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Inspection visit

Inspection

AVIATA AT ST CLOUDCMS #1058883 citations on this visit
3 citations recorded

Inspector’s narrative

What the inspector wrote

This survey cited 3 deficiencies. The full statement and the facility’s plan of correction follow, verbatim from the federal record.

F 0584 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Some 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. Based on observation, and interview, the facility failed to provide a homelike dining experience in the day/dining rooms on both nursing units for all residents who ate their breakfast and dinner meals there. This affected 29 residents at the two observed meals with the potential to affect all residents who chose to eat their meals in the unit's day/dining rooms. Findings: The facility's main dining room was noted during the survey dates from 4/08/25 to 4/10/25 not to be open for residents to eat their breakfast or dinner meals. For breakfast and dinner, residents were able to eat in the day/dining room on either of the two nursing units, or in their bedroom. On 4/08/25 at 8:10 AM, six residents were observed as they ate breakfast in the day room on the 100's unit. The meals for each resident were served with their dishes, drinks, and flatware left on the meal trays from which they ate, which created an institutional appearance. There were also no centerpieces or linen on the tables. A few minutes later, at 8:20 AM, twelve residents were observed as they ate breakfast in the 200's unit dayroom which also had no centerpieces or table linens and residents eating from trays at the tables. On 4/10/25 at 8:54 AM, eleven residents were observed as they ate breakfast in the 200's unit day/dining room with their meal dishes on their meal trays. A table with four residents eating their meal from their trays with the lids from the main plates stacked in the center of the table, instead of a centerpiece. The residents at the table stated they usually ate breakfast and sometimes dinner in the unit day rooms. They explained the tables were crowded with their trays and the lids on it. Resident #59 stated it was better at lunch when the trays were removed and the dishes with food were placed on the table. She stated they also used to have flower centerpieces on the table which made it nicer. On 4/10/25 at 8:56 AM, the Activities Director stated she never noticed that meal items were left on the trays during breakfast meal service, but was sure dishes, drinks and flatware were removed and placed on the tables during lunch at the main dining room. She added she would make sure to discuss making the environment more homelike in the unit dayrooms/dining rooms, with the Administrator. At 9:30 AM , the Administrator and Regional [NAME] President of Operations stated they were aware the unit dining areas were not homelike and were going to be ordering linen tablecloths for them. They stated they were also going to spruce up the environment with plants, art, and other decorations so the residents felt like it was their home and not like they were trapped in an institution. They stated they want it to be decorated for the resident's enjoyment. (continued on next page) Any deficiency statement ending with an asterisk (*) denotes a deficiency which the institution may be excused from correcting providing it is determined that other safeguards provide sufficient protection to the patients. (See instructions.) Except for nursing homes, the findings stated above are disclosable 90 days following the date of survey whether or not a plan of correction is provided. For nursing homes, the above findings and plans of correction are disclosable 14 days following the date these documents are made available to the facility. If deficiencies are cited, an approved plan of correction is requisite to continued program participation. LABORATORY DIRECTOR'S OR PROVIDER/SUPPLIER REPRESENTATIVE'S SIGNATURE TITLE (X6) DATE FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Facility ID: If continuation sheet Page 1 of 3 Event ID: 105888 Printed: 05/28/2026 Form Approved OMB No. 0938-0391 Department of Health & Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES AND PLAN OF CORRECTION (X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: (X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION 105888 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 04/10/2025 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Aviata at St Cloud 4641 Old Canoe Creek Road Saint Cloud, FL 34769 For information on the nursing home's plan to correct this deficiency, please contact the nursing home or the state survey agency. (X4) ID PREFIX TAG SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES (Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0584 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm On 4/10/25 at 12:58 PM, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) B explained they left the dishes on the trays when the residents ate in the unit day rooms at breakfast and dinner for no specific reason, it was just how they did it. She acknowledged it was important to make the environment homelike for residents as it was their home and made them, especially the more confused residents, feel more like they were at home rather than an institutional facility. Residents Affected - Some On 4/10/25 at 1:05 PM, CNA A stated she had worked there for a long time and they had never been told to remove the dishes from the meal trays when serving meals in the unit dayrooms, only in the main dining room. She added, we always did it this way. The facility's policy entitled, Meal Distribution, dated February 2023, did not include information for