Vivo Healthcare Fort PierceCMS ratings, inspections and fines
- Address
- 700 S 29th Street, Fort Pierce, FL 34947
- CCN
- 105804
- Ownership type
- For-profit, corporation
- Certified beds
- 79
- Chain
- Vivo Healthcare
- Residents per day
- 74
- CMS flags
- None in the CMS record
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CMS gives Vivo Healthcare Fort Pierce an overall rating of 3 of 5 stars. The last standard survey was on 13 Feb 2025. The latest survey cycle has 11 health citations. The median for nursing homes in Florida is 6. CMS lists no fines for this home in its penalties file.
Facilities may see a change in their overall rating for a number of reasons. Since the overall rating is based on three individual domains, a change in any one of the domains can affect the overall rating. Any new data for a nursing home could potentially change a star rating domain.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Five-Star Quality Rating System: Technical Users' Guide, July 2026. CMS processed this record on .
Since the last CMS update
The site has no recorded change for this home. In each CMS update, the site compares the ratings, the penalties and the citations of each home.
Ratings
CMS gives each home 1 to 5 stars for health inspections, for staffing and for quality measures, and one overall rating.
| Rating (1 to 5 stars) | This home | St. Lucie County median | Florida median | US average (CMS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Health inspection rating | 2 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
| Staffing rating | 4 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
| Quality measure rating | 5 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.6 |
A median is the middle value of the homes in the group: 9 homes in the county, 694 homes in the state. What the CMS star ratings measure
Citations by survey cycle
CMS keeps the last three cycles, and cycle 1 is the latest. A cycle has one standard survey. Citations from complaint and infection control inspections go into cycles of 12 months.
| Survey cycle | Standard survey | Citations | Florida median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cycle 1 (latest) | 13 Feb 2025 | 11 | 6 |
| Cycle 2 | 2 Nov 2023 | 9 | 6 |
| Cycle 3 | No date | 6 | 5 |
Health citations
The record of one deficiency in an inspection. One inspection can give many citations.
Scope and severity. A letter from A to L on each citation. Scope is the number of residents that the deficiency affected. Severity is the level of harm.
| Severity | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety | J0 | K0 | L0 |
| Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy | G0 | H0 | I0 |
| No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | F0 | ||
| No actual harm, potential for minimal harm | A0 | B0 | C0 |
Survey cycle 1 (latest): 11 citations
Standard survey of this cycle: .
| Survey date | F-tag | Requirement (CMS text) | Scope and severity | Survey type | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jul 2026 | F0655 | Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | D | Complaint investigation | 2 Aug 2026 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | F0732 | Post nurse staffing information every day. | D | Complaint investigation | 2 Aug 2026 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | F0584 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. | D | Complaint investigation | 16 Apr 2026 |
| 13 Feb 2025 | F0558 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | D | Standard survey | 7 Mar 2025 |
| 13 Feb 2025 | F0584 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. | E | Standard survey | 7 Mar 2025 |
| 13 Feb 2025 | F0677 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | D | Standard survey | 7 Mar 2025 |
| 13 Feb 2025 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D | Standard survey | 7 Mar 2025 |
| 13 Feb 2025 | F0697 | Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | D | Standard survey | 7 Mar 2025 |
| 13 Feb 2025 | F0757 | Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | D | Standard survey | 7 Mar 2025 |
| 13 Feb 2025 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E | Standard survey | 7 Mar 2025 |
| 13 Feb 2025 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | Standard survey | 7 Mar 2025 |
Survey cycle 2: 9 citations
Standard survey of this cycle: .
| Survey date | F-tag | Requirement (CMS text) | Scope and severity | Survey type | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 2023 | F0561 | Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. | D | Standard survey | 2 Dec 2023 |
| 2 Nov 2023 | F0565 | Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility. | D | Standard survey | 2 Dec 2023 |
| 2 Nov 2023 | F0641 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | D | Standard survey | 2 Dec 2023 |
| 2 Nov 2023 | F0644 | Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. | D | Standard survey | 2 Dec 2023 |
| 2 Nov 2023 | F0645 | PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities | D | Standard survey | 2 Dec 2023 |
| 2 Nov 2023 | F0657 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | D | Standard survey | 2 Dec 2023 |
| 2 Nov 2023 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D | Standard survey | 2 Dec 2023 |
| 2 Nov 2023 | F0690 | Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. | D | Standard survey | 2 Dec 2023 |
| 2 Nov 2023 | F0842 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D | Standard survey | 2 Dec 2023 |
Survey cycle 3: 6 citations
The CMS provider file has no standard survey date for this cycle.
| Survey date | F-tag | Requirement (CMS text) | Scope and severity | Survey type | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 2022 | F0554 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. | D | Standard survey | 5 Aug 2022 |
| 8 Jul 2022 | F0582 | Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. | D | Standard survey | 5 Aug 2022 |
| 8 Jul 2022 | F0657 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | E | Standard survey | 5 Aug 2022 |
| 8 Jul 2022 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | E | Standard survey | 5 Aug 2022 |
| 8 Jul 2022 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D | Standard survey | 5 Aug 2022 |
| 8 Jul 2022 | F0755 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | D | Standard survey | 5 Aug 2022 |
The requirement text is the CMS summary of the F-tag. It is not the report of the surveyor. How to read an inspection report
Penalties
A fine, or a payment denial: a period in which Medicare or Medicaid does not pay for new admissions. The CMS penalties file holds three years.
