Academy Assisted Living Facility

    1225 Soltman Ave, Fort Pierce, FL 34950
    • Assisted Living

    Warm compassionate staff and activities

    I placed my grandmother here and we've been very pleased: warm, compassionate and attentive staff; clean, well-kept grounds and home-cooked meals; plenty of activities and a true family atmosphere. Affordable, near the hospital, and responsive to questions - I feel she's well cared for and would recommend it.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Coordination with health care providers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Transportation arrangement (medical)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Dining room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    3.83·(12)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      4.2
    • Staff

      4.3
    • Meals

      4.7
    • Amenities

      4.0
    • Value

      4.3

    Pros

    • compassionate, friendly caregiving staff
    • accurate medication-management practices
    • clean, well-maintained rooms and grounds
    • engaging, varied activity program
    • quality home-cooked and top‑notch meals
    • proximity to hospital and emergency care
    • affordable pricing
    • family-oriented, small-community atmosphere
    • varied apartment layouts (including two-bedroom with garage)
    • staff responsive to questions and family concerns

    Cons

    • Staff conduct and communication tone
    • management defensiveness and limited responsiveness to family complaints
    • privacy-policy lapses (mail handling)
    • inconsistent acute-care responsiveness and transfer practices
    • facility layout causes long distances between living areas and dining/gardens
    • need for broader facility modernization

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: The facility presents as a small, family-oriented assisted living community with a generally positive atmosphere. Reviewers consistently describe a clean, well-kept property with attractive landscaping and tidy common areas. The setting is affordable and conveniently located near a hospital, which many families find reassuring. Apartment options include larger units such as two-bedroom layouts with garage access, supporting varied household needs.

    Care and staff: Most feedback emphasizes compassionate, friendly caregivers and a supportive, hands-on approach. Families highlighted attentive day-to-day care and an organized approach to medications, including well-maintained medication lists and accurate prescriptions. Staff are often described as helpful and responsive to routine questions and concerns. However, several families raised serious concerns about staff conduct and the tone of communication; those accounts included instances of verbal aggression by individual staff members and perceptions that management did not always address those concerns fully. These comments suggest a need for clearer oversight of staff behavior and more consistent family communication and complaint resolution.

    Dining and activities: Dining is a clear strength. Meals are described as home-cooked and high quality, with a pleasant dining area. The activity program is robust and varied — examples include bingo, arts and crafts, shopping trips, restaurant outings, holiday/family nights, and other social events — and reviewers report that residents form friendships and remain socially engaged. This active programming contributes positively to residents' daily life and family satisfaction.

    Facilities and operations: Physical maintenance receives positive notes; rooms and common areas are kept clean and orderly. At the same time, a few operational issues appear repeatedly. The building layout places some living units a notable distance from the dining room and gardens, which can be inconvenient for some residents. Reviewers also suggested the facility would benefit from broader modernization efforts. An operational privacy concern was raised regarding staff handling of residents' mail, indicating a need to reinforce privacy protocols and staff training. There are also comments indicating inconsistent responsiveness during acute illness episodes and a tendency in some situations to transfer residents externally rather than manage care on-site.

    Bottom line for prospective families: The facility offers many strengths for people seeking an affordable, social, and well-maintained assisted living environment — particularly strong meal service, engaging activities, and generally compassionate caregiving. Prospective residents and families should tour units to assess layout and proximity to communal spaces, ask about plans for modernization, and seek clarity on policies for acute-care incidents, transfers, privacy (mail handling), and how staffing conduct concerns are handled and documented. These follow-up questions will help determine whether this community’s operational practices align with an individual resident’s care priorities.

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    Location

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    Academy Assisted Living Facility is located at 1225 Soltman Ave, Fort Pierce, FL, 34950.

