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The Sands At South Beach Care Center

42 COLLINS AVENUE, MIAMI BEACH, FL, 33139
(305) 672-1771
thesandsrehab.com
230 licensed beds
★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections4/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
230
CMS facility ID
105229
Care type
Nursing home
County
Miami-dade
Facility name
The Sands At South Beach Care Center
Street address
42 COLLINS AVENUE
City / state / ZIP
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Phone
(305) 672-1771
Website
thesandsrehab.com

About this facility — The Sands At South Beach Care Center

The Sands At South Beach Care Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Miami Beach, Florida. It is licensed for 230 beds — well above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Florida (120 beds).

It is one of 9 senior care facilities in Miami Beach and 694 skilled nursing facilities across Florida. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited The Sands At South Beach Care Center 31 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
Onyx Health
Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

42 Collins Avenue Care Inc
Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2018
Halpern, Michael
Indirect owner — 18% stake — since 2018
Scheiner, Heather
Indirect owner — 18% stake — since 2018
Schwartz, Louis
Indirect owner — 10% stake — since 2018
Bleich, Michael
Indirect owner — 5% stake — since 2018
Kohen, Eliyahu
Indirect owner — 5% stake — since 2018
Aghigh, Soroush
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Boiangiu, Lincuta
Operational control — since 2003
Mondragon, Luisa
Operational control — since 2024
Onyx Healthcare Consulting Llc
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022
Preter, Barry
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Schuster, Rachel
Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2019

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
1970-03-24
CMS overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
1 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2025-07-24
Nurse staffing
3.4 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$305 per day (≈ $9,270/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
71% Medicaid · 12% Medicare · 17% private/other
Occupancy
74% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
25% below the FL median of $408/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
230
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2025-07-24Health inspection1 citation
F-0561
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Corrected 2025-08-10
2025-06-03Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations
F-0576
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
Corrected 2025-07-02
F-0583
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Corrected 2025-07-02
F-0656
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2025-07-02
4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (27 citations)
2024-03-07Health inspection9 citations
F-0550
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2024-04-07
F-0641
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2024-04-07
F-0644
D · No harm found
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Corrected 2024-04-07
F-0645
D · No harm found
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Corrected 2024-04-07
F-0755
D · No harm found
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2024-04-07
F-0847
D · No harm found
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Corrected 2024-04-07
F-0867
D · No harm found
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Corrected 2024-04-07
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-04-07
F-0921
E · No harm found
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Corrected 2024-04-07
2022-12-01Health inspection13 citations
F-0550
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2023-01-01
F-0558
D · No harm found
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2023-01-01
F-0584
E · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected 2023-01-01
F-0676
D · No harm found
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Corrected 2023-01-01
F-0688
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Corrected 2023-01-01
F-0689
D · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2023-01-01
F-0690
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2023-01-01
F-0725
E · No harm found
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Corrected 2023-01-01
F-0726
E · No harm found
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Corrected 2023-01-01
F-0759
E · No harm found
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2023-01-01
F-0761
E · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2023-01-01
F-0803
E · No harm foundFood safety
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.
Corrected 2023-01-01
F-0812
F · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2023-01-01
2024-03-07Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0222
D · No harm found
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
Corrected 2024-04-07
K-0917
D · No harm found
Ensure electrical receptacles or cover plates have distinctive color or marking.
Corrected 2024-04-07
K-0923
D · No harm found
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2024-04-07
2022-12-01Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0363
D · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2023-01-01
K-0741
D · No harm found
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Corrected 2023-01-01
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 105229.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-08-31
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