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The Bristol Care Center

1818 E FLETCHER AVE, TAMPA, FL, 33612
(813) 971-2383
thebristolrehab.com
266 licensed beds
★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections3/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
266
CMS facility ID
105140
Care type
Nursing home
County
Hillsborough
Facility name
The Bristol Care Center
Street address
1818 E FLETCHER AVE
City / state / ZIP
Tampa, FL 33612
Phone
(813) 971-2383
Website
thebristolrehab.com

About this facility — The Bristol Care Center

The Bristol Care Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Tampa, Florida. It is licensed for 266 beds — well above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Florida (120 beds).

It is one of 362 senior care facilities in Tampa and 694 skilled nursing facilities across Florida. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited The Bristol Care Center 54 times across 11 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation, and CMS has imposed $130,689 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Ownership type
For profit - Individual

Registered owners & officers

Bristol Holdco Llc
Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2021
Barriner, Alvin
Managing employee — since 2021
Bleich, Michael
Officer — since 2021
Copper Fl Tr
Indirect owner — since 2021
Gold Fl Tr
Indirect owner — since 2021
Shelby, Jack
Indirect owner — since 2021
Silver Fl Tr
Indirect owner — since 2021

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
1967-05-09
CMS overall rating
2 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
12 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$130,689 total
Last standard inspection
2025-06-26
Nurse staffing
3.5 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$286 per day (≈ $8,690/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
76% Medicaid · 11% Medicare · 13% private/other
Occupancy
88% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
30% below the FL median of $408/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
266
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-05-07Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0689
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2026-06-05
2026-01-05Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0569
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death.
Corrected 2026-02-05
F-0585
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Corrected 2026-02-05
6 earlier / fire-safety inspections (51 citations)
2025-06-26Health inspection9 citations
F-0550
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2025-07-25
F-0552
D · No harm found
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Corrected 2025-07-25
F-0558
D · No harm found
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2025-07-25
F-0580
D · No harm found
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2025-07-25
F-0584
E · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected 2025-07-25
F-0692
D · No harm found
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2025-07-25
F-0711
E · No harm found
Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
Corrected 2025-07-25
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-07-25
F-0908
D · No harm found
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Corrected 2025-07-25
2025-05-05Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0684
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-06-05
F-0755
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2025-06-05
2025-01-30Health inspectionComplaint-triggered12 citations
F-0567
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.
Corrected 2025-03-01
F-0585
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Corrected 2025-03-01
F-0610
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2025-03-01
F-0638
D · No harm found
Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
Corrected 2025-03-01
F-0644
D · No harm found
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Corrected 2025-03-01
F-0645
E · No harm found
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Corrected 2025-03-01
F-0677
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2025-03-01
F-0684
E · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-03-01
F-0688
E · No harm found
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Corrected 2025-03-01
F-0690
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2025-03-01
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2025-03-01
F-0759
E · No harm found
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2025-03-01
2023-12-01Health inspectionComplaint-triggered21 citations
F-0550
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2024-01-12
F-0565
E · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Corrected 2024-01-12
F-0584
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected 2024-01-12
F-0585
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Corrected 2024-01-12
F-0600
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2024-01-12
F-0609
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2024-01-12
F-0644
E · No harm found
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Corrected 2024-01-12
F-0656
E · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2024-01-12
F-0660
D · No harm found
Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
Corrected 2024-01-12
F-0678
D · No harm found
Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
Corrected 2024-01-12
F-0689
L · Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-01-12
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2024-01-12
F-0757
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2024-01-12
F-0758
E · No harm found
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Corrected 2024-01-12
F-0761
D · No harm found
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Corrected 2024-01-12
F-0812
F · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2024-01-12
F-0842
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2024-01-12
F-0849
D · No harm found
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Corrected 2024-01-12
F-0867
L · Immediate jeopardy
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Corrected 2024-01-12
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-01-12
F-0926
L · Immediate jeopardy
Have policies on smoking.
Corrected 2024-01-12
2025-01-30Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0324
C · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2025-02-27
2023-12-01Fire-safety inspection6 citations
E-0004
D · No harm found
Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
Corrected 2024-01-12
E-0013
D · No harm found
Develop Emergency Preparedness policies and procedures.
Corrected 2024-01-12
K-0521
D · No harm found
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Corrected 2024-01-12
K-0741
D · No harm found
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Corrected 2024-01-12
K-0761
D · No harm found
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2024-01-12
K-0923
D · No harm found
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2024-01-12

Federal penalties

2023-12-01Fine$130,689
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 105140.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Google Business Profile
Photos, reviews & hours
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Secretary of State filings
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pacer.uscourts.gov
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