Best Care Senior Living at Saint Joseph
Assisted living facility (ALF) in Tampa, Florida, licence 7338
4406 Melton Ave, Tampa, FL 33614 · Hillsborough County
- Licence
- 7338, licensed
- Licensed beds
- 84
- Medicaid waiver list
- No
- Specialty licences
- LMH
- Deficiencies cited
- 11 (3 Class I or II)
- Fines
- $15,500
Does Best Care Senior Living at Saint Joseph accept Medicaid?
Best Care Senior Living at Saint Joseph 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 Saint Joseph
AHCA doesn't collect prices, so the state record has no rate for Best Care Senior Living at Saint Joseph. 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 | 7338 |
| AHCA file number | 11911240 |
| Type | Assisted Living Facility |
| Status | Licensed |
| Ownership | For-Profit |
| First licensed | December 27, 2018 |
| Current licence | March 27, 2025 to March 26, 2027 |
On top of the standard ALF licence, Best Care Senior Living at Saint Joseph 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 Saint Joseph for 11 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 I (most serious) | 1 |
| Class II | 2 |
| Class III | 8 |
The record also lists 7 complaints to AHCA and 4 sanctions with $15,500 in fines.
| Action | Started | Fine | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fine | November 26, 2024 | $500 | - |
| Fine | October 31, 2024 | $5,000 | - |
| Fine | February 23, 2022 | $5,000 | - |
| Fine | September 28, 2021 | $5,000 | - |
| Fine | July 14, 2015 | $500 | - |
Beds and rooms
With 84 licensed beds, Best Care Senior Living at Saint Joseph is larger than the typical ALF in Tampa, where the median is 6.
- Licensed beds
- 84
- Private beds
- 10
- OSS beds
- 74
- Private rooms
- 10
- Shared rooms
- 37
Services Best Care Senior Living at Saint Joseph reports to the state
Best Care Senior Living at Saint Joseph reported these to AHCA. The state doesn't check them, so ask to see each one in person.
- Special programs
- Memory Care, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy
- Nurse availability
- 3rd Party Part-Time, Direct Part-Time
- Activities
- Arts and Crafts, Dancing, Games/Cards, Gardening, Music Programs, Shopping, Social Events/Outings, Theater and Movies, Yoga
- Languages spoken
- English, Spanish
- Payment accepted
- Insurance and/or HMO, Medicaid, Medicare, VA, Workers Compensation
- Adult day care
- Offered
- Bed hold policy
- Yes
Who owns and runs Best Care Senior Living at Saint Joseph
- Licensee
- Vida Serena Assisted Living Facility LLC
- Administrator
- Cristina Aruta
- Management company
- Best Care Senior Living LLC
- Changes of ownership
- 2
Other assisted living near Best Care Senior Living at Saint Joseph
- Aguila Adult Care Center II4011 N Habana Ave, Tampa 33607
- Aguila Assisted Living Facility4009 N Habana Ave, Tampa 33607
- Comfort Care ALF of Tampa Bay Inc2513 W Violet St, Tampa 33614
- Abuelo's Ana ALF Inc2741 W Leroy St, Tampa 33607
- Gardens of Time LLC4603 N Saint Vincent St, Tampa 33614
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 Saint Joseph, 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 Saint Joseph
Does Best Care Senior Living at Saint Joseph 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 Saint Joseph licensed for?
84 residents, its licensed bed count.
What did Florida inspectors find at Best Care Senior Living at Saint Joseph?
11 cited, 1 Class I and 2 Class II.
Who owns Best Care Senior Living at Saint Joseph?
The licensee is Vida Serena Assisted Living Facility LLC.
From the state record: Florida AHCA FloridaHealthFinder facility profile and the AHCA assisted living facility comparison.