    About Academy Assisted Living Facility

    Academy Assisted Living Facility sits three blocks north of Lawnwood Hospital right on the corner of Soltman Avenue and Birch, and the building's all on one floor, so you don't have to worry about stairs, and you've got private or semi-private rooms to pick from, depending on what you want or need, and folks here still get to keep their independence but always have help close by when needed, whether it's getting out of bed or help with bathing or dressing, so you've got kind and trained staff available 24 hours a day, and there's a good emergency call system set up for quick help. You'll see they've got things like medication management, supervised medication reminders, and they can help people with insulin monitoring or folks with memory issues or even dementia. Laundry and housekeeping are handled, and there's even dry cleaning if you need it, so you don't have to fuss with chores, and meals-three times a day-come home-cooked and checked over by a licensed dietitian, with options for diabetes or allergies, so almost everyone can find something to eat and there's shared dining spaces or private apartments if you want more alone time. There's a big TV and lots of movies, game nights, cards, group exercise, and plenty of social programs to keep you busy, and there are always activities like bingo and arts or chats in the garden or sitting on one of the screened porches, which are comfortable and open for fresh air. You can get your hair done in the beauty salon or by the barber, and there are devotional services offsite if you want them, and you've got outdoor walking paths too. If you need to go to the store, a doctor's appointment, or go out for events, there's courtesy transportation, and they've got parking spaces for those who drive or have visitors, so that makes it easier for friends and family to come by. Common areas are comfortable and clean, there's a community or arts room, and you can always find someone to talk to if you want company, and staff help set up activities for health, exercise, and socializing, which really keeps life interesting. Academy offers different options for those who need help during the day but don't need full nursing care, and for those needing extra supervised care for memory issues, and there's always clear information about the facility in AHCA reports and provider pages that you can check. The place takes fair housing seriously and tries to provide a safe and welcoming environment for everyone, and residents' safety's a priority with around-the-clock staff, emergency plans in place, and coordination with medical providers, and any legal information's available if you want to check it in the required reports, which is good for peace of mind. All in all, Academy Assisted Living Facility tries to make daily life comfortable and safe, with services and amenities that fit the needs of its residents, while supporting as much independence as possible.

    People often ask...

    Academy Assisted Living Facility offers competitive pricing, with rates starting at a cost of $3,645 per month.

    Academy Assisted Living Facility offers assisted living and board and care.

    There are 2 photos of Academy Assisted Living Facility on Mirador.

    The full address for this community is 1225 Soltman Ave, Fort Pierce, FL 34950.

    No, Academy Assisted Living Facility does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

    Safety & Compliance

    In Florida, the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) licenses assisted living facilities and publishes the results of its standard, complaint, and monitoring inspections.

    License number11932652
    StatusActive
    Facility typeAssisted Living Facility
    Capacity20 residents
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    Inspection Reports

