Aspire at Palma Sola Bay sits at 6305 Cortez Rd W in Bradenton, FL, and offers a broad range of senior care services as part of Aspire Health Group. Folks will find independent living, assisted living, memory care, long-term care, skilled nursing, home health care, and hospice care options as well as adult day and home care services. The community has 105 certified beds, though only 10 will be certified by June 2025, and isn't accepting new patients right now. Nursing staff provide care 24 hours a day and cover about 3.32 nurse hours per resident daily, though the center sees a nurse turnover rate of 55.6%. Facilities include private and semi-private rooms with private bathrooms, cable TV, air conditioning, Wi-Fi, kitchenettes, and telephones, and folks can get moving help when moving in. Residents and families can choose different room layouts.
Care services range from short-term rehab and transitional care to Alzheimer's and dementia care or skilled medical care if recovering from illness, surgery, or hospital stays. There's help with daily activities-like bathing, dressing, and transferring-as well as medication management, occupational, physical, and speech therapy, right up to around-the-clock supervision and an emergency call system. Features include a courtyard, gardens, fitness room, spa, library, game room, arts room, and walking paths, plus a lounge, community-sponsored events, and planned social activities like movie nights or music programs. The place has community and restaurant-style dining with meals by professional chefs, and menus for allergy-sensitive and diabetic diets. Laundry and housekeeping are handled by the staff.
Residents receive protected rights regarding discrimination, as Aspire at Palma Sola Bay operates with legal protections covering LGBTQ+ individuals, gender identity, orientation, and income. Transportation and parking services are provided, though there's no mention of exterior or outdoor amenities beyond the courtyard and gardens. Medicare and Medicaid are both accepted for financial aid. The administration is knowledgeable and compassionate, and there's an attentive social services department. Resident and family councils help oversee concerns.
The facility is a for-profit community under Aspire Mgt LLC, managed by Nochum Freund since December 2023, and linked to Aspire Health Group. It's had a 2-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, a community review score of 5.5, and a rating of 6.1 out of 10, and has a history with care deficiencies and serious quality concerns noted with a special focus facility warning. Repeated inspection reports mention issues such as missing documentation, medication errors, and infection control problems, listing at least 21 deficiencies, including pharmacy and care planning issues. Staff still aim to provide attentive nursing, therapy, and daily care, and the facility is part of a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC), offering several living and care options for seniors in the Bradenton area. English is spoken onsite.
