Lakeland Senior AdvisorFort Meade, about 5,379 residents in the 2025 estimates, grew up around an 1849 Army post on the Peace River and sits along US 17 south of Bartow.
Fort Meade has no licensed assisted living facility or nursing home, so families usually choose among Bartow, Lakeland and Winter Haven options and Bartow Regional Medical Center for hospital care. Homes on low ground near the Peace River should have a storm-season flood plan, which matters for anyone planning to age at home here.
How much licensed senior care does Fort Meade, Florida have?
Fort Meade had about 5,379 residents in the Census Bureau's July 1, 2025 estimates, and AHCA's records show 0 licensed assisted living facilities, 0 nursing homes and 0 home health or hospice offices at local addresses.
| Found in Fort Meade | Missing in Fort Meade | |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed here (AHCA records) | No care licenses at local addresses | — |
| Not licensed here | — | Assisted living facilities, Nursing homes, Home health agencies, Hospices, Adult day care centers, Adult family care homes |
| ALFs reporting memory care | — | None in Fort Meade |
Is there any licensed assisted living in Fort Meade?
Not at a local address: AHCA's records list no assisted living facility in Fort Meade, and the nearest licensed ALF is Aus Senior Living at Bartow, LLC in Bartow, about 11.6 miles away in a straight line.
| Facility | Miles away | License | Licensed beds | Last standard survey | Cites at that survey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aus Senior Living at Bartow, LLC 290 N. Idlewood Avenue, 33830 | 11.6 | Standard only | 36 | Not posted | — |
| Water's Edge of Lake Wales 10 W Grove Ave, 33853 | 15.1 | Standard + LNS | 60 | 12/08/2025 | 0 |
| The Club at Lake Wales 12 East Grove Avenue, 33853 | 15.2 | Standard only | 52 | 08/18/2026 | 1 |
| Hawthorne Inn of Lakeland 6150 Lakeland Highlands Rd, 33813 | 17.7 | Standard only | 68 | 10/13/2025 | 0 |
| Celebration Villa of Winter Haven Mc 6120 Cypress Gardens Blvd, 33884 | 17.7 | Standard + LNS | 40 | 10/16/2025 | 5 |
How far is the nearest nursing home from Fort Meade?
No licensed nursing home has a Fort Meade address; the closest is Bartow Center in Bartow, about 10.5 miles away, with a CMS overall rating of 2 of 5.
| Facility | Miles away | CMS overall | Licensed beds | CMS deficiencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartow Center 2055 E Georgia St, 33830 | 10.5 | 2 of 5 | 120 | 9 |
| Lake Wales Care Center 730 N Scenic Hwy, 33853 | 16.3 | 1 of 5 | 100 | 10 |
| Groves Center 512 S 11Th St, 33853 | 16.4 | Not rated by CMS | 120 | 20 |
Which hospitals are nearest to Fort Meade?
From the center of Fort Meade's licensed facilities, the nearest acute-care hospitals in CMS's data are Bartow Regional Medical Center (roughly 10.4 miles) and AdventHealth Lake Wales (roughly 15.8 miles).
AdventHealth Sebring is roughly 21.1 miles away. All are straight-line distances, good for comparing but not for estimating drive time.
Who helps older adults and caregivers in Fort Meade?
Fort Meade 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.
