Lakeland Senior AdvisorWhat does Florida license Best Care Senior Living at Cypress Gardens LLC in Winter Haven to do?
AHCA license #8947 covers Best Care Senior Living at Cypress Gardens LLC, an assisted living facility for up to 82 residents at 625 Overlook Dr in Winter Haven (33884), on a standard license with no specialty add-on, and the license period now in force ends March 30, 2028.
| Record | AHCA data |
|---|---|
| AHCA license number | 8947 |
| License status | Licensed |
| License category | Standard only |
| Licensed residents (beds) | 82 |
| Beds set aside for OSS residents | 60 |
| First licensed | March 30, 2026 |
| Current license period | 03/31/2026 to 03/30/2028 |
| Licensee (owner) on file | Best Care Senior Living at Cypress Gardens LLC (Not-For-Profit) |
| Management company on file | Best Care Senior Living LLC |
| Memory care listed in AHCA profile | Yes |
| Nurse availability reported | 3rd Party 24hr |
| Medicaid services listed | Assisted Living Waiver |
| Fixed generator reported | Not reported |
| Languages reported | Creole, English, Spanish |
Staff can assist with personal care and medications under the standard license, but recurring nursing tasks such as dressing a wound must be arranged with a separately licensed agency or nurse.
What have AHCA surveyors cited at Best Care Senior Living at Cypress Gardens LLC?
Since 2021, AHCA has posted 9 visits to Best Care Senior Living at Cypress Gardens LLC (3 standard surveys, 6 complaint or other visits) and 4 deficiencies in total; at the most recent standard survey, June 18, 2026, surveyors cited 0 deficiencies.
| Visit date | Type | Tag | Class | What AHCA cited | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/18/2026 | Standard | — | — | No deficiency cited | — |
| 09/29/2025 | Standard | A0010 | Class 3 | Admissions - Continued Residency | 10/30/2025 |
| 07/11/2025 | Monitor | — | — | No deficiency cited | — |
| 08/23/2023 | Complaint | — | — | No deficiency cited | — |
| 06/30/2023 | Standard | A0086 | Class 3 | Training - Adrd (10) Alzheimer'S Disease And Related Disorders ("Adrd") Training Requireme | 08/16/2023 |
| 06/30/2023 | Standard | AE210 | Class 3 | Ecc - Training (8) Extended Congregate Care (Ecc) Training. (A) The Administrator And Ecc | 08/16/2023 |
| 03/14/2023 | Complaint | A0011 | Class 3 | Admissions - Discharge (5) Discharge. If The Resident No Longer Meets The Criteria For Con | 05/02/2023 |
| 05/25/2022 | Complaint | — | — | No deficiency cited | — |
| 11/01/2021 | Complaint | — | — | No deficiency cited | — |
Sorted by severity class, the citations are 4 class 3. Florida ranks class I as the gravest and class IV as the mildest.
Across the 32 Polk County ALFs licensed for 40 or more residents, the latest standard survey cited a median of 1 deficiencies; here the count was 0.
Is there any AHCA fine or sanction on Best Care Senior Living at Cypress Gardens LLC's record?
Yes: 1 final sanction appear on this license's AHCA profile, with $2,500 in fines in all; the newest was initiated April 3, 2013.
| Initiated | Sanction | Basis | Fine |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 3, 2013 | Fine | Survey | $2,500 |
The administrator should be able to explain what was corrected after the latest case.
Has ownership of Best Care Senior Living at Cypress Gardens LLC changed hands?
Yes: the AHCA profile shows 1 change of ownership, the latest dated March 30, 2026.
New owners can change staffing, prices and policies, so ask who stayed through the sale, starting with the administrator and nurses.
How does Best Care Senior Living at Cypress Gardens LLC compare with other Polk County assisted living?
By AHCA's figures, its 82 beds are more than the median of 60 for all 43 licensed ALFs in Polk County; its first license dates back 0 years, against a county median of 5; the nearest other licensed ALF is Astoria Assisted Retirement Living, roughly 0.2 miles off.
| Facility | Miles away | License | Licensed beds | Last standard survey | Cites at that survey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astoria Assisted Retirement Living 701 Overlook Dr, 33884 | 0.2 | Standard only | 45 | 12/19/2024 | 3 |
| Best Care Senior Living at Winter Haven 1801 Lake Mariam Dr, 33884 | 1.2 | Standard + LMH | 66 | 04/15/2026 | 1 |
| The Meadows at Cypress Gardens, L.L.C. 3050 Woodmont Ave, 33884 | 1.4 | Standard + LMH | 145 | 12/29/2025 | 6 |
| Celebration Villa of Winter Haven Al 6110 Cypress Gardens Blvd, 33884 | 1.8 | Standard + LNS | 60 | 10/15/2025 | 6 |
| Celebration Villa of Winter Haven Mc 6120 Cypress Gardens Blvd, 33884 | 1.9 | Standard + LNS | 40 | 10/16/2025 | 5 |
How far is Best Care Senior Living at Cypress Gardens LLC from a hospital?
Winter Haven Hospital in Winter Haven is the closest acute-care hospital, roughly 3.1 miles away as the crow flies; next is AdventHealth Lake Wales, roughly 9.6 miles.
CMS's overall hospital star rating for Winter Haven Hospital is 3 of 5.
What should a family ask Best Care Senior Living at Cypress Gardens LLC before moving in?
Each question below comes from something in this facility's own state record:
- How will you comply with Florida's new memory care services license (s. 429.076), and have you applied for it?
- Are any of the 60 beds set aside for Optional State Supplementation residents open now?
- Which managers and nurses stayed through the recent change of ownership?
- No fixed generator is reported on your AHCA profile; how will you keep residents cool through a multi-day outage?
- Who is on duty between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m., and is at least one of them awake the whole night?
- May we take home the contract, with its full fee schedule and the 45-day notice terms, before deciding?
State record: AHCA FloridaHealthFinder profile · inspection history
