Sarasota Senior AdvisorNorth Sarasota takes in Newtown, the Fruitville Road corridor, the neighborhoods around Sarasota Bradenton International Airport and University Park, and the stretch toward the Manatee line (ZIPs 34232, 34234, 34235 and 34243, the last largely in Manatee County despite its Sarasota address).
It holds the largest share of Sarasota-addressed assisted living, with a mix of mid-sized communities and small residential homes, and several nursing homes along Honore Avenue and DeSoto Road.
How many licensed senior care options are in North Sarasota, Fruitville & University Park?
AHCA's records list 22 licensed assisted living facilities (1,027 beds) and 9 nursing homes (887 beds) in the North Sarasota, Fruitville & University Park part of Sarasota (ZIP codes 34232, 34234, 34235, 34243).
| Available in North Sarasota, Fruitville & University Park | Not available in North Sarasota, Fruitville & University Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed here (AHCA records) | Assisted living facilities: 22, Nursing homes: 9, Home health agencies: 13, Adult day care centers: 2, Adult family care homes: 1 | — |
| Not licensed here | — | Hospices |
| ALFs listing memory care | 7 | — |
Which assisted living facilities are licensed in North Sarasota, Fruitville & University Park?
AHCA lists 22 licensed assisted living facilities in North Sarasota, Fruitville & University Park with 1,027 beds, 7 listing memory care and 9 holding a specialty license; the largest is Legends of Sarasota with 140 beds.
| Facility | License | Licensed beds | Last standard survey | Cites at that survey | AHCA fines on profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legends of Sarasota 4100 University Pkwy, 34243 | Standard + LNS | 140 | 02/05/2026 | 7 | $9,000 |
| Award Care at Beneva Villas 743 S Beneva Rd, 34232 | Standard only | 120 | 01/08/2026 | 2 | $61,500 |
| Suncoast East 2290 Cattlemen Rd, 34232 | Standard only | 112 | 04/21/2026 | 9 | $7,000 |
| Desoto Palms LLC 5601 N Honore Avenue, 34243 | Standard only | 95 | 02/13/2024 | 5 | $5,550 |
| The Meadows of Sarasota Senior Living 1809 18Th Street, 34234 | Standard only | 75 | 03/20/2025 | 5 | $3,225 |
| Sarasota Villas of Holly Brook 7610 Prospect Rd, 34243 | Standard only | 70 | 05/01/2026 | 0 | $0 |
| Anchin Pavilion 1959 N Honore Ave, 34235 | Standard + LNS | 70 | 10/20/2025 | 2 | $0 |
| Sage House Sarasota 5851 N Honore Ave, 34243 | Standard + LNS | 68 | 03/03/2026 | 9 | $0 |
| Sunnyside Manor 5201 Bahia Vista Street, 34232 | Standard + LNS | 68 | 04/17/2024 | 1 | $4,500 |
| Best Care Senior Living at Sarasota LLC 4450 8Th Street, 34232 | Standard only | 65 | 08/25/2026 | 2 | $42,600 |
| Liana of Sarasota 2630 University Parkway, 34243 | Standard + LNS | 54 | 06/09/2026 | 5 | $5,500 |
| Neurointernational Healthcare, LLC 4004 Fruitville Road, 34232 | Standard + ECC + LNS | 16 | Not posted | — | $2,300 |
| Brisiana Manor ALF 16 St Lucie Ave, 34232 | Standard only | 12 | Not posted | — | $5,000 |
| Excelsior Omega Inc 15 Dade Avenue, 34232 | Standard only | 12 | Not posted | — | $17,100 |
| Neurointernational Healthcare, LLC 11 Christie Ave 19 Christie Ave, 34232 | Standard only | 10 | Not posted | — | $11,650 |
| Neurorestorative Florida 325 Braden Ave, 34243 | Standard + ECC | 6 | Not posted | — | $0 |
| Neurorestorative Florida 321 Braden Ave, 34243 | Standard + ECC | 6 | Not posted | — | $0 |
| Fruitville Holdings Oppidan Inc 4024 Fruitville Road, 34232 | Standard + LNS | 6 | Not posted | — | $0 |
| Gocio Home 3781 Gocio Rd, 34235 | Standard only | 6 | Not posted | — | $1,000 |
| Josefa's ALF Corp 3567 Bali Dr, 34232 | Standard only | 6 | Not posted | — | $750 |
| Neurointernational Healthcare, LLC 10 Mimosa Dr, 34232 | Standard only | 6 | Not posted | — | $0 |
| Neurointernational Healthcare, LLC 60 Bearded Oaks Dr, 34232 | Standard only | 4 | Not posted | — | $5,000 |
7 LNS, 3 ECC specialty licenses appear among them.
What nursing homes are in North Sarasota, Fruitville & University Park, and how does CMS rate them?
