Aviata at North Florida: Roach Infestation Ignored - FL
One resident, identified in inspection records as Resident 71, told inspectors she saw roaches all over her room at night. She had notified the administrator about the problem months earlier. Nobody ever came in to spray.
Resident 11 said the same. Roaches in the room, quite a few months without anyone coming to treat. Resident 104 told inspectors simply: there are roaches in my room.
Three residents. Three rooms. The same story.
Federal inspectors visited Aviata at North Florida, a nursing facility at 6700 NW 10th Place, in late May and early June 2026. What they found wasn't a surprise infestation. It was a documented, flagged, repeatedly flagged problem that management had left unaddressed for months.
The paper trail starts in March. A work order created on March 18, 2026, marked critical priority, called for pest control in the dietary kitchen and for holes to be closed up, as soon as possible. The work order's status was set to be completed on April 20. It was never completed.
The pest control company the facility hired kept coming back and kept writing the same recommendations. A report from May 22 flagged cracks and damage to walls allowing pest access, debris collecting inside the building, and pipes extending through walls with gaps large enough for pests to enter. A report from June 1 listed the same problems, word for word, because nothing had been fixed between visits.
On June 4, the facility's administrator confirmed to inspectors that live pests were present in the building.
That same afternoon, the Director of Plant Operations told inspectors they were not aware of, and not working on, any of the repair recommendations the pest control company had made on May 22, May 29, or June 1.
Three separate written reports from the pest control contractor. The person responsible for the building's physical plant had not seen them, or acted on them, or apparently known they existed.
The facility's own pest control policy, reviewed as recently as March 2026, states the building shall be kept free of insects and rodents through an ongoing program. The policy was current. The roaches were also current.
What inspectors documented was not a facility caught off guard by a sudden infestation. It was a facility that received a critical maintenance request in March, received pest control recommendations in May, received them again in June, had residents reporting the problem directly to the administrator, and still arrived at the June inspection with the gaps around the pipes unfilled, the cracks in the baseboards unrepaired, and the debris still collecting inside.
The harm level was categorized as minimal harm or potential for actual harm, affecting some residents. That language is regulatory shorthand. What it describes is people living in rooms where cockroaches cross the floor after dark, who told someone in charge, and then waited.
Resident 71 waited long enough that she stopped expecting anyone to come.
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AVIATA AT NORTH FLORIDA in GAINESVILLE, FL was cited for violations during a health inspection on June 5, 2026.
One resident, identified in inspection records as Resident 71, told inspectors she saw roaches all over her room at night.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns. Review the full report below for specific details and facility response.