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Okeechobee Health Care Facility

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1646 Highway 441 N, Okeechobee, FL 34972 (opens Google Maps) · Okeechobee County · (863) 763-2226· 210 certified beds · avg 192 residents/day · certified since Dec 13, 1984 · Medicare and Medicaid certified

Certified for both programmes. Certification means the facility can bill Medicaid — it does not mean a Medicaid-funded bed is free right now, so ask directly. Who pays for nursing home care →

Part of chain: VENTURA SERVICES (14 facilities, chain avg rating 3.2★)

3/5
Health inspection rating (on-site)
inspected Apr 25, 2024
0
Serious findings on record
$0
Fines, last 3 years
4.46
Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)

What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)

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Health inspection rating: ★★★☆☆3/5 · CMS overall rating: 5/5 · how star ratings work →

⚠ The most recent standard health inspection was more than 2 years ago — conditions may have changed.

The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and quality measures from resident assessments and claims.

Inspection findings in the public record

Showing the latest 3 of 8 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.

  1. F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread

    The facility did not have enough support staff to safely and effectively run its food and nutrition service. F-0802

  2. F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread

    The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. F-0812

  3. E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern

    The facility did not serve food and drinks that were appetizing, attractive, and at a safe and pleasant temperature. F-0804

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CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed — that window is CMS's, not ours. Within it, every citation CMS publishes for this facility is listed here: none excluded.

DateSeverityWhat the facility was cited for
Apr 25, 2024F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadThe facility did not have enough support staff to safely and effectively run its food and nutrition service. · F-0802
Apr 25, 2024F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadThe facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. · F-0812
Apr 25, 2024E · Potential for more than minimal harm, patternThe facility did not serve food and drinks that were appetizing, attractive, and at a safe and pleasant temperature. · F-0804
Apr 25, 2024D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · F-0684
Apr 25, 2024D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not arrange hospice services for a resident who needed them, or help the resident move to a facility that could arrange hospice. Hospice provides comfort-focused care for people nearing the end of life. · F-0849
Apr 25, 2024C · Potential for minimal harm, widespreadThe facility did not post its nurse staffing information every day. Nursing homes must publicly display how many nurses and aides are on duty each day. · F-0732
Feb 9, 2023D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · F-0684
Feb 9, 2023D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not provide appropriate care related to bladder and bowel needs — including care for residents who use catheters and steps to prevent urinary tract infections. · F-0690

Inspection trend by year

Citations from standard inspections increased between the last two inspection cycles (2 → 6).

Citations by recorded inspection yearPublished citation counts, not a quality score · Source: CMS, 2026-08-01
All citationsSerious citations (G–L)
2023
All citations: 2
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2024
All citations: 6
Serious citations (G–L): 0

All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.

YearCitationsSerious (G–L)Worst severity that year
202320D
202460F

Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.

Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)

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No fines or payment denials in the published 3-year window.

Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)

What these staffing numbers mean →

Nurse time, in contextAdjusted hours per resident per day · Source: CMS, 2026-08-01
This facilityFlorida averageU.S. average
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)
This facility: 4.46
Florida average: 4.03
U.S. average: 3.95
Registered Nurse hours
This facility: 0.84
Florida average: 0.76
U.S. average: 0.69
Weekend total nurse staffing
This facility: 4.05
Florida average: 3.68
U.S. average: 3.50

All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.

MeasureThis facilityFlorida avgU.S. avgWhere it stands
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)4.464.033.95top 17% in Florida; top 24% in the U.S.
Registered Nurse hours0.840.760.69top 31% in Florida; top 24% in the U.S.
Weekend total nurse staffing4.053.683.50top 16% in Florida; top 21% in the U.S.
Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted)0.600.530.48top 30% in Florida; top 23% in the U.S.
Total nursing staff turnover (%)23.041.445.8top 9% in Florida; top 5% in the U.S.
RN turnover (%)17.246.042.9top 7% in Florida; top 11% in the U.S.

