Sprinklers required for assisted living licensing. Alternatives?

[Fabiola F.]

I anticipated licensing my 5 bedroom home as an assisted living facility in Florida. It met the distance requirements (no similar facility within 1000ft). However, I was discouraged by the requirement to install sprinklers especially since it's a historic home built in 1925 and I completed extensive renovations just 1 year ago.

Is this sprinkler requirement a dead end or are there alternatives that would allow me to still pursue licensing?