Salterra Senior Living at Dunedin

License snapshot: Salterra Senior Living at Dunedin — Florida ALF — AHCA #5404 — 140 beds — Dunedin, FL — first licensed 2022. Last verified: October 2026.

Is Salterra Senior Living at Dunedin in Dunedin licensed by the State of Florida?

Yes. Salterra Senior Living at Dunedin holds an active Florida Assisted Living Facility license, AHCA license #5404, for 140 residents at 880 Patricia Avenue, Dunedin, FL 34698. It holds the standard ALF license with no ECC, LNS or LMH specialty license. The license was first issued on September 14, 2022, and the current license runs through March 18, 2027.

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

Salterra Senior Living at Dunedin license and contact information

What level of care can Salterra Senior Living at Dunedin provide under its Florida license?

Salterra Senior Living at Dunedin 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. 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 Salterra Senior Living at Dunedin?

AHCA has posted 7 inspections for Salterra Senior Living at Dunedin: 1 standard (routine) survey, 3 complaint investigations and 3 other visits. In the three years to October 2026, inspectors recorded 6 deficiencies, 2 of them Class I or II (the two most serious classes). The most recent visit was a complaint visit on January 6, 2026 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 Salterra Senior Living at Dunedin?

Yes. AHCA's record lists 10 final orders imposing fines on Salterra Senior Living at Dunedin between 2008 and 2026, totaling $24,000.

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 Salterra Senior Living at Dunedin?

The AHCA licensee for Salterra Senior Living at Dunedin is Inspired Senior Living Of Dunedin Mt, LLC, and the facility is managed by Leisure Care, LLC. AHCA lists the administrator as Rubye L. Ramos. AHCA records a change of ownership on September 20, 2022, January 13, 2016, December 1, 2006.

When the licensee is a single-purpose company, the operator behind it is usually the name on the brochure. Ask which company employs the caregivers and who signs the admission agreement.

Does Salterra Senior Living at Dunedin have backup power for hurricanes and outages?

Salterra Senior Living at Dunedin reports to AHCA that its on-site backup power is fixed generator, supporting air conditioning, entire facility, heating systems, life safety systems, lights, 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 Salterra Senior Living at Dunedin, and what is nearby in Dunedin?

Salterra Senior Living at Dunedin is at 880 Patricia Avenue in Dunedin (34698), Pinellas County. Dunedin is a walkable, Scottish-heritage Gulf town with a notably high 65+ share and demand for boutique, community-oriented senior living. The closest major hospitals for the area include Mease Dunedin Hospital (BayCare), Mease Countryside (nearby).

Within about six miles there are 49 other AHCA-licensed assisted living facilities, so families comparing Salterra Senior Living at Dunedin have real alternatives close by.

Largest licensed ALFs within six miles (AHCA data):

• Grand Villa of Clearwater · Clearwater · 220 beds · AHCA #6670 · 4.5 mi
• The Oaks of Clearwater · Clearwater · 175 beds · AHCA #4818 · 4.1 mi
• The Preserve at Dunedin · Clearwater · 135 beds · AHCA #12158 · 1.4 mi
• The Grove at Countryside · Clearwater · 131 beds · AHCA #13954 · 4.1 mi
• Pruittplace- Clearwater · Clearwater · 130 beds · AHCA #10143 · 2.3 mi

How much does memory care and assisted living cost near Salterra Senior Living at Dunedin?

In the Dunedin area, assisted living typically runs $3,800–$5,950/month in 2026, and memory care $5,200–$7,550/month. These are area ranges, not Salterra Senior Living at Dunedin'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 Salterra Senior Living at Dunedin?

Start with the issues AHCA has actually raised at Salterra Senior Living at Dunedin, then cover the questions every Dunedin family should ask.

• AHCA cited “Resident care - supervision” on the September 24, 2025 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 September 24, 2025 complaint survey. Ask for the resident rights notice, the grievance procedure and the refund policy before you sign.
• What is the caregiver-to-resident ratio on the overnight shift, not just during the day?
• How is the memory-care neighborhood staffed at night, and is it a separate secured area?
• Which care needs would require a move out, and who decides?
• How is the monthly price built: flat rate, levels of care, or points? What triggers the next level?

How does Salterra Senior Living at Dunedin compare with other Pinellas County assisted living?

By licensed capacity, Salterra Senior Living at Dunedin ranks #13 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 Salterra Senior Living at Dunedin 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.