Hours are per resident per day for the most recent quarter of payroll data in this CMS release (2026-08-01) — the same quarter for every facility — case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 4.25, RN 0.80, weekend 3.86.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (4.25 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 5/5.

Quality measures: assessments & claims

Note: CMS combines facility-reported resident assessments (MDS) with claims-based measures. These are different sources from on-site inspection findings. Read the measures alongside inspection and staffing records; a high QM rating does not establish that a home is safe.

Quality measures rating: 5/5 · long-stay residents: 5/5 · short-stay residents: 5/5

Costs & payment

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Who owns this facility

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Ownership records as published by CMS on 2026-08-01. CMS records when an owner joined but not when they left. Listed here and no longer involved? Tell us →

For profit - Limited Liability company

Owner / managerTypeRoleStakeSince
Agrp 2011 TrustOrganizationIndirect Ownership InterestNOT APPLICABLE03/01/2022
Deborah Philipson 2011 Family TrustOrganizationIndirect Ownership InterestNOT APPLICABLE03/01/2022
Okeechobee Opco Holdings LLCOrganization5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest100%09/30/2021
Paritzky, JeremieIndividualIndirect Ownership InterestNOT APPLICABLE03/01/2022
Philipson Family Limited Liability Company, LLCOrganizationIndirect Ownership InterestNOT APPLICABLE03/01/2022
Agrp 2011 TrustOrganizationTrustee of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE03/01/2022
Agrp 2011 TrustOrganizationADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE03/01/2022
Bengio, JacobIndividualOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE03/01/2022
Deborah Philipson 2011 Family TrustOrganizationTrustee of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE03/01/2022
Deborah Philipson 2011 Family TrustOrganizationADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE03/01/2022
Ebanks, PatriciaIndividualOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE07/31/2022
Ebanks, PatriciaIndividualADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE07/31/2022
Naeem, TahirIndividualADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE03/01/2022
Paritzky, JeremieIndividualOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE03/01/2022
Paritzky, JeremieIndividualADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE03/01/2022
Philipson Family Limited Liability Company, LLCOrganizationADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE03/01/2022
Philipson, BentIndividualIndividual Is an Owner, Partner or Trustee of Any ADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE07/13/2025
Philipson, GabrielleIndividualIndividual Is an Owner, Partner or Trustee of Any ADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE07/13/2025
Philipson, RaquelIndividualIndividual Is an Owner, Partner or Trustee of Any ADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE07/13/2025
Richards Mitchell & Cross PaOrganizationADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE03/01/2022

Showing 20 of 21 parties CMS has on file for this facility; 1 are not displayed. The full list is in the CMS Ownership dataset.

Other facilities in the same chain

CMS lists this facility under the chain Ventura Services — 14 facilities in the current records. Chain membership says who operates these homes. It says nothing about how any individual one of them was inspected; each has its own record.

Listed by state, then facility name — not a ranking. Showing 8 of the 13 others, continuing from this facility's own place in that list.

Questions to ask on your visit

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Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.

  • "How is your kitchen staffed, and have meals ever been delayed because of staffing?"
  • "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
  • "Could I join residents for a meal to see the food quality and temperature for myself?"
  • "How do you make sure each resident's care follows the doctor's orders, and what changed after this citation?"
  • "How do you coordinate hospice care, and can residents stay here while receiving it?"
  • "Where do you post your daily staffing numbers, and can I see today's?"
  • "How do you care for residents with incontinence or catheters, and what do you do to prevent urinary tract infections?"

Also worth asking anywhere

  • "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
  • "Can I see the plan of correction for the findings in your most recent state inspection?"
  • "CMS reports 23% total nursing staff turnover here — who on the care team has been with you longest?"
  • "The ownership record on file lists 21 owning or managing parties — who makes the decisions about staffing levels?"
  • "Can I visit again unannounced, at a mealtime or on a weekend?"

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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 105484.

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