For profit - Limited Liability company ·
120 certified beds ·
Medicare and Medicaid
· Part of Sovereign Healthcare Holdings (43 facilities)
2
Overall CMS Rating
★★☆☆☆
Riviera Palms Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Palmetto, Florida. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.56 hours per resident per day, below the Florida average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Jun 5, 2025 cited 8 deficiencies. Note: it carries a CMS abuse icon.
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1 fine totaling $278,615 in CMS records.
1 total penalty
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CMS Quality Ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars = highest quality.
Overall Rating
★★☆☆☆ 2/5
Health Inspections
★☆☆☆☆ 1/5
Staffing
★★★★☆ 4/5
Quality Measures
★★★★★ 5/5
Long-Stay QM
★★★★★ 5/5
Short-Stay QM
★★★★★ 5/5
How Riviera Palms Rehabilitation Center 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
Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day)
3.56
3.86
3.89
below avg
RN staffing (hrs/resident/day)
0.64
0.73
0.68
below avg
Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day)
2.09
2.34
2.34
below avg
Nursing staff turnover
37.4%
42.3%
46.4%
below avg
Deficiencies cited, last inspection
8.0
7.3
9.5
above avg
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
3.56
Total Nurse Hrs/Resident/Day
0.64
RN Hrs/Resident/Day
0.83
LPN Hrs/Resident/Day
2.09
Aide Hrs/Resident/Day
3.22
Weekend Nurse Hrs/Resident/Day
Staff Turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is ~60%.
Total Nursing Staff
37.4%
Registered Nurses
42.1%
Administrator Changes0 in last year
Recent Health Inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Jun 5, 2025
Most Recent Inspection Date
8
Total Deficiencies Found
149
Health Inspection Score
1
Number of Fines
What inspectors found at Riviera Palms Rehabilitation Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Immediate jeopardy
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 · Jun 5, 2025
Immediate jeopardy
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 · Jun 5, 2025
Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 5, 2025
Potential for harm
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 5, 2025
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 · Jun 5, 2025
Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jun 5, 2025
Potential for harm
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jun 5, 2025
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 · Jun 5, 2025
Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 26, 2023
Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 26, 2023
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 · Jan 26, 2023
Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 26, 2023
About This Facility
Address
926 Haben Blvd Palmetto, FL 34221
CMS Certification #
105603
Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Certified Beds
120
Avg Residents/Day
106.8
Provider Type
Medicare and Medicaid
First Certified
1988-03-07
Chain
Sovereign Healthcare Holdings (43 facilities)
Setting
Urban
Part of Sovereign Healthcare Holdings
43
Facilities Nationwide
Sovereign Healthcare Holdings operates 43 nursing facilities across the United States.
CMS gives Riviera Palms Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
Riviera Palms Rehabilitation Center reports 3.56 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Florida average of 3.86.
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 8 deficiencies.
Riviera Palms Rehabilitation Center is certified for 120 beds.
Admissions at Riviera Palms Rehabilitation Center
For admissions, availability and rehab questions, call (941) 722-0553. If a parent is leaving the hospital, the hospital discharge planner can also check which nursing homes have a bed.
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