VERO BEACH CARE CENTER
VERO BEACH CARE CENTER is a 159-bed nursing home in VERO BEACH, Florida. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1984-10-06. It averages 152.0 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at VERO BEACH CARE CENTER?
CMS lists 53 health-inspection deficiencies for VERO BEACH CARE CENTER since 2022-03-10, 27 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is G; the most recent health inspection was 2025-05-20.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-20 | F0554, F0561, F0675, F0761 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. / Honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs. / 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 |
| 2025-02-12 | F0684, F0686 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | D |
| 2024-09-13 | F0584, F0725, F0812, F0880, F0921 | 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. / Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | E |
| 2024-09-13 | F0561, F0565, F0604, F0641, F0656, F0657, F0677, F0684, F0689, F0761, F0842, F0847, F0919 | Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. / Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility. / Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / 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. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. / Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse. / Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. | D |
| 2024-09-13 | F0732 | Post nurse staffing information every day. | B |
| 2024-07-10 | F0584, F0684 | 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. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D |
| 2023-07-13 | F0677, F0725 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. | G |
| 2023-07-13 | F0657 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | E |
| 2023-07-13 | F0550, F0561, F0584, F0686, F0692, F0697, F0698, F0808 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. / 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. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / 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. | D |
| 2022-03-10 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2022-03-10 | F0584, F0657, F0679, F0725 | 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. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. | E |
| 2022-03-10 | F0561, F0567, F0578, F0656, F0692, F0730, F0755, F0758, F0886, F0919 | Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. / Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs. / 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. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / 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. / Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff. / Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. | D |
How is VERO BEACH CARE CENTER staffed relative to the FL average?
| Measure | This facility | FL average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.42986 | 3.82350 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 48.9 | 41.4 |
| Average number of residents per day | 152.0 | 108.9 |
Who owns VERO BEACH CARE CENTER, and what chain is it in?
VERO BEACH CARE CENTER is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name VERO BEACH OPERATIONS LLC and belongs to the ASTON HEALTH chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | VERO BEACH OPCO HOLDINGS LLC | since 10/18/2021 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | WILDES, DONNA | since 08/28/2025 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | BALLOUT, HUSSIEN, BENJAMIN, BERNARD, KITCHEN, TIFFANY, WASHINGTON, MARQUITA, WILDES, DONNA | since 02/18/1984 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | ASTON HEALTHCARE LLC, BALLOUT, HUSSIEN, BENJAMIN, BERNARD, WILDES, DONNA | since 01/01/2022 |
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