Arbor Oaks Assisted Living Facility

License snapshot: Arbor Oaks Assisted Living Facility — Florida ALF — AHCA #9299 — 158 beds — St. Petersburg, FL — first licensed 2024. Last verified: October 2026.

Is Arbor Oaks Assisted Living Facility in St. Petersburg licensed by the State of Florida?

Yes. Arbor Oaks Assisted Living Facility holds an active (renewal under AHCA review) Florida Assisted Living Facility license, AHCA license #9299, for 158 residents at 1701 68th St N, St. Petersburg, FL 33710. It holds the standard ALF license with no ECC, LNS or LMH specialty license. The license was first issued on August 1, 2024, and the current license runs through August 1, 2026.

Below is the public record for Arbor Oaks Assisted Living Facility as AHCA publishes it, followed by the questions it raises for a tour and how it sits among other licensed Pinellas County communities.

Arbor Oaks Assisted Living Facility license and contact information

What level of care can Arbor Oaks Assisted Living Facility provide under its Florida license?

Arbor Oaks Assisted Living Facility can provide standard assisted living only. With a standard license only, the community can help with bathing, dressing, meals and medication assistance, but it cannot provide the extra nursing that an ECC or LNS license allows. Residents whose needs pass that line generally have to move.

In its AHCA profile the community reports a memory-care program. Florida has no separate memory-care license, so ask how the secured area is laid out and which of the dementia rules in s. 429.178, F.S. it follows. AHCA's profile lists nurse availability as: Direct 24hr. Medicaid services listed on the profile: Assistive Care Services. In Tampa Bay, Medicaid help with assisted living runs through the SMMC Long-Term Care plans, so confirm which plans the community currently contracts with.

What did AHCA find when it inspected Arbor Oaks Assisted Living Facility?

AHCA has posted 4 inspections for Arbor Oaks Assisted Living Facility: 1 standard (routine) survey, 2 complaint investigations and 1 other visit. In the three years to October 2026, inspectors recorded 9 deficiencies, none of them Class I or II. The most recent visit was a standard visit on September 10, 2026 with 4 citations.

A single citation is common even at well-run communities. What matters is a pattern: the same tag returning on consecutive surveys, or a run of complaint investigations close together.

Source: AHCA inspection details, retrieved October 24, 2026. Florida grades ALF deficiencies from Class I (an immediate threat or death) to Class IV (paperwork-level); most citations at large communities are Class III.

Has AHCA taken enforcement action against Arbor Oaks Assisted Living Facility?

Yes. AHCA's record lists 2 final orders imposing fines on Arbor Oaks Assisted Living Facility in 2022, totaling $6,000.

Most ALF fines in Florida follow a survey that found an uncorrected or repeat deficiency. Ask the administrator what each order was for and what changed afterward; a straight answer is a good sign.

Who owns and operates Arbor Oaks Assisted Living Facility?

The AHCA licensee for Arbor Oaks Assisted Living Facility is Ism Opco, LLC. AHCA lists the administrator as Debra L Neil. AHCA records a change of ownership on August 1, 2024.

Ownership matters because policies, pricing and staffing often change after a sale. If the record shows a recent change, ask what is different now and whether the administrator and nurse stayed on.

Does Arbor Oaks Assisted Living Facility have backup power for hurricanes and outages?

Arbor Oaks Assisted Living Facility reports to AHCA that its on-site backup power is fixed generator, supporting air conditioning, heating systems, refrigeration, and that the areas kept cool during an outage are: entire facility.

Florida requires every ALF to have an emergency power source able to keep the building at 81°F or cooler for at least 96 hours after an outage. In Pinellas County, ask which evacuation zone the building sits in, where residents go if an order is issued, and how families are told.

Where is Arbor Oaks Assisted Living Facility, and what is nearby in St. Petersburg?

Arbor Oaks Assisted Living Facility is at 1701 68th St N in St. Petersburg (33710), Pinellas County. St. Petersburg is Pinellas County's largest city and a long-established retirement destination, with a high share of residents over 65 and dense senior housing along the waterfront and Central Avenue corridor. The closest major hospitals for the area include Bayfront Health St. Petersburg, St. Anthony's Hospital (BayCare), Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital.

Within about six miles there are 38 other AHCA-licensed assisted living facilities, so families comparing Arbor Oaks Assisted Living Facility have real alternatives close by.

Largest licensed ALFs within six miles (AHCA data):

• Wentworth Central Avenue · St. Petersburg · 240 beds · AHCA #11812 · 1.4 mi
• The Inn at Freedom Square · Seminole · 200 beds · AHCA #4759 · 5.1 mi
• Colliers at St. Pete · St. Petersburg · 162 beds · AHCA #8057 · 3.1 mi
• Bayside Terrace Senior Living · Pinellas Park · 162 beds · AHCA #6139 · 5.3 mi
• Salterra Senior Living at Pinellas Park · Pinellas Park · 132 beds · AHCA #5487 · 4.9 mi

How much does memory care and assisted living cost near Arbor Oaks Assisted Living Facility?

In the St. Petersburg area, assisted living typically runs $3,700–$5,800/month in 2026, and memory care $5,050–$7,350/month. These are area ranges, not Arbor Oaks Assisted Living Facility's prices; the community sets its own rates by apartment size and care level.

It reports to AHCA that it accepts VA payment, so veterans and surviving spouses should ask about Aid and Attendance. Because Medicaid services appear on its profile, ask whether it has an open SMMC Long-Term Care bed for your parent's plan. Ask for the full fee schedule, any community fee, and the 30-day notice terms before you compare.

What should you ask when you tour Arbor Oaks Assisted Living Facility?

Start with the issues AHCA has actually raised at Arbor Oaks Assisted Living Facility, then cover the questions every St. Petersburg family should ask.

• AHCA cited “Admissions - health assessment” on the September 10, 2026 standard survey. Ask for the admission and continued-residency criteria in writing, and ask who completes the AHCA Form 1823 health assessment and how often it is updated.
• AHCA cited “Resident care - elopement standards” on the September 10, 2026 standard survey. Ask how exits are monitored, when the last elopement drill was held, and what happens in the first ten minutes if a resident is missing.
• AHCA cited “Records - facility” on the September 10, 2026 standard survey. Ask for the resident rights notice, the grievance procedure and the refund policy before you sign.
• How are care plans reviewed, and how often are families included?
• How is the memory-care neighborhood staffed at night, and is it a separate secured area?
• What is the caregiver-to-resident ratio on the overnight shift, not just during the day?

How does Arbor Oaks Assisted Living Facility compare with other Pinellas County assisted living?

By licensed capacity, Arbor Oaks Assisted Living Facility ranks #8 of 134 AHCA-licensed assisted living facilities in Pinellas County, and it is one of 44 there that report a memory-care program. Size is not quality; it tells you the community runs at scale, with more staff to manage and usually more amenities.

If Arbor Oaks Assisted Living Facility is on your list, we can check current availability, line it up against nearby licensed communities, and walk you through its AHCA reports before the tour. Families never pay us; a community pays a referral fee only after a move-in.