Royal Care of Avon Park: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Royal Care of Avon Park is a 90-bed for-profit nursing home in Avon Park, Florida. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.58 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 12% above the Florida average of 2.31, and 45.4% nursing staff turnover (Florida average 41.4%).
Royal Care of Avon Park
1213 W Stratford RdAvon Park, FL 33825
Highlands 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 Royal Care of Avon Park, nurse aides logged 2.58 hours per resident per day, 12% above the Florida average. With about 77 residents a day, that works out to roughly 199 aide hours a day, or about 25 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Florida avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.58 | 2.31 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.72 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.84 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.15 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.47 | 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
45.4% of nursing staff at Royal Care of Avon Park left over the year CMS measured, against a Florida average of 41.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 28.6%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 9, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 18 health deficiencies (Florida average 7.1). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $17,342 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2024 | Fine | $4,017 |
| May 9, 2024 | Fine | $13,325 |
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. Royal Care of Avon Park holds 2 of 5 overall; the Florida average is 3.3.
About Royal Care of Avon Park
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Avon Park Royal Holdings LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1993
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Royal Care of Avon Park
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Oaks at Avon Avon Park | 1.7 | 104 | 2.01 | 3.21 | 46.8% | 4 | None |
| Palms at Sebring Nursing and Rehabilitation the Sebring | 10.5 | 120 | 2.16 | 3.73 | 52.1% | 1 | None |
| Vivo Healthcare Sebring Sebring | 11.0 | 104 | 2.09 | 3.40 | 48.9% | 3 | None |
| Groves Center Lake Wales · Special Focus Facility · abuse citation | 18.6 | 120 | 2.21 | 3.52 | 58.2% | — | $291,478 |
| Vivo Healthcare Wauchula Wauchula | 18.7 | 79 | 2.22 | 3.42 | 34.4% | 2 | None |
| Lake Wales Health and Rehabilitation Center Lake Wales | 20.1 | 100 | 2.18 | 3.51 | 43.5% | 1 | $46,800 |
| Lake Placid Health and Rehabilitation Center Lake Placid | 23.1 | 180 | 2.27 | 3.79 | 39.3% | 2 | None |
| Bartow Center Bartow | 25.7 | 120 | 2.02 | 3.20 | 50.0% | 2 | $8,034 |
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.