Sarasota Senior AdvisorWhat is 81 Oaks Senior Living in Sarasota licensed to provide?
81 Oaks Senior Living is a 125-resident assisted living facility at 7850 Hawkins Rd, Sarasota 34241, licensed by Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration as license #13817 with LNS specialty licenses; its current two-year license runs to August 3, 2027.
| Record | AHCA data |
|---|---|
| AHCA license number | 13817 |
| License status | Licensed |
| License category | Standard + LNS |
| Licensed residents (beds) | 125 |
| Private / semi-private rooms | 83 / 34 |
| Beds set aside for OSS residents | 0 |
| First licensed | June 12, 2023 |
| Current license period | 08/04/2025 to 08/03/2027 |
| Licensee (owner) on file | 81 Oaks LLC (For-Profit) |
| Memory care listed in AHCA profile | Yes |
| Nurse availability reported | Direct Part-Time |
| Fixed generator reported | Yes |
| Languages reported | Creole, English, Spanish |
Its specialty license add limited nursing services (LNS), which lets the facility's own nurses perform a defined list of nursing tasks beyond what a standard license allows.
What did Florida inspectors find at 81 Oaks Senior Living?
AHCA's posted history for 81 Oaks Senior Living lists 4 visits back to 2025 (1 standard survey and 3 complaint or other visits) with 9 deficiencies cited in all; the latest standard survey, on September 30, 2025, cited 6 deficiencies.
| Visit date | Type | Tag | Class | What AHCA cited | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/15/2026 | Complaint | — | — | No deficiency cited | — |
| 06/29/2026 | Complaint | A0167 | Class 3 | Resident Contracts 59A-36.018 Resident Contracts. (1) Pursuant To Section 429.24, F.S., Th | — |
| 05/12/2026 | Complaint | A0010 | Class 3 | Admissions - Continued Residency 429.26 Appropriateness Of Placements; Examinations Of Res | 06/29/2026 |
| 05/12/2026 | Complaint | A0032 | Class 3 | Resident Care - Elopement Standards 59A-36.007 (7) Elopement Standards. (A) Residents Asse | 06/29/2026 |
| 09/30/2025 | Standard | A0009 | Class 3 | Admissions - Admission Package (3) Admission Package. (A) The Facility Must Make Available | 01/14/2026 |
| 09/30/2025 | Standard | A0010 | Class 3 | Admissions - Continued Residency 429.26 Appropriateness Of Placements; Examinations Of Res | 11/18/2025 |
| 09/30/2025 | Standard | A0025 | Class 3 | Resident Care - Supervision 429.26 (7) The Facility Shall Notify A Licensed Physician When | 11/18/2025 |
| 09/30/2025 | Standard | A0052 | Class 3 | Medication - Assistance With Self-Admin 429.256 (3) Assistance With Self-Administration Of | 11/18/2025 |
| 09/30/2025 | Standard | A0078 | Class 3 | Staffing Standards - Staff (2) Staff. (A) Within 30 Days After Beginning Employment, Newly | 11/18/2025 |
| 09/30/2025 | Standard | A0081 | Class 3 | Training - Staff In-Service 429.52 (1)(A) Each New Assisted Living Facility Employee Who H | 01/14/2026 |
By class, the citations break down as 9 class 3. Class I is the most serious and class IV the least; most Florida assisted living citations are class III.
For comparison, the median latest standard survey among the 79 larger assisted living facilities in Sarasota and Manatee counties cited 2; this one cited 6.
Has AHCA fined or sanctioned 81 Oaks Senior Living?
Yes: AHCA's profile lists 1 final sanction against this license, totaling $5,000 in fines, the most recent initiated December 8, 2025.
| Initiated | Sanction | Basis | Fine |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 8, 2025 | Fine | Survey | $5,000 |
Sanctions stay on the public profile for years, so look at the dates as well as the amounts.
How does 81 Oaks Senior Living compare with nearby assisted living?
On the state's numbers, its 125 beds are more than the median of 62 for all 128 licensed ALFs in the two counties; it was first licensed 3 years ago against a median of 8, and the closest licensed alternative is Neurointernational Healthcare, LLC, about 0.9 miles away.
| Facility | Miles away | License | Licensed beds | Last standard survey | Cites at that survey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neurointernational Healthcare, LLC 7048 Hawkins Rd, 34241 | 0.9 | Standard only | 6 | Not posted | — |
| Neurointernational Healthcare, LLC 7117 Baxley Ln, 34241 | 0.9 | Standard only | 6 | Not posted | — |
| Neurointernational Healthcare, LLC 7205 Proctor Rd, 34241 | 1.2 | Standard only | 6 | Not posted | — |
| Neurointernational Healthcare, LLC 7193 Proctor Rd, 34241 | 1.2 | Standard only | 6 | Not posted | — |
| Sarabella Senior Living 5650 Gantt Rd, 34233 | 2.6 | Standard + ECC | 134 | 09/24/2025 | 1 |
Which hospitals are closest to 81 Oaks Senior Living?
The nearest acute-care hospital is HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital in Sarasota, about 3.9 miles away in a straight line, followed by Sarasota Memorial Hospital at about 7.3 miles.
CMS gives HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital an overall hospital rating of 4 of 5.
What should families ask 81 Oaks Senior Living before signing?
These questions come straight from what AHCA's data shows about this license:
- Which nursing tasks do your own nurses perform under the limited nursing services license, and how many nurse hours are on each shift?
- How will you comply with Florida's new memory care services license (s. 429.076), and have you applied for it?
- What changed after the 09/30/2025 survey citations, and may we see the plan of correction?
- What is the overnight staffing on each floor, and is a staff member awake at all hours?
- Can we see the full fee schedule and the 45-day notice policy in the resident contract?
AHCA profile: FloridaHealthFinder record · inspection history
