Vero Beach Care Center
1310 37TH ST, Vero Beach, FL, 32960-4860
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.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Aston Health
- Certified beds
- 159 · avg 146 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 58.8% — higher than most Florida nursing homesFlorida avg: 42.3% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 83.3% — higher than most Florida nursing homesFlorida avg: 45.5% · National avg: 43.6% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the Florida averageFlorida avg: 0.7 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 2 fines · $15,774 total
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 1247096
- Service type
- Nursing Home
- Licensed capacity
- 159 beds
- Current license effective
- March 1, 2026
- Current license expires
- February 29, 2028
Florida AHCA licensing registry · as of April 18, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- Vero Beach Operations Llc
- Administrator
- Hussien Ballout
Florida AHCA licensing registry · as of April 18, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Aston Health chain — 30 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.5 / 5.
Disclosed owners (7 on record)
- Gabriel Living Center, Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Hussien Abbasse Ballout
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Nicole Jordan
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Tricia Thacker
Corporate Officer · since 2022
- Samuel Gutman
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 99% · since 2022
- Vero Beach Opco Holdings LlcHolding
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2021
+ 1 additional owner on the federal record.
Recent change of ownership
March 2022 (4 years ago) · acquired from Consulate Health Care of Vero Beach
Transaction type: Change of Ownership
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures + Change of Ownership, as of April 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 54)
- D0761·May 20, 2025Complaint
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.
- D0675·May 20, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs.
- D0561·May 20, 2025Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
- D0554·May 20, 2025Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- D0686·Feb 12, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- D0684·Feb 12, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- E0921·Sep 13, 2024Complaint
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- E0725·Sep 13, 2024Complaint
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20232 fines · $16K
Most recent events
- Jul 13, 2023Fine · $7,887
- Jul 13, 2023Fine · $7,887
Largest single fine on record: $7,887.
Fire-safety citations
12 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Sep 13, 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.