VIVO HEALTHCARE WAUCHULA
Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since 1980-02-19, VIVO HEALTHCARE WAUCHULA is a 79-bed nursing home in WAUCHULA, Florida, averaging 69.8 residents a day.
Has VIVO HEALTHCARE WAUCHULA been cited for violations?
CMS lists 23 health-inspection deficiencies for VIVO HEALTHCARE WAUCHULA since 2021-03-26, 12 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is F; the most recent health inspection was 2024-06-27.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-27 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2024-06-27 | F0550, F0689, F0690, F0692, F0693, F0695, F0756, F0805, F0808, F0842, F0880 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / 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. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. / 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. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2022-11-15 | F0812, F0867 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | E |
| 2022-11-15 | F0656, F0684, F0758 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / 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 |
| 2021-03-26 | F0679, F0695, F0758 | Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / 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 |
| 2021-03-26 | F0582, F0759, F0761 | Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / 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. | D |
How is VIVO HEALTHCARE WAUCHULA staffed relative to the FL average?
| Measure | This facility | FL average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.42162 | 3.82350 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 34.4 | 41.4 |
| Average number of residents per day | 69.8 | 108.9 |
Who owns VIVO HEALTHCARE WAUCHULA, and what chain is it in?
VIVO HEALTHCARE WAUCHULA is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name ST AMARO OPCO LLC and belongs to the VIVO HEALTHCARE chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | ST AMARO HOLDCO LLC | since 09/01/2023 |
| DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | JEK HOLDINGS LLC, JEK IRRV TR II, NMJ HOLDINGS LLC, KAGAN, JEFFREY | since 09/01/2023 |
| 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | NMJ IRRV TR II, GLUCK, BENJAMIN | since 09/01/2023 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | CUKIER, JOSEF | since 09/01/2023 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | CUKIER, JOSEF, FRIEDLAND, SHALOM, GLUCK, BENJAMIN | since 09/01/2023 |
| INDIVIDUAL IS AN OWNER, PARTNER OR TRUSTEE OF ANY ADP OF THE SNF | BECKER, YITZCHOK, JAKOBOVITS, NATHAN | since 12/10/2025 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | FORVIS MAZARS LLP, PEASE BELL CPAS LLC, SUMMATION FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC, VIVO HEALTHCARE CONSULTING LLC, GELDART, DONALD, MESSIER, AMY | since 09/01/2023 |
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