Using the official record
How to check a Florida assisted living facility
Florida publishes an inspection record for every licensed assisted living facility. Here is how to read it: where to find a facility’s license, what the deficiency classes mean, and what complaints and sanctions record - the same records the InspectedCare Score is built from.
Step by step
- Look up the license. Start at the state's official facility locator, FloridaHealthFinder. Search by facility name or city to find its licensed assisted living profile. Every licensed facility has a profile keyed by its state license identifier.
- Read the deficiency classes. Inspection findings are recorded as deficiencies in four severity classes. Class 1 is the most severe (a direct, serious threat); Class 2 is serious; Class 3 is an indirect or moderate issue; Class 4 is minor or documentary. The state publishes the counts by class.
- Understand complaints and sanctions. Complaints are reports the state received and recorded about the facility. Sanctions are formal actions the state took, and fines are monetary penalties. These sit alongside the deficiency counts on the official record.
- Check license status. The record states whether the license is active, provisional, inactive, or in a review or litigation status. An inactive license means the facility is not currently operating under an active license.
What the deficiency classes mean
| Class | What it means |
|---|---|
| Class 1 | The most severe. A direct, serious threat. |
| Class 2 | Serious. |
| Class 3 | An indirect or moderate issue. |
| Class 4 | Minor or documentary. |
The official tools
- FloridaHealthFinder - the state facility locator and profiles, run by the Agency for Health Care Administration.
- Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) - the agency that licenses and inspects Florida assisted living facilities.
How InspectedCare uses the same records
The InspectedCare Score is computed from these exact records: the severity-class deficiency counts, weighted by class and expressed as a per-bed rate within a facility’s size band. Every score on the site links back to the facility’s official FloridaHealthFinder profile, so the record behind a score is one click away. Read the methodology.