Regal Palms

License snapshot: Regal Palms — Florida ALF — AHCA #9570 — 225 beds — LNS — Largo, FL — first licensed 2005. Last verified: October 2026.

Is Regal Palms in Largo licensed by the State of Florida?

Yes. Regal Palms holds an active Florida Assisted Living Facility license, AHCA license #9570, for 225 residents at 300 Lake Ave NE, Largo, FL 33771. It also holds a Limited Nursing Services license on top of the standard license. The license was first issued on March 9, 2005, and the current license runs through September 12, 2027.

We built this profile from the state's own files, not from marketing material. Nothing here is a rating; it is the license, the inspections and the enforcement history, plus context for Largo families.

Regal Palms license and contact information

What level of care can Regal Palms provide under its Florida license?

Regal Palms can provide standard assisted living plus the services its LNS license allows. The Limited Nursing Services (LNS) license allows licensed nurses to deliver a defined list of nursing tasks in the building, such as certain assessments and treatments, beyond what a standard license permits.

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: Assisted Living Waiver. 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 Regal Palms?

AHCA has posted 10 inspections for Regal Palms: 3 standard (routine) surveys, 5 complaint investigations and 2 other visits. In the three years to October 2026, inspectors recorded 0 deficiencies. The most recent visit was a standard visit on September 2, 2025 with no deficiencies cited.

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 Regal Palms?

Yes. AHCA's record lists 1 final order imposing fines on Regal Palms in 2016, totaling $250.

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 Regal Palms?

The AHCA licensee for Regal Palms is Regal Palms Limited Parnership, and the facility is managed by The Goodman Group LLC. AHCA lists the administrator as Richard Marc Lewis. AHCA's record shows no change of ownership filed for this license.

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 Regal Palms have backup power for hurricanes and outages?

Regal Palms reports to AHCA that its on-site backup power is fixed generator and portable generator, supporting air conditioning, life safety systems, lights, refrigeration, and that the areas kept cool during an outage are: dining room.

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 Regal Palms, and what is nearby in Largo?

Regal Palms is at 300 Lake Ave NE in Largo (33771), Pinellas County. Largo sits in mid-Pinellas with one of the densest senior populations in the county and an extensive base of assisted-living and 55+ housing. The closest major hospitals for the area include HCA Florida Largo Hospital, Largo Medical Center.

Within about six miles there are 47 other AHCA-licensed assisted living facilities, so families comparing Regal Palms have real alternatives close by.

Largest licensed ALFs within six miles (AHCA data):

• Grand Villa of Clearwater · Clearwater · 220 beds · AHCA #6670 · 4.4 mi
• The Inn at Freedom Square · Seminole · 200 beds · AHCA #4759 · 5.5 mi
• The Oaks of Clearwater · Clearwater · 175 beds · AHCA #4818 · 3.5 mi
• Cypress Palms · Largo · 150 beds · AHCA #8113 · 0.1 mi
• Oak Manor Senior Living Community · Largo · 150 beds · AHCA #7150 · 3.8 mi

How much does memory care and assisted living cost near Regal Palms?

In the Largo 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 Regal Palms's prices; the community sets its own rates by apartment size and care level.

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 Regal Palms?

Start with the issues AHCA has actually raised at Regal Palms, then cover the questions every Largo family should ask.

• AHCA cited “Medication - labeling and orders” on the March 18, 2021 complaint 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 is the monthly price built: flat rate, levels of care, or points? What triggers the next level?
• How is the memory-care neighborhood staffed at night, and is it a separate secured area?
• Can we speak with the family of a current resident?
• Who is the on-site nurse, and what hours are they in the building?
• How are care plans reviewed, and how often are families included?

How does Regal Palms compare with other Pinellas County assisted living?

By licensed capacity, Regal Palms ranks #2 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.

Tampa Senior Advisor is a free service for families. We can set Regal Palms beside other licensed Largo options on care level, current openings and price, and we will point out good options that do not pay us. Communities pay a referral fee only if your family chooses them.