Aventura Park Place

The local health department inspects the kitchen that serves residents. Results are in the agency's own words.

Cincinnati Health Department: Aventura at West Park

• Oct 6, 2026 (routine / critical control point): Approved - Minor Violations.
  14 violations

  • Wiping cloths - use limitation. Inspector’s note: Wet wiping cloth was not maintained in a sanitizer solution between uses.
  • Equipment, Utensils, Linens - Storage. Inspector’s note: Cleaned equipment or utensils, laundered linens, or single-service or single-use articles are not stored in a clean, dry location, protected from contamination. A glove box stored on a dirty cart in the dish room.
  • Warewashing sinks: Use Limitation. Inspector’s note: Warewashing sink was not properly cleaned and/or sanitized. Three compartment sink in the dish room is dirty. Clean the three compartment sink, maintain clean.
  • Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions. Inspector’s note: The physical facilities are not cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean.
  • Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency. Inspector’s note: Nonfood-contact surfaces are not cleaned frequently enough. Shelves in the walking coolers are dirty. Food equipment in the kitchen area are soiled.
  • Toilet room receptacle - covered. Inspector’s note: There is no covered receptacle in women's/unisex bathrooms.
  • I. Employee Health - Management and Personnel - Employee Health. Inspector’s note: License holder did not ensure food employee(s) report certain diseases, symptoms or high risk situations as obligated by law including providing necessary additional information.
  • III. Preventing Contamination by Hands - Using a handwashing sink - Operation and Maintenance. Inspector’s note: Access to handwashing facility blocked. Handwashing sink in the dish room is blocked by carts and equipments
  • VII. Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch. Inspector’s note: Food-contact surfaces were not clean to the sight and touch.
  • Warewashing equipment: Cleaning Frequency. Inspector’s note: Warewashing equipment and/or components were not cleaned throughout the day or before use. Dishwashing machine is dirty soiled, covered with a grease inside out.
  • Wiping cloths - use limitation. Inspector’s note: Cloths used for wiping food spills were not dry or used for other tasks. Several soiled, wiping clothes stored on different surfaces in the kitchen area.
  • Maintaining premises: unnecessary items and litter.. Inspector’s note: There are unnecessary or nonfunctional items and /or litter on the premises.
  • Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment. Inspector’s note: Equipment components were not intact, tight or properly adjusted. To gasket for the walk-in freezer outside.
  • Equipment and Utensils - Air-Drying. Inspector’s note: Equipment and utensils are not being air dried or allowed to drain adequately after sanitizing.
• Feb 17, 2026 (routine / critical control point): Approved - Minor Violations.
  7 violations

  • Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency. Inspector’s note: Nonfood-contact surfaces are not cleaned frequently enough. Observed debris on the floor in dry storage area. Clean more frequently.
  • Outer Openings - Protected. Inspector’s note: Outer openings of a food facility were not protected against the entry of insects and rodents. Observed gap in back door of the facility. Operator assured maintanance was aware and was in the process of obtaining new doors.
  • Approved System and Cleanable Fixtures. Inspector’s note: Plumbing system is not designed, constructed, and installed according to the Ohio building code. Observed y splitter on mop sink faucet that has a backflow preventer not designed for continuous back pressure. Hose was disconnected. +COS
  • X. Chemical - Conditions of Use. Inspector’s note: A restricted pesticide was applied by a person who is not a Certified Applicator. Observed a box of Raid pesticide on premises. Raid was voluntarily discarded. +COS
  • VII. Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch. Inspector’s note: Food-contact surfaces were not clean to the sight and touch. Observed mixer not clean to sight or touch. Mixer was washed and saintized. +COS
  • Repairing. Inspector’s note: The physical facilities were not maintained in good repair. Observed inconsistent caulking along dishwasher crevices. Recaulk.
  • Outdoor Receptacles. Inspector’s note: Outdoor refuse containers do not have tight fitting lids, doors, or covers. Obtain tight fitting lids for dumpster to avoid pests.
• Aug 19, 2025 (routine / critical control point): Approved - No Violations. No violations listed.
• Feb 28, 2025 (routine / critical control point): Approved - Minor Violations.
  2 violations

  • Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency. Inspector’s note: Nonfood-contact surfaces are not cleaned frequently enough. -Observed the vent in the dish washing area soiled in debris. PIC was required to clean the vent away from debris.
  • Controlling Pests. Inspector’s note: The presence of insects, rodents, and other pests is not being adequately controlled or minimized. -Observed some rodent droppings on the ware washing machine. Employee in that area cleaned the equipment to ensure it's free from rodent droppings. PIC also stated that facility was being treated and ...
• Sep 3, 2024 (routine / standard inspection): Approved - Violations Abated.
  3 violations

  • Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency. Inspector’s note: Nonfood-contact surfaces are not cleaned frequently enough. -Observed the ventilation system located at the cleaning area soiled in debris and requires frequent cleaning as necessary.
  • Plumbing system. Inspector’s note: Plumbing system is not maintained in good repair. -Observed the handwashing sink located close to the mop sink detaching itself out of the wall. The handwashing sinks requires to be recaulk to prevent water damage and deterioration of the wall over time.
  • Facilities: Cleaning: Frequency. Inspector’s note: The physical facilities are not cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean. -Observed the ceiling tiles above the dish washing machine soiled and requires frequent cleaning. -Observed the walls in the dish washing area soiled and needs frequent cleaning. - Observed the floors of the dish ...

Source: the agency's records, inspections since Oct 16, 2023, as of Oct 15, 2026. Critical: Marked critical in the Ohio Uniform Food Safety Code as cited by the city.

Cincinnati Health Department: Aventura at West Park LLC

• Nov 13, 2023 (routine / standard inspection): CLOS-NO - No Violations Found. No violations listed.

Source: the agency's records, inspections since Oct 16, 2023, as of Oct 15, 2026. Critical: Marked critical in the Ohio Uniform Food Safety Code as cited by the city.

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• Assisted Living HCBS Waiver Program (Assisted Living Waiver). Ohio Medicaid's Assisted Living Waiver can pay for services in a licensed residential care facility that the Ohio Department of Aging has certified. A person who is eligible is enrolled only if the waiver has not reached the number of participants the federal government approved for that year. (state page)

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Nearest hospital with an emergency room

Mercy Health - West Hospital, Cincinnati. 3.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.

Nearest Medicare nursing home

Aventura at West Park, Cincinnati. 0.0 miles away, straight line.

Nearest home health agency office

Progressive Health Care Services Inc, Cincinnati. 0.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.

Nearest pharmacy

Kroger Pharmacy. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.

Area

USDA classes ZIP code 45238 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).

Dialysis within 15 miles

Davita Queen City Dialysis, Cincinnati, 0.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Davita Delhi Dialysis, Cincinnati, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Western Hills Dialysis, Cincinnati, 1.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)

Hospice

22 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 45238.
Ohio Living Village Hospice, office in Cincinnati, 5.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Starshine Hospice Of Childrens Hospital, office in Cincinnati, 5.7 miles away, straight line
Hospice Care Of St Elizabeth Healthcare, office in Edgewood, 8.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)

Nearest geriatric medicine practice

University Of Cincinnati Physicians Company LLC, Cincinnati. 5.0 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.

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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 low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding very low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively high, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)

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