Grand Villa of Clearwater

License snapshot: Grand Villa of Clearwater — Florida ALF — AHCA #6670 — 220 beds — Clearwater, FL — first licensed 2019. Last verified: October 2026.

Is Grand Villa of Clearwater in Clearwater licensed by the State of Florida?

Yes. Grand Villa of Clearwater holds an active Florida Assisted Living Facility license, AHCA license #6670, for 220 residents at 2750 Drew St, Clearwater, FL 33759. It holds the standard ALF license with no ECC, LNS or LMH specialty license. The license was first issued on May 1, 2019, and the current license runs through July 29, 2027.

Below is the public record for Grand Villa of Clearwater as AHCA publishes it, followed by the questions it raises for a tour and how it sits among other licensed Pinellas County communities.

Grand Villa of Clearwater license and contact information

What level of care can Grand Villa of Clearwater provide under its Florida license?

Grand Villa of Clearwater 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 Part-Time. 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 Grand Villa of Clearwater?

AHCA has posted 10 inspections for Grand Villa of Clearwater: 2 standard (routine) surveys, 7 complaint investigations and 1 other visit. In the three years to October 2026, inspectors recorded 2 deficiencies, none of them Class I or II. The most recent visit was a complaint visit on May 21, 2026 with no deficiencies cited.

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 Grand Villa of Clearwater?

Yes. AHCA's record lists 7 final orders imposing fines on Grand Villa of Clearwater between 2005 and 2018, totaling $5,000.

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 Grand Villa of Clearwater?

The AHCA licensee for Grand Villa of Clearwater is Gv Clearwater, LLC, and the facility is managed by IND-Ormond, INC.. AHCA lists the administrator as Dawn Winder. AHCA records a change of ownership on May 1, 2019.

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 Grand Villa of Clearwater have backup power for hurricanes and outages?

Grand Villa of Clearwater 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 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 Grand Villa of Clearwater, and what is nearby in Clearwater?

Grand Villa of Clearwater is at 2750 Drew St in Clearwater (33759), Pinellas County. Clearwater draws snowbirds and year-round retirees to its Gulf beaches and the Countryside area, sustaining one of the highest per-capita concentrations of senior communities in Pinellas. The closest major hospitals for the area include Morton Plant Hospital (BayCare), Clearwater (BayCare urgent/specialty).

Within about six miles there are 53 other AHCA-licensed assisted living facilities, so families comparing Grand Villa of Clearwater have real alternatives close by.

Largest licensed ALFs within six miles (AHCA data):

• Regal Palms · Largo · 225 beds · AHCA #9570 · 4.4 mi
• The Oaks of Clearwater · Clearwater · 175 beds · AHCA #4818 · 4.9 mi
• Cypress Palms · Largo · 150 beds · AHCA #8113 · 4.3 mi
• Heron House of Largo · Largo · 145 beds · AHCA #10811 · 4.4 mi
• Salterra Senior Living at Largo · Largo · 143 beds · AHCA #7301 · 4.7 mi

How much does memory care and assisted living cost near Grand Villa of Clearwater?

In the Clearwater area, assisted living typically runs $3,700–$5,850/month in 2026, and memory care $5,100–$7,400/month. These are area ranges, not Grand Villa of Clearwater'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 Grand Villa of Clearwater?

Start with the issues AHCA has actually raised at Grand Villa of Clearwater, then cover the questions every Clearwater family should ask.

• AHCA cited “Resident care - rights & facility procedures” on the May 12, 2025 complaint survey. Ask for the resident rights notice, the grievance procedure and the refund policy before you sign.
• AHCA cited “Training - ADRD” on the January 23, 2024 complaint survey. Ask how many hours of Alzheimer's and dementia training each caregiver has completed, and ask to see the training log for the memory-care neighborhood.
• Which care needs would require a move out, and who decides?
• How is the memory-care neighborhood staffed at night, and is it a separate secured area?
• How is the monthly price built: flat rate, levels of care, or points? What triggers the next level?
• Can we speak with the family of a current resident?

How does Grand Villa of Clearwater compare with other Pinellas County assisted living?

By licensed capacity, Grand Villa of Clearwater ranks #3 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 Grand Villa of Clearwater 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.