Bridge at Life Care Center of Ocala (The)
An assisted living facility in Ocala, Florida 34474
2800 SW 41st St, Ocala, Florida 34474. (352) 873-2036.
What Florida’s list coversAssisted living facilities only
Assisted living facilities only, from the Agency for Health Care Administration’s comparison list. Adult family-care homes, small homes of up to five residents that the Agency also licenses, aren’t here yet.
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The short answer
- 0 deficiencies in AHCA’s count Middle in Marion County: 3
- 0 Class 1 deficiencies, Florida’s most serious kind
- 95 beds, its licensed capacity
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean5
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Florida’s classes (I to IV)
- Florida sorts deficiencies into four classes. Class I, the most serious: an imminent danger to residents, or a substantial chance of death or serious harm. Class II: a direct threat to residents’ health, safety or security. Class III: an indirect or potential threat. Class IV: no potential to affect residents. Source: Florida Statutes 408.813.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
AHCA counts 0 deficiencies for this facility: 0 Florida sorts deficiencies into four classes. Class I, the most serious: an imminent danger to residents, or a substantial chance of death or serious harm. Class II: a direct threat to residents’ health, safety or security. Class III: an indirect or potential threat. Class IV: no potential to affect residents. Source: Florida Statutes 408.813., 0 Class 2, 0 Class 3 and 0 Class 4.
AHCA’s comparison page doesn’t say what period its counts cover; its inspection reports are linked.
Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, Assisted Living Facilities comparison. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
Is it licensed?
- Assisted living facility, licensed by Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration since May 27, 1999 for 95 residents.
- AHCA file number 11965229.
- Licence number 9612, valid to Oct 26, 2027.
Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, Facility profiles and Assisted Living Facilities comparison. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
Has the state acted against it?
- 0 A complaint allegation the state investigated and found true: the evidence showed it more likely than not happened. Inconclusive means the evidence couldn’t show it either way. Neither inconclusive nor unsubstantiated proves it didn’t happen. Source: California Department of Social Services, complaint findings; each state’s licensing agency. complaints, 0 sanctions or final orders and $0 in fines in AHCA’s counts.
Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, Assisted Living Facilities comparison and Facility profiles. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
Who does the caring?
- What the facility reports to AHCA about nurses: Direct 24hr, 3rd Party Part-Time.
Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, Assisted Living Facilities comparison. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
Who holds the licence?
- Life Care Centers of America, Inc. holds the licence.
- Century Park Associates, LLC manages it.
- AHCA lists Forrest L Preston (100%) as owning its management company.
- AHCA lists its board members and officers: Aubrey B. Preston (BOARD MEMBER/OFFICER); Cindy S. Cross (BOARD MEMBER/OFFICER); Frank Alan Smith (BOARD MEMBER/OFFICER); James S. Ziegler (BOARD MEMBER/OFFICER); Joan E. Thurmond (BOARD MEMBER/OFFICER); Lisa M. Lay (BOARD MEMBER/OFFICER); Mark Daniel Franco (BOARD MEMBER/OFFICER); Richard L. Swanker (BOARD MEMBER/OFFICER); Terry Henry (BOARD MEMBER/OFFICER); Todd Fletcher (BOARD MEMBER/OFFICER).
Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, Facility profiles. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Care Centers of America, Inc. | Licensee | ||
| Century Park Associates, LLC | Management company |
How is it rated?
- Florida doesn’t publish quality ratings for assisted living facilities.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 27 facilities of this kind in Marion County, the middle value for deficiencies in AHCA’s count was 3; this one had 0.
Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, Assisted Living Facilities comparison. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies in AHCA’s count |
|---|---|
| The Harmony House of Ocala | 6 |
| Hidden Pines Alf | 1 |
| Bridge at Life Care Center of Ocala (The) This assisted living facility | 0 |
| Grand Villa of Ocala | 3 |
| Paddock Ridge at Ocala | 14 |
| Brookdale Chambrel Pinecastle | 3 |
| Hawthorne Inn of Ocala | 0 |
| Prestige Manor II | 10 |
| Brookdale Paddock Hills | 3 |
| The Harbor House of Ocala | 7 |
| Camelot Chateau Assisted Living LLC | 8 |
| Hm Belleview Operating, LLC | 4 |
What the record doesn’t say
- AHCA’s comparison page doesn’t say what period its counts cover, or list each deficiency; AHCA’s inspection reports are linked.
- AHCA notes that legal actions may have been issued to a prior owner; each final order names the licensee responsible.
- Activities, nurse availability and services are what the facility reports to AHCA.
- Its AHCA profile (address, licence and owners) was read on Oct 30, 2026.
Sources
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Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, Assisted Living Facilities comparison.
Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated (FloridaHealthFinder data disclaimer; Florida public records law, chapter 119).
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Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, Facility profiles.
Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated (FloridaHealthFinder data disclaimer; Florida public records law, chapter 119).
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This copy of the record was made on Nov 2, 2026.
From the facility
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Replies
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