    21

    Reports

    0

    Type A Citations

    0

    Type B Citations

    3

    Complaints

    14

    Years

    17 May 2025Standard
    Found no deficiencies cited.
    04 Feb 2025Standard
    Identified deficiencies in care delivery, medication management, and staff training. Found missing or inadequate documentation and processes related to resident activities and oversight.
    • Class 3A0010ADMISSIONS - CONTINUED RESIDENCY
    • Class 3A0026RESIDENT CARE - SOCIAL & LEISURE ACTIVITIES
    • Class 3A0052MEDICATION - ASSISTANCE WITH SELF-ADMIN
    • Class 3A0054MEDICATION - RECORDS
    • Class 3A0078STAFFING STANDARDS - STAFF
    • Class 3A0081TRAINING - STAFF IN-SERVICE
    • Class 3A0084TRAINING - ASSIS SELF-ADMIN MEDS & MED MGMT
    • Class 3A0090TRAINING - DO NOT RESUSCITATE ORDERS
    • A0001DEFINITIONS
    15 Jun 2023Complaint
    Found no deficiencies identified during the survey.
    06 Oct 2022Standard
    Verified that previously cited deficiencies were corrected; no new deficiencies cited.
    29 Aug 2022Standard
    Found deficiencies for failure to establish in-person visitation policies and procedures per new state requirements within the 30-day deadline.
    • Class 4CZ841IN-PERSON VISITATION
    06 Nov 2020Standard
    Found no deficiencies identified during an unannounced survey conducted on 2020-11-06.
    26 Dec 2018Standard
    Found no deficiencies. The previously cited deficiency was corrected at the time of the survey.
    16 Oct 2018Standard
    Identified an unsubmitted Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan for review and approval, indicating a deficiency in emergency planning requirements.
    • A0181EMERGENCY PLAN APPROVAL
    16 Oct 2018Monitor
    Verified prior deficiency corrected during the latest survey; no new deficiencies cited.
    20 Jul 2018Standard
    Identified an uncorrected deficiency from a Relicense survey for failing to submit the Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan annually for county review and approval. An unannounced generator monitoring survey was conducted in conjunction with the Relicense survey.
    • A0181EMERGENCY PLAN APPROVAL
    20 Jul 2018Monitor
    Investigated deficiencies in emergency environmental control documentation due to lack of EECP approval and submission.
    • Class 3A0200EMERGENCY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
    16 May 2018Standard
    Investigated deficiencies in medication administration, staff training, emergency planning, and recordkeeping during a licensing survey.
    • Class 3A0010ADMISSIONS - CONTINUED RESIDENCY
    • Class 3A0030RESIDENT CARE - RIGHTS & FACILITY PROCEDURES
    • Class 3A0052MEDICATION - ASSISTANCE WITH SELF-ADMIN
    • Class 3A0056MEDICATION - LABELING AND ORDERS
    • Class 3A0084TRAINING - ASSIS SELF-ADMIN MEDS & MED MGMT
    • Class 3A0181EMERGENCY PLAN APPROVAL
    • Class 4CZ813RESULTS OF SCREENING & NOTIFICATION IN FILE
    18 Jan 2018Complaint
    Concluded that previously cited deficiencies were corrected after a complaint revisit.
    09 Nov 2017Complaint
    Identified deficiencies in elopement drills and in-service staff training.
    • Class 3A0010ADMISSIONS - CONTINUED RESIDENCY
    • Class 3A0032RESIDENT CARE - ELOPEMENT STANDARDS
    • Class 3A0081TRAINING - STAFF IN-SERVICE
    14 Jun 2016Standard
    Found that previously cited deficiencies were corrected on the day of the revisit.
    • A0030RESIDENT CARE - RIGHTS & FACILITY PROCEDURES
    • A0052MEDICATION - ASSISTANCE WITH SELF-ADMIN
    • A0078STAFFING STANDARDS - STAFF
    • A0086TRAINING - ADRD
    • A0053MEDICATION - ADMINISTRATION
    • A0161RECORDS - STAFF
    16 Jun 2014Standard
    Determined no deficiencies found after an unannounced follow-up survey.
    • A0030RESIDENT CARE - RIGHTS & FACILITY PROCEDURES
    • A0052MEDICATION - ASSISTANCE WITH SELF-ADMIN
    • A0078STAFFING STANDARDS - STAFF
    24 Apr 2014Standard
    Identified deficiencies in resident rights and safety of medication administration, and in staffing standards related to hygiene and records.
    • Class 3A0030RESIDENT CARE - RIGHTS & FACILITY PROCEDURES
    • Class 3A0052MEDICATION - ASSISTANCE WITH SELF-ADMIN
    • Class 3A0078STAFFING STANDARDS - STAFF
    02 Dec 2013Monitor
    Found that previously cited deficiencies were corrected during the revisit.
    15 Aug 2013Monitor
    Identified deficiencies in ECC training: the supervisor lacked the required 4-hour ECC continuing education and two direct care staff did not complete the 2-hour ECC in-service within the required timeframe.
    • Class 3AE210ECC - TRAINING
    24 Aug 2012Standard
    Verified that previously cited deficiencies were corrected on the day of the revisit.
    • A0078STAFFING STANDARDS - STAFF
    • A0001DEFINITIONS
    • A0008ADMISSIONS - HEALTH ASSESSMENT
    • AE210ECC - TRAINING
    • A0090TRAINING - DO NOT RESUSCITATE ORDERS
    12 Jul 2012Standard
    Investigated found deficiencies in staffing and training practices, including missing annual documentation for one staff member and incomplete in-service training records for staff.
    • Class 3A0078STAFFING STANDARDS - STAFF
    • Class 3A0081TRAINING - STAFF IN-SERVICE
    • Class 3A0090TRAINING - DO NOT RESUSCITATE ORDERS
    • Class 3AE210ECC - TRAINING
    • A0008ADMISSIONS - HEALTH ASSESSMENT
    • AE206ECC - SERVICE PLANS

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