Aviata at the Harbor: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Aviata at the Harbor is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Safety Harbor, Florida, part of Aviata Health Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.04 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 12% below the Florida average of 2.31.
Aviata at the Harbor
1410 Dr Martin Luther King Jr St NSafety Harbor, FL 34695
Pinellas 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 the Harbor, nurse aides logged 2.04 hours per resident per day, 12% below the Florida average. With about 85 residents a day, that works out to roughly 174 aide hours a day, or about 22 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Florida avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.04 | 2.31 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.84 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.50 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.39 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.02 | 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
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Aviata at the Harbor in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data did not meet the criteria to calculate turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 1, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 11 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 the Harbor holds 2 of 5 overall; the Florida average is 3.3.
About Aviata at the Harbor
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Aviata Health Group, 50 homes
- Legal name: Dr MLK Street Opco LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 1, 1987
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Aviata at the Harbor
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Regency Oaks Health Center Clearwater | 1.9 | 60 | 2.62 | 4.28 | 39.7% | 2 | None |
| Westchester Gardens Health & Rehabilitation Clearwater | 2.6 | 120 | 2.35 | 3.92 | 45.0% | 4 | None |
| Aviata at Oldsmar Oldsmar | 2.8 | 120 | — | — | — | 1 | $36,659 |
| Advanced Care Center Clearwater | 3.0 | 120 | 2.19 | 3.50 | 51.4% | 4 | None |
| Palm Garden of Clearwater Clearwater | 3.0 | 165 | 2.18 | 3.59 | 51.4% | 2 | $17,345 |
| Aviata at Countryside Palm Harbor | 3.7 | 120 | 2.10 | 3.47 | 37.1% | 3 | None |
| Harbourwood Post-Acute and Rehabilitation Center Clearwater · abuse citation | 3.7 | 120 | 2.13 | 3.49 | 71.9% | 1 | $65,599 |
| Aviata at Sand Key Clearwater | 3.8 | 120 | 2.02 | 3.24 | 62.3% | 2 | $163,898 |
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.