The Bristol Care Center
1818 E FLETCHER AVE, Tampa, FL, 33612-3770
Federal Quality Data
Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed March 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 266 · avg 227 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 62.6% — higher than most Florida nursing homesFlorida avg: 42.3% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 70.5% — higher than most Florida nursing homesFlorida avg: 45.5% · National avg: 43.6% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the Florida averageFlorida avg: 0.7 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 6 fines · $170,271 total
- Infection control citations
- 1
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 10610962
- Service type
- Nursing Home
- Licensed capacity
- 266 beds
- Current license effective
- June 23, 2025
- Current license expires
- June 22, 2027
Florida AHCA licensing registry · as of April 18, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- Bristol Snf Llc
- Administrator
- David Allen Butler
Florida AHCA licensing registry · as of April 18, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (7 on record)
- Alvin Jerard Barriner
W-2 Managing Employee · 100% · since 2021
- Bristol Holdco LlcHolding
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2021
- Copper fl tr
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 20% · since 2021
- Gold fl tr
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 20% · since 2021
- Jack y Shelby
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 50% · since 2021
- Michael Bleich
Corporate Officer · since 2021
+ 1 additional owner on the federal record.
Recent change of ownership
June 2021 (4 years ago) · acquired from Bristol at Tampa Rehabilitation And Nursing Center Llc
Transaction type: Change of Ownership
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Change of Ownership, as of April 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 56)
- D0585·Jan 5, 2026Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
- D0569·Jan 5, 2026Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death.
- D0908·Jun 26, 2025
Environmental Deficiencies
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
- D0880·Jun 26, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E0711·Jun 26, 2025
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
- D0692·Jun 26, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- E0584·Jun 26, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- D0580·Jun 26, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20236 fines · $170K
Most recent events
- Dec 1, 2023Fine · $131K
- May 5, 2023Fine · $16K
- May 5, 2023Fine · $6,086
- May 5, 2023Fine · $6,084
- May 5, 2023Fine · $6,084
- May 5, 2023Fine · $5,735
Largest single fine on record: $131K.
Fire-safety citations
7 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jan 30, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Mar 1, 2026.
Where this information comes from
- License, capacity, ownership, administrator: Florida AHCA licensing registry, snapshot as of April 18, 2026.
- Star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processed March 1, 2026.
Read our methodology for how this information is collected and verified.