Aspire at Evans: Roach Infestation in Rooms - FL
Federal inspectors documented a widespread pest infestation at Aspire at Evans on September 4, finding that staff and residents reported bugs "everywhere, all the time" despite weekly exterminator visits. Two brown bugs crawled up a bathroom wall in an occupied room as inspectors toured the 97-bed facility.
Resident 400 told inspectors the problem was relentless. "I see roaches here every night. I've been telling everyone there is a problem here. Last night one crawled on my bedside table during the meal, it came right on up."
When a licensed practical nurse observed the bathroom bugs during the inspection tour, a nursing assistant present said matter-of-factly: "All the time, they are everywhere, all the time. You tell them and they are spray, and they are still here."
Resident 500 had grown so frustrated that management was trying to convince her not to leave. "I told the management here and I've asked to be transferred to another facility, but they are trying to talk me into staying. I have been here three weeks, and I see roaches all over the floor, they run under the bed. I saw three last night and I had to stomp on one with my foot."
The facility's own pest sighting logs revealed the scope of the problem across all three nursing units. On the 100 unit alone, staff documented roaches in resident rooms on July 24, August 1, August 2, August 6, August 19, August 21, September 1, and September 2.
The 200 unit recorded ants crawling in residents' beds on July 16 and August 11, with the August 19 entry particularly alarming: "roaches in activity room and on my desk and coming out of each table in the C wing dining room." By September 2, ants were "crawling on the beds and in drawers."
Even the staff break room wasn't spared. The 300 unit log showed roaches in the break room on June 16 and in resident rooms on August 6.
A registered nurse confirmed what residents and other staff had reported. "Oh yeah bugs are everywhere in here, real bad. But the Administrator said he got someone to come and spray last week."
A nursing assistant provided more detail about where the insects originated. "There are a lot of bugs and roaches in this whole building. They mostly are in the resident drawers, and they come out from the air-conditioning units. I have seen that."
The maintenance assistant acknowledged the problem but noted the facility's weekly spraying schedule. "Yes I have seen roaches in here, but they come and spray every Tuesday."
Records from the exterminating company revealed a troubling disconnect between what staff documented and what the pest control service reported. While facility logs showed continuous roach and ant sightings through early September, the exterminator's interior building reports consistently noted "no activity for roaches and ants."
The exterminator did find evidence of other pest problems. On September 2, rodent droppings and roof rat gnawing were discovered at exterior stations. The company had signed a service agreement on August 4 to treat bed bugs in Wing B, providing a preparation checklist for the treatment on August 11.
Kitchen pest issues appeared in the exterminator's records. The July 31 log documented "Having issues with roaches and fruit flies in kitchen."
The maintenance director acknowledged his awareness of the bug problem when interviewed after inspectors observed insects during their tour. "I have the staff write down in the pest log when and where they see them and the pest control will check the logs. I check them daily but there is nothing I can do; we have nothing to spray them with."
He described the limitations of the current arrangement. "If I call the pest control, they will come if they can, sometimes they are booked up and can't come."
The facility's own policy required an effective pest control program including inspection, reporting and prevention, with immediate reporting of any unusual insect sightings to supervisors. The policy specified that "proper action will be taken" and treatment would be provided "as required to control insects and vermin."
Federal inspectors found the facility failed to maintain this pest-free environment, citing minimal harm to residents. The violation affected some residents in the skilled nursing facility, where patients like Resident 500 continued stomping on roaches in their rooms while facility management attempted to persuade them not to seek transfers elsewhere.
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ASPIRE AT EVANS in FORT MYERS, FL was cited for violations during a health inspection on September 5, 2025.
Two brown bugs crawled up a bathroom wall in an occupied room as inspectors toured the 97-bed facility.
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