CMS lists no fine and no payment denial for this home in its penalties file.
Staffing
Hours per resident per day. The nurse hours for one resident on an average day. CMS calculates the figure from the hours that the home reports for a quarter.
| Staff | This home | Florida median | Florida average (CMS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nurse staff | 3.56 | 3.60 | 3.82 |
| Registered nurses (RN) | 0.68 | 0.60 | 0.73 |
| Licensed practical nurses (LPN) | 0.67 | 0.78 | |
| Nurse aides | 2.21 | 2.31 | |
| All nurse staff, weekends | 3.29 | 3.30 | 3.49 |
- Nurse staff turnover in a year
- 30.3%
- Nurse staff turnover, Florida median
- 41.8%
- RN turnover in a year
- 50.0%
- Administrators who left in a year
- 0
Homes report the hours to CMS in the Payroll-Based Journal.
Quality measures
A figure that CMS calculates from the assessments of residents. One example is the percentage of long-stay residents with a fall and a major injury.
| Measure (CMS text) | Residents | This home | Florida median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | Long Stay | 8.3% | 7.4% | 12.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | Long Stay | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | Long Stay | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | Long Stay | 2.0% | 2.2% | 2.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | Short Stay | 0.8% | 1.0% | 1.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | Long Stay | 1.0% | 7.7% | 12.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | Long Stay | 2.6% | 4.2% | 4.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | Long Stay | 2.2% | 7.0% | 13.4% |
For each measure in this table, CMS gives more points in the quality measure rating for a lower percentage. The site calculates the medians from the CMS file. What the CMS star ratings measure
Ownership
An organisation in the CMS ownership file. CMS records its role, for example an ownership interest, operational or managerial control, or a mortgage interest.
- Ownership type
- For-profit, corporation
- Legal business name
- Ft Pierce Opco LLC
- Chain
- Vivo Healthcare (12 homes in the CMS chain file)
| Organisation | Role in the CMS record | Interest | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ft Pierce Holdco LLC | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | 1 Sep 2023 | |
| Jek Holdings LLC | Indirect ownership interest | 1 Sep 2023 | |
| Forvis Mazars LLP | Adp of the snf | 1 Sep 2023 | |
| Pease Bell Cpas LLC | Adp of the snf | 1 Sep 2023 | |
| Summation Financial Services LLC | Adp of the snf | 1 Sep 2023 |
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Other homes in St. Lucie County
| Nursing home | City | Overall rating | Citations, latest cycle | Fines | Last standard survey | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandgate Gardens Rehab and Nursing Center | Fort Pierce | 2 of 5 | 18 | $0 | 18 Apr 2025 | |
| Aviata at Saint Lucie | Fort Pierce | 1 of 5 | 26 | $65,361 | 20 Mar 2025 | |
| Port St Lucie Rehabilitation and Healthcare | Port Saint Lucie | 4 of 5 | 2 | $0 | 19 Sep 2024 | |
| Savannas Park Health and Rehabilitation Center | Port Saint Lucie | 4 of 5 | 11 | $0 | 28 Aug 2025 | |
| Palm Garden of Port Saint Lucie | Port Saint Lucie | 5 of 5 | 6 | $0 | 25 Jul 2024 | |
| Tiffany Hall Nursing and Rehab Center | Port Saint Lucie | 3 of 5 | 6 | $46,976 | 20 Feb 2025 | |
| Life Care Center of Port Saint Lucie | Port Saint Lucie | 3 of 5 | 12 | $0 | 29 Jan 2026 | |
| Ardie R Copas State Veterans Nursing Home | Port Saint Lucie | 5 of 5 | 6 | $0 | 19 Jun 2025 |
Official channels
- Care Compare record of this nursing homeMedicare.gov. The official CMS record of this home.
- Contact information for State Survey AgenciesCMS. The web address and the telephone number of the State Survey Agency of each state. These agencies investigate complaints about nursing homes.
- Filing a complaintMedicare.gov. The page names the State Survey Agency as the place for a complaint about nursing home care or facility conditions.
- Eldercare LocatorAdministration for Community Living. A public service that connects older adults and their families to local services. Telephone: 1-800-677-1116.
Cite this page
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Care Compare. Record of Vivo Healthcare Fort Pierce (CCN 105804). Data processed 1 Aug 2026. Elder Care Record, https://eldercarerecord.com/facility/vivo-healthcare-fort-pierce-fort-pierce-fl-105804/
Provenance
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- CMS processed the data on
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Questions
- When was Vivo Healthcare Fort Pierce last inspected?
- The latest inspection with a citation in the CMS record was on 2 Jul 2026. It was a complaint investigation. It gave 2 citations. The standard survey before the last one was on 2 Nov 2023.
- Who operates Vivo Healthcare Fort Pierce?
- The CMS record gives the ownership type as for-profit, corporation. CMS lists the home in the chain Vivo Healthcare. The CMS ownership file names no organisation for operational or managerial control. This site does not show the names of persons.
- Is Vivo Healthcare Fort Pierce a Special Focus Facility?
- No. The CMS provider file lists no Special Focus status for this home. CMS lists 3 homes in Florida as Special Focus Facilities and 15 as candidates.
- Where does the data on this page come from?
- The data comes from the CMS Care Compare files for nursing homes. CMS processed the files on 1 Aug 2026. The Care Compare record on Medicare.gov is the official record of the home.