Freedom Pointe Health Center
1460 El Camino Real Drive, The Villages, FL 32159 · Lake County · (352) 750-0866
72 certified beds, about 70 residents a day · For profit - Limited Liability company · Medicare since 2009
Part of a continuing care retirement community Certified for Medicare
Overall
4 of 5
Health inspections
4 of 5
Staffing
4 of 5
Quality measures
4 of 5
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 106083 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on January 29, 2026, inspectors cited 5 health deficiencies (the Florida average is 7.1, the national average 9.2).
None of its 17 health citations since April 2023 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 4.61 hours per resident per day, against 3.82 across Florida and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 1.13 of those hours.
32.9% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Florida average 41.4%).
CMS links it to Healthpeak Properties, Inc., an affiliated group of 15 nursing homes.
Health inspections
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.
604/23
608/24
501/26
Potential for minimal harm Potential for more than minimal harm Actual harm Immediate jeopardy Found on a complaint visit
Where its citations fall on CMS's grid
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 17 health citations on file.
Severity
Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Immediate jeopardy
0J
0K
0L
Actual harm
0G
0H
0I
Potential for more than minimal harm
14D
3E
0F
Potential for minimal harm
0A
0B
0C
January 29, 2026Standard inspection · 5 citations
- D Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to ensure wound care and treatment was provided according to professional standards for 3 of 6 residents, Residents #4, #15, and #40, reviewed for skin conditions.
- D Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review the facility failed to ensure antibiotic medications were administered based on culture and sensitivity results for 1 of 6 residents, Resident #61, reviewed for medication management.
- D Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and policy and procedure review the facility failed to ensure hot food items were maintained at the proper temperatures during meal service.
- D Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review the facility failed to ensure residents' records were complete and accurate for documentation of provider notification when physician orders are not followed as prescribed for 2 of 6 residents, Residents #5 and #15, reviewed for medication management.
- D Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to prevent the possible spread of infection when not performing hand hygiene during wound care for 1 of 6 residents, Resident #15, reviewed for skin conditions.
August 22, 2024Standard inspection · 6 citations
- E Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure 2 of 5 residents reviewed for weight loss, Residents #12 and #14, received nutritional supplements.
- D Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure residents received oxygen as per physician order for 1 of 2 residents reviewed for respiratory services, Resident #33.
- D 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.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure the drugs and biologicals used in the facility were stored in accordance with currently accepted professional principles in 1 of 4 units.
- D Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure staff sanitized the equipment while taking food temperatures in accordance with professional standards.
- D Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspectors wrote4) During an observation on 8/20/2024 at 1:18 PM, Staff A, Registered Nurse (RN) Supervisor, and Staff B, Registered Nurse, were providing wound care to Resident #7. Staff B did not put down a protective barrier to protect the bed linen and other body sites before wound care. Staff B removed the dressing to the resident's right foot and then removed her gloves. Staff B did not perform hand hygiene before applying another set of gloves to clean the wound on the resident's right foot. Without performing hand hygiene, Staff B applied another set of gloves to dry the wound area. Staff B did not perform hand hygiene before applying dressing to the right foot. Staff B removed her gloves after completing the dressing change to the right foot and applied another set of gloves without performing hand hygiene and removed the dressing to the resident's left foot. [...]
- D Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure the residents' health record showed the residents either received the influenza immunization or did not receive the influenza immunization due to medical contraindications or refusal for 2 of 5 residents reviewed for immunization, Residents #3 and #7.
April 13, 2023Standard inspection · 6 citations
- E Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview the facility failed to ensure residents received information related to the right to formulate an advance directive upon admission for 8 (Resident #26, #58, #123, #173, #174, #222, #224, and #325) of 18 residents sampled for advance directives review.
- E Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure food was safely stored, covered, labeled, or discarded in the areas of the kitchen coolers and freezers, and failed to ensure equipment was cleaned and sanitized before use (Photographic evidence obtained).
- D Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to ensure care and services were provided for a PICC (Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter) access device in accordance with professional standards of practice for 1 (Resident #222) of 7 residents reviewed. Photographic evidence obtained.
- D Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to ensure respiratory care services were provided for 2 of 2 sampled residents out of 10 residents receiving respiratory services (Resident #22 and #223). Photographic evidence obtained.
- D Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview the facility failed to ensure a drug regimen review recommendation from the pharmacist was acted upon for 1 resident (Resident #6) of 5 residents reviewed.
- D 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.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation and interview the facility failed to ensure that all drugs and biologicals used in the facility were properly labeled and stored in accordance with professional standards in 2 of 4 medications carts and two resident's rooms, Resident # 222 and Resident #326. Photographic evidence obtained.
Fire safety inspections
3 fire safety citations on file: 2 on January 29, 2026, 1 on April 13, 2023.
Every fire safety citation3 citations
- E Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- E To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
- D Ensure gas and vacuum systems are inspected and tested as part of a maintenance program.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.
Staffing
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) | 4.61 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.13 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 4.00 | 3.49 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 2.54 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.94 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 32.9% | 41.4% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 47.4% | 46.0% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
CMS expects 4.45 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.
Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records
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 4.86 on weekdays and 4.00 on weekends, 18% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.0% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 4.60 in April to June 2025 to 4.61 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 | 4.61 | 1.13 | 4.86 | 4.00 | 0.0% | 0 of 90 | 70 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 4.81 | 1.23 | 5.12 | 4.04 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 70 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 4.76 | 1.11 | 5.03 | 4.09 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 70 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 4.60 | 1.07 | 4.81 | 4.08 | 0.0% | 0 of 91 | 70 |
| 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
Staff pay at this home
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.
Official wage estimates for Florida
| 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.
Quality measures
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 | 20.0 | 8.7 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 15.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 23.4 | 26.1 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 11.2 | 9.1 | 12.0 |
Owners and operators
Legal business name: CCRC-FREEDOM POINTE AT THE VILLAGES, LLC. CMS links this home to Healthpeak Properties, Inc., a group of 15 nursing homes averaging 3.6 stars overall.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hcp Ma3 Gp Holding, LLC | Indirect ownership interest | Organization | 03/19/2026 | |
| Hcp Ventures II Trs LLC | Indirect ownership interest | Organization | 03/19/2026 | |
| Cheng, Patrick | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 01/31/2022 | |
| Russo, Frank | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 01/31/2022 | |
| Life Care Services LLC | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 02/01/2020 | |
| Boutin, Allen | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 04/12/2021 | |
| Fera-McIlwain, Ralph | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 11/23/2020 | |
| Vallejo Agudelo, Andres | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 04/01/2025 | |
| Hcp Ma3, LP | Limited partnership interest | Organization | 03/19/2026 | |
| Hcp Partners LP | Limited partnership interest | Organization | 03/19/2026 | |
| Blackrock Inc | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 03/19/2026 | |
| CCRC Propco Ventures, LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 03/19/2026 | |
| Hcp Ma3, LP | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 03/19/2026 | |
| Hcp Partners LP | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 03/19/2026 | |
| Hcp S-H 2014 Member LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 03/19/2026 | |
| Hcp Ventures II Partner LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 03/19/2026 | |
| Hcp/Ls 2011 Reit, LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 03/19/2026 | |
| Healthpeak Op LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 03/19/2026 | |
| Healthpeak Properties Inc | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 03/19/2026 | |
| Janus Living Op LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 03/19/2026 | |
| Janus Living, Inc. | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 03/19/2026 | |
| Janus Member, LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 03/19/2026 | |
| Life Care Services LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 04/16/2025 | |
| Ocean Acquisition I LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 03/19/2026 | |
| State Street Corporation | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 03/19/2026 | |
| Vanguard Group Inc | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 03/19/2026 | |
| Boutin, Allen | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 04/04/2025 | |
| Vallejo Agudelo, Andres | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 04/10/2025 |
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.
Questions to ask on a visit
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.
- How do you prevent falls and pressure injuries, and how are families told when one happens?Inspectors cited 5 problems in this area, most recently on January 29, 2026: "Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals."
- How are medications reviewed, and how often are antipsychotic or sedating drugs used?Inspectors cited 4 problems in this area, most recently on January 29, 2026: "Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs."
- Can we see a week of menus and the kitchen, and how are special diets handled?Inspectors cited 3 problems in this area, most recently on January 29, 2026: "Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards."
- What changed in infection control since the last inspection, and who on staff is the infection preventionist?Inspectors cited 3 problems in this area, most recently on January 29, 2026: "Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program."
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- Cypress Care Center Wildwood, 8 mi · 2 of 5 stars · 29 citations
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Florida contacts for a concern about a nursing home
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- Inspections and complaints: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, Long Term Care Services Unit, the state agency that inspects nursing homes for CMS and takes complaints about care.
- Resident advocate: Florida Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, 1-888-831-0404. The long-term care ombudsman is a free, confidential advocate for residents and families, set up under the federal Older Americans Act.
- State inspection reports: FloridaHealthFinder, where Florida publishes its own records on licensed homes.
Common questions
- What is Freedom Pointe Health Center's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Freedom Pointe Health Center 4 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 4 for staffing and 4 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did Freedom Pointe Health Center get at its last inspection?
- 5 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on January 29, 2026. The Florida average is 7.1.
- Has Freedom Pointe Health Center been fined?
- CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
- Does Freedom Pointe Health Center accept Medicaid?
- CMS lists it as "Medicare", so it is not certified for Medicaid.
- Who owns Freedom Pointe Health Center?
- CMS lists 28 owners and managers, and links the home to Healthpeak Properties, Inc.. Legal business name: CCRC-FREEDOM POINTE AT THE VILLAGES, LLC.
Sources
- Ratings, staffing and fines: CMS Provider Information, released September 30, 2026, data as of September 1, 2026.
- Citations: CMS Health Deficiencies and Fire Safety Deficiencies.
- Owners: CMS Ownership. Penalties: CMS Penalties.
- Staffing by quarter: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing, April 2025 to March 2026, summed by NursingHomeClear.
- Inspector summaries: CMS Full Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567 text), data as of September 1, 2026. Each quote is the part of the statement before the detailed findings.
- Inspection reports with the inspectors' full notes are on this home's Medicare.gov page.
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