ct · (954) 527-4551

Nearest of each type, straight-line distance. Hospitals come from the CMS Hospital General Information registry; everything else from Overture Maps (public data). Hospital and park hours are typical — call ahead to confirm.

Source: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration inspection & complaint records (public record), last pulled from the state 2026-07-14.

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