Overview
Award Care at Beneva has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Florida average of 3.3. It ranks 21st of 23 nursing homes in Sarasota. Its strongest area is quality of care (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.6 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 66% of nursing homes in Florida (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on January 9, 2026, found 15 health deficiencies, more than the Florida average of 7.1. 6 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $110,129 in the past three years.
Award Care at Beneva is a for-profit facility with 120 certified beds, caring for about 91 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1982.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 92%
Top 87%
Top 93%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 9, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 15
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 6
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $110,129
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.55 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.46 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.90 hrs
- Nurse aides2.19 hrs
- Physical therapists0.01 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 91
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- September 10, 1982
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes