AVIATA AT THE PALMS

CMS abuse icon · For profit - Limited Liability company · AVIATA HEALTH GROUP chain · 120 certified beds · CCN 105394 · HIGHLANDS BLVD OPCO LLC · Pinellas · FL


AVIATA AT THE PALMS is a 120-bed nursing home in PALM HARBOR, Florida. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1981-09-28. It averages 111.0 residents a day.

What harm was found in the violations cited at AVIATA AT THE PALMS?

CMS lists 38 health-inspection deficiencies for AVIATA AT THE PALMS since 2021-02-18, 19 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is J; the most recent health inspection was 2026-04-13.

Survey dateTagDeficiencySeverity
2026-04-13F0584, F0585, F0695, F0726Honor 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. / Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / 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.E
2026-04-13F0677Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.D
2026-02-23F0580, F0688Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / 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
2025-11-20F0600, F0689, F0692, F0726Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / 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.J
2024-08-09F0684, F0801Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.E
2024-08-09F0561, F0578, F0584, F0645, F0660, F0756Honor 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 request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. / 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. / PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities / Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.D
2022-04-22F0623, F0625, F0761Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. / Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. / 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.E
2022-04-22F0657, F0685, F0686, F0693, F0745, F0758, F0759, F0867Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / 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 medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. / 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. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.D
2021-02-18F0554, F0578, F0656, F0684, F0689, F0812, F0840, F0883Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / 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 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. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Employ or obtain outside professional resources to provide services in the nursing home when the facility does not employ a qualified professional to furnish a required service. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.D

How is AVIATA AT THE PALMS staffed relative to the FL average?

MeasureThis facilityFL average
Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day3.247553.82350
Total nursing staff turnover (%)53.841.4
Average number of residents per day111.0108.9

Who owns AVIATA AT THE PALMS, and what chain is it in?

AVIATA AT THE PALMS is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name HIGHLANDS BLVD OPCO LLC and belongs to the AVIATA HEALTH GROUP chain.

RoleOwnerAssociation date
DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTHIGHLANDS BLVD PARENT LLCsince 11/15/2023
INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTASP FL LLC, FREUND, NOCHUMsince 11/15/2023
CORPORATE OFFICERFREUND, NOCHUMsince 11/15/2023
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLFREUND, NOCHUM, PROCTOR, SAMANTHA, TARIQ, MARIUMsince 04/07/2025
INDIVIDUAL IS AN OWNER, PARTNER OR TRUSTEE OF ANY ADP OF THE SNFDAGAN, AMITAI, GOLDBERGER, ABRAHAM, GOLDBERGER, FAIGY, HERSKOWITZ, ELIEZER, HERSKOWITZ, YAAKOV, TRAVITSKY, AARONsince 07/27/2025
ADP OF THE SNFASPIRE HEALTHCARE LLC, PROCTOR, SAMANTHA, TARIQ, MARIUMsince 04/07/2025

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