Watercrest Winter Park Assisted Living and Memory Care

Florida AHCA first licensed Watercrest Winter Park Assisted Living and Memory Care in Winter Park in 2025; today it holds license #13440 for 118 beds as a assisted living facility.

Is Watercrest Winter Park Assisted Living and Memory Care licensed in Florida?

Yes. Watercrest Winter Park Assisted Living and Memory Care holds AHCA license #13440 with status Licensed as of October 24, 2026, in a license period running to January 14, 2027.

State records: AHCA profile on FloridaHealthFinder · AHCA inspection reports & final orders

What specialty licenses does Watercrest Winter Park Assisted Living and Memory Care hold?

Watercrest Winter Park Assisted Living and Memory Care holds 1 AHCA specialty license on top of its standard assisted living license: Limited Nursing Services.

LNS allows a defined set of nursing tasks, such as certain dressing changes, by licensed nurses.

It also reports a Memory Care program to AHCA. Ask for the written dementia-care disclosure (s. 429.178, F.S.), the secured-unit staffing ratio at night and staff training hours.

What does AHCA's enforcement record show for Watercrest Winter Park Assisted Living and Memory Care?

AHCA's profile for Watercrest Winter Park Assisted Living and Memory Care lists 10 final orders totaling $51,000 in fines (10 survey); 8 were initiated in the last three years.

The 6 most recent of 10 are shown; the full list is on the AHCA profile.

Read the survey-by-survey history on AHCA's inspection page before you tour.

AHCA also records 1 change(s) of ownership, most recently January 15, 2025. New ownership can bring new management and policies, so ask what changed.

Where is Watercrest Winter Park Assisted Living and Memory Care and what is nearby?

Watercrest Winter Park Assisted Living and Memory Care is in Winter Park, Orange County, in the Winter Park market. The major hospitals families weigh nearby are AdventHealth Winter Park, Orlando Health Winter Park (area), AdventHealth Orlando (nearby).

Winter Park is one of Central Florida's most affluent and established communities, a tree-lined city of about 30,000 just north of Orlando with a high share of long-tenured residents over 65 around Park Avenue and the chain of lakes.

Nearby areas families compare: Park Avenue, Downtown Winter Park, Windsong, Winter Park Pines. See assisted living in Winter Park for the local market.

What does assisted living cost near Watercrest Winter Park Assisted Living and Memory Care?

AHCA does not publish prices and we don't quote one for Watercrest Winter Park Assisted Living and Memory Care; across the Winter Park area, assisted living typically runs $3,800–$6,050/month in 2026.

Usually included: housing, three meals daily, 24/7 awake staff, housekeeping, laundry, scheduled transportation, social and wellness programming, and a basic care plan. Often billed separately: medication management above a basic tier, two-person transfers, incontinence care, on-site hospice coordination, and one-on-one aide hours.

Its AHCA profile lists no Medicaid programs, so plan on private pay, long-term care insurance or VA Aid & Attendance.

How does Watercrest Winter Park Assisted Living and Memory Care compare with similar assisted living facilities in Orange County?

By licensed size Watercrest Winter Park Assisted Living and Memory Care ranks #8 of 118 assisted living facilities in Orange County. It has 10 AHCA final orders on file versus a median of 7 for the five closest-sized assisted living facilities in the county.

5 of those 5 peers were licensed before Watercrest Winter Park Assisted Living and Memory Care (2025). Final orders accumulate with time and size, so compare recent years, not totals alone.

Does Watercrest Winter Park Assisted Living and Memory Care have backup power for hurricanes?

Watercrest Winter Park Assisted Living and Memory Care reports a fixed on-site generator to AHCA, which matters in Central Florida's hurricane season.

Since 2018 Florida requires assisted living facilities and nursing homes to have an emergency power plan that keeps residents in safe indoor temperatures for at least 96 hours after an outage. Ask for the facility's approved plan, how much of the building the generator cools, and where residents go if they must evacuate. Our guide to the 96-hour generator rule explains what to check.

What programs does Watercrest Winter Park Assisted Living and Memory Care report to AHCA?

On its AHCA consumer profile Watercrest Winter Park Assisted Living and Memory Care reports special programs and services: Massage Therapy/Spa, Memory Care, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy.

These entries are self-reported by the facility to AHCA, not inspected, so ask for specifics: how often therapy is on site and who provides it, and whether a staff member who speaks your parent's language works every shift.

How should I evaluate Watercrest Winter Park Assisted Living and Memory Care?

Judge Watercrest Winter Park Assisted Living and Memory Care on staffing, how it handles a decline and what the inspection record shows — the tour itself is the least reliable signal.

Bring the AHCA record and ask about each deficiency: what happened, what changed and who is accountable now. Visit twice, once unannounced near a meal or shift change.

• How fast can staff respond to a call button at night?
• What would trigger a move to a higher care level?
• What's the true all-in monthly cost for our parent's needs?
• How are falls and med changes communicated to family?
• How long have caregivers worked here on average?

Is Watercrest Winter Park Assisted Living and Memory Care the right fit for my parent?

Watercrest Winter Park Assisted Living and Memory Care fits if your parent's needs match its assisted living license and its state record holds up under your questions.

Assisted living fits an older adult who needs daily help — bathing, dressing, medication reminders, meals — but does not require round-the-clock skilled nursing. It's the most common first move when living alone stops being safe. A free advisor can compare it side by side with other licensed Winter Park-area options.

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