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Senior Living Communities in Tampa, FL

Seven senior living communities serving Tampa, ordered by how much each one discloses about Florida AHCA license status, staffing, and pricing structure. Every entry is sourced from the community's own public pages or a named public record, including Florida's AHCA facility inspection database.

Updated 2026-10-21 7 ranked businesses

Quick Picks

1
Most Published License and Pricing Disclosure

Renaissance of North Tampa

The only community in this set that pairs a published Florida AHCA assisted living license number with a public starting price.

2
Only Community Publishing Its Own Deficiency-Free Inspection Result

Aston Gardens at Tampa Bay

Names the exact date of a 2024 AHCA inspection and states it came back deficiency-free across all three of its licensed care levels.

3
Clearest Published Starting Price

The Estate at Hyde Park

States a specific memory care starting rate, $7,930 a month, more plainly than any other community in this set, even though it does not publish a license number.

Market Overview

What Tampa Families Can Actually Verify Before a Tour

Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration licenses senior care under one main license type that gets marketed under several different names. An Assisted Living Facility, or ALF, license covers independent-style and assisted living care, and a facility can add one or more specialty designations on top of it: Extended Congregate Care, Limited Nursing Services, or Limited Mental Health. Memory care is different from Georgia's model. Today, a Florida ALF that advertises Alzheimer's or dementia care does not need a separate memory care license. It needs to meet disclosure and staff training rules written into state law, under Florida Statute 429.178, on top of whatever license it already holds. That is changing. Governor DeSantis signed Senate Bill 1404 into law on May 22, 2026, creating an actual Memory Care Services specialty license for the first time. AHCA has until June 1, 2027 to write the rules, and existing communities will then get six months to obtain the new license. Until that rule is final, a Tampa community can brand a locked memory care wing however it likes without holding a distinct memory care license for it. Of the seven Tampa communities reviewed here, five publish an actual AHCA assisted living license number on their own site. None publish a specific staff-to-resident ratio. One, Renaissance of North Tampa, publishes both a license number and a starting price, and a search of Florida's own public inspection database turns up a January 2026 complaint citing elopement standards and two earlier Class 3 deficiencies for staffing and dementia-training compliance at that same address, a reminder that a published license number is not the same as a clean inspection record.

