Aviata at Palm Bay
A nursing home in Palm Bay, Florida 32905
5405 Babcock St NE, Palm Bay, Florida 32905. (321) 722-0660.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.
- 4of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 0 health citations at the latest inspection cycle Florida average: 7.1
- 3.45 nurse hours per resident per day Florida average: 3.86
- 4 fines in the last three years (needs attention)
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean8
- 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.
- Scope and severity (A to L)
- CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
- Nurse staffing hours
- The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
- Fines and payment denials
- A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
- Immediate jeopardy
- CMS’s most serious finding: the place’s failure to meet a rule caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury, harm, impairment or death to someone in its care. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 489.3.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
0 health citations at the latest inspection cycle
The Florida average is 7.1.
Last standard inspection Mar 12, 2026.
Most serious in three years: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J), at a complaint inspection on Apr 5, 2024
CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those citations happened
11 citations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2025. Most serious: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
All 11 citations in the last three years
Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7)., from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 9 came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Mar 6, 2025: complaint inspection2 citations
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Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Aug 27, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Jun 13, 2024: standard inspection2 citations
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Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
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PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Apr 5, 2024: complaint inspection6 citations
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Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
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Honor the resident’s right to manage his or her financial affairs.
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Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
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Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Mar 12, 1998.
- Not on CMS’s special focus list.
- No abuse icon from CMS.
- No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
- CMS lists its ownership as for profit, limited liability company.
- 120 certified beds.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been fined or penalized?
- 4 fines in the last three years, $18,548 in all.
- No Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
- 9 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Date | Kind | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2024 | Fine | $6,550 |
| Apr 5, 2024 | Fine | $5,125 |
| Apr 5, 2024 | Fine | $5,125 |
| Nov 6, 2023 | Fine | $1,748 |
Who does the caring?
3.45 nurse hours per resident per day
The Florida average is 3.86.
CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | This home | Florida average |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident per day | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| Of which registered nurses | 0.76 | 0.73 |
| At weekends | 3.30 | 3.51 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 40.4% | 41.5% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 38.9% | 46.1% |
| Administrators who left | 0 | Not given |
Who owns it?
- 5405 Babcock St NE Opco Parent LLC owns 100% directly since Dec 1, 2023.
- 6 owners or officers are people: Nochum Freund (corporate officer); Nochum Freund (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Tony Faris (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Tony Faris (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Malory Benfield (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Malory Benfield (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)).
- Part of Aviata Health Group (50 homes in CMS’s data).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5405 Babcock St NE Opco Parent LLC | Owns a share directly | 100% | Dec 1, 2023 |
| 5405 Babcock St NE Opco Holdco LLC | Owns a share through other companies | 100% | Dec 1, 2023 |
| Aspire Mgt LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Dec 1, 2023 | |
| An organisation CMS lists without a name | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Jul 20, 2025 | |
| An organisation CMS lists without a name | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Jul 20, 2025 | |
| An organisation CMS lists without a name | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Jun 23, 2025 |
How do residents fare?
- CMS rates its quality measures 4 of 5 (Florida average 4.3).
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality measures | 4 of 5 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Among the 12 nearest homes, within 15.1 miles, this one had the 12th most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (0; the middle value was 5.5).
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Place | Miles away | Citations, latest cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Aviata at Palm Bay This nursing home | 0 | |
| Anchor Care & Rehabilitation Center | 1.0 | 4 |
| Life Care Center of Palm Bay | 1.2 | 2 |
| Atlantic Shores Nursing and Rehab Center | 2.2 | 5 |
| Melbourne Terrace Rehabilitation Center | 2.9 | 6 |
| Avante at Melbourne Inc. | 4.5 | 12 |
| West Melbourne Health & Rehabilitation Center | 4.9 | 13 |
| Melbourne Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center | 5.0 | 10 |
| Life Care Center of Melbourne | 5.1 | 2 |
| Indian River Center | 6.4 | 4 |
| Nursing & Rehabilitation Center of Melbourne | 8.1 | 17 |
| Viera Del Mar Health and Rehabilitation Center | 15.1 | 10 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
- Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
- CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
- Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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