providing a homelike dining experience for residents. FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 105888 If continuation sheet Page 2 of 3 Printed: 05/28/2026 Form Approved OMB No. 0938-0391 Department of Health & Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES AND PLAN OF CORRECTION (X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: (X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION 105888 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 04/10/2025 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Aviata at St Cloud 4641 Old Canoe Creek Road Saint Cloud, FL 34769 For information on the nursing home's plan to correct this deficiency, please contact the nursing home or the state survey agency. (X4) ID PREFIX TAG SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES (Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0880 Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Based on observation, and interview, the facility failed to implement hand hygiene protocol for residents to help prevent the development and transmission of communicable diseases and infections for 23 residents who ate meals in the dining room. Residents Affected - Some Findings: On 4/07/25 at 11:49 AM, in the facility main dining room, 23 residents were observed as they were assisted to their tables to dine. Several residents stated they arrived from physical therapy. None of the residents were offered a way to clean their hands before they ate. A short time later at 12:12 PM, staff sat next to and provided meal assistance to four residents without providing hand hygiene for them. On 4/10/25 at 8:58 AM, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) D explained that several years ago they used to hand out wipes to residents to clean their hands before they ate but over time that practice stopped. She added, it would be a good thing to do that again because cleaning hands was important to help stop the spread of germs. CNA D said the residents often touched their food while eating and they could have germs on their hands. On 4/10/25 at 9:03 AM, CNA C explained they never reminded residents to wash their hands or offered hand hygiene prior to eating meals during the two years she had worked at the facility. CNA C acknowledged that staff could offer the residents disinfectant gel or wipes to clean any germs or dirt from their hands. On 4/10/25 at 12:58 PM, CNA B stated it was important for people to wash their hands before eating because germs were everywhere. She said there was, .no saying what the residents have touched prior to their eating. CNA B added staff had never been told to clean the resident's hands before meals, and she just hadn't thought about it herself. On 4/10/25 at 1:05 PM, CNA A did not remember ever washing resident's hands prior to eating meals in the past 20 years since she had worked there. She stated it was important in order to not spread germs. On 4/10/25 at 3:12 PM, the facility's Infection Preventionist stated it was important for people to wash their hands before they ate and she was sure the facility had provided education on the importance of hand hygiene before meals last year. She added this was common knowledge we all learned as a child and as nursing staff, we know this. The Infection Preventionist said she was disappointed that nursing staff stated they were never educated or did not know to offer to clean residents' hands prior to mealtimes. She added, washcloths, hand wipes and disinfection gel were all available for use. The facility's policy entitled Handwashing/Hand Hygiene, dated 2019, stated the facility considered hand hygiene as the primary means to prevent the spread of infections and staff should make sure to clean their hands before and after assisting a resident with meals. The policy indicated residents would be encouraged to practice hand hygiene, but did not specify staff should offer hand hygiene to residents prior to meals. FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 105888 If continuation sheet Page 3 of 3

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Citations

3 citations recorded*CMS

What do CMS severity letters mean?

Serious (G-L). Actual harm to a resident, or immediate jeopardy. Codes G through I indicate actual harm; J through L indicate immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.

General (A-F). No actual harm found, or harm that is minimal. The facility must still submit a Plan of Correction. Most CMS citations land here.

Each letter combines severity with scope: how many residents the deficiency affected.

  • 0584GeneralS&S Epotential for harm

    F584 - Safe Environment

    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.

  • 0880GeneralS&S Epotential for harm

    F880 - Infection Control

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • 0222GeneralS&S Dpotential for harm

    Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.

FAQ · About this visit

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What happened during the April 10, 2025 survey of AVIATA AT ST CLOUD?

This was a inspection survey of AVIATA AT ST CLOUD on April 10, 2025. The surveyor cited 3 deficiencies, recorded on the federal Form 2567 statement of deficiencies.

Were any deficiencies cited at AVIATA AT ST CLOUD on April 10, 2025?

Yes, 3 deficiencies were cited, each with a CMS Scope and Severity grade. The first was: "Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receivin..."

What type of survey was this?

This was a inspection survey conducted by state surveyors under federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) oversight. Findings are published on CMS Care Compare.

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