304 S Citrus Ave, Inverness, FL 34452 · Citrus County · (352) 726-3141
104 certified beds, about 100 residents a day · For profit - Corporation · Medicare and Medicaid since 1980
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 105308 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
At its most recent standard inspection, on July 9, 2025, inspectors cited 7 health deficiencies (the Florida average is 7.1, the national average 9.2).
None of its 18 health citations since November 2022 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 3.50 hours per resident per day, against 3.82 across Florida and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.30 of those hours.
46.9% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Florida average 41.4%).
CMS links it to Avante Centers, an affiliated group of 11 nursing homes.
Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.
Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.
CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 18 health citations on file.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure the physician/prescriber documented the rationale for declining the pharmacist's recommendations for 2 (Residents #33 and #53) of 5 residents reviewed for unnecessary medications and failed to ensure the nursing department responded to the pharmacist's recommendation in a timely manner for 1 (Resident #54) of 5 residents reviewed for unnecessary medications.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure resident assessments were accurate for 1 (Resident #54) of 6 residents reviewed for medication management.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to develop and implement a baseline care plan within 48 hours of a resident's admission for 1 (Resident #345) of 3 residents reviewed for new admission.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure comprehensive care plan was developed for 1 (Resident #394) of 5 residents reviewed for medication management, and comprehensive care plan was implemented for 1 (Resident #6) of 2 residents reviewed for falls.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure physician ordered parameters for administering hypertension medications were followed for 3 (Residents #3, #90 and #394) of 7 residents reviewed for medication management.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure residents received respiratory care as ordered by physician for 4 (Residents #35, #58, #3 and #15) of 5 residents reviewed for respiratory care.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure wound care was accurately documented for 1 (Resident #14) of 2 residents reviewed for wound care.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure medications were labeled and stored in accordance with currently accepted professional principles in 4 of 4 medication carts reviewed for medication storage.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure resident assessments accurately reflected the residents' status for 1 of 3 residents reviewed, Resident #105.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to develop and implement a baseline care plan to provide effective and person-centered care within 48 hours for 2 of 2 residents with tracheostomy, Residents #256 and #257.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure residents who required long-acting insulin received insulin per physician orders for 2 of 6 residents reviewed for unnecessary medications, Residents #17 and #60.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure resident rooms were free of accident hazards for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for accidents, Resident #76.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure residents received respiratory care consistent with professional standards of practice for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for respiratory care, Resident #257.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure food was safely and properly stored and labeled in the areas of kitchen reach-in cooler, and the reach-in, and walk-in freezer, failed to ensure the kitchen equipment were kept clean, and failed to ensure dietary staff had hair covering while in the kitchen area.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure staff performed hand hygiene during medication administration to prevent from possible spread of infection and communicable diseases in 3 of 4 medication administration observations.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure the binding arbitration agreements explicitly granted the resident or his or her representative the right to rescind the agreement within 30 calendar days of signing it for to 3 of 3 reviewed residents, Residents #29, #100, and #152.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure nurse staffing information was posted on a daily basis.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to comply with mandatory submission of staffing information based on payroll data in a uniform format at least quarterly for Quarter 3 2022 (April 1- June 30).
15 fire safety citations on file: 5 on March 20, 2024, 10 on November 9, 2022.
CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.
Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.
| Measure | This home | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides) | 3.50 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.30 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 3.21 | 3.49 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 2.13 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.07 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 46.9% | 41.4% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 50.0% | 46.0% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 1 |
CMS expects 3.79 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.
Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 3.62 on weekdays and 3.21 on weekends, 11% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.3% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.65 in April to June 2025 to 3.50 in January to March 2026.
| Quarter | All nursing staff | Registered nurses | Weekdays | Weekends | Contract staff share | Days with no RN hours | Residents a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.50 | 0.30 | 3.62 | 3.21 | 0.3% | 0 of 90 | 100 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 3.57 | 0.29 | 3.67 | 3.32 | 0.2% | 0 of 92 | 97 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.53 | 0.35 | 3.60 | 3.35 | 0.6% | 0 of 92 | 95 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 3.65 | 0.35 | 3.67 | 3.58 | 0.5% | 0 of 91 | 94 |
| United States, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.75 | 0.62 | 3.92 | 3.33 | 5.3% | 0.5% of days | |
| Florida, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.76 | 0.70 | 3.90 | 3.44 | 1.1% | 0.2% of days |
Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.
Staff pay reports
No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review. If you work here, your report helps start one.
| Job | Median | Middle half | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida, all employers | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $18.03 | $17.33 to $20.34 | 96,960 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $29.70 | $28.14 to $31.11 | 38,620 |
| Registered nurses | $40.48 | $37.82 to $48.64 | 229,940 |
| United States, nursing care facilities | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $20.67 | $17.91 to $22.55 | 534,270 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $33.86 | $30.05 to $37.40 | 188,210 |
| Registered nurses | $41.11 | $37.85 to $47.68 | 142,270 |
Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.
The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.
| Measure | This home | Florida | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 5.1 | 8.7 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.7 | 9.5 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.6 | 8.6 | 15.4 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 32.6 | 26.1 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 10.2 | 9.1 | 12.0 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.8 |
For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Avante at Inverness Inc's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it no different from the national rate (44.7% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.
44.7% this home
No different from the national rate
US median of homes 51.5% · Florida: 169 better, 109 worse
Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (risk-standardized discharge to community rate). Higher is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 76 eligible stays.
9.2% this home
No different from the national rate
US median of homes 10.7% · Florida: 2 better, 35 worse
Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 103 eligible stays.
8.9% this home
No different from the national rate
US median of homes 7.1% · Florida: 6 better, 21 worse
Percentage of infections residents got during their SNF stay that resulted in hospitalization (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2023 to September 2024. 67 eligible stays.
62.2% this home
Median of homes: Florida55.1% · US 56.6%
Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 45 residents counted.
0.0% this home
Median of homes: Florida0.6% · US 0.0%
Percentage of SNF residents who experience one or more falls with major injury during their SNF stay. Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 69 residents counted.
2.1% this home
Median of homes: Florida1.3% · US 1.7%
Percentage of residents with pressure ulcers or pressure injuries that are new or worsened (adjusted rate). Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 69 residents counted.
Not reported
CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.
Median of homes: Florida97.7% · US 98.7%
Percentage of residents where the SNF provided a current medication list to the resident, family, and/or caregiver at final discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 6 residents counted.
Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program - Provider Data, released 2026-09-30. Better, no different and worse are CMS's own comparisons with the national rate, after adjusting for how sick residents were. Medians of homes and the state counts are worked out by us from the same file.
Legal business name: AVANTE AT INVERNESS, INC.. CMS links this home to Avante Centers, a group of 11 nursing homes averaging 2.5 stars overall.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ag Holdings, Inc. | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Organization | 100% | 10/22/1990 |
| Deena Klurman Kranz 2000 Trust | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Organization | 8% | 06/20/1989 |
| Mona Mizrachi 1994 Trust | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Organization | 8% | 06/20/1989 |
| Sisel Klurman 2001 Revocable Trust | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Organization | 25% | 04/09/2010 |
| Biegasiewicz, Kimberly | Corporate director | Individual | 02/04/2022 | |
| Biegasiewicz, Kimberly | Corporate officer | Individual | 02/04/2022 | |
| Hornack, John | Corporate officer | Individual | 04/29/2019 | |
| Biegasiewicz, Kimberly | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 02/04/2022 | |
| Chopra, Shawn | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 10/13/2025 | |
| McCutchen, Loren | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 10/13/2025 |
As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.
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