Cycle 1
Health 2024-06-13 · Fire 2024-06-13
4 health deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (2 deficiencies)
2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Egress (1 deficiency)
Palm Bay, FL
Aviata At Palm Bay
3-star overall rating with 3-star inspections with $21,693 in total fines with 4 recent health deficiencies with 2 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle
5405 Babcock St Ne, Palm Bay, FL
(321) 722-0660
Overall
3 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
3 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
2 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
4 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Facility snapshot
Beds
120
Certified beds
Average residents
111
Average occupied residents
Ownership
For-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
Aviata Health Group
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1998-03-12
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
Chain footprint
52 facilities
Chain averages 2 overall / 2 health / 2 staffing / 4 quality stars
Changed ownership
No
Within the last 12 months
Family council
Yes
Resident and family council reported
Sprinklers
Yes
Automatic sprinklers in all required areas
Staffing
Hours and turnover
RN hours / resident day
0.65
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.73 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
0.73
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.79 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
2.06
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.34 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
3.44
All reported nurse hours · state 3.86 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
1.38
RN + LPN hours · state 1.52 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
3.16
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.51 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.50
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.53 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.00
Reported PT staffing
Adjusted RN hours
0.70
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
3.72
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.26
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
0%
Annual RN turnover
Total nurse turnover
0%
Annual nurse turnover
SNF VBP
Value-based purchasing
Program rank
6,427
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
32.87
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
0.9874
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
How the VBP score is built
Readmission
0
Baseline 21.32% · Performance 22.11% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
Healthcare-associated infections
4.96
Baseline 8.64% · Performance 6.65% · Measure score 4.96 · Achievement 3.97 · Improvement 4.96
Total nurse turnover
5.89
Baseline 31.25% · Performance 39.60% · Measure score 5.89 · Achievement 5.89 · Improvement 0
Adjusted total nurse staffing
2.29
Baseline 3.93 hours · Performance 3.73 hours · Measure score 2.29 · Achievement 2.29 · Improvement 0
SNF QRP
Medicare quality reporting measures
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 11.49% |
10.72%
0.8 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 106 · Observed rate 14.15% · Lower 95% interval 7.69% |
| Discharge to community | 41.57% |
50.57%
9 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 62 · Observed rate 32.26% · Lower 95% interval 30.41% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 1.2 |
1.02
0.2 pts worse
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 96.85% |
95.27%
1.6 pts better
|
Numerator 123 · Denominator 127 |
| Falls with major injury | 3.15% |
0.77%
2.4 pts worse
|
Numerator 4 · Denominator 127 |
| Discharge self-care score | 49.47% |
53.69%
4.2 pts worse
|
Numerator 47 · Denominator 95 |
| Discharge mobility score | 37.89% |
50.94%
13 pts worse
|
Numerator 36 · Denominator 95 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 4.72% |
2.29%
2.4 pts worse
|
Numerator 6 · Denominator 127 · Adjusted rate 4.39% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | 6.65% |
7.12%
0.5 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 59 · Observed rate 5.08% · Lower 95% interval 3.65% |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 1.83% |
8.2%
6.4 pts worse
|
Numerator 2 · Denominator 109 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 28.24% |
42%
13.8 pts worse
|
Numerator 48 · Denominator 170 |
| Discharge function score | 47.37% |
56.45%
9.1 pts worse
|
Numerator 45 · Denominator 95 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | 91.18% |
95.95%
4.8 pts worse
|
Numerator 31 · Denominator 34 |
| Transfer of health information to patient | 79.41% |
96.28%
16.9 pts worse
|
Numerator 27 · Denominator 34 |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | 1.59% |
25.2%
23.6 pts worse
|
Numerator 1 · Denominator 63 |
Quality measures
Resident outcomes and process scores
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.2 |
2.1
0.9 pts better
|
1.9
0.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.2 · Observed 1.2 · Expected 1.9 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.1 |
1.2
0.1 pts better
|
1.8
0.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.1 · Observed 1.0 · Expected 1.5 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 100.0% |
97.8%
2.2 pts better
|
93.4%
6.6 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 100.0% · Q2 100.0% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 100.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 100.0% |
99.2%
0.8 pts better
|
95.5%
4.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 100.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 5.0% |
2.6%
2.4 pts worse
|
3.3%
1.7 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.2% · Q2 6.8% · Q3 5.9% · Q4 4.4% · 4Q avg 5.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 3.0% |
3.7%
0.7 pts better
|
11.4%
8.4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.2% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 6.2% · Q4 4.8% · 4Q avg 3.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 11.4% |
5.9%
5.5 pts worse
|
5.4%
6 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 12.7% · Q2 14.7% · Q3 4.5% · Q4 13.3% · 4Q avg 11.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 8.4% |
15.7%
7.3 pts better
|
19.6%
11.2 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 11.3% · Q2 8.6% · Q3 5.9% · Q4 7.8% · 4Q avg 8.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 7.9% |
9.8%
1.9 pts better
|
16.7%
8.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 5.2% · Q2 10.9% · Q3 5.7% · Q4 10.2% · 4Q avg 7.9% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | 0.0% |
0.0%
About the same
|
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | 12.8% |
11.7%
1.1 pts worse
|
16.3%