Provider Profiles

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Renaissance of North Tampa
Best For: Families who want to see an actual Florida AHCA license number and a public starting price before they tour
16001 Lakeshore Villa Dr, Tampa, FL 33613 Founded Not stated on the community's own site Base starting rate published for the community; full pricing by care level requires a call
Independent Living Assisted Living Memory Care
The only community in this set that pairs a published AHCA license number with a public starting price, which is why it sorts first here. Florida's own public inspection database lists a January 2026 complaint investigation citing elopement standards at this address, plus a Class 3 deficiency for Alzheimer's and dementia training in May 2025 and three Class 3 deficiencies covering staffing standards, staff training, and background screening in March 2023. That inspection history is a separate public record, not something the community discloses itself, and it is a reminder that a published license number only confirms the facility is licensed, not that it has a clean record.
Strengths
  • Publishes a Florida AHCA assisted living license number Listed as ALF #7531 on Legend Senior Living's own community page.
  • States a starting price Advertises starting at $3,705 per month.
  • Names all three care levels clearly Independent living, assisted living, and memory care.
Watchouts
  • No staffing ratio or nurse-coverage commitment published
  • No founding or opening year published
  • AHCA's own public inspection database shows a January 2026 elopement-related complaint and prior staffing and dementia-training deficiencies at this address Confirmed directly on apps.ahca.myflorida.com, not stated by the community itself.
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Aston Gardens at Tampa Bay
Best For: Families who want a named, dated AHCA inspection result rather than just a license number
12951 W Linebaugh Ave, Tampa, FL 33626 Founded Not stated on the community's own site Not published; pricing and floor plans require a contact form
Active Independent Living Assisted Living SHINE Memory Care
The only community in this set to publish the actual outcome of a state inspection rather than just a license number. Its own site states the April 23, 2024 AHCA inspection found zero deficiencies across all three of its licensed care levels, independent living, assisted living, and SHINE Memory Care.
Strengths
  • Publishes a Florida AHCA assisted living license number Listed as AL #10546.
  • Names and dates a specific AHCA inspection result States its April 23, 2024 inspection was deficiency-free across all three care levels.
  • Names a branded memory care program SHINE Memory Care, described as recognized by the Alzheimer's Association.
Watchouts
  • No staffing ratio or nurse-coverage commitment published
  • No pricing published on the community's own site Pricing and floor plan details require submitting a contact form.
  • No founding or opening year published for this specific community
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Discovery Village at Tampa Palms
Best For: Families comparing a national senior living operator with a published Florida license number in the New Tampa area
17470 Brookside Trace Ct, Tampa, FL 33647 Founded Parent company Discovery Senior Living founded 1991; this community's own opening year is not stated Not published; pricing and floor plan detail require submitting a contact form
Supervised Independent Living Assisted Living SHINE Memory Care
Publishes the same SHINE Memory Care branding as Aston Gardens, since both communities are managed by Discovery Senior Living, but does not publish an inspection result or any pricing the way Aston Gardens and Renaissance of North Tampa do.
Strengths
  • Publishes a Florida AHCA assisted living license number Listed as AL #12993.
  • Names a branded memory care program SHINE Memory Care, the same program named at Aston Gardens at Tampa Bay.
  • Parent company's operating history is published Discovery Senior Living states it was founded in 1991 and operates 294 communities in 23 states.
Watchouts
  • No staffing ratio or nurse-coverage commitment published
  • No pricing published on the community's own site Full pricing is gated behind a contact form.
  • No opening year published for this specific Tampa Palms location
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Angels Senior Living at New Tampa
Best For: Families who want a published bed-level breakdown between memory care, extended care, and assisted living
14712 N 42nd St, Tampa, FL 33613 Founded Parent company Angels Senior Living states it has operated since 1978; this location's own opening year is not stated Not published on the community's own site
Assisted Living Memory Care Adult Day Care Respite Care
The bed-level breakdown is the closest thing to a capacity disclosure in this set, naming exactly how many of its 100 beds are secured memory care versus extended care versus standard assisted living, even though no staff-to-resident ratio accompanies it.
Strengths
  • Publishes a Florida AHCA assisted living license number Listed as #12507.
  • Publishes a bed-level capacity breakdown 24 secured memory care apartments, eight extended care apartments, and 48 assisted living or independent apartments, out of 100 total beds.
  • Parent company's operating history is published Angels Senior Living states it has operated since 1978.
Watchouts
  • No staff-to-resident ratio published Only bed counts by care type are published, not a staffing number.
  • No pricing published on the community's own site
  • No opening year published for this specific New Tampa location
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Allegro Hyde Park
Best For: Families who want a dual-licensed independent and assisted living building close to Downtown Tampa
800 W Azeele St, Tampa, FL Founded Not stated on the community's own site Not published; the community states pricing varies by apartment and care need and directs inquiries to a personalized quote
Independent Living Assisted Living
The only community in this set to describe its apartments as dual-licensed for both independent and assisted living, meaning a resident can stay in the same apartment if care needs increase. No memory care option is named at this specific building.
Strengths
  • Publishes a Florida AHCA assisted living license number Listed as Assisted Living Facility #11942.
  • States apartments are dual-licensed for independent and assisted living Lets a resident age in place in the same apartment without a required move.
  • States staff are its own employees rather than agency staff A qualitative staffing claim, not a published ratio.
Watchouts
  • No staff-to-resident ratio published
  • No pricing published on the community's own site
  • No memory care option named at this specific building
  • No founding or opening year published
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The Estate at Hyde Park
Best For: Families who want the clearest published memory care starting price in this set and do not need other care levels on the same campus
2301 W Palm Dr, Tampa, FL 33629 Founded Not stated on the community's own site States a specific memory care starting rate rather than requiring a contact form
Memory Care Short-Term Respite Care
Publishes the plainest starting price in this set, $7,930 a month, for a single, clearly defined care level, memory care, operated by Senior Lifestyle under its Embrace Neighborhood program. It is the only community reviewed here with a published memory care starting rate and no other care level to blur it, but it does not publish a license number on its own site.
Strengths
  • States a specific memory care starting price Advertises rates starting at $7,930 a month.
  • Offers only one care level, which keeps the price comparison clean Memory care only, through the Embrace Neighborhood program.
  • Names its parent company plainly Senior Lifestyle Corporation, headquartered in Chicago.
Watchouts
  • No Florida AHCA license number published on the community's own site
  • No staff-to-resident ratio published Around-the-clock care is described qualitatively, not as a number.
  • No founding or opening year published
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Blue Palms Village at Fletcher
Best For: Families who want Tampa's longest continuously operating senior care campus and are prepared to verify everything else directly
4100 E Fletcher Ave, Tampa, FL 33613 Founded Operating on this Fletcher Avenue campus for more than 50 years under earlier names, including John Knox Village and Concordia Village; rebranded as Blue Palms Village at Fletcher under Blue Palms Healthcare Management, with the current management marking its first anniversary on the community's own site Not published on the community's own site
Independent Living Assisted Living Short-Term Rehabilitation Long-Term Nursing Care Outpatient Therapy Home Health In-House Dialysis
This Fletcher Avenue campus operated for decades as St. Joseph's John Knox Village, part of the BayCare Health System nonprofit ministry, before changing hands and rebranding as Blue Palms Village at Fletcher under Blue Palms Healthcare Management. The community's own site now states a one-year anniversary under that name rather than the multi-decade history, and publishes no license number, staffing figure, or pricing.
Strengths
  • Names the widest range of care levels in this set Independent living, assisted living, short-term rehabilitation, long-term nursing care, outpatient therapy, home health, and in-house dialysis.
  • Publishes a full street address 4100 E Fletcher Ave, Tampa, FL 33613.
  • Real multi-decade operating history on this campus Operated for more than 50 years as John Knox Village and Concordia Village before the current rebrand.
Watchouts
  • No Florida AHCA license number published under the current name
  • No staffing ratio or nurse-coverage commitment published
  • No pricing published on the community's own site
  • Recent ownership and name change The community's own site highlights a one-year anniversary under Blue Palms Healthcare Management rather than its decades of history under its prior names.

