Aviata at Colonial Lakes: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Aviata at Colonial Lakes is a 180-bed for-profit nursing home in Winter Garden, Florida, part of Aviata Health Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.98 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 14% below the Florida average of 2.31, and 49.3% nursing staff turnover (Florida average 41.4%).
Aviata at Colonial Lakes
15204 W Colonial DrWinter Garden, FL 34787
Orange County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Aviata at Colonial Lakes, nurse aides logged 1.98 hours per resident per day, 14% below the Florida average. With about 170 residents a day, that works out to roughly 335 aide hours a day, or about 42 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Florida avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.98 | 2.31 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.46 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.21 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.96 | 3.49 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
49.3% of nursing staff at Aviata at Colonial Lakes left over the year CMS measured, against a Florida average of 41.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 75.0%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 2, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (Florida average 7.1). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $23,136 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2025 | Fine | $8,492 |
| Jan 16, 2025 | Fine | $8,492 |
| Nov 21, 2024 | Fine | $6,152 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Aviata at Colonial Lakes holds 2 of 5 overall; the Florida average is 3.3.
About Aviata at Colonial Lakes
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Aviata Health Group, 50 homes
- Legal name: West Colonial Drive Opco LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 12, 1983
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Aviata at Colonial Lakes
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Health Central Park Winter Garden | 2.4 | 218 | 2.93 | 4.58 | 24.3% | 2 | $57,145 |
| Winter Garden Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Winter Garden | 2.8 | 120 | 2.08 | 3.46 | 45.7% | 2 | None |
| Vivo Healthcare West Orange Ocoee | 4.5 | 120 | 2.23 | 3.58 | 54.0% | 2 | $42,931 |
| Lake Bennet Center for Rehabilitation & Healing Ocoee | 5.1 | 120 | 2.16 | 3.51 | 24.2% | 3 | $74,744 |
| Orlando Health Center for Rehabilitation Ocoee · no staffing data submitted | 5.7 | 10 | — | — | — | 4 | None |
| Skytop View Rehabilitation Center Clermont | 6.1 | 30 | 3.22 | 5.95 | 43.8% | 5 | None |
| Lakes of Clermont Health and Rehabilitation Center Clermont | 6.6 | 80 | 2.62 | 4.48 | 68.8% | 4 | $14,335 |
| Apopka Health and Rehabilitation Center Apopka | 8.0 | 180 | 2.11 | 3.58 | 48.2% | 3 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.