Sweet Retirement ALF, Inc
Assisted living facility (ALF) in Miami Gardens, Florida, licence 11596
4495 NW 185 Street, Miami Gardens, FL 33055 · Miami-Dade County
- Licence
- 11596, licensed
- Licensed beds
- 6
- Medicaid waiver list
- No
- Specialty licences
- LMH
- Deficiencies cited
- 1
- Fines
- None on record
Does Sweet Retirement ALF, Inc accept Medicaid?
Sweet Retirement ALF, 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 every Florida ALF on the waiver list, or read how the Medicaid waiver for assisted living works.
Monthly cost at Sweet Retirement ALF, Inc
AHCA doesn't collect prices, so the state record has no rate for Sweet Retirement ALF. 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 | 11596 |
| AHCA file number | 11967536 |
| Type | Assisted Living Facility |
| Status | Licensed |
| Ownership | For-Profit |
| First licensed | October 7, 2014 |
| Current licence | January 6, 2025 to January 5, 2027 |
On top of the standard ALF licence, Sweet Retirement ALF 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 Sweet Retirement ALF for 1 deficiency 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 | 1 |
The record also lists no complaints to AHCA on the comparison record and no sanctions or fines.
| Action | Started | Fine | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fine | August 31, 2018 | $1,500 | - |
| Fine | July 17, 2018 | $4,125 | - |
Beds and rooms
With 6 licensed beds, Sweet Retirement ALF is about the size of the typical ALF in Miami Gardens, where the median is 6.
- Licensed beds
- 6
- OSS beds
- 6
- Private rooms
- 0
- Shared rooms
- 3
Services Sweet Retirement ALF reports to the state
Sweet Retirement ALF reported these to AHCA. The state doesn't check them, so ask to see each one in person.
- Special programs
- Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy
- Activities
- Arts and Crafts, Exercise Classes, Games/Cards
- Languages spoken
- English, Spanish
- Payment accepted
- Medicaid, Other, VA
- Adult day care
- Offered
- Bed hold policy
- Yes
Who owns and runs Sweet Retirement ALF, Inc
- Licensee
- Sweet Retirement ALF, Inc
- Administrator
- Licet Cabrera Machado
- Changes of ownership
- 1
Other assisted living near Sweet Retirement ALF, Inc
- J & D ALF LLC4840 NW 191 Street, Miami Gardens 33055
- Nueva Vida Gardens ALF Corp18078 NW 41st Ct, Miami Gardens 33055
- Mercedes & Family ALF Inc.4941 NW 183rd St, Miami Gardens 33055
- Home Care for Elderly, Inc4730 NW 178th Ter, Miami Gardens 33055
- Edem Home Care, Inc.4783 NW 195th St, Miami Gardens 33055
See also all assisted living in Miami Gardens.
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 Sweet Retirement ALF, 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 Sweet Retirement ALF
Does Sweet Retirement ALF, Inc accept Medicaid?
It reports Medicaid as a payment form but isn't on the waiver list.
How many residents is Sweet Retirement ALF, Inc licensed for?
6 residents, its licensed bed count.
What did Florida inspectors find at Sweet Retirement ALF, Inc?
1 cited, 0 Class I and 0 Class II.
Who owns Sweet Retirement ALF, Inc?
The licensee is Sweet Retirement ALF, Inc.
From the state record: Florida AHCA FloridaHealthFinder facility profile and the AHCA assisted living facility comparison.