Aviata At The Bay is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1982-10-01. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (813) 876-5141 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Aviata At The Bay holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 1 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (1★), Staffing (2★), and Quality of Resident Care (4★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 56.5/100, placing it #12970 of 14703 facilities nationally and #671 of 694 in Florida. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Aviata At The Bay receives a reported average of 3 hours 20 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 44 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 35 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 1 minute. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 6 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 2 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

⚠️ CMS has flagged Aviata At The Bay with an abuse icon, indicating a history of reported abuse or neglect incidents. Families should review the detailed inspection reports on Medicare.gov before considering this facility. In the current reporting period, the facility received 10 fine(s) totaling $152,565. 78 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 10 fine(s) totaling $152,565, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 10. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 297.75 (lower scores are better). IMPORTANT: CMS has flagged this facility with an abuse icon — indicating a reported history of abuse or neglect. Families should review the full inspection report on medicare.gov/care-compare before deciding. Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Aviata At The Bay ranks 12970th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 56.5/100), placing it in the bottom 25% nationwide. Within FL, it ranks 671st out of 694 nursing homes. In Tampa, it ranks 18th out of 18 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 2nd of 2. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #10,803 nationally and RN hours rank #4,487 nationally (#256 in FL). Our composite quality score of 56.5/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Tampa, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/florida/tampa/