Lakeland Senior AdvisorBartow is the Polk County seat, about 23,617 residents in the 2025 estimates, with the historic courthouse downtown and the county's government offices close by. Bartow Regional Medical Center, a BayCare hospital, serves the city and the phosphate country to the south and west.
For a city of its size Bartow has little licensed assisted living, so families here usually weigh the local options against Lakeland, about 15 miles northwest, and Winter Haven, about 12 miles northeast. Adult family care homes, the five-resident Florida license, are more common here than in most Polk towns.
How much licensed senior care does Bartow, Florida have?
Bartow had about 23,617 residents in the Census Bureau's July 1, 2025 estimates, and AHCA's records show 1 licensed assisted living facility, 1 nursing home and 1 home health or hospice office at local addresses.
| Found in Bartow | Missing in Bartow | |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed here (AHCA records) | Assisted living facilities: 1, Nursing homes: 1, Home health agencies: 1, Adult family care homes: 3 | — |
| Not licensed here | — | Hospices, Adult day care centers |
| ALFs reporting memory care | 1 | — |
Which assisted living facilities hold AHCA licenses in Bartow?
1 licensed assisted living facility has Bartow addresses on AHCA's records, with 36 beds; 1 report memory care, 0 hold a specialty license, and the largest is Aus Senior Living at Bartow, LLC at 36 beds.
| Facility | License | Licensed beds | Last standard survey | Cites at that survey | AHCA fines on profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aus Senior Living at Bartow, LLC 290 N. Idlewood Avenue, 33830 | Standard only | 36 | Not posted | — | $4,500 |
Which nursing homes are in Bartow, and what are their CMS ratings?
Bartow has 1 licensed nursing home with 120 beds in all; 0 of the 1 that CMS rates overall hold four or five stars.
| Facility | CMS overall | Licensed beds | Last CMS inspection | CMS deficiencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartow Center 2055 E Georgia St, 33830 | 2 of 5 | 120 | July 30, 2024 | 9 |
Do any home health agencies or hospices have offices in Bartow?
Yes: 1 licensed home health agency and 0 licensed hospices list an office in Bartow, though agencies routinely serve clients far beyond the office ZIP code.
- Amerivita Home Care West LLC — home health agency, AHCA license #299995945
Does Bartow have adult day care or adult family care homes?
Yes: AHCA lists 0 adult day care centers and 3 adult family care homes in Bartow.
- Flener, Jennifer Nichole (adult family care home, licensed for 5)
- Thornton, Eddrena L (adult family care home, licensed for 5)
- Toney, Irene F (adult family care home, licensed for 5)
Has AHCA fined any facility in Bartow?
Yes: fines appear on the AHCA profiles of 2 licensed facilities in Bartow; the newest was initiated November 17, 2025 against Aus Senior Living at Bartow, LLC.
Every sanction, with date and amount, is on the facility's own page. A fine from years back is not the same as a current problem, so ask what changed after it.
Which hospitals are nearest to Bartow?
From the center of Bartow's licensed facilities, the nearest acute-care hospitals in CMS's data are Bartow Regional Medical Center (roughly 2.6 miles) and Winter Haven Hospital (roughly 11.9 miles).
Lakeland Regional Medical Center is roughly 13.5 miles away. All are straight-line distances, good for comparing but not for estimating drive time.
Which agency serves seniors in Bartow, FL?
Bartow is served by Senior Connection Center, Polk County's Aging and Disability Resource Center (toll-free 1-800-336-2226), which screens for Medicaid long-term care and connects families with meals, respite and in-home services.
Licensing complaints go to AHCA at 1-888-419-3456, suspected abuse to the Florida Abuse Hotline at 1-800-962-2873, and facility residents can call the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program at 1-888-831-0404.
