Best Care Senior Living at Heritage Manor
Assisted living facility (ALF) in Tampa, Florida, licence 12795
1908 E 131st Ave, Tampa, FL 33612 · Hillsborough County
- Licence
- 12795, licensed
- Licensed beds
- 40
- Medicaid waiver list
- No
- Specialty licences
- LMH
- Deficiencies cited
- 14
- Fines
- $1,000
Does Best Care Senior Living at Heritage Manor accept Medicaid?
Best Care Senior Living at Heritage Manor isn't on AHCA's Medicaid waiver list. It does tell the state it accepts Medicaid as a form of payment, which can mean another Medicaid service such as Assistive Care Services. Ask which Medicaid program it bills before you count on it.
It also has Optional State Supplement beds. OSS is a Florida cash payment that helps residents with a low income pay an ALF's rent.
See ALFs that accept Medicaid in Tampa and every Florida ALF on the waiver list, or read how the Medicaid waiver for assisted living works.
Monthly cost at Best Care Senior Living at Heritage Manor
AHCA doesn't collect prices, so the state record has no rate for Best Care Senior Living at Heritage Manor. The CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025 puts the Florida median at $5,610 a month for a private one-bedroom unit, against $6,200 for the US.
Ask for the written rates: what the base fee covers, what each level of care adds and how much notice you get before a rise. Our guide to the cost of assisted living in Florida covers the ways to pay.
Licence and the care it may give
| Licence detail | From the AHCA record |
|---|---|
| Licence number | 12795 |
| AHCA file number | 11968965 |
| Type | Assisted Living Facility |
| Status | Licensed |
| Ownership | For-Profit |
| First licensed | December 31, 2015 |
| Current licence | May 16, 2026 to May 15, 2028 |
On top of the standard ALF licence, Best Care Senior Living at Heritage Manor holds one specialty licence:
- Limited Mental Health (LMH) is for homes that take three or more residents living with a mental illness who receive state support.
State inspections, complaints and fines
Florida inspectors cited Best Care Senior Living at Heritage Manor for 14 deficiencies on the AHCA comparison record. Class I is the most serious, a risk of death or serious harm; Class IV is the least.
| Class | Cited |
|---|---|
| Class III | 14 |
The record also lists 3 complaints to AHCA and 1 sanction with $1,000 in fines.
| Action | Started | Fine | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fine | August 4, 2023 | $1,000 | - |
| Fine | July 14, 2020 | $3,000 | - |
Beds and rooms
With 40 licensed beds, Best Care Senior Living at Heritage Manor is larger than the typical ALF in Tampa, where the median is 6.
- Licensed beds
- 40
- OSS beds
- 40
- Private rooms
- 0
- Shared rooms
- 40
Services Best Care Senior Living at Heritage Manor reports to the state
Best Care Senior Living at Heritage Manor reported these to AHCA. The state doesn't check them, so ask to see each one in person.
- Special programs
- Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy
- Nurse availability
- 3rd Party 24hr, Direct Part-Time
- Activities
- Arts and Crafts, Dancing, Games/Cards, Gardening, Music Programs, Shopping, Social Events/Outings, Theater and Movies
- Languages spoken
- Arabic, Creole, English, Spanish
- Payment accepted
- Medicaid, Medicare, VA
- Adult day care
- Offered
- Bed hold policy
- Yes
Who owns and runs Best Care Senior Living at Heritage Manor
- Licensee
- Heritage Manor Asisted Living Facility Corp
- Administrator
- Cristina Aruta
- Management company
- Best Care Senior Living LLC
Other assisted living near Best Care Senior Living at Heritage Manor
- Arbor Village Inc13107 North 22nd St, Tampa 33612
- Shady Oaks Living Center, Inc2208 E 138th Ave, Tampa 33613
- David Caring Home Corp2601 Campus Hill Dr, Tampa 33612
- Great American Assisted Living Community at Tampa11722 North 17th Street, Tampa 33612
- Seacoast at Uptown Oaks12250 N 22nd Street, Tampa 33612
See also all assisted living in Tampa, memory care in Tampa and nursing homes in Tampa.
Florida rules that apply here
AHCA licenses and inspects every assisted living facility in Florida under Chapter 429 of the Florida Statutes and rule chapter 59A-36. Those rules set who a home may admit, the staff training it needs, how it helps with medication and the 45 days' notice it must give before a discharge.
Our plain guide to Florida assisted living regulations walks through each one, and how to complain to AHCA if something goes wrong.
Is this your facility?
If you run Best Care Senior Living at Heritage Manor, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Best Care Senior Living at Heritage Manor
Does Best Care Senior Living at Heritage Manor accept Medicaid?
It reports Medicaid as a payment form but isn't on the waiver list.
How many residents is Best Care Senior Living at Heritage Manor licensed for?
40 residents, its licensed bed count.
What did Florida inspectors find at Best Care Senior Living at Heritage Manor?
14 cited, 0 Class I and 0 Class II.
Who owns Best Care Senior Living at Heritage Manor?
The licensee is Heritage Manor Asisted Living Facility Corp.
From the state record: Florida AHCA FloridaHealthFinder facility profile and the AHCA assisted living facility comparison.