Best Care Senior Living at St Pete LLC
Assisted living facility (ALF) in St. Petersburg, Florida, licence 11357
1001 Dr Martin Luther King Jr St N, St. Petersburg, FL 33701 · Pinellas County
- Licence
- 11357, in review
- Licensed beds
- 120
- Medicaid waiver list
- No
- Specialty licences
- LMH
- Deficiencies cited
- 24
- Fines
- $3,500
Does Best Care Senior Living at St Pete LLC accept Medicaid?
Best Care Senior Living at St Pete 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 St. Petersburg 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 St Pete LLC
AHCA doesn't collect prices, so the state record has no rate for Best Care Senior Living at St Pete. 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 | 11357 |
| AHCA file number | 11967286 |
| Type | Assisted Living Facility |
| Status | In review |
| Ownership | For-Profit |
| First licensed | May 29, 2020 |
| Current licence | May 29, 2024 to May 28, 2026 |
AHCA shows the licence as in review. Ask the facility why, and check the AHCA profile before you sign.
On top of the standard ALF licence, Best Care Senior Living at St Pete 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 St Pete for 24 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 | 19 |
| Not classed | 5 |
The record also lists 8 complaints to AHCA and 4 sanctions with $3,500 in fines.
| Action | Started | Fine | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fine | December 30, 2024 | $1,000 | - |
| Fine | May 14, 2024 | $1,000 | - |
| Fine | February 6, 2024 | $1,000 | - |
| Fine | March 17, 2022 | $500 | - |
| Fine | May 9, 2019 | $500 | - |
| Fine | April 25, 2017 | $5,000 | - |
Beds and rooms
With 120 licensed beds, Best Care Senior Living at St Pete is larger than the typical ALF in St. Petersburg, where the median is 57.5.
- Licensed beds
- 120
- OSS beds
- 120
- Private rooms
- 10
- Shared rooms
- 75
Services Best Care Senior Living at St Pete reports to the state
Best Care Senior Living at St Pete reported these to AHCA. The state doesn't check them, so ask to see each one in person.
- Nurse availability
- 3rd Party Part-Time
- Activities
- Arts and Crafts, Dancing, Games/Cards, Gardening, Music Programs, Shopping, Social Events/Outings, Theater and Movies
- Languages spoken
- English, Spanish, Vietnamese
- Payment accepted
- Medicaid, Other, VA
- Bed hold policy
- Yes
Who owns and runs Best Care Senior Living at St Pete LLC
- Licensee
- Best Care Senior Living at St Pete LLC
- Administrator
- Candace Gray
- Management company
- Best Care Senior Living LLC
- Changes of ownership
- 1
Other assisted living near Best Care Senior Living at St Pete LLC
- Lepe's Home524 Highland St N, St. Petersburg 33701
- Woodlawn Oaks Assisted Living LLC820 15th St N, St. Petersburg 33705
- Azalea Manor112 12th Ave N, St. Petersburg 33701
- Westminster Palms830 N Shore Dr NE, St. Petersburg 33701
- Masonic Home of Florida3201 1st St NE, St. Petersburg 33704
See also all assisted living in St. Petersburg, memory care in St. Petersburg and nursing homes in St. Petersburg.
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 St Pete 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 St Pete
Does Best Care Senior Living at St Pete 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 St Pete LLC licensed for?
120 residents, its licensed bed count.
What did Florida inspectors find at Best Care Senior Living at St Pete LLC?
24 cited, 0 Class I and 0 Class II.
Who owns Best Care Senior Living at St Pete LLC?
The licensee is Best Care Senior Living at St Pete LLC.
From the state record: Florida AHCA FloridaHealthFinder facility profile and the AHCA assisted living facility comparison.