Love & Tenderness, Inc.
Assisted living facility (ALF) in Miami, Florida, licence 13785
3144 SW 21 St, Miami, FL 33145 · Miami-Dade County
- Licence
- 13785, in review
- Licensed beds
- 6
- Medicaid waiver list
- No
- Specialty licences
- Standard licence only
- Deficiencies cited
- 6 (2 Class I or II)
- Fines
- $6,900
Does Love & Tenderness, Inc. accept Medicaid?
Love & Tenderness, Inc. 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 Miami and every Florida ALF on the waiver list, or read how the Medicaid waiver for assisted living works.
Monthly cost at Love & Tenderness, Inc.
AHCA doesn't collect prices, so the state record has no rate for Love & Tenderness. 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 | 13785 |
| AHCA file number | 11970176 |
| Type | Assisted Living Facility |
| Status | In review |
| Ownership | For-Profit |
| First licensed | March 1, 2023 |
| Current licence | April 4, 2023 to April 9, 2025 |
AHCA shows the licence as in review. Ask the facility why, and check the AHCA profile before you sign.
Love & Tenderness 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 Love & Tenderness for 6 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 II | 2 |
| Class III | 3 |
| Not classed | 1 |
The record also lists no complaints to AHCA on the comparison record and 2 sanctions with $6,900 in fines.
| Action | Started | Fine | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fine | May 22, 2026 | $500 | - |
| Fine | February 3, 2025 | $6,400 | - |
Beds and rooms
With 6 licensed beds, Love & Tenderness is about the size of the typical ALF in Miami, where the median is 6.
- Licensed beds
- 6
- Private beds
- 4
- OSS beds
- 2
- Private rooms
- 4
- Shared rooms
- 1
Services Love & Tenderness reports to the state
Love & Tenderness reported these to AHCA. The state doesn't check them, so ask to see each one in person.
- Activities
- Arts and Crafts, Dancing, Exercise Classes, Games/Cards
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Payment accepted
- Insurance and/or HMO, Medicaid, Other, VA
- Adult day care
- Offered
- Bed hold policy
- Yes
Who owns and runs Love & Tenderness, Inc.
- Licensee
- Love & Tenderness, Inc.
- Administrator
- Fredesvinda Cabrera
Other assisted living near Love & Tenderness, Inc.
- Our Lady of Charity ACLF, Inc2927 SW 21st Ter, Miami 33145
- Cruz Family Home LLC3037 SW 17 St, Miami 33145
- Mercy & Michael ALF, LLC3000 SW 23rd Ter, #3002, Miami 33145
- Villa Serena VII3317 SW 24th Ter # 19, Miami 33145
- Villa Mia ALF Inc3321 SW 24th Ter # 23, Miami 33145
See also all assisted living in Miami, memory care in Miami and nursing homes in Miami.
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 Love & Tenderness, Inc., 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 Love & Tenderness
Does Love & Tenderness, Inc. accept Medicaid?
It reports Medicaid as a payment form but isn't on the waiver list.
How many residents is Love & Tenderness, Inc. licensed for?
6 residents, its licensed bed count.
What did Florida inspectors find at Love & Tenderness, Inc.?
6 cited, 0 Class I and 2 Class II.
Who owns Love & Tenderness, Inc.?
The licensee is Love & Tenderness, Inc.
From the state record: Florida AHCA FloridaHealthFinder facility profile and the AHCA assisted living facility comparison.