3.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 9.8% · Q2 12.0% · Q3 11.1% · Q4 18.7% · 4Q avg 12.8% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 9.4% |
9.8%
0.4 pts better
|
14.9%
5.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.4% · Q2 11.9% · Q3 7.5% · Q4 16.2% · 4Q avg 9.4% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 0.7% |
0.4%
0.3 pts worse
|
1.0%
0.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.9% · Q2 1.1% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.9% · 4Q avg 0.7% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 1.1% |
0.8%
0.3 pts worse
|
1.7%
0.6 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.1% · Q2 2.3% · Q3 1.2% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 1.1% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 17.3% |
12.5%
4.8 pts worse
|
19.8%
2.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 18.9% · Q2 19.5% · Q3 13.5% · Q4 17.1% · 4Q avg 17.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 4.3% |
5.1%
0.8 pts better
|
5.1%
0.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 5.9% · Q2 2.6% · Q3 4.4% · Q4 4.1% · 4Q avg 4.3% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 98.5% |
94.3%
4.2 pts better
|
81.7%
16.8 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 98.2% · Q2 98.9% · Q3 98.5% · Q4 98.3% · 4Q avg 98.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 7.0% |
9.3%
2.3 pts better
|
12.0%
5 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 7.0% · Observed 7.8% · Expected 12.6% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 1.5% |
1.5%
About the same
|
1.6%
0.1 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.1% · Q2 1.0% · Q3 0.9% · Q4 3.1% · 4Q avg 1.5% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 100.0% |
94.7%
5.3 pts better
|
79.7%
20.3 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 100.0% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 30.0% |
26.2%
3.8 pts worse
|
23.9%
6.1 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 30.0% · Observed 29.4% · Expected 23.4% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Recent inspection cycles
Cycle 2
Health 2022-09-02 · Fire 2022-09-02
14 health deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (6 deficiencies)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Cycle 3
Health 2021-01-28 · Fire 2021-01-28
3 health deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (2 deficiencies)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Fire safety
Fire-safety citations
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-06-13
K222 · Egress Deficiencies
Fire Safety
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.
Corrected 2024-07-12
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-06-13
K353 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-07-12
Inspection history
Recent health citations
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-03-06
F624 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Health
Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home.
Corrected 2025-03-31
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-03-06
F684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-03-31
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-08-27
F689 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-09-10
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-06-13
F644 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Corrected 2024-07-12
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-06-13
F645 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Corrected 2024-07-12
J · Immediate jeopardy
2024-04-05
F600 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Health
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2024-01-19
J · Immediate jeopardy
2024-04-05
F689 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-01-19
G · Actual harm
2024-04-05
F622 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Health
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.
Corrected 2024-05-05
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-04-05
F623 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Health
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Corrected 2024-05-05
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-04-05
F867 · Administration Deficiencies
Health
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Corrected 2024-05-05
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-04-05
F567 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Health
Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.
Corrected 2024-05-05
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-06-07
F623 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Health
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Corrected 2023-07-06
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-06-07
F656 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2023-07-06
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-06-07
F661 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
Corrected 2023-07-06
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-09-02
F688 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
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.
Corrected 2022-09-29
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-09-02
F725 · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Health
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Corrected 2022-09-29
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-09-02
F835 · Administration Deficiencies
Health
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Corrected 2022-09-29
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-09-02
F571 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Health
Limit the charges against residents' personal funds for items or services for which payment is made under Medicare or Medicaid.
Corrected 2022-09-29
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-09-02
F677 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2022-09-29
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-09-02
F684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2022-09-29
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-09-02
F695 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2022-09-29
Penalties and ownership
What sits behind the stars
$5,125
2024-04-05
Fine
Fine · fine $5,125
Fine
$5,125
2024-04-05
Fine
Fine · fine $5,125
Fine
$6,550
2024-04-05
Fine
Fine · fine $6,550
Fine
$1,748
2023-11-06
Fine
Fine · fine $1,748
Fine
$3,145
2023-10-17
Fine
Fine · fine $3,145
Fine
Ownership
Benfield, Malory
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Faris, Tony
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Freund, Nochum
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Freund, Nochum
Corporate Officer · Individual
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