Nursing home
Aviata at the Gardens - Tallahassee
1650 Phillips Rd, Tallahassee, FL 32308 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Aviata Health Group (52 facilities) · 109 certified beds
Aviata at the Gardens - Tallahassee is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Tallahassee, Florida. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.31 hours per resident per day, below the Florida average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Feb 13, 2025 cited 15 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Aviata at the Gardens - Tallahassee 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) | 3.31 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.37 | 0.73 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.06 | 2.34 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | —% | 42.3% | 46.4% | — |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 15.0 | 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 April 16, 2026 inspection was corrected by May 20, 2026
What inspectors found at Aviata at the Gardens - Tallahassee
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
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Environmental Deficiencies · Apr 16, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 16, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Environmental Deficiencies · Dec 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental Deficiencies · Dec 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 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 5, 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 · Dec 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 5, 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 · Jul 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jul 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 13, 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
- 1650 Phillips Rd
Tallahassee, FL 32308 - CMS certification #
- 105764
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 109
- Avg residents/day
- 109.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1992-04-01
- 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 the Gardens - Tallahassee using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day
- 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 the Gardens - Tallahassee 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)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Hca Florida Capital Hospital, Tallahassee. 1.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Extended Care, Tallahassee. 1.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Tallahassee Memorial Home Health Care, Tallahassee. 1.0 mile away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Eastwood 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 32308 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Tallahassee Dialysis, Tallahassee, 1.0 mile away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care Central Tallahassee, Tallahassee, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Davita East Tallahassee Home Training, Tallahassee, 1.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 2 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 32308.
Big Bend Hospice Inc, office in Tallahassee, 0.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Vitas Healthcare Corporation Of Florida, office in Tallahassee, 2.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Andrew Scanameo, MD, Tallahassee. 1.2 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
- Zone X: 0.2% annual chance (500-year) flood area (moderate risk). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively high, inland flooding relatively moderate, 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 | Nothing on record |
| 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 the Gardens - Tallahassee a good nursing home?
CMS gives Aviata at the Gardens - Tallahassee an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Aviata at the Gardens - Tallahassee staffed?
Aviata at the Gardens - Tallahassee reports 3.31 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Florida average of 3.86.
Has Aviata at the Gardens - Tallahassee had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 15 deficiencies.
How many beds does Aviata at the Gardens - Tallahassee have?
Aviata at the Gardens - Tallahassee is certified for 109 beds.