Visiting Nurse Association of Florida Inc.
A home health agency in Trinity, Florida 34655
8147 Copernicus Way Ste 101, Trinity, Florida 34655. (727) 845-8099.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 21, 2026.
- 3.5of 5 quality of patient care rating
- Not rated patient survey rating
- 1 deficiencies cited in the last three years
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean3
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
The last inspection on record was on Jul 14, 2026: a recertification inspection.
1 deficiency cited in the last three years.
CMS, QCOR home health inspection reports. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those deficiencies happened
1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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Each deficiency, as cited
Rule titles as CMS’s inspectors cite them, set in sentence case.
CMS, QCOR home health inspection reports. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
Jul 14, 2026: recertification inspection1 deficiency
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Encoding And Transmitting Oasis
The inspectors’ words, 507 words
“Encoding and transmitting OASIS CFR(s): 484.45(a) Standard: An HHA must encode and electronically transmit each completed OASIS assessment to the CMS system, regarding each beneficiary with respect to which information is required to be transmitted (as determined by the Secretary), within 30 days of completing the assessment of the beneficiary. This Standard is not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews, clinical record review, and analysis of Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) transmission timeliness reports generated during the survey through the Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES) system, it was determined that the home health agency failed to electronically transmit completed OASIS assessments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) system within 30 days of the start of care date. Four of ten patient records (Patients #1, #8, #9, and #10) reviewed contained completed OASIS assessments that were not transmitted within the required timeframe. The findings include: The OASIS, which is the standardized clinical assessment CMS requires home health agencies to complete and submit for every Medicare patient, was reviewed for the most recent full quarter, April 1, 2026, through June 30, 2026. The report showed that the agency submitted 153 assessments during this period, of which four were transmitted late. Review of ten clinical records selected for survey confirmed that four completed OASIS assessments (Patients #1, #8, #9, and #10) were not transmitted within the required 30‑day timeframe. On July 14, 2026, at 2:45 p.m., an interview was conducted with the Director of Nursing. She stated that agency medical records staff submit OASIS assessments to CMS once the agency has finished reviewing them. When asked who monitors OASIS reports for late submissions, the Director of Nursing stated that this office does not review transmission timeliness data and that the agency Medicare reviewer is responsible for monitoring the agency’s CMS records. She was unable to explain why OASIS assessments were transmitted more than 30 days after completion and stated that she would need to obtain additional information. At 3:00 p.m., an interview was conducted with the Director of Clinical Operations. She stated that OASIS assessments are monitored by the agency’s Medicare team, who send a daily end‑of‑day email summarizing OASIS activity, which she receives. When asked about late submissions, she explained that the agency dissolved its Quality Assurance team in January 2026 because their work overlapped with clinical managers; however, once those responsibilities shifted back to the clinical managers, a backlog developed and OASIS assessments were not submitted timely. She stated she did not know the agency’s current late‑submission rate and that the Medicare team would have that information but confirmed that OASIS assessments must be transmitted within 30 days of the start‑of‑care date. The agency’s OASIS submission policy was requested and provided. A review of the agency’s undated policy titled “Reporting of OASIS Information” revealed that the agency will collect and report OASIS data according to current federal and state requirements. The policy states that completed, encoded, and locked OASIS assessments will be transmitted electronically at least monthly to the CMS system.”
The one inspection in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2026 | Recertification inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified home health agency since Jul 22, 1996.
- Ownership: non-profit.
- No For hospices, home health agencies, hospitals and dialysis facilities, CMS writes deficiencies at two levels. Standard is the usual one; condition-level is the more serious, when a problem is serious enough that the provider doesn’t meet a whole condition of taking part in Medicare. Source: CMS, State Operations Manual. deficiency on record in the last three years.
CMS, Home Health Care Agencies. Released Oct 21, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, QCOR home health inspection reports. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has anything been proven against it?
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for home health agencies, so none are shown.
- 0 deficiencies cited in the last three years came from inspections that included a complaint investigation.
CMS, QCOR home health inspection reports. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
Who does the caring?
- Offers nursing care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, medical social services and home health aide services.
- CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for home health agencies.
CMS, Home Health Care Agencies. Released Oct 21, 2026. Updated quarterly.
Who owns it?
- 3 owners or officers are people: Donald Crow (corporate officer, 100%); Donald Crow (corporate director, 100%); Donald Crow (managing employee (on the payroll), 100%).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, Home Health Agency All Owners and Home Health Agency Enrollments. Released Sep 29, 2026. Updated quarterly.
How do patients fare?
- CMS rates its quality of patient care 3.5 of 5.
- CMS gives no CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.: “Fewer than 70 patients completed the survey.”
- CMS compares it with the national rate: discharged to the community, the same; potentially preventable readmissions after discharge, the same.
CMS, Home Health Care Agencies and Home Health Patient Survey. Released Oct 21, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Quality of patient care ratingCMS star rating, 1 to 5 in half stars | 3.5 of 5 |
| Patient survey ratingCMS star rating from its survey of the agency’s patients, 1 to 5 | Not rated |
| Discharged to the communityCMS’s risk-adjusted rate, compared with the national rate | 84.78% (same as the national rate) |
| Potentially preventable readmissions after dischargeCMS’s risk-adjusted rate, compared with the national rate | 4.07% (same as the national rate) |
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 43 agencies CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 34655, where this agency’s office is, 39 have a quality of patient care rating; the middle one is 3.5 of 5, and this one is rated 3.5 of 5.
CMS, Home Health ZIP Codes and Home Health Care Agencies. Released Oct 21, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Place | Quality rating |
|---|---|
| Visiting Nurse Association of Florida Inc. This home health agency | 3.5 |
| Tgh Home Care Powered By VNA Florida | 4 |
| Inspire Home Healthcare LLC | Not given |
| Aveanna Home Health | 4.5 |
| Trilogy Home Healthcare | 4.5 |
| Primecare Home Health | 4.5 |
| Accomplished Home Care | 4 |
| Empath Home Health | 4 |
| Baycare Home Care Inc. | 4 |
| Baycare Home Care Inc. | 3.5 |
| Baycare Home Care Inc. | 3 |
| Centerwell Home Health | 5 |
What the record doesn’t say
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for home health agencies, so none are shown.
- Only complaints that led to a citation appear; complaints that didn’t aren’t published.
- QCOR says some of its home health reports are accurate or available only through May 19, 2021, because of a systems migration.
- Many home health agencies are inspected by a private accrediting organisation instead of the state, and QCOR’s home health file doesn’t appear to include those inspections: no inspection on record here doesn’t mean none took place.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Home Health Care Agencies (6jpm-sxkc).
Released Oct 21, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Home Health Patient Survey (ccn4-8vby).
Released Oct 21, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, QCOR home health inspection reports (HHA_2567s_2018_to_2026YTD.xlsx).
Released Oct 20, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Home Health Agency All Owners (fc009b2d-7846-44b1-b4a1-692f0c143879).
Released Sep 29, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Home Health Agency Enrollments (15f64ab4-3172-4a27-b589-ebd67a6d28aa).
Released Sep 29, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Home Health ZIP Codes (m5eg-upu5).
Released Oct 21, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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