Aston Gardens at the Courtyards

License snapshot: Aston Gardens at the Courtyards — Florida ALF — AHCA #9439 — 105 beds — Sun City Center, FL — first licensed 2026. Last verified: October 2026.

Is Aston Gardens at the Courtyards in Sun City Center licensed by the State of Florida?

Yes. Aston Gardens at the Courtyards holds an active Florida Assisted Living Facility license, AHCA license #9439, for 105 residents at 255 Courtyards Blvd, Sun City Center, FL 33573. It holds the standard ALF license with no ECC, LNS or LMH specialty license. The license was first issued on July 1, 2026, and the current license runs through September 13, 2028.

Below is the public record for Aston Gardens at the Courtyards as AHCA publishes it, followed by the questions it raises for a tour and how it sits among other licensed Hillsborough County communities.

Aston Gardens at the Courtyards license and contact information

What level of care can Aston Gardens at the Courtyards provide under its Florida license?

Aston Gardens at the Courtyards 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. No Medicaid services are listed on its AHCA profile, so plan on private pay, long-term care insurance or VA benefits unless the community confirms otherwise.

What did AHCA find when it inspected Aston Gardens at the Courtyards?

AHCA has posted 5 inspections for Aston Gardens at the Courtyards: 4 standard (routine) surveys, 1 complaint investigation and 0 other visits. In the three years to October 2026, inspectors recorded 8 deficiencies, none of them Class I or II. The most recent visit was a standard visit on September 14, 2026 with 1 citation.

Read the list for repeats rather than for the total. A tag that shows up on two standard surveys in a row tells you more than one isolated finding.

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 Aston Gardens at the Courtyards?

Yes. AHCA's record lists 1 final order imposing fines on Aston Gardens at the Courtyards in 2025, totaling $3,000. It also lists 1 other action (Denied).

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 Aston Gardens at the Courtyards?

The AHCA licensee for Aston Gardens at the Courtyards is Vop Astg Courtyards, LLC, and the facility is managed by American Trust Senior Care LLC.. AHCA lists the administrator as Twyla Dawn Sampson. AHCA records a change of ownership on July 1, 2026, June 1, 2020, November 5, 2015.

Ask who you would call above the administrator if a problem is not resolved, and whether the operator runs other Tampa Bay communities you could visit for comparison.

Does Aston Gardens at the Courtyards have backup power for hurricanes and outages?

Aston Gardens at the Courtyards reports to AHCA that its on-site backup power is fixed generator, supporting entire facility, 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 Hillsborough County, ask which evacuation zone the building sits in, where residents go if an order is issued, and how families are told.

Where is Aston Gardens at the Courtyards, and what is nearby in Sun City Center?

Aston Gardens at the Courtyards is at 255 Courtyards Blvd in Sun City Center (33573), Hillsborough County. Sun City Center and its Kings Point community form one of Florida's largest age-restricted retirement hubs — a self-contained, golf-cart-friendly town where the great majority of residents are over 65. The closest major hospitals for the area include South Bay Hospital (HCA), St. Joseph's Hospital-South (nearby).

Within about six miles there are 14 other AHCA-licensed assisted living facilities, so families comparing Aston Gardens at the Courtyards have real alternatives close by.

Largest licensed ALFs within six miles (AHCA data):

• Sun Towers Retirement Community · Sun City Center · 286 beds · AHCA #4991 · 0.1 mi
• Sun City Senior Living · Ruskin · 145 beds · AHCA #7290 · 1.0 mi
• Cypress Creek Assisted Living Residence Management · Ruskin · 140 beds · AHCA #9553 · 1.9 mi
• Freedom Plaza Assisted Living and Memory Care · Sun City Center · 88 beds · AHCA #9634 · 0.8 mi
• Belvedere Commons of Sun City Center · Sun City Center · 70 beds · AHCA #9323 · 1.1 mi

How much does memory care and assisted living cost near Aston Gardens at the Courtyards?

In the Sun City Center area, assisted living typically runs $3,450–$5,400/month in 2026, and memory care $4,700–$6,850/month. These are area ranges, not Aston Gardens at the Courtyards's prices; the community sets its own rates by apartment size and care level.

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 Aston Gardens at the Courtyards?

Start with the issues AHCA has actually raised at Aston Gardens at the Courtyards, then cover the questions every Sun City Center family should ask.

• AHCA cited “Pharmacy & dietary; uncorrected deficiencies” on the September 14, 2026 standard survey. Ask to see a week of menus and how therapeutic diets are handled, and eat a meal in the dining room before you decide.
• AHCA cited “Medication - assistance with self-admin” on the May 27, 2026 standard survey. Ask who assists with medications on each shift, how a missed or refused dose is logged, and how the community tells families about a medication error.
• AHCA cited “Admissions - continued residency” on the April 15, 2024 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.
• Who is the on-site nurse, and what hours are they in the building?
• How is the memory-care neighborhood staffed at night, and is it a separate secured area?
• How are care plans reviewed, and how often are families included?

How does Aston Gardens at the Courtyards compare with other Hillsborough County assisted living?

By licensed capacity, Aston Gardens at the Courtyards ranks #23 of 263 AHCA-licensed assisted living facilities in Hillsborough County, and it is one of 68 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.

Our advisors compare communities like Aston Gardens at the Courtyards using the same AHCA record shown here, plus what we hear from families. The service is free, and we name strong alternatives even when they are not our partners.