Discovery Village at Sarasota Bay is a resort-style rental Active Independent Living, Assisted Living, and SHINE® Memory Care campus physically located in South Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida, operated by Britton (Sarasota Bay) TRS LLC and American Trust Senior Care, LLC (Sunbiz Doc# M09000000875) with AHCA Assisted Living License #AL12798 (150 beds). Situated just west of U.S. Highway 41 (Tamiami Trail) in Manatee County's Bayshore Gardens area, the Grande Clubhouse campus offers maintenance-free independent living apartments without large CCRC entrance fees, Sensations dining, a heated zero-entry resort pool, a movie theater, and an on-campus continuum of 150 licensed assisted living and memory care suites.
Official Verification Sources: AHCA FloridaHealthFinder Provider Directory; Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) Filing; Discovery Village at Sarasota Bay Official Website
Issuer: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration
Notes: Operated by Britton (Sarasota Bay) TRS LLC and managed by American Trust Senior Care, LLC / Discovery Senior Living (Sunbiz Doc# M09000000875) under Florida AHCA License #AL12798 (AHCA File #11968971) for 150 licensed assisted living and memory care beds alongside its Active Independent Living residence at 1414 69th Ave W, Bradenton, FL 34207.
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Is Discovery Village at Sarasota Bay physically located in Manatee County or Sarasota County?
Despite 'Sarasota Bay' in its name, the campus is physically located in South Bradenton inside Manatee County at 1414 69th Avenue West, Bradenton, Florida 34207, just west of US-41 (Tamiami Trail) and north of Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.
What Florida AHCA license and care levels are available at Discovery Village at Sarasota Bay?
In addition to its rental Active Independent Living wing, the community holds Florida AHCA Assisted Living Facility License #AL12798 (File #11968971) for 150 licensed assisted living and nationally recognized SHINE® Memory Care beds, managed by American Trust Senior Care, LLC (Sunbiz Doc# M09000000875).
Does Discovery Village at Sarasota Bay require an entrance fee?
No. Discovery Village at Sarasota Bay operates on an all-inclusive month-to-month rental basis with no six-figure CCRC buy-in fee, while still allowing residents to transition smoothly from independent living to on-campus assisted living or memory care.
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