Assisted Living in Brandon, FL
Brandon has 26 state-licensed assisted living communities: 9 larger communities and 17 small residential homes (16 or fewer residents). The median cost of assisted living in Florida is $5,610 a month (CareScout 2025), against $6,200 nationally.
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Choosing Assisted Living
A practical guide for families, with checklists to take on your tours.
- What assisted living costs and the ways to pay
- Signs it may be time
- Tour checklists to print and take with you
- What residents and families told us matters most
Two kinds of assisted living in Brandon
Both are licensed by Florida as assisted living. Larger communities suit people who want social life and on-site services; small homes suit people who do better with quiet, familiar routines, including many people with dementia. Florida words these licenses as “Assisted Living Facility” (26).
All 26 licensed assisted living communities in Brandon
Every assisted living community Florida licenses in Brandon, from state records. Being listed is not a rating: Lilisity scores only communities with verified interviews (the Top Communities). Communities with verified testimonials are listed first, then by size.
26 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Ambiance at Brandonmemory care1320 Oakfield Dr | Large146 residents | $3,500 to $5,650/moLilisity estimate |
| Aldea Green700 S Kings Ave | Large120 residents | $3,500 to $5,650/moLilisity estimate |
| Best Care Senior Living at Brandonmemory care1819 Providence Ridge Blvd | Large100 residents | $3,500 to $5,650/moLilisity estimate |
| Compass Rose of Brandonmemory care320 S Lakewood Drive | Large86 residents | $3,500 to $5,650/moLilisity estimate |
| Caring Heart Tampa3918 S Kings Ave | Large79 residents | from $2,900/mo |
| Hawthorne Inn of Brandonmemory care859 W Lumsden Road | Large64 residents | $3,500 to $5,650/moLilisity estimate |
| Maravida Senior Living824 N Parsons Ave | Mid-size46 residents | $3,500 to $5,650/moLilisity estimate |
| Refuge at New Life House202 Beverly Blvd | Mid-size22 residents | $3,500 to $5,650/moLilisity estimate |
| New Horizons Group Homes109 E Clay Ave | Mid-size20 residents | $3,500 to $5,650/moLilisity estimate |
| Park View Estate of Brandon1502 Bryan Rd | Small home10 residents | $3,500 to $5,650/moLilisity estimate |
| Southern Live-In619 Princeton Street | Small home10 residents | $3,500 to $5,650/moLilisity estimate |
| Toria's Assisted Living Facility II613 Forest Hills Dr | Small home7 residents | $3,850 to $6,200/moLilisity estimate |
| Brisas Del Caribe ALF2203 Shermont Pl | Small home6 residents | $3,850 to $6,200/moLilisity estimate |
| Brisas Del Caribe ALF II2205 Shermont Pl | Small home6 residents | $3,850 to $6,200/moLilisity estimate |
| Brisas Del Caribe ALF III1209 N Parsons Ave | Small home6 residents | $3,850 to $6,200/moLilisity estimate |
| Garden Oasis Assisted Living Facility515 Hickory Lake Dr | Small home6 residents | $3,850 to $6,200/moLilisity estimate |
| Good Shepherd Assisted Living Facility of Brandon1801 Lido Dr | Small home6 residents | $3,850 to $6,200/moLilisity estimate |
| Haven Place 21743 Pearl Cir | Small home6 residents | $3,850 to $6,200/moLilisity estimate |
| Loved by the Day714 Westwood Cir | Small home6 residents | $3,850 to $6,200/moLilisity estimate |
| Oak Rose Assisted Living Facility616 Valle Vista Dr | Small home6 residents | $3,850 to $6,200/moLilisity estimate |
| Rapha's House2006 Wrangler Dr | Small home6 residents | $3,850 to $6,200/moLilisity estimate |
| Rebecca Assisted Living Facility2015 Derbywood Dr | Small home6 residents | $3,850 to $6,200/moLilisity estimate |
| St Cloud Haven ALF 1907 N Taylor Rd | Small home6 residents | $3,850 to $6,200/moLilisity estimate |
| Vhin Cares - Pearl713 Pearl Cir | Small home6 residents | $3,850 to $6,200/moLilisity estimate |
| Vhin Cares-Clayton226 Clayton St | Small home6 residents | $3,850 to $6,200/moLilisity estimate |
| Zion Assisted Living Facility504 Apache Trail | Small home6 residents | $3,850 to $6,200/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Brandon?
The median cost of assisted living in Florida is $5,610 a month ($67,320 a year), below the national median of $6,200. That’s CareScout’s 2025 survey, collected July to November 2025. If more care is needed: nursing home costs in Florida, with CareScout medians and the private-pay rates nursing homes publish. Small residential homes often cost less than larger communities, though care needs, room type and services move the price more than the building does.
Medicare does not pay for assisted living. People pay from savings and income, long-term care insurance, or VA Aid and Attendance (up to $29,093 a year for a veteran in 2026), and some qualify for Medicaid help with care costs at communities that accept it. Who actually pays for long-term care.
Free tools: how long will the money last? · home care or assisted living? · VA Aid and Attendance estimator
Three questions to ask on every Brandon tour
From about 23,000 concerns residents and families raised in Senior Living Alliance phone interviews, the most common are about dining, housekeeping and hearing back from management.
- Can I come back and eat a meal here, unannounced?Dining was 23% of all concerns: quality that changes day to day.
- How is laundry labeled and tracked, and what happens when something goes missing?Housekeeping was 17%.
- Who is my main contact, and how often will I hear from them?Communication with management was 15%.
All 8 tour questions, with a free printable tour card (PDF).
Check a Brandon community’s license
Florida publishes licensing records, and in most cases inspection or complaint reports, for every community on this page. Look up any community on the state’s site: quality.healthfinder.fl.gov. Ask the community for its most recent inspection report too; they have to keep it.
Brandon assisted living questions
Florida licenses 26 assisted living communities in Brandon as of November 2026: 9 larger communities and 17 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 794 licensed spots in all.
The median cost of assisted living in Florida is $5,610 a month (CareScout 2025), compared with $6,200 nationally. Prices vary with the room, the level of care and the community, so ask each one for its current rate sheet. The table on this page shows each community's published price or a Lilisity estimate where we have one, and our free guide lists the questions to ask about cost.
Medicaid doesn't pay rent or meals in assisted living. Most states offer a Medicaid waiver or program that can pay for care services at participating communities for people who qualify; not every community takes it, so ask each one. Florida's Medicaid agency or your local Area Agency on Aging can tell you what's available.
Florida publishes its licensing records at quality.healthfinder.fl.gov. You can also ask any community for its most recent state inspection report.