Buyer Checklist

  • Ask whether the community's Florida license is a Standard ALF license or carries an added specialty designation Extended Congregate Care, Limited Nursing Services, and Limited Mental Health are separate add-on designations with different care ceilings. A Standard license alone does not cover all of them.
  • Look up the license and inspection history yourself before you tour FloridaHealthFinder is AHCA's free public tool for license status, complaint history, and inspection reports by facility name, city, or zip code.
  • Ask whether memory care is covered by a separate license yet As of this review, Florida does not require a separate memory care license. A new Memory Care Services specialty license becomes mandatory only after AHCA finalizes rules, due by June 1, 2027, with a six-month window after that for existing communities to comply.
  • Ask for the all-in monthly number at the resident's actual care level, not the advertised starting rate Renaissance of North Tampa and The Estate at Hyde Park both publish a starting rate; neither publishes what a higher care level actually costs.
  • Ask for a specific staff-to-resident ratio or hours of nursing coverage per resident, not a comparison claim None of the seven communities reviewed here publish an exact ratio. Angels Senior Living at New Tampa publishes bed counts by care type, and Allegro Hyde Park states it uses its own staff rather than an agency, but neither attaches a number.
  • Check the facility's recent inspection history directly, not just whether it holds a license Renaissance of North Tampa publishes its own license number, and AHCA's public inspection records for that address also show a January 2026 elopement-related complaint and earlier staffing and training deficiencies. A license number alone does not tell you the inspection history.
  • If a community recently changed its name or ownership, ask what changed Blue Palms Village at Fletcher now operates under new management after decades as John Knox Village and Concordia Village. A rebrand can mean new ownership, new staff, and a new operating history that is separate from the building's reputation.