9 licensed nursing homes are in North Sarasota, Fruitville & University Park, with 887 licensed beds; 4 of the 9 with a CMS overall rating hold four or five stars.
| Facility | CMS overall | Licensed beds | Last CMS inspection | CMS deficiencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Award Care at Beneva 741 South Beneva Road, 34232 | 1 of 5 | 120 | January 9, 2026 | 15 |
| Bay Park Post-Acute and Rehabilitation 1755 18Th St, 34234 | 1 of 5 | 101 | January 9, 2025 | 5 |
| Benderson Family Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 1959 N Honore Ave, 34235 | 5 of 5 | 45 | June 12, 2025 | 2 |
| Harborview Sarasota 4783 Fruitville Road, 34232 | 2 of 5 | 81 | April 2, 2026 | 9 |
| Hawthorne Center for Rehabilitation and Healing of Sarasota 5381 Desoto Road, 34235 | 5 of 5 | 120 | May 21, 2026 | 0 |
| Life Care Center of Sarasota 8104 Tuttle Ave, 34243 | 4 of 5 | 120 | September 18, 2025 | 7 |
| Sapphire Shores Health and Rehabilitation Center 4602 Northgate Court, 34234 | 3 of 5 | 120 | August 1, 2024 | 5 |
| Sunnyside Nursing Home 5201 Bahia Vista Street, 34232 | 5 of 5 | 60 | May 30, 2025 | 2 |
| Vivo Healthcare Meadows 5157 Park Club Drive, 34235 | 1 of 5 | 120 | October 3, 2024 | 8 |
Which home health agencies and hospices have offices in North Sarasota, Fruitville & University Park?
13 licensed home health agencies and 0 licensed hospices list an office in North Sarasota, Fruitville & University Park; agencies usually serve clients well beyond their office ZIP code.
- Home Helpers Home Care — home health agency, AHCA license #299996988
- Home Helpers and Direct Link 58803 — home health agency, AHCA license #299994455
- Sarasota Home Health Care Agency LLC — home health agency, AHCA license #299993801
- A Lending Hand Inc — home health agency, AHCA license #299995507
- Adbrecare LLC — home health agency, AHCA license #299996763
- Centerwell Home Health — home health agency, AHCA license #208620963
- Enhabit Home Health — home health agency, AHCA license #299992284
- Family First Homecare of Sarasota — home health agency, AHCA license #299994116
- Interim Healthcare of Sarasota County — home health agency, AHCA license #299994869
- L & E Helping Hands LLC — home health agency, AHCA license #299996111
- Nursecore of Sarasota — home health agency, AHCA license #20791096
- Suncoast Healthcare of Sarasota — home health agency, AHCA license #299994312
- Trilogy Home Healthcare — home health agency, AHCA license #299993413
Are there adult day care centers or adult family care homes in North Sarasota, Fruitville & University Park?
Yes: AHCA lists 2 adult day care centers and 1 adult family care home in North Sarasota, Fruitville & University Park.
- Town Square Bradenton at University Parkway (adult day care center, 140 licensed)
- Tina's Adult Day Care (adult day care center, 50 licensed)
- Angles, Luis M (adult family care home, 5 licensed)
Have any North Sarasota, Fruitville & University Park facilities been fined by AHCA?
Yes: AHCA profiles show fines on file for 23 licensed facilities in North Sarasota, Fruitville & University Park, the most recent initiated June 8, 2026 against Josefa's ALF Corp.
Each facility's page lists every sanction with its date and amount. An old fine is not the same as a current problem; ask what changed.
Which hospitals are closest to North Sarasota, Fruitville & University Park?
Measured from the center of North Sarasota, Fruitville & University Park's licensed facilities, the closest acute-care hospitals in CMS's hospital data are Sarasota Memorial Hospital (about 3.3 miles) and HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital (about 5.0 miles).
Lakewood Ranch Medical Center is about 7.0 miles away. These are straight-line distances, useful for comparison but not drive times.
