Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Vivo Healthcare Wauchula
401 Orange Place, Wauchula, FL · (863) 773-3231
- Certified beds
- 79
- Residents per day
- 70
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Vivo Healthcare
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- February 19, 1980
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How this home got 2 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
★★★★★2 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Florida homes
Vivo Healthcare Wauchula carries 55.5 inspection points. That is fewer than 35% 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
23 health citations on record since 2021. 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
Quality of Life and Care8E
- 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.
- D
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- D
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- E
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
- E
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Pharmacy Service5E
- D
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- D
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
- E
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
- D
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- D
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.
Nutrition and Dietary4F
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
- D
Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
- E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Resident Rights2D
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning2D
- D
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Infection Control1D
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Administration1E
- E
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Inspection history
2024-06-27
12 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (5 deficiencies)
2022-11-15
5 health deficiencies · 1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Administration (1 deficiency)
2021-03-26
6 health deficiencies · 12 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (3 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 31 min of nursing staff time a day, 25 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 31 min
Florida average
3 h 51 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 34% of nursing staff and 50% of registered nurses left in the past year, along with 2 administrators.
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 days0.3 pts better | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.5 pts worse | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine1.1 pts better | 99.5% | 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 injury0.6 pts better | 1.9% | 2.5% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms3.1 pts worse | 8.5% | 5.4% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight3.1 pts better | 2.4% | 5.5% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication3.1 pts better | 10.8% | 13.9% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication2.6 pts better | 6.1% | 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 worsened1.1 pts better | 7.3% | 8.4% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased3.5 pts better | 4.8% | 8.3% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder1.5 pts worse | 1.8% | 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 incontinence2.5 pts worse | 12.0% | 9.5% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers0.7 pts better | 3.7% | 4.4% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine2.4 pts better | 98.0% | 95.6% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit3.9 pts better | 5.0% | 8.9% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.3 pts worse | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine2.5 pts better | 98.8% | 96.3% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission1 pts worse | 26.8% | 25.8% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Amaro Holdco LLC | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 100% | 1 facilities |
| Gluck, Benjamin | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 12% | 9 facilities |
| Nmj Irrv Tr Ii | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 6% | 16 facilities |
| Becker, Yitzchok | Individual Is An Owner, Partner Or Trustee Of Any Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Cukier, Josef | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 9 facilities |
| Cukier, Josef | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 9 facilities |
| Forvis Mazars Llp | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 295 facilities |
| Friedland, Shalom | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 10 facilities |
| Geldart, Donald | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Gluck, Benjamin | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 9 facilities |
| Jakobovits, Nathan | Individual Is An Owner, Partner Or Trustee Of Any Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 15 facilities |
| Jek Holdings LLC | Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 9 facilities |
| Jek Irrv Tr Ii | Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 16 facilities |
| Kagan, Jeffrey | Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 21 facilities |
| Messier, Amy | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Nmj Holdings LLC | Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 8 facilities |
| Pease Bell Cpas LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 15 facilities |
| Summation Financial Services LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 51 facilities |
| Vivo Healthcare Consulting LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 6 facilities |
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Fire safety
13 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke6D
- D
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- D
Have properly installed hallway dispensers for alcohol-based hand rub.
- D
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- D
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
- D
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems3F
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- D
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- D
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Emergency Preparedness2D
- D
List the names and contact information of those in the facility.
- D
Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
Miscellaneous2D
- D
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- D
Ensure that smoke control systems are tested and documented in accordance with established engineering principles.
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