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Avante At St. Cloud, Inc.

1301 KANSAS AVE, Saint Cloud, FL, 34769-5999

Type
Nursing home
State-licensedCMS certified · CCN 105670

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

Overall4/5
Health inspections3/5
Staffing2/5
Quality measures5/5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
For profit - Corporation · Chain: Avante Centers
Certified beds
131 · avg 125 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
51.6%higher than most Florida nursing homesFlorida avg: 42.3% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
61.5%higher than most Florida nursing homesFlorida 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 · $5,710 total

State licensing & capacity

License number
1518096
Service type
Nursing Home
Licensed capacity
131 beds
Current license effective
May 30, 2026
Current license expires
May 29, 2028

Florida AHCA licensing registry · as of April 18, 2026

Ownership & operations

Licensee
Avante At St. Cloud, Inc.
Administrator
Ramez Massoud

Florida AHCA licensing registry · as of April 18, 2026

Federal ownership record

For-profitCorporation

Chain affiliation

Part of the Avante Centers chain — 11 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.7 / 5.

Disclosed owners (9 on record)

  • Kimberly l. Biegasiewicz

    Corporate Officer · since 2022

  • John c. Hornack

    Corporate Officer · since 2019

  • Sisel Klurman 2001 Revocable Trust

    5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 25% · since 2010

  • ag Holdings, Inc.

    5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2003

  • Zipora Ben-aviv

    5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 8% · since 2000

  • Debbie Klurman 1994 Trust

    5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 8% · since 1989

+ 3 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

20 health citations on file1 from complaints1 federal fine totalling $5,710

Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 20)

  • D0697·Aug 15, 2024Complaint

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

  • D0842·Aug 15, 2024

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

    Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

  • D0695·Aug 15, 2024

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

  • D0689·Aug 15, 2024

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

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

  • D0684·Aug 15, 2024

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

  • D0644·Aug 15, 2024

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

    Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.

  • D0641·Aug 15, 2024

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

    Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

  • D0623·Aug 15, 2024

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

View the full inspection history on CMS Care Compare →

Federal penalties

By year

  • 20231 fine · $5,710

Most recent events

  • May 4, 2023Fine · $5,710

Fire-safety citations

4 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Aug 15, 2024. 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.