Avante at Boca Being ‘Watched’ by State of Florida Nursing Home Officials
Avante at Boca Raton was recently added to AHCA’s nursing home watchlist. The Agency for Healthcare Administration (AHCA) has added Avante at Boca Raton to its nursing home watchlist due to repeated citations after state surveys and inspections. The 144 bed nursing home based in Boca Raton, Florida has been added after receiving citations and violations by the agency.
Care Deficiencies at Avante at Boca Nursing Home
Avante at Boca Raton was cited for deficiencies and fined on the following dates:
May 18 of 2016,
February 5 of 2016, and,
November 29 of 2015.
Previously, the Avante nursing home was added onto Florida’s watch list for violating the following Florida Statute and Admin Code:
400.141(1)(h) F.S. Maintain the facility premises and equipment and conduct its operations in a safe and sanitary manner. 59A-4.122(1) FAC The facility shall provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, which allows the resident to use his or her personal belongings to the extent possible.
Avante at Boca Raton is located at 1130 NW. 15th St. in Boca Raton Florida.
What is the Nursing Home Watch List?
AHCA is Florida’s agency charged with monitoring nursing homes and rehabilitation facilities. To accomplish this monitoring of Florida nursing homes, AHCA conducts random surveys and inspections. AHCA compiles data based on its surveys, inspections, fines and nursing home comparisons done by the federal government, in order to create a nursing home watch list of facilities under agency scrutiny. Bankrupt facilities or facilities on the verge of bankruptcy may also be added to Florida’s nursing home watchlist. At this time, Avante at Boca is the only Boca Raton nursing home on Florida’s state-wide watchlist.
Additional Problems for Avante at Boca Rehab
In addition to Avanti at Boca being added to the Agency for Healthcare Administration’s watchlist, Avante also only received one gold star in Medicare’s five-star rating system. This places Avante as one of the worst rated nursing homes in South Florida. Avante has paid almost $25,000 in legal fines to state agencies for patient care violations over the years. Avante has also been sued in numerous nursing home abuse lawsuits brought by patient’s families over the past decade. According to ProPublica‘s nursing home comparison app, Avanti at Boca Raton has paid over $70,000 in administrative fines for failures, complaints, and deficiencies regarding its facility. Avanti at Boca Raton is a for-profit rehab facility that provides long-term nursing home care, short-term rehab, and accepts Medicare and Medicaid payments.
Injuries and Wrongful Death Inside the Avante at Boca Raton Location
Over the years, our Boca Raton nursing home injury lawyers have handled many wrongful injury and death cases that occurred inside the Avante at Boca nursing home. Common injuries that result in litigation against nursing homes or rehab facilities include: bedsores, patient falls, unexplained fractures, medication mistakes and wrongful death. If you or loved one have a question about a potential nursing home abuse lawsuit against Avante at Boca Raton, or any other Florida nursing home, contact our Boca nursing home abuse lawyers today at 561-717-0817 for free case consultation.
