Nursing Home · Wauchula, FL
401 Orange Place, Wauchula, FL 33873
Medicare overall rating
2 / 5 stars
Inspection records →About this listing
Catalog updated Sep 1, 2026. Current services and availability are unconfirmed.
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Reported capacity: 79 beds. This is not the number of openings.
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Provides nursing care and help with daily activities. Some offer short-term rehabilitation.
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Medicare rates this facility 2 out of 5 overall. Medicare reports an average of 0.43 registered-nurse hours per resident per day. Ask how coverage varies across shifts. The latest standard survey recorded 12 findings, above the FL average of 7.3. Review the inspection findings, ask which corrective actions are complete, and discuss the support your family member would receive.
VIVO Healthcare Wauchula receives polarized feedback, with many families praising the dedicated nursing and therapy staff while others report significant concerns regarding facility maintenance and basic care standards. While the rehabilitation team and activity programs are frequently highlighted as strengths, multiple reviewers have raised serious alarms about poor food quality, outdated equipment, and inconsistent responsiveness to patient needs.
AI summaries of public opinions. These describe review sentiment, not verified care quality.
Numerous positive mentions of nurses, CNAs, and therapists being caring and professional.
Experiences vary significantly between excellent admissions support and complete lack of return calls.
Reviews are split; some find it clean and organized, while others report mold and damaged walls.
Multiple reviewers describe the food as 'prison food' or 'TV dinner quality' and note poor variety.
The activity director and daily programs receive consistent praise from families and residents.
Reviewers expressing frustration with the facility's quality relative to out-of-pocket costs.
Scores range from 0 (negative) to 10 (positive). They are model interpretations of reviews and are not clinical, safety, or inspection ratings. Unmentioned topics are omitted.
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Distribution · 42 analyzed
This facility rarely responds to reviews.
Key Review Excerpts
“The building needs a major remodel there are destroyed wall mold and old equipment in rehab services. Enough of that the nursing staff and aide staff are exceptional.”
“The food AWFUL, its worst than hospital food, example one resident ONLY got a huge plate of rice and corn! The other one only got sauerkraut, they don’t allow residence enough time to eat they kick them out of the dinning room.”
Reported nursing hours are daily averages per resident. They do not describe a specific shift or guarantee one-to-one care.
Per resident, per day
Nurses and aides combined
Reported by Medicare
Registered nurses
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EveryPlace uses reference points of 0.75 registered-nurse hours and 4.1 total nursing hours per resident per day. These are comparison targets, not current federal minimum requirements or a determination that a facility meets a resident's needs.
Resident outcomes compared with national, state, and local averages · 17 measures
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Residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents needing more daily help over time
Residents with depression symptoms
Highly dependent on how each facility screens and codes depressive symptoms, so it varies widely between facilities.
Residents vaccinated for pneumonia
Residents whose walking got worse
Residents whose bladder or bowel control got worse
Short-stay residents vaccinated for the flu
Short-stay residents vaccinated for pneumonia
Short-stay residents newly given antipsychotics
US average from Medicare published data
Detailed Medicare record · up to 3-year lookback
This facility has a concerning pattern of family-filed complaints, with 12 complaint-triggered deficiencies in the most recent 2024 survey involving serious issues with basic care quality, nutrition, medication management, and resident safety. The main problem areas across surveys include medication management, nutrition and dietary services, and fire safety systems. While all deficiencies show correction dates, the 2024 complaints suggest ongoing care quality concerns that families should investigate thoroughly before choosing this facility.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Administration Deficiencies
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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.
Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies
Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies
List the names and contact information of those in the facility.
Smoke Deficiencies
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Smoke Deficiencies
Have properly installed hallway dispensers for alcohol-based hand rub.
Smoke Deficiencies
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Smoke Deficiencies
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Smoke Deficiencies
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Smoke Deficiencies
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Miscellaneous Deficiencies
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Miscellaneous Deficiencies
Ensure that smoke control systems are tested and documented in accordance with established engineering principles.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Vivo Healthcare Wauchula
for profit
Vivo Healthcare
12 facilities nationwide
Chain avg rating: 2.7/5 · Rank 7 of 11
Owners
St Amaro Holdco LLC
Owner · Organization
Jek Holdings LLC
Owner · Organization
Jek Irrv Tr II
Owner · Organization
Nmj Holdings LLC
Owner · Organization
Kagan, Jeffrey
Owner
Nmj Irrv Tr II
Owner (parent company) · Organization
Gluck, Benjamin
Owner (parent company)
Becker, Yitzchok
Individual is an Owner, Partner or Trustee of Any Adp of the Snf
Jakobovits, Nathan
Individual is an Owner, Partner or Trustee of Any Adp of the Snf
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