Best Care Senior Living at Winter Haven
Assisted living facility (ALF) in Winter Haven, Florida, licence 13177
1801 Lake Mariam Dr, Winter Haven, FL 33884 · Polk County
- Licence
- 13177, licensed
- Licensed beds
- 66
- Medicaid waiver list
- No
- Specialty licences
- LMH
- Deficiencies cited
- 8 (2 Class I or II)
- Fines
- $1,000
Does Best Care Senior Living at Winter Haven accept Medicaid?
Best Care Senior Living at Winter Haven 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 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 Winter Haven
AHCA doesn't collect prices, so the state record has no rate for Best Care Senior Living at Winter Haven. 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 | 13177 |
| AHCA file number | 11969376 |
| Type | Assisted Living Facility |
| Status | Licensed |
| Ownership | For-Profit |
| First licensed | March 26, 2018 |
| Current licence | May 22, 2026 to May 21, 2028 |
On top of the standard ALF licence, Best Care Senior Living at Winter Haven 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 Winter Haven for 8 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 | 1 |
| Class III | 6 |
The record also lists 6 complaints to AHCA and 1 sanction with $1,000 in fines.
| Action | Started | Fine | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fine | October 14, 2021 | $1,000 | - |
| Fine | January 2, 2020 | $1,000 | - |
| Fine | October 14, 2019 | $1,000 | - |
Beds and rooms
With 66 licensed beds, Best Care Senior Living at Winter Haven is about the size of the typical ALF in Winter Haven, where the median is 60.
- Licensed beds
- 66
- Private beds
- 16
- OSS beds
- 50
- Private rooms
- 6
- Shared rooms
- 52
Services Best Care Senior Living at Winter Haven reports to the state
Best Care Senior Living at Winter Haven 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, Cooking Classes, Dancing, Exercise Classes, Games/Cards, Gardening, Music Programs, Shopping, Social Events/Outings, Theater and Movies
- Languages spoken
- English, Spanish
- Payment accepted
- Insurance and/or HMO, Medicaid, Medicare, VA
- Adult day care
- Offered
- Bed hold policy
- Yes
Who owns and runs Best Care Senior Living at Winter Haven
- Licensee
- Brandywyne Assisted Living Facility LLC
- Administrator
- Donya Colleen Cloud
- Management company
- Best Care Senior Living LLC
Other assisted living near Best Care Senior Living at Winter Haven
- Astoria Assisted Retirement Living701 Overlook Dr, Winter Haven 33884
- Best Care Senior Living at Cypress Gardens LLC625 Overlook Dr, Winter Haven 33884
- Wedgewood of Winter Haven Inc480 Avenue E, Southeast, Winter Haven 33880
- The Meadows at Cypress Gardens, L.l.c.3050 Woodmont Ave, Winter Haven 33884
- T J Smith and D Goodrich Center507 Avenue J NW, Winter Haven 33881
See also all assisted living in Winter Haven, memory care in Winter Haven and nursing homes in Winter Haven.
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 Winter Haven, 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 Winter Haven
Does Best Care Senior Living at Winter Haven 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 Winter Haven licensed for?
66 residents, its licensed bed count.
What did Florida inspectors find at Best Care Senior Living at Winter Haven?
8 cited, 1 Class I and 1 Class II.
Who owns Best Care Senior Living at Winter Haven?
The licensee is Brandywyne Assisted Living Facility LLC.
From the state record: Florida AHCA FloridaHealthFinder facility profile and the AHCA assisted living facility comparison.