Chautauqua Springs Health Center
785 S 2ND STREET, Defuniak Springs, FL, 32435
Yes. Federal inspectors cited 4 deficiencies against Chautauqua Springs Health Center in Defuniak Springs, Florida at its most recent standard inspection on 2025-03-13. Medicare rates it 5 out of 5 overall.
Every deficiency on record, by how serious CMS judged it
CMS grades each finding from A to L on two axes: how badly residents were affected, and how many. These are its bands, not ours. The figures cover every standard and complaint survey on record, which is a longer window than the rating cycle above.
The last 7 findings, newest first
Each is the federal requirement the home was found not to meet, in CMS’s own wording, with the tag number so it can be looked up against the inspection report.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · F0550 · 2025-03-13 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0695 · 2025-03-13 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · F0880 · 2025-03-13 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental Deficiencies · F0921 · 2025-03-13 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0695 · 2023-12-07 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · F0761 · 2022-06-16 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · F0803 · 2022-06-16 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
How CMS scores this home
These stars are Medicare’s, not ours — we publish no rating of our own. They are reproduced here because they are part of the public record.
Who owns Chautauqua Springs Health Center
Nursing homes are frequently owned through layers of companies, and the name over the door is rarely the one that holds the licence. This is the ownership CMS has on file.
| Owner | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAUTAUQUA SPRINGS HEALTH MEMBER LLC | Organization | 100% | since 10/07/2022 |
| FLNHO CAPITAL GROUP LLC | Organization | NO PERCENTAGE PROVIDED | since 10/08/2022 |
| PREMIER 4 OPCO PARTNERS LLC | Organization | NO PERCENTAGE PROVIDED | since 10/08/2022 |
| ZBL-18 LLC | Organization | NO PERCENTAGE PROVIDED | since 10/08/2022 |
| FISCHEL, MAYER | Individual | NO PERCENTAGE PROVIDED | since 10/08/2022 |
| VARGHESE, MATHEW | Individual | NO PERCENTAGE PROVIDED | since 10/08/2022 |
| HITTINGER, EMILY | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 10/08/2022 |
| LANDA, BENJAMIN | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 10/08/2022 |
Part of the BENJAMIN LANDA group.
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Nursing Home Care Compare. Retrieved 2026-07-29. Facility number 105626.
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