Chautauqua Springs Health Center
785 S 2Nd Street, Defuniak Springs, FL, 32435
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CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Benjamin Landa
- Certified beds
- 180 · avg 123 residents/day
- Administrators who left
- 2 departed — near the Florida averageFlorida avg: 0.7 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 105626
- Certified beds
- 180 beds · avg 123 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Chautauqua Springs Health Center Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Benjamin Landa
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Benjamin Landa chain — 49 facilities across 4 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.3 / 5.
Disclosed owners (8 on record)
- Benjamin Landa
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 10% · since 2022
- Emily Hittinger
W-2 Managing Employee · 100% · since 2022
- Flnho Capital Group Llc
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 70% · since 2022
- Mathew k Varghese
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 10% · since 2022
- Mayer Fischl
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 10% · since 2022
- Premier 4 Opco Partners Llc
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2022
+ 2 additional owners on the federal record.
Recent change of ownership
October 2022 (3 years ago) · acquired from Chautauqua Rehabilitation & Nursing Center
Transaction type: Change of Ownership
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures + Change of Ownership, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 7 of 7)
- D0921·Mar 13, 2025
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- D0880·Mar 13, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0695·Mar 13, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D0550·Mar 13, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D0695·Dec 7, 2023
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D0803·Jun 16, 2022
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
- D0761·Jun 16, 2022
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Fire-safety citations
4 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Mar 13, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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