Assisted Living & Memory Care in Palm Beach Gardens, FL · Palm Beach County · AHCA license #13239
Watercrest Palm Beach Gardens is a Florida AHCA-licensed assisted living facility at 13465 Pasteur Blvd, Palm Beach Gardens (Palm Beach County), licensed for 256 residents under license #13239. Its AHCA profile lists English among languages spoken and direct 24hr nurse availability.
| Licensing agency | Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) |
|---|---|
| License type | Assisted Living Facility (F.S. Chapter 429, Part I) |
| AHCA license # | 13239 (AHCA file #11969463) |
| License status | Licensed (active) |
| Licensed beds | 256 |
| Private rooms reported | 193 |
| Specialty licenses | Extended Congregate Care (ECC) |
| Memory Care program | Yes, reported on the AHCA profile |
| First licensed | October 18, 2018 |
| Current license period | February 19, 2025 to February 18, 2027 |
| Licensee of record | Cp Pb Gardens Development, LLC (for-profit) |
| Ownership changes on record | None reported |
| Medicaid programs | None reported |
| Enforcement / disciplinary record | 1 AHCA action on record (1 fine, $5,000 total); most recent initiated February 23, 2022 |
| Address | 13465 Pasteur Blvd, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418 |
| Phone (AHCA record) | (561) 227-0065 |
| State record | AHCA profile · AHCA inspection reports |
Operator website on the AHCA record: www.watercrestseniorliving.com
Yes. Watercrest Palm Beach Gardens holds Florida AHCA assisted living license #13239, listed as active as of October 24, 2026, for 256 residents at 13465 Pasteur Blvd in Palm Beach Gardens.
Watercrest Palm Beach Gardens was first licensed by AHCA on October 18, 2018, about 8 years ago, with no change of ownership on the AHCA record.
Watercrest Palm Beach Gardens holds an Extended Congregate Care (ECC) license, which lets residents stay as their needs grow, with nursing services provided directly or by contract. It also reports a Memory Care program to AHCA.
For a parent with dementia, the Florida rule is F.S. 429.178. A facility that advertises Alzheimer's care must keep an awake staff member on duty at all hours once it has 17 or more residents, run activities for cognitively impaired residents, and train staff under F.S. 430.5025. Ask to see the memory care area in the evening, not only on the daytime tour.
AHCA must send a registered nurse to monitor an ECC facility at least twice a year (F.S. 429.07), so an ECC license brings more state oversight as well as more care.
AHCA's inspection page for Watercrest Palm Beach Gardens lists 3 recent visits, August 15, 2024 to September 9, 2026, with 10 cited deficiencies (10 Class 3).
| Visit | Type | What AHCA cited |
|---|---|---|
| September 9, 2026 | Complaint | Resident Care: Supervision (Class 3); Resident Care: Elopement Standards (Class 3) |
| July 15, 2025 | Standard | Staffing Standards: Staff (Class 3); Training: Staff In-Service (Class 3); Training: Assis Self-Admin Meds and Med (Class 3); 3 more |
| August 15, 2024 | Complaint | Resident Care: Third Party Services (Class 3); Resident Care: Elopement Standards (Class 3) |
None of these citations is Class I or II, the classes F.S. 408.813 reserves for conditions that directly threaten residents. Class III and IV items are usually records, training or physical-plant issues with a correction deadline.
Full reports: AHCA inspection reports for Watercrest Palm Beach Gardens.
Yes. The AHCA profile lists 1 administrative action for Watercrest Palm Beach Gardens, including 1 fine totaling $5,000; none was initiated in the last three years.
| Initiated | Action | Basis | Fine |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 23, 2022 | Fine | Survey | $5,000 |
Florida sets ALF fines by class: $5,000 to $10,000 per Class I violation, $1,000 to $5,000 per Class II, $500 to $1,000 per Class III and $100 to $200 per Class IV (F.S. 429.19).
On its AHCA profile, Watercrest Palm Beach Gardens reports special programs: memory care; languages spoken: English; nurse availability: direct 24hr.
These are the facility's own entries on its state profile, not AHCA findings, so confirm each one on the tour.
Watercrest Palm Beach Gardens is one of 16 open AHCA assisted living licenses with a Palm Beach Gardens address and the largest by licensed beds; 9 of those 16 are small homes licensed for six or fewer residents.
Other large Palm Beach County communities with full profiles: HarborChase of Palm Beach Gardens (Palm Beach Gardens, 160 beds), Discovery Village at Palm Beach Gardens (Palm Beach Gardens, 138 beds), Cresthaven (West Palm Beach, 308 beds), MorseLife Memory Care Residence (West Palm Beach, 218 beds). Compare them on the same three points: license status, the last two AHCA inspections, and whether the care level you need is licensed on site.
For the local picture, see assisted living in West Palm Beach and memory care in West Palm Beach, or the full Palm Beach County list.
We don't quote Watercrest Palm Beach Gardens's prices, and AHCA doesn't publish them. The statewide benchmark is CareScout's 2025 Florida median of $66,000 a year for a private one-bedroom in assisted living, about $5,500 a month.
The AHCA profile lists no Medicaid program, so plan on private pay, long-term care insurance or VA benefits. Florida's Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Long-Term Care program (SMMC LTC) can pay for services in an assisted living facility that contracts with the resident's plan, but not for room and board; see the SMMC LTC guide. Ask for the written fee schedule, any level-of-care fees, and how much notice the community gives before a rate increase.
Ask for the license holder, overnight staffing and the latest AHCA inspection first; those three answers tell you more about Watercrest Palm Beach Gardens than the model apartment does.
Two state resources sit behind the administrator: the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program at 1-888-831-0404, which works for the resident confidentially, and AHCA, which investigates complaints against licensed facilities such as Watercrest Palm Beach Gardens.
For help with benefits, Medicaid screening or caregiver support, the Elder Helpline at 1-800-963-5337 connects to the local Area Agency on Aging. Suspected abuse, neglect or exploitation should be reported to the Florida Abuse Hotline at 1-800-962-2873. Our AHCA complaint guide walks through what to write and what happens next.
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Every listing is an open Assisted Living Facility license returned by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) FloridaHealthFinder facility locator for Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. Specialty licenses, Memory Care program flags, ownership changes and sanctions come from each facility's public AHCA profile. Inspection rows are the most recent visits AHCA lists for file #11969463. We re-pull the registry quarterly. Last updated: October 24, 2026. Last verified: October 2026. Closed licenses are excluded. We do not rate facilities, publish reviews or quote facility prices.
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