Nursing home
Avante at Melbourne
1420 South Oak Street, Melbourne, FL 32901 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Avante Centers (11 facilities) · 110 certified beds
Avante at Melbourne is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Melbourne, Florida. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.41 hours per resident per day, below the Florida average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Feb 14, 2025 cited 16 deficiencies. Note: it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- 2 fines totaling $87,952In CMS records: 3 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Avante at Melbourne compares
This facility vs. the Florida and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Florida avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.41 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.50 | 0.73 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.05 | 2.34 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 49.5% | 42.3% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 16.0 | 7.3 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the July 28, 2025 inspection was corrected by August 28, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $87,952, 3 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Avante at Melbourne
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jul 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Employ or obtain outside professional resources to provide services in the nursing home when the facility does not employ a qualified professional to furnish a required service.
Administration Deficiencies · Apr 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Apr 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Administration Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Administration Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 1420 South Oak Street
Melbourne, FL 32901 - CMS certification #
- 105671
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 110
- Avg residents/day
- 98.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1989-07-01
- Chain
- Avante Centers (11 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Avante Centers
Avante Centers operates 11 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Avante Centers facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Avante at Melbourne using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Staff pay 2 federal wage cases with violations found, since 2017
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2022, no violations cited
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation Zone E; generator: fully implemented permanent generator (Florida AHCA)
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for May 7, 2023 to May 6, 2025. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $60 owed to 1 employee. Employer as DOL recorded it: Avante at Melbourne (Avante Group, Inc.). Case 2003699.
- Findings for Jul 16, 2017 to Jul 16, 2019. Violations found: Fair Labor Standards Act (pay and hours), Family and medical leave. Employer as DOL recorded it: Avante at Melbourne (Avante Group Inc.). Case 1884689.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Mar 25, 2022: monitoring inspection, partial (health). Case closed Jun 1, 2022. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Avante Group INC.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Holmes Regional Medical Center, Melbourne. 0.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Melbourne Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Melbourne. 0.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Centerwell Home Health, Palm Bay. 3.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 32901 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Melbourne Kidney Center, Melbourne, 0.5 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Renal Care Group - Brevard, Palm Bay, 3.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Brevard Home Therapies, Melbourne, 4.3 miles away, straight line - Hospice
- 6 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 32901.
Hospice Of Health First Inc, office in West Melbourne, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Amedisys Hospice Of Brevard, office in Melbourne, 2.1 miles away, straight line
Vitas Healthcare Corporation Of Florida, office in Melbourne, 5.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Health First Medical Group, LLC, Melbourne. 4.1 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Emergency power
- Fully Implemented Permanent Generator. (Florida AHCA generator status, as of Oct 15, 2026)
- Hurricane evacuation zone
- Zone E (Brevard E) on the Florida Know Your Zone evacuation zones. (Florida Division of Emergency Management, map updated Sep 19, 2026)
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane very high, inland flooding relatively low, coastal flooding very low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave very low, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | No kitchen matched |
| Florida AHCA generator status | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | See above | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Avante at Melbourne a good nursing home?
CMS gives Avante at Melbourne an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Avante at Melbourne staffed?
Avante at Melbourne reports 3.41 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Florida average of 3.86.
Has Avante at Melbourne had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 16 deficiencies.
How many beds does Avante at Melbourne have?
Avante at Melbourne is certified for 110 beds.