VIVO HEALTHCARE WAUCHULA — Nursing Home in WAUCHULA, FL
CMS Five-Star Rating
Based on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures
Facility Overview
| Certified Beds | 79 |
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| Average Residents/Day | 61.5 |
| CMS Certification Number | 105362 |
Staffing Levels
Hours Per Resident Day (HPRD)
| Total Nurse Staffing | 3.63 HPRD |
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| RN Staffing | 0.45 HPRD |
Health Inspection Findings & Deficiencies
VIVO HEALTHCARE WAUCHULA had 12 health inspection deficiencies on its most recent inspection (June 27, 2024).
Inspection Findings — June 27, 2024
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Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (Level D)Corrected — July 27, 2024
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Level D)Corrected — July 27, 2024
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Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. (Level D)Corrected — July 27, 2024
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Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. (Level D)Corrected — July 27, 2024
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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. (Level D)Corrected — July 27, 2024
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (Level D)Corrected — July 27, 2024
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Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. (Level D)Corrected — July 27, 2024
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Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. (Level D)Corrected — July 27, 2024
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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. (Level D)Corrected — July 27, 2024
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Level F)Corrected — July 27, 2024
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Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. (Level D)Corrected — July 27, 2024
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Level D)Corrected — July 27, 2024
Vivo Healthcare Wauchula is a 79-bed nursing home in Wauchula, Florida. It holds a 2-star CMS overall rating. Total nurse staffing is 3.6 hours per resident day, below the Florida average of 3.9. Its most recent inspection, in June 2024, cited 12 deficiencies, none of them severe.
A recent inspection did identify multiple deficiencies but none were judged to be severe, which reduces the level of immediate regulatory concern. It would be reasonable to ask how current staffing levels and supervisory practices have been changed to address the cited care problems (medication handling, supervision/accident prevention, and nutrition/continence/feeding-tube care).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is VIVO HEALTHCARE WAUCHULA Medicare and Medicaid certified?
VIVO HEALTHCARE WAUCHULA is Medicare certified and Medicaid certified according to CMS data.
What is VIVO HEALTHCARE WAUCHULA's CMS star rating?
VIVO HEALTHCARE WAUCHULA has an overall CMS rating of 2 out of 5 stars.
How is staffing at VIVO HEALTHCARE WAUCHULA?
VIVO HEALTHCARE WAUCHULA reports 3.62586 total nurse hours per resident day.
Has VIVO HEALTHCARE WAUCHULA had health inspection deficiencies?
On its most recent inspection, VIVO HEALTHCARE WAUCHULA had 12 total deficiencies, including 0 classified as severe.
How many beds does VIVO HEALTHCARE WAUCHULA have?
VIVO HEALTHCARE WAUCHULA has 79 certified beds.
Data Source
This information is sourced from official CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) public datasets.
CMS Provider Information updated May 1, 2026.
CMS Survey Summary updated May 1, 2026.
CMS Health Deficiencies updated May 1, 2026.
CareQED last updated June 21, 2026.