South Deering Retirement Home, Inc.
Assisted living facility (ALF) in Miami, Florida, licence 8674
9730 SW 160 Street, Miami, FL 33157 · Miami-Dade County
- Licence
- 8674, in review
- Licensed beds
- 6
- Medicaid waiver list
- No
- Specialty licences
- LMH
- Deficiencies cited
- 37 (1 Class I or II)
- Fines
- $7,000
Does South Deering Retirement Home, Inc. accept Medicaid?
South Deering Retirement Home, 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.
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 South Deering Retirement Home, Inc.
AHCA doesn't collect prices, so the state record has no rate for South Deering Retirement Home. 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 | 8674 |
| AHCA file number | 11953670 |
| Type | Assisted Living Facility |
| Status | In review |
| Ownership | For-Profit |
| First licensed | January 15, 1998 |
| Current licence | December 17, 2023 to December 16, 2025 |
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, South Deering Retirement Home 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 South Deering Retirement Home for 37 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 | 1 |
| Class III | 36 |
The record also lists no complaints to AHCA on the comparison record and 4 sanctions with $7,000 in fines.
| Action | Started | Fine | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fine | April 29, 2024 | $500 | - |
| Fine | March 28, 2023 | $3,000 | - |
| Fine | October 22, 2021 | $2,500 | - |
| Fine | April 1, 2021 | $1,000 | - |
| Fine | July 21, 2016 | $1,000 | - |
| Fine | April 14, 2016 | $2,000 | - |
Beds and rooms
With 6 licensed beds, South Deering Retirement Home is about the size of the typical ALF in Miami, where the median is 6.
- Licensed beds
- 6
- Private beds
- 6
- Private rooms
- 2
- Shared rooms
- 2
Services South Deering Retirement Home reports to the state
South Deering Retirement Home 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, Games/Cards, Shopping
- Languages spoken
- English, Spanish
- Payment accepted
- Medicaid
- Religious affiliation
- Catholic
- Adult day care
- Offered
Who owns and runs South Deering Retirement Home, Inc.
- Licensee
- South Deering Retirement Home, Inc
- Administrator
- Kaitlyn Goll
- Changes of ownership
- 1
Other assisted living near South Deering Retirement Home, Inc.
- St Joseph ALF16100 SW 101 Ave, Miami 33157
- HC Golden Age ALF, Corp15295 Palmetto Lake Dr, Miami 33157
- Golden Girls Home, Inc15700 SW 102nd Ave, Miami 33157
- Silver Years ALF, Inc10220 SW 164th St, Miami 33157
- The Oasis at Coral Reef15055 &15060 SW 97th Ave, Building A-B, Miami 33176
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 South Deering Retirement Home, 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 South Deering Retirement Home
Does South Deering Retirement Home, Inc. accept Medicaid?
It reports Medicaid as a payment form but isn't on the waiver list.
How many residents is South Deering Retirement Home, Inc. licensed for?
6 residents, its licensed bed count.
What did Florida inspectors find at South Deering Retirement Home, Inc.?
37 cited, 0 Class I and 1 Class II.
Who owns South Deering Retirement Home, Inc.?
The licensee is South Deering Retirement Home, Inc.
From the state record: Florida AHCA FloridaHealthFinder facility profile and the AHCA assisted living facility comparison.