FAQ

Does Florida license memory care separately from assisted living?
Not yet. Today, a Florida assisted living facility that advertises Alzheimer's or dementia care has to follow disclosure and staff training rules under Florida Statute 429.178, but it does not need a distinct memory care license. Governor DeSantis signed Senate Bill 1404 on May 22, 2026, creating a real Memory Care Services specialty license, but AHCA has until June 1, 2027 to write the rules, and existing communities get six months after that to obtain it. None of the seven communities reviewed here state a memory care license number, even though five of them name a memory care program.
How can I check a Tampa senior living community's Florida license and inspection history myself?
The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration runs FloridaHealthFinder, a free public search tool at quality.healthfinder.fl.gov, for license status and facility comparisons. For the actual inspection reports and statements of deficiencies, AHCA's document system at apps.ahca.myflorida.com/dm_web lets you search by facility name or file number.
Do Tampa senior living communities publish their staffing ratios?
Not in this set. None of the seven communities reviewed publish an exact staff-to-resident ratio on their own site. Angels Senior Living at New Tampa publishes a bed-level breakdown by care type, and Allegro Hyde Park states it uses its own employed staff rather than an outside agency, but neither one attaches an actual ratio.
Is Tampa senior living pricing all-inclusive or base rate plus add-ons?
Two of the seven communities reviewed publish any starting price at all, and both use a base-rate pattern rather than a fully all-inclusive number. Renaissance of North Tampa advertises assisted living starting at $3,705 a month, and The Estate at Hyde Park advertises memory care starting at $7,930 a month. Families should expect the actual monthly cost at a specific care level to run higher than either starting figure once add-ons are included.
Why does this comparison mention a rebranded community, Blue Palms Village at Fletcher?
The Fletcher Avenue campus operated for decades as a nonprofit community, St. Joseph's John Knox Village, under the BayCare Health System, and earlier as Concordia Village. It now operates under new management as Blue Palms Village at Fletcher, and its own current site highlights a one-year anniversary rather than that longer history. A name or ownership change is exactly the kind of thing a family should ask about directly, since the building's reputation and the current operator are not automatically the same thing.
What does it mean that Renaissance of North Tampa has both a published license and a complaint on file with AHCA?
It means two different things are true at once. Renaissance of North Tampa discloses more on its own site than most communities in this set, a real AHCA license number and a starting price. Separately, Florida's own public inspection database shows a January 2026 complaint investigation citing elopement standards at that address, plus earlier deficiencies tied to staffing and dementia-training compliance. A published license number confirms a community is licensed. It does not confirm a clean inspection record, which is why checking AHCA's own inspection history directly is a separate step from checking the license number.
How is this list ordered?
By how much each community publishes about Florida AHCA license status, staffing, and pricing structure, the same three disclosure factors the Senior Living Communities category tracks in every city. It is not a ranking of care quality. A community lower on this list may provide excellent care; it has simply published less that a family can verify before the first call.
Methodology: Seven senior living communities serving Tampa, Florida were reviewed on 2026-10-21. Every fact on this page is taken from the community's own public pages or a named public source, such as the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration's FloridaHealthFinder and apps.ahca.myflorida.com inspection database, Florida Statute 429.178, and Senate Bill 1404 (Chapter 2026-102), and nothing is inferred. A staffing figure or license number that appeared only on a third-party senior living directory, and could not be traced back to a community's own site or a named public record, was treated as unverified and left out. Communities are ordered by published disclosure across three factors, weighted toward license status first since that is the detail that most directly protects a resident, then staffing, then pricing structure. This ordering measures transparency, not care quality, and is not an endorsement or a clinical recommendation. Communities that publish additional detail will move in future revisions.