Blue Lake Post Acute
Blue Lake Post Acute is a 60-bed nursing home in DELAND, Florida. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1972-11-14. It averages 51.4 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at Blue Lake Post Acute?
CMS lists 28 health-inspection deficiencies for Blue Lake Post Acute since 2022-08-18, 27 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 2026-04-10.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | F0727, F0732, F0880 | Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis. / Post nurse staffing information every day. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | F |
| 2026-04-10 | F0638, F0756 | Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | E |
| 2026-04-10 | F0550, F0554, F0584, F0676, F0759, F0761 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / 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. / Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. / 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 |
| 2025-12-11 | F0687 | Provide appropriate foot care. | E |
| 2025-04-08 | F0600, F0610, F0835, F0867 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. / Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | J |
| 2025-04-08 | F0609, F0624 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home. | D |
| 2024-07-18 | F0812, F0865 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities. | F |
| 2024-07-18 | F0636, F0638 | Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. / Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months. | E |
| 2024-07-18 | F0623, F0625, F0644, F0689, F0880 | Provide 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. / Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2022-08-18 | F0758 | 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 |
Why was Blue Lake Post Acute fined 15 times?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-08 | Fine | $56,320 |
| 2024-01-22 | Fine | $14,814 |
| 2024-01-08 | Fine | $4,938 |
| 2023-12-11 | Fine | $13,762 |
| 2023-11-20 | Fine | $4,587 |
| 2023-11-13 | Fine | $4,587 |
| 2023-11-06 | Fine | $4,587 |
| 2023-10-30 | Fine | $4,587 |
| 2023-10-23 | Fine | $4,587 |
| 2023-10-17 | Fine | $4,587 |
| 2023-10-10 | Fine | $4,587 |
| 2023-10-02 | Fine | $4,587 |
| 2023-09-11 | Fine | $11,645 |
| 2023-08-28 | Fine | $3,176 |
| 2023-08-21 | Fine | $2,823 |
How is Blue Lake Post Acute staffed?
| Measure | This facility | FL average |
|---|---|---|
| Average number of residents per day | 51.4 | 108.9 |
Who owns Blue Lake Post Acute, and what chain is it in?
Blue Lake Post Acute is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name BLUE LAKE POST ACUTE LLC and belongs to the ELEVATION HEALTHCARE chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | BLUE LAKE POST CUTE HOLDCO LLC | since 09/22/2022 |
| INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | ELEVATION HEALTHCARE LLC, KMOM LLC, FUNK, KENNETH | since 09/22/2022 |
| MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | FUNK, DANIEL, FUNK, KENNETH, LINDSEY, JACOB, SMITH, STERLING | since 07/01/2025 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | ELEVATION HEALTHCARE LLC, CAMPBELL, ALEXIS, DANIELS, BRITTANI, EASON, SHEREE, EDDIN, HUSAM, FUNK, DANIEL, FUNK, KENNETH, HAYWARD, JAMES, KARPOWICZ, MICHELLE, KEMP, ALANA, LINDSEY, JACOB, LIPKOWITZ, HOWARD, MARTINEZ SALAS, JORGE, NEUBIA, JEREMIAH, ROMERO, PATRICIA, SMITH, STERLING | since 01/01/2023 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | ELEVATION HEALTHCARE LLC, CAMPBELL, ALEXIS, DANIELS, BRITTANI, EASON, SHEREE, EDDIN, HUSAM, FUNK, DANIEL, FUNK, KENNETH, HAYWARD, JAMES, KARPOWICZ, MICHELLE, KEMP, ALANA, LINDSEY, JACOB, LIPKOWITZ, HOWARD, MARTINEZ SALAS, JORGE, NEUBIA, JEREMIAH, ROMERO, PATRICIA, SMITH, STERLING | since 01/01/2023 |