Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Aviata At Palm Bay
5405 Babcock St Ne, Palm Bay, FL · (321) 722-0660
- Certified beds
- 120
- Residents per day
- 116
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Aviata Health Group
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- March 12, 1998
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How this home got 4 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Florida.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★4 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Florida homes
Aviata At Palm Bay carries 25 inspection points. That is fewer than 66% of Florida's 691 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Florida: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–8 pts
- 4★ 8–25 pts
- 3★ 25–46 pts
- 2★ 46–85 pts
- 1★ over 85 pts
Bars show every rated home in Florida by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
18 health citations on record since 2022. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (3)
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J
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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J
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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G
Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care6E
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- E
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Resident Rights4E
- D
Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home.
- E
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- D
Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.
- D
Limit the charges against residents' personal funds for items or services for which payment is made under Medicare or Medicaid.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning2D
- D
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- D
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Administration2E
- E
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
- E
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Nursing and Physician Services1E
- E
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Inspection history
2026-03-12
0 health deficiencies · 1 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.
2024-06-13
4 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (2 deficiencies)
2022-09-02
14 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (6 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 27 min of nursing staff time a day, 45 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 27 min
Florida average
3 h 51 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 40% of nursing staff and 39% of registered nurses left in the past year.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Fines and payment denials
$21,693 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
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| 2024-04-05 | Fine | $5,125 |
| 2024-04-05 | Fine | $5,125 |
| 2024-04-05 | Fine | $6,550 |
| 2023-11-06 | Fine | $1,748 |
| 2023-10-17 | Fine | $3,145 |
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days0.1 pts better | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.1 pts worse | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine1.6 pts better | 100.0% | 98.4% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine0.6 pts better | 100.0% | 99.4% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury1.9 pts worse | 4.4% | 2.5% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms4.6 pts worse | 10.0% | 5.4% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight2.9 pts worse | 8.4% | 5.5% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication8.4 pts better | 5.5% | 13.9% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication2.5 pts better | 6.2% | 8.7% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrainedAbout the same | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened0.6 pts better | 7.8% | 8.4% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased1.1 pts better | 7.2% | 8.3% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladderAbout the same | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection0.6 pts better | 0.0% | 0.6% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence0.2 pts worse | 9.7% | 9.5% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers1.8 pts better | 2.6% | 4.4% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine3.8 pts better | 99.4% | 95.6% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit1.6 pts better | 7.3% | 8.9% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.1 pts worse | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine3.2 pts better | 99.5% | 96.3% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission4.9 pts worse | 30.7% | 25.8% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
15 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5405 Babcock St Ne Opco Holdco LLC | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| 5405 Babcock St Ne Opco Parent LLC | Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Aspire Mgt LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 43 facilities |
| Benfield, Malory | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Benfield, Malory | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Dagan, Amitai | Individual Is An Owner, Partner Or Trustee Of Any Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 156 facilities |
| Faris, Tony | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Faris, Tony | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Freund, Nochum | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 164 facilities |
| Freund, Nochum | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 164 facilities |
| Goldberger, Abraham | Individual Is An Owner, Partner Or Trustee Of Any Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 154 facilities |
| Goldberger, Faigy | Individual Is An Owner, Partner Or Trustee Of Any Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 118 facilities |
| Herskowitz, Eliezer | Individual Is An Owner, Partner Or Trustee Of Any Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 46 facilities |
| Herskowitz, Yaakov | Individual Is An Owner, Partner Or Trustee Of Any Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 46 facilities |
| Travitsky, Aaron | Individual Is An Owner, Partner Or Trustee Of Any Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 162 facilities |
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Fire safety
3 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Miscellaneous1D
- D
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Egress1E
- E
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
Smoke1E
- E
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
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- Fines
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