Aviata at Emerald Shores: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Aviata at Emerald Shores is a 77-bed for-profit nursing home in Callaway, Florida, part of Aviata Health Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.01 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 13% below the Florida average of 2.31, and 62.4% nursing staff turnover (Florida average 41.4%).
Aviata at Emerald Shores
626 N Tyndall PkwyCallaway, FL 32404
Bay 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 Emerald Shores, nurse aides logged 2.01 hours per resident per day, 13% below the Florida average. With about 74 residents a day, that works out to roughly 149 aide hours a day, or about 19 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Florida avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.01 | 2.31 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.63 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.43 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.20 | 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
62.4% of nursing staff at Aviata at Emerald Shores left over the year CMS measured, against a Florida average of 41.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 64.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 18, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 0 health deficiencies (Florida average 7.1). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Aviata at Emerald Shores holds 5 of 5 overall; the Florida average is 3.3.
About Aviata at Emerald Shores
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Aviata Health Group, 50 homes
- Legal name: 626 N Tyndall Pkwy Opco LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 21, 1967
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Aviata at Emerald Shores
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Clifford Chester Sims State Veterans Nursing Home Panama City | 2.4 | 120 | 3.08 | 5.28 | 45.0% | 5 | None |
| Community Health and Rehabilitation Center Panama City | 3.9 | 120 | 2.18 | 3.72 | 43.6% | 4 | None |
| St Andrews Bay Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Panama City | 4.7 | 120 | 2.14 | 3.61 | 46.0% | 4 | None |
| Pruitthealth - Panama City Panama City | 5.4 | 101 | 2.05 | 3.68 | 49.5% | 4 | None |
| Shores Nursing and Rehab Center Port Saint Joe · SFF candidate | 29.8 | 120 | 2.11 | 3.34 | 52.6% | 1 | $137,446 |
| Blountstown Health and Rehabilitation Center Blountstown | 37.4 | 96 | 2.75 | 4.27 | 40.7% | 5 | None |
| River Valley Rehabilitation Center Blountstown | 38.3 | 150 | 2.09 | 3.60 | 33.6% | 5 | None |
| Northwest Florida Community Hospital (Snu) Chipley · no staffing data submitted | 42.0 | 34 | — | — | — | 4 | 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.