Aviata At Seminole
AVIATA AT SEMINOLE in SEMINOLE, FL — inspection on October 7, 2025.
Found 2 citations. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
Review of the facility policy titled, Notification of Change in Condition, Revision Date: 12/16/2020, Revealed Policy: The center to promptly notify the Patient/ Resident, the attending physician, and the Resident Representative when there is a change in the status or condition.
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10/07/2025
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Aviata at Seminole
9393 Park Blvd Seminole, FL 33777
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
On 10/07/2025 at 10:58 A.M. Resident #4 was observed in his wheelchair in the parking lot smoking. He said he goes to the west side of the parking lot for more privacy. He had a bottle of cologne on his lap and started spraying it on his body. Resident #4 said he was smoking marijuana (a psychoactive drug derived from the dried leaves, flowers, and stems of the Cannabis sativa or Cannabis indica plants, with effects Relaxation, Euphoria, Increased appetite, Altered perception, Impaired coordination, and Anxiety (in some users).
Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis. Resident #4 said some staff cared that he smoked and some staff did not.
On 10/07/2025 at 2:00 pm. Resident #4 was observed in room [ROOM NUMBER] sitting in his wheelchair watching television.
The room was noted with a strong smell of marijuana. Resident #4 said the smell in his room comes from him smoking marijuana outside. He said he tried to spray cologne on so the smell would not be so bad.
On 10/07/2025 at 11:06 a.m. an interview was conducted with Staff C, Certified Nursing Assistant, CNA.
Staff C said Resident #4 always smells like marijuana after he comes back to the facility.
She said staff, and most of the residents have complained about the smell to administration but nothing has been done about it.
On 10/07/2025 at 11:59 a.m., an interview was conducted with Staff D, License Practical Nurse, LPN.
Staff D said, We cannot control what he does once he signs out, even if he comes back to the facility smelling like marijuana. He goes outside on a leave of absence, which means he is his own person.
Staff D said she reported the concerns regarding Resident #4 smoking marijuana to the supervisor before, and the supervisor addressed the issue with the resident.
On 10/07/2025 at 12:20 p.m., an interview was conducted with Staff E, Registered Nurse, RN.
Staff E said if a resident returned to the facility after a leave of absence smelling like marijuana, he would ask the resident about it.
Staff E stated Staff D had reported the concerns about Resident #4 smoking marijuana.
Staff E said Resident #4 did smell like marijuana, but there was nothing he could do if the resident tells him something different.
On 10/07/2025 at 1:00 p.m., an interview was conducted with Staff F, Nurse Practitioner, NP.
Staff F said the facility had not reported to her any concerns regarding current residents using illicit drugs.
On 10/07/2025 1:56 p.m., an interview was conducted with the Medical Director (MD).
The MD said, If any resident's room smelled like Marijuana or staff sees signs of residents smoking Marijuana, then they needed to notify the residents' provider so immediate action can be taken.
On 10/07/2025 at 2:00 p.m., an interview was conducted with the Director of Nurses (DON) and the Nursing Home Administrator, NHA.
The DON said if a resident smelled like marijuana but did not look impaired, there was nothing they could do about it.
The NHA said Nurses should contact the resident's provider if the resident was impaired or smelled like they had smoked marijuana.
The facility did not provide a policy on removal of odors.
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