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B

82.5/100

Above average

Royal Care Of Avon Park

1213 W Stratford Rd, Avon Park, FL 33825

CMS 2/5 stars #2 of 5 in Highlands County (863) 453-6674
Certified beds
90
Occupancy
86%
Ownership
For-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

What to ask about before you visit

These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.

  • $17,342 in federal fines

    CMS has fined this facility across 2 penalty action(s).

  • Last inspection was more than 2 years ago

    Ratings here are based on older survey data than at most facilities.

Our read on Royal Care Of Avon Park

Royal Care of Avon Park runs a for-profit operation with 90 certified beds, and the staffing numbers are better than they look at first glance, 4.15 nurse hours per resident day sits about 7% above the national average, though weekends drop roughly 16% below the home's own weekday coverage. Turnover lands at 45.4%, basically in line with the national figure. The real concern is the inspection record: 26 deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and one abuse-related citation, plus two fines totaling $17,342. That history is what drags the health inspection rating down to 1 out of 5, even as the quality measure score sits at the top of the scale.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing20.5/30Stability9/15Outcomes15/15Enforcement8/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

20.5/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →4.02 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.84 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 16% against weekdays

Staff stability

9/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →45% of nursing staff left in the last year

Resident outcomes

15/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →5 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

8/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →$17,342 in federal fines across 2 action(s)

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day4.15 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBetter than average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.84 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBetter than average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours3.47 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBetter than average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnover45.40%
National average 45.80%Better than average

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: May 9, 2024 (2 years ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

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Common questions about Royal Care Of Avon Park

What is the ElderGrade for Royal Care Of Avon Park? +

Royal Care Of Avon Park holds an ElderGrade of B (82.5 out of 100), which we describe as "above average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Royal Care Of Avon Park? +

Residents receive an average of 4.15 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Royal Care Of Avon Park been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does Royal Care Of Avon Park accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Royal Care Of Avon Park is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.