Bayside Terrace Senior Living

License snapshot: Bayside Terrace Senior Living — Florida ALF — AHCA #6139 — 162 beds — Pinellas Park, FL — first licensed 2023. Last verified: October 2026.

Is Bayside Terrace Senior Living in Pinellas Park licensed by the State of Florida?

Yes. Bayside Terrace Senior Living holds an active Florida Assisted Living Facility license, AHCA license #6139, for 162 residents at 9381 US Highway 19 N, Pinellas Park, FL 33782. It holds the standard ALF license with no ECC, LNS or LMH specialty license. The license was first issued on February 1, 2023, and the current license runs through January 31, 2027.

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

Bayside Terrace Senior Living license and contact information

What level of care can Bayside Terrace Senior Living provide under its Florida license?

Bayside Terrace Senior Living 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 Bayside Terrace Senior Living?

AHCA has posted 6 inspections for Bayside Terrace Senior Living: 2 standard (routine) surveys, 4 complaint investigations and 0 other visits. In the three years to October 2026, inspectors recorded 0 deficiencies. The most recent visit was a complaint visit on November 19, 2025 with no deficiencies cited.

Complaint visits are triggered by a call to AHCA, so their number reflects how often someone raised a concern, not only what was found. Look at whether those visits produced citations.

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 Bayside Terrace Senior Living?

Yes. AHCA's record lists 7 final orders imposing fines on Bayside Terrace Senior Living between 2015 and 2023, totaling $40,000. 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 Bayside Terrace Senior Living?

The AHCA licensee for Bayside Terrace Senior Living is Bayside Terrace Senior Living, LLC. AHCA lists the administrator as Leslie Edwards. AHCA records a change of ownership on February 1, 2023, November 1, 2017, August 1, 2013.

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 Bayside Terrace Senior Living have backup power for hurricanes and outages?

Bayside Terrace Senior Living 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: common areas, dining room, entire facility, hallway, living room, resident rooms.

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 Bayside Terrace Senior Living, and what is nearby in Pinellas Park?

Bayside Terrace Senior Living is at 9381 US Highway 19 N in Pinellas Park (33782), Pinellas County. Pinellas Park, including the 55+ Mainlands community, is a value-oriented mid-county city with established senior housing. The closest major hospitals for the area include St. Anthony's / Northside (BayCare/HCA, nearby), Largo Medical (nearby).

Within about six miles there are 39 other AHCA-licensed assisted living facilities, so families comparing Bayside Terrace Senior Living have real alternatives close by.

Largest licensed ALFs within six miles (AHCA data):

• The Inn at Freedom Square · Seminole · 200 beds · AHCA #4759 · 5.9 mi
• Colliers at St. Pete · St. Petersburg · 162 beds · AHCA #8057 · 5.7 mi
• Arbor Oaks Assisted Living Facility · St. Petersburg · 158 beds · AHCA #9299 · 5.3 mi
• Salterra Senior Living at Largo · Largo · 143 beds · AHCA #7301 · 5.5 mi
• Salterra Senior Living at Pinellas Park · Pinellas Park · 132 beds · AHCA #5487 · 0.5 mi

How much does memory care and assisted living cost near Bayside Terrace Senior Living?

In the Pinellas Park area, assisted living typically runs $3,300–$5,200/month in 2026, and memory care $4,550–$6,650/month. These are area ranges, not Bayside Terrace Senior Living'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 Bayside Terrace Senior Living?

Start with the issues AHCA has actually raised at Bayside Terrace Senior Living, then cover the questions every Pinellas Park family should ask.

• AHCA cited “Risk mgmt & QA” on the May 17, 2023 complaint survey. Ask how incidents and falls are reported to families and to AHCA, and how residents are checked on at night.
• AHCA cited “Resident care - rights & facility procedures” on the March 29, 2023 standard survey. Ask for the resident rights notice, the grievance procedure and the refund policy before you sign.
• AHCA cited “Medication - assistance with self-admin” on the March 29, 2023 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.
• 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 Bayside Terrace Senior Living compare with other Pinellas County assisted living?

By licensed capacity, Bayside Terrace Senior Living ranks #6 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 Bayside Terrace Senior Living 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.