Best Care Senior Living at Sarasota LLC
Assisted living facility (ALF) in Sarasota, Florida, licence 9381
4450 8th Street, Sarasota, FL 34232 · Sarasota County
- Licence
- 9381, provisional
- Licensed beds
- 65
- Medicaid waiver list
- No
- Specialty licences
- Standard licence only
- Deficiencies cited
- 11 (6 Class I or II)
- Fines
- $30,000
Does Best Care Senior Living at Sarasota LLC accept Medicaid?
Best Care Senior Living at Sarasota LLC 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 Sarasota 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 Sarasota LLC
AHCA doesn't collect prices, so the state record has no rate for Best Care Senior Living at Sarasota. 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 | 9381 |
| AHCA file number | 11964934 |
| Type | Assisted Living Facility |
| Status | Provisional |
| Ownership | For-Profit |
| First licensed | March 31, 2026 |
| Current licence | October 1, 2026 to December 30, 2026 |
AHCA shows the licence as provisional. Ask the facility why, and check the AHCA profile before you sign.
Best Care Senior Living at Sarasota holds a standard ALF licence. That covers housing, meals and help with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing and taking medication, but not ongoing nursing care.
State inspections, complaints and fines
Florida inspectors cited Best Care Senior Living at Sarasota 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) | 5 |
| Class II | 1 |
| Class III | 5 |
The record also lists 5 complaints to AHCA and 1 sanction with $30,000 in fines.
| Action | Started | Fine | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fine | April 3, 2026 | $30,000 | - |
| Fine | May 7, 2020 | $4,000 | - |
| Fine | March 12, 2020 | $600 | - |
| Fine | October 23, 2018 | $1,500 | - |
| Fine | May 20, 2018 | $500 | - |
| Fine | April 17, 2018 | $1,500 | - |
Beds and rooms
With 65 licensed beds, Best Care Senior Living at Sarasota is larger than the typical ALF in Sarasota, where the median is 55.
- Licensed beds
- 65
- Private beds
- 15
- OSS beds
- 50
- Private rooms
- 10
- Shared rooms
- 30
Services Best Care Senior Living at Sarasota reports to the state
Best Care Senior Living at Sarasota 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 24hr
- Activities
- Arts and Crafts, Dancing, Exercise Classes, Games/Cards, Music Programs, Shopping, Social Events/Outings, Theater and Movies
- Languages spoken
- English, Spanish
- Payment accepted
- Insurance and/or HMO, Medicaid, VA, Workers Compensation
- Adult day care
- Offered
- Bed hold policy
- Yes
Who owns and runs Best Care Senior Living at Sarasota LLC
- Licensee
- Best Care Senior Living at Sarasota LLC
- Administrator
- Taneisha Johnson-Lewis
- Management company
- Best Care Senior Living LLC
- Changes of ownership
- 1
- Earlier names
- Best Care Senor Living at Sarasota LLC
Other assisted living near Best Care Senior Living at Sarasota LLC
- Brisiana Manor ALF16 St Lucie Ave, Sarasota 34232
- Excelsior Omega Inc15 Dade Avenue, Sarasota 34232
- Neurointernational Healthcare, LLC11 Christie Ave, 19 Christie Ave, Sarasota 34232
- Neurointernational Healthcare, LLC10 Mimosa Dr, Sarasota 34232
- Fruitville Holdings Oppidan Inc4024 Fruitville Road, Sarasota 34232
See also all assisted living in Sarasota, memory care in Sarasota and nursing homes in Sarasota.
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 Sarasota LLC, 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 Sarasota
Does Best Care Senior Living at Sarasota LLC 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 Sarasota LLC licensed for?
65 residents, its licensed bed count.
What did Florida inspectors find at Best Care Senior Living at Sarasota LLC?
11 cited, 5 Class I and 1 Class II.
Who owns Best Care Senior Living at Sarasota LLC?
The licensee is Best Care Senior Living at Sarasota LLC.
From the state record: Florida AHCA FloridaHealthFinder facility profile and the AHCA assisted living facility comparison.