Nursing home
Aviata at Emerald Shores
626 N Tyndall Pkwy, Callaway, FL 32404 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Aviata Health Group (52 facilities) · 77 certified beds
Aviata at Emerald Shores is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Callaway, Florida. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.48 hours per resident per day, below the Florida average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Mar 20, 2025 cited 3 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Aviata at Emerald Shores 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) | 3.48 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.67 | 0.73 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.05 | 2.34 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | —% | 42.3% | 46.4% | — |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 3.0 | 7.3 | 9.5 | below 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 March 20, 2025 inspection was corrected by April 24, 2025
What inspectors found at Aviata at Emerald Shores
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
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Dec 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 21, 2023 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 9 deficiencies
- 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 · Dec 21, 2023 · 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 · Jul 13, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Aug 18, 2022 - Potential for harm
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 18, 2022
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
- 626 N Tyndall Pkwy
Callaway, FL 32404 - CMS certification #
- 105148
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 77
- Avg residents/day
- 73.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1967-08-21
- Chain
- Aviata Health Group (52 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Aviata Health Group
Aviata Health Group operates 52 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Aviata Health Group facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Aviata at Emerald Shores using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2022, no violations cited
- Emergency Generator: fully implemented permanent generator (Florida AHCA)
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Aviata at Emerald Shores says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
24-hour skilled nursing care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
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 29, 2022: monitoring inspection, partial (health). Case closed Apr 21, 2022. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Independence Living Centers. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
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
- Ascension Sacred Heart Bay, Panama City. 3.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Clifford Chester Sims State Veterans Nursing Home, Panama City. 2.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Concierge Home Care, Panama City. 4.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Callaway Gulf Coast Pharmacy. 0.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 32404 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Panama City Dialysis Center, Panama City, 4.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Panama City, Panama City, 4.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Lynn Haven Dialysis, Lynn Haven, 5.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 3 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 32404.
Emerald Coast Hospice, office in Panama City, 4.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Andrew Scanameo, MD, Tallahassee. 83.9 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)
- 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 high. By hazard: hurricane very high, inland flooding relatively low, coastal flooding relatively low, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively moderate, 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 | Nothing on record |
| 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 | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low |
| 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 |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Aviata at Emerald Shores a good nursing home?
CMS gives Aviata at Emerald Shores an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Aviata at Emerald Shores staffed?
Aviata at Emerald Shores reports 3.48 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Florida average of 3.86.
Has Aviata at Emerald Shores had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Aviata at Emerald Shores have?
Aviata at Emerald Shores is certified for 77 beds.