“On balance, they're doing a good job. The management team is doing a good job, and most of the staff are fine. There's a pretty wide range of activities, and I'm delighted that they're keeping my wife busy. Maintenance gets repairs done in a timely fashion, and the building looks well kept. They do a good job with safety; their security is pretty tight. I'd give recommending it a ten.”
Senior Living Alliance member
Assisted LivingCare offered
88 residentsLicensed capacity
$3,300 to $5,000/moTypical assisted living start in Florida, from 248 communities that publish prices
7 interviewsPhone-verified by Senior Living Alliance
What residents and families say
Verified by phone interview
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“I'm happy here. Everybody always has time for you if you want to talk; I love them all. The activities are real good. I love when we go shopping, and on Fridays we go out to a restaurant. Housekeeping takes out the garbage, mops the floors and cleans the bathroom, and laundry comes back the next day, folded and put away if you ask. The service here is really good. The staff are always respectful and keep my family informed. I definitely feel safe, and I would recommend it.”
“Anytime I've had an issue with my dad, management is on top of everything; people respond and things get taken care of. There are always things going on for activities. I'm there every week, and they change his sheets and do his laundry every week, and the room is always clean. The building is well maintained, the nursing is responsive, and everybody is nice whenever I'm there. I'm very happy with the value, and I always recommend it.”
“My parents are very happy. The staff are kind and take good care of them, and my parents are very happy with the food and how they are treated. A woman hired a few months ago for activities has been a game changer. They have so many things for them to do now, with flyers up all over. The building is always well maintained, and the caregivers are wonderful and always respectful. I'm very happy with the value, they feel very safe, and I've already recommended it many times. I think they really do a wonderful job.”
“My dad is getting the best care, and I do not worry about him being there. Management is always so responsive, and whenever anything has come up, it's been resolved. The soups are absolutely fantastic. I would live there myself for the activities, and he loves it when the animals come to visit. The caregivers are phenomenal, all so kind and so sweet. The greenery, patios and green space impressed us most. I'm always referring people.”
“The meals have plenty of variety and options, and there are activities on the calendar every single day. Other residents I've talked to seem to like them. Laundry always seems to be kept up, repairs get done in a timely way, and I haven't seen anything unmaintained, and I'm there every week. The routine is good for my brother, and I feel he is safe and comfortable.”
“I chose it for the location, and when I walked in I was very impressed. It was clean, it didn't smell, and the staff was nice. The quality of care they're giving my mom is exceptional. The nurse is right on top of things, and the aides are really attentive. They get down and boogie at church music and bingo, and my mom was tapping her foot to the beat. She's enjoying the food, they get her hair done every Thursday, and I don't have to worry. I'd absolutely recommend it.”
About the community
The Legacy at Highwoods Preserve is a state-licensed assisted living community in Tampa, Florida. It is licensed for 88 residents. 7 residents and family members have shared phone-verified testimonials through Senior Living Alliance.
Prices
This community does not publish its prices.
Area costs
Assisted Living in Florida typically starts at $3,300 to $5,000 a month. Based on 248 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price.
How this page is paid for. Lilisity is operated by Senior Living Alliance. The Legacy at Highwoods Preserve is a member and pays SLA for its resident and family interview program. Payment never changes a testimonial, a rating or the order of search results. Testimonials come from SLA phone interviews. Prices, license details and inspections come from the community’s published rates and public records. How we verify testimonials · How we are paid
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What the public record shows
Gathered by Lilisity from state and federal sources. Communities can’t edit this part of the page.
License
Active, 88 residents
Assisted Living Facility 12715.
Nearest emergency room
3.8 miles
Adventhealth Wesley Chapel, rated 5 of 5 stars by CMS.
License and ownershipActive license
- License type
- Assisted Living Facility
- License number
- 12715
- License status
- Active
- Licensed capacity
- 88
- County
- Hillsborough County
- Administrator
- Nikoletta Bystrzycka
Source: Florida state licensing records (agency listing), retrieved 2026-09-09. Licensing status is a matter of public record; it is not a quality rating.
Administrator name from the Florida licensing record, as of Oct 12, 2026.
Paying with Medicaid and other programsHow Medicaid pays for care in Florida, and other programs
How Medicaid pays for care in Florida
- Statewide Medicaid Managed Care (SMMC) Long-Term Care (LTC) program. Florida Medicaid's Long-Term Care program lists assisted living services as a covered service. There is a wait list, and people are released from it by priority score, not by how long they have waited. (state page)
- Waitlist. The Long-Term Care program has a wait list. People are released by priority score and frailty, not by time on the list. (source)
Ask the community whether it accepts Medicaid.
Staff pay and workplace safety1 federal wage case with violations found
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Sep 1, 2015 to Dec 19, 2015. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $1,424 owed to 4 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Legacy at Highwood Preserve Tenant, LLC (Thrive Senior Living). Case 1775516.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 3.8 mi, nursing home 5.3 mi, pharmacy 1.2 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Adventhealth Wesley Chapel, Wesley Chapel. 3.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Fairway Oaks Center, Tampa. 5.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Florida Homecare Specialists Minority Corp, Tampa. 1.0 mile away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 33647 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Wesley Chapel Dialysis, Wesley Chapel, 3.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Kidney Center Of Wesley Chapel LLC, Wesley Chapel, 3.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Land O Lakes Dialysis, Land O Lakes, 4.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 11 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 33647.
Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care Of Pasco Coun, office in Wesley Chapel, 3.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Gulfside Hospice, Inc, office in Land O Lakes, 4.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Lifepath Hospice, office in Temple Terr, 5.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Sgars Holdings PLLC, Lutz. 2.7 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard riskFEMA overall risk relatively low; outside FEMA's high-risk flood areas
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Emergency power
- Fully Implemented Permanent Generator. (Florida AHCA generator status, as of Oct 15, 2026)
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
Questions to ask on a tour9 questions picked for this community from its record
Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.
- What does the base rate include, and when did rates last go up?
- How many caregivers are on duty during the day and at night?
- What happens if care needs increase? When would someone need to move?
- What fees are charged at move-in?
- How do you tell families about falls, illness or changes?
- How long have the executive director and the head of care been here?
- Who gives medications, and what training do they have?
- For what reasons can a resident be asked to leave?
- Is the apartment held during a hospital stay, and at what cost?
What we checked16 public sources we searched, with dates
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) inspection records | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Florida Medicaid provider list | Oct 15, 2026 | Not on the state list we checked. These lists are often incomplete. |
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | No kitchen matched |
| Florida AHCA generator status | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does The Legacy at Highwoods Preserve provide?
The Legacy at Highwoods Preserve is licensed by the state of Florida for assisted living in Tampa, Florida. Its licensed capacity is 88 residents.
Does The Legacy at Highwoods Preserve have verified testimonials?
Yes. 7 residents and family members have shared testimonials about The Legacy at Highwoods Preserve through phone interviews verified by Senior Living Alliance.
How much does The Legacy at Highwoods Preserve cost?
Assisted Living in Florida typically starts at $3,300 to $5,000 a month. Based on 248 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. The Legacy at Highwoods Preserve does not publish its prices.
How do I contact The Legacy at Highwoods Preserve?
Use The Legacy at Highwoods Preserve's website, legacyathighwoodspreserve.com, or visit at 18600 Highwoods Preserve Pkwy, Tampa, FL 33647.
Senior Living Alliance member. The Legacy at Highwoods Preserve is a member. Members pay SLA for its resident and family interview program. Payment never changes a testimonial or what appears on this page. How we are paid
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