Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Sands At South Beach Care Center, The
42 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL · (305) 672-1771
- Certified beds
- 230
- Residents per day
- 185
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Onyx Health
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- March 24, 1970
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How this home got 5 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
★★★★★+1 star
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
★★★★★5 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Florida homes
Sands At South Beach Care Center, The carries 16 inspection points. That is fewer than 78% 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
26 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.
No citation on record at the harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Everything else, by area of care
Resident Rights7E
- D
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
- D
Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
- D
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- E
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.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning4D
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- 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
Quality of Life and Care4D
- D
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
- D
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
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Pharmacy Service3E
- D
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- E
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- E
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Administration2D
- D
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
- D
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Nutrition and Dietary2F
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Nursing and Physician Services2E
- E
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
- E
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Environmental1E
- E
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Infection Control1D
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspection history
2025-07-24
1 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (1 deficiency)
2024-03-07
12 health deficiencies · 3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (4 deficiencies)
2022-12-01
13 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (4 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 24 min of nursing staff time a day, 1 h 2 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 24 min
Florida average
3 h 51 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 29% of nursing staff and 22% of registered nurses left in the past year, along with 1 administrator.
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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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 days0.6 pts worse | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.8 pts better | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine1.3 pts better | 99.7% | 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 injury2.5 pts better | 0.0% | 2.5% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms1.1 pts worse | 6.5% | 5.4% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight1.9 pts worse | 7.4% | 5.5% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication7.6 pts better | 6.3% | 13.9% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication1.5 pts better | 7.2% | 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 worsened3.1 pts better | 5.3% | 8.4% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased2.7 pts worse | 11.0% | 8.3% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.3 pts better | 0.0% | 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 incontinence1.9 pts better | 7.6% | 9.5% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers0.4 pts better | 4.0% | 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 visit5.7 pts better | 3.2% | 8.9% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.8 pts worse | 2.2% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine3.7 pts better | 100.0% | 96.3% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission3.9 pts worse | 29.7% | 25.8% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
17 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 |
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| 42 Collins Avenue Care Inc | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 100% | 1 facilities |
| Halpern, Michael | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 18% | 2 facilities |
| Scheiner, Heather | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 18% | 1 facilities |
| Schwartz, Louis | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 10% | 1 facilities |
| Bleich, Michael | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 5% | 3 facilities |
| Kohen, Eliyahu | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 5% | 4 facilities |
| Aghigh, Soroush | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Aghigh, Soroush | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Boiangiu, Lincuta | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Mondragon, Luisa | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Onyx Healthcare Consulting LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 9 facilities |
| Onyx Healthcare Consulting LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 9 facilities |
| Preter, Barry | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Preter, Barry | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Schuster, Rachel | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 11 facilities |
| Schuster, Rachel | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 11 facilities |
| Schuster, Rachel | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 11 facilities |
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Fire safety
5 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems2D
- D
Ensure electrical receptacles or cover plates have distinctive color or marking.
- D
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Egress1D
- D
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.
Smoke1D
- D
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Miscellaneous1D
- D
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
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