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Riviera Palms Rehabilitation Center

926 HABEN BLVD, Palmetto, FL, 34221

Type
Nursing home
State-licensedCMS certified · CCN 105603

Federal Quality Data

Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed March 2026.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall2/5
Health inspections1/5
Staffing4/5
Quality measures5/5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Sovereign Healthcare Holdings
Certified beds
120 · avg 107 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
37.4%near the Florida averageFlorida avg: 42.3% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
42.1%near the Florida averageFlorida avg: 45.5% · National avg: 43.6% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
0 departednear the Florida averageFlorida avg: 0.7 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Enforcement & Citations

Fines (past 3 years)
1 fine · $278,615 total

State licensing & capacity

License number
14610962
Service type
Nursing Home
Licensed capacity
120 beds
Current license effective
July 14, 2025
Current license expires
December 29, 2027

Florida AHCA licensing registry · as of April 18, 2026

Ownership & operations

Licensee
Sovereign Healthcare Of Palmetto Llc
Administrator
Joseph Walsh

Florida AHCA licensing registry · as of April 18, 2026

Federal ownership record

For-profitLlc

Chain affiliation

Part of the Sovereign Healthcare Holdings chain — 43 facilities across 3 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.5 / 5.

Parent entity

Sovereign Healthcare Holdings Llc

Disclosed owners (18 on record)

  • Southern Healthcare Management Llc

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Forvis Mazars Llp

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • William Notermann

    Operational/managerial Control · since 2025

  • Sandra Haywood

    Operational/managerial Control · since 2023

  • Frederick Landy

    Managing Control - Governing Body · since 2022

  • Michelle Kelly

    Adp of The Snf · since 2018

+ 12 additional owners on the federal record.

Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of April 2026.

Federal inspection record

19 health citations on file2 immediate-jeopardy findings1 federal fine totalling $279K

Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.

Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 19)

  • J0726·Jun 5, 2025

    Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

    Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.

  • D0689·Jun 5, 2025

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

  • D0679·Jun 5, 2025

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

  • D0656·Jun 5, 2025

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

    Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

  • D0609·Jun 5, 2025

    Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

    Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

  • D0605·Jun 5, 2025

    Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

    Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.

  • J0600·Jun 5, 2025

    Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

    Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

  • D0584·Jun 5, 2025

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

View the full inspection history on CMS Care Compare →

Federal penalties

By year

  • 20251 fine · $279K

Most recent events

  • Jun 5, 2025Fine · $279K

Fire-safety citations

6 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jun 5, 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 Mar 1, 2026.

Where this information comes from

  • License, capacity, ownership, administrator: Florida AHCA licensing registry, snapshot as of April 18, 2026.
  • Star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processed March 1, 2026.

Read our methodology for how this information is collected and verified.