Aviata At The Palms
Nursing Home · 2600 Highlands Blvd N, Palm Harbor, FL 34684 · 7277855671
C-
graded on 75% of our rubric
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Scores by dimension
| Dimension | Score | Data confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safety & compliance | 0.0 / 5 | high |
| Staffing | 2.5 / 5 | high |
| Clinical outcomes | 3.3 / 5 | high |
| Enforcement | 4.0 / 5 | high |
| Financial stability | 4.0 / 5 | med |
Key facts
| Care type | Nursing Home |
| Beds | 120 |
| Ownership | For Profit - Limited Liability Company |
| Operator | Highlands Blvd Opco Llc |
| Chain size | 52 facilities |
| Certified since | 1981-09-28 |
| CMS overall star | 1 / 5 |
| Accepts Medicaid | Yes |
| Price tier | $$$$$ of 5 · ~$725/day reported charge (within FL) |
Inspection & enforcement record
- Health-inspection citations: 4 immediate jeopardy · 0 actual harm · 29 potential for harm · 0 minor
- Federal fines: $0 · payment denials: 0 · penalty actions: 0
Recent inspection findings
The 8 most recent health-inspection deficiencies on file with CMS, newest first. Severity is the CMS scope/severity scale (A–L); G and above mean actual harm or immediate jeopardy. "Corrected" shows the date the facility certified the fix.
| Date | Finding | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-23 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. (Resident Rights Deficiencies, tag 0580) | D | corrected 2026-03-23 |
| 2026-02-23 | 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. (Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies, tag 0688) | D | corrected 2026-03-23 |
| 2025-11-20 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies, tag 0600) | J · immediate jeopardy | corrected 2025-12-19 |
| 2025-11-20 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies, tag 0689) | J · immediate jeopardy | corrected 2025-12-19 |
| 2025-11-20 | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. (Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies, tag 0692) | J · immediate jeopardy | corrected 2025-12-19 |
| 2025-11-20 | 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. (Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies, tag 0726) | J · immediate jeopardy | corrected 2025-12-19 |
| 2024-08-09 | Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. (Resident Rights Deficiencies, tag 0561) | D | corrected 2024-09-09 |
| 2024-08-09 | Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. (Resident Rights Deficiencies, tag 0578) | D | corrected 2024-09-09 |
Staffing
Nurse hours per resident per day (CMS Payroll-Based Journal) — the strongest objective predictor of care. "Expected" is what CMS's case-mix model says this facility's resident acuity calls for.
- Total nurse staffing: 3.23 hrs/resident/day (expected 3.29 for this facility's resident acuity — below expected) (US median 3.69 · FL 3.66)
- Registered-nurse staffing: 0.30 hrs/resident/day (expected 0.58 for this facility's resident acuity — below expected) (US median 0.58)
- Breakdown: nurse aide 2.00 · LPN 0.92 hrs/resident/day
- Weekend total staffing: 2.97 hrs/resident/day (expected 2.92 for this facility's resident acuity — at or above expected)
- Annual nursing-staff turnover: 49.0% · RN turnover 64.3% (US median 45.3% · lower is better)
- Resident acuity (nursing case-mix index): 1.18 (1.0 ≈ national average; higher = more care-intensive residents)
Clinical outcomes — the measures behind the score
The 8 CMS MDS quality measures (2025Q1-2025Q4) driving this facility's clinical score — the same measures behind the CMS QM star. All are adverse-event rates: lower is better. Worst first. The quarterly column shows the four most recent quarters (Q1→Q4); benchmarks are the national percentile and the FL state median.
| Measure | 4-qtr avg | Quarterly (Q1→Q4) | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication (short stay) | 3.2% | 0 → 5.4 → 7 → 0 | worse than 87% of US homes · FL median 1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers (long stay) | 6.4% | 6.1 → 6.3 → 6.2 → 7.1 | worse than 75% of US homes · FL median 4.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder (long stay) | 1.1% | 2.7 → 0.8 → 0 → 0.8 | worse than 74% of US homes · FL median 0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened (long stay) | 12.3% | 13.5 → 6.7 → 22.9 → 6 | better than 56% of US homes · FL median 8.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased (long stay) | 9.5% | 9.3 → 5.5 → 7.8 → 15.4 | better than 67% of US homes · FL median 7.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury (long stay) | 1.2% | 2 → 1.9 → 1 → 0 | better than 80% of US homes · FL median 2.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication (long stay) | 2% | 1.9 → 3 → 1.5 → 1.5 | better than 96% of US homes · FL median 7.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection (long stay) | 0% | 0 → 0 → 0 → 0 | better than 100% of US homes · FL median 0.2% |
What this costs
- This facility's reported avg daily charge: $725/day · $$$$$ (price tier 5 of 5 among Florida nursing homes) — from its own federal cost report, FY ending 2024-12. Gross charges across all payers and services: higher than a quoted private rate, but computed identically for every facility, which makes the tier a fair within-state comparison.
- Payer mix (resident days): 81% Medicaid · 9% Medicare · 10% other/private · 81% occupancy
- Florida median (quoted rates): $340/day semi-private · $400/day private (national: $315 · $355)
- Accepts Medicaid: yes
- This facility's quoted rate: not public. This facility's quoted private rate isn't published by any federal or state source. Medicare covers short rehab stays (up to 100 days, copays after day 20); long-term stays are private pay until savings spend down to Medicaid. How to get the real number →
Market medians: CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025 (collected July–November 2025), state-level — individual providers vary widely around a median. Facility-level prices aren't published by any government source; how to get a real quote.
Hospitals serving Pinellas County
Hospitals in the same county — those with an emergency department first, then by CMS hospital star rating. Useful for transfers and emergencies.
| Hospital | City | ER | CMS star | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventhealth North Pinellas | Tarpon Springs | Yes | 4★ | Acute care |
| HCA Florida Pasadena Hospital A Part of HCA Florid | Saint Petersburg | Yes | 4★ | Acute care |
| Mease Countryside Hospital | Safety Harbor | Yes | 4★ | Acute care |
| Mease Dunedin Hospital | Dunedin | Yes | 4★ | Acute care |
| Morton Plant Hospital | Clearwater | Yes | 4★ | Acute care |
| Bay Pines VA Medical Center | Bay Pines | Yes | 3★ | Acute care - Veterans Administration |
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Source: CMS Provider Information + Health Deficiencies + Penalties (as of 2026-05). Part of our Pinellas County nursing homes coverage. Spot an error? Tell us.