The Grove at Countryside

License snapshot: The Grove at Countryside — Florida ALF — AHCA #13954 — 131 beds — Clearwater, FL — first licensed 2024. Last verified: October 2026.

Is The Grove at Countryside in Clearwater licensed by the State of Florida?

Yes. The Grove at Countryside holds an active Florida Assisted Living Facility license, AHCA license #13954, for 131 residents at 2425 McMullen Booth Rd, Clearwater, FL 33759. It holds the standard ALF license with no ECC, LNS or LMH specialty license. The license was first issued on December 1, 2024, and the current license runs through December 29, 2026.

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

The Grove at Countryside license and contact information

What level of care can The Grove at Countryside provide under its Florida license?

The Grove at Countryside 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, Direct Part-Time. No Medicaid services are listed on its AHCA profile, so plan on private pay, long-term care insurance or VA benefits unless the community confirms otherwise. Languages reported to AHCA: English, Spanish.

What did AHCA find when it inspected The Grove at Countryside?

AHCA has posted 2 inspections for The Grove at Countryside: 0 standard (routine) surveys, 1 complaint investigation and 1 other visit. In the three years to October 2026, inspectors recorded 0 deficiencies. The most recent visit was a complaint visit on October 14, 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 The Grove at Countryside?

No. AHCA's final-order record for The Grove at Countryside shows no fines, license actions or other disciplinary orders as of October 2026.

That is the public enforcement record only. It does not replace reading the inspection reports above or visiting in person.

Who owns and operates The Grove at Countryside?

The AHCA licensee for The Grove at Countryside is Vc Csh, LLC, and the facility is managed by Ssl Cle Management LLC. AHCA lists the administrator as Kelsey Dirusso. AHCA's record shows no change of ownership filed for this license.

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 The Grove at Countryside have backup power for hurricanes and outages?

The Grove at Countryside reports to AHCA that its on-site backup power is fixed generator, supporting air conditioning, heating systems, 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 The Grove at Countryside, and what is nearby in Clearwater?

The Grove at Countryside is at 2425 McMullen Booth Rd 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 46 other AHCA-licensed assisted living facilities, so families comparing The Grove at Countryside have real alternatives close by.

Largest licensed ALFs within six miles (AHCA data):

• Grand Villa of Clearwater · Clearwater · 220 beds · AHCA #6670 · 2.9 mi
• Salterra Senior Living at Dunedin · Dunedin · 140 beds · AHCA #5404 · 4.1 mi
• The Preserve at Dunedin · Clearwater · 135 beds · AHCA #12158 · 2.8 mi
• Pruittplace- Clearwater · Clearwater · 130 beds · AHCA #10143 · 2.6 mi
• The Gables of Palm Harbor · Palm Harbor · 128 beds · AHCA #8728 · 4.1 mi

How much does memory care and assisted living cost near The Grove at Countryside?

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 The Grove at Countryside's prices; the community sets its own rates by apartment size and care level.

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 The Grove at Countryside?

AHCA's recent record for The Grove at Countryside does not point to a specific problem area, so focus on staffing, care levels and pricing.

• 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?
• 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?
• Can we speak with the family of a current resident?

How does The Grove at Countryside compare with other Pinellas County assisted living?

By licensed capacity, The Grove at Countryside ranks #16 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.

Our advisors compare communities like The Grove at Countryside using the same AHCA record shown here, plus what we hear from families. The service is free, and we name strong alternatives even when they are not our partners.