Solaris Healthcare, a Florida operator of 22 skilled nursing facilities affiliated with New York-based Infinite Healthcare, has faced lawsuits alleging wrongful death, sexual assault of a resident, negligent care, breach of contract, and employment discrimination, along with state and federal regulatory fines at several of its facilities.1ProPublica. Solaris Healthcare Nursing Home Affiliate2Skilled Nursing News. AdventHealth Completes Exit From SNF Business, 1,000-Bed Portfolio Trades The most serious cases center on the company’s Plant City facility, but litigation and citation records touch multiple locations across the chain.
The Plant City Wrongful Death and Sexual Assault Suits
On May 14, 2020, attorney Kyle D. Ross of Wilkes and McHugh filed two lawsuits targeting Solaris Healthcare Plant City. Both named a broad set of defendants: Solaris Healthcare Plant City LLC, Solaris Healthcare Properties LLC, Solaris Foundation Inc., Solaris Clinical Consulting LLC, Solaris Administrative Services LLC, National Health Investors Inc., National Health Realty LLC, John E. Helsel, Michael McCarthy, and Jack Anthony Lisenby.3Tampa Free Press. Wrongful Death and Rape Lawsuits Hit Solaris Healthcare Plant City
The wrongful death suit was brought by Barbara Keaton on behalf of the estate of her mother, Lily Bell Maxwell. It alleged that the Solaris corporate network used a multi-tiered structure to move Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance revenues through “egregiously high rent payments and unnecessary contractual fees to related companies,” producing understaffing and inadequate care. According to the complaint, Maxwell suffered five infections including MRSA and pneumonia, developed pressure sores, experienced falls, and sustained acute kidney injury before dying on June 5, 2019. The counts included negligence, wrongful death, breach of fiduciary duty, and aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty.3Tampa Free Press. Wrongful Death and Rape Lawsuits Hit Solaris Healthcare Plant City
The second suit alleged that a female resident was wheeled out of the facility and sexually assaulted for 30 minutes after staff failed to follow safety, security, and video surveillance policies, and that the facility then failed to properly document the incident or seek medical care. The alleged perpetrator, Jack Anthony Lisenby, was arrested by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office and indicted on felony sexual battery charges. The civil complaint asserted negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, premises liability, and violations of Florida statutes.3Tampa Free Press. Wrongful Death and Rape Lawsuits Hit Solaris Healthcare Plant City Available records do not show how either civil case, or Lisenby’s criminal case, was resolved.
Negligence Suits at Other Facilities
In April 2024, Phyllis Devey sued Solaris Healthcare Coconut Creek, alleging that nursing staff failed to properly treat and monitor her for infections, leading to hospitalization for respiratory failure.4Senior Justice. Fort Lauderdale Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers The Coconut Creek location, previously operated as the Health Center of Coconut Creek, was the subject of eight lawsuits filed against it or its predecessor between 2001 and 2008, though the specific allegations in those older cases are not detailed in available records.5Next Gen Injury Law. Solaris Healthcare Coconut Creek Safety Score
A separate case, Kathleen Greiner-Finn v. Solaris Healthcare Bayonet Point, was filed in September 2022 in Pinellas County by a proposed personal representative for a deceased resident’s estate. The dispute turned on an arbitration agreement, and Solaris moved to compel arbitration in October 2022. Court records do not show a final ruling; the last docket entry is dated January 2023.6UniCourt. Kathleen Greiner-Finn Vs Solaris Healthcare Bayonet Point
Contract and Employment Suits
Select Rehabilitation LLC filed breach-of-contract suits against two Solaris entities in June 2023. The case against Solaris Healthcare Daytona was voluntarily dismissed in August 2023.7CourtListener. Select Rehabilitation LLC v. Solaris Healthcare Daytona LLC The parallel action against Solaris Healthcare Plant City ended in a stipulated dismissal in September 2023, indicating a private resolution.8CourtListener. Select Rehabilitation LLC v. Solaris Healthcare Plant City LLC
In May 2026, Marisol Agosto filed an employment discrimination complaint against Solaris Healthcare-Forest Lake in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, asserting claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The suit includes a jury demand and was assigned to Judge Paul G. Byron. As of June 2026, the case remained in its early stages.9PACER Monitor. Agosto v. Solaris Healthcare-Forest Lake
Regulatory Fines and Serious Citations
In September 2025, Solaris Healthcare Bayonet Point in Hudson, Florida was cited for a J-level deficiency, the most serious category, classified as immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety. Inspectors found the facility failed to provide basic life support, including CPR, before emergency medical personnel arrived, in accordance with physician orders and the resident’s advance directives. The facility was fined $90,650 in connection with the inspection.10ProPublica. Solaris Healthcare Bayonet Point Nursing Home Profile
A November 2024 standard inspection at Solaris Healthcare Imperial in Naples found nine deficiencies, including a severity-G citation for failure to prevent accident hazards and provide adequate supervision. Other citations addressed insufficient nursing staff, infection control lapses, and pharmacy service failures. The facility was fined $29,738.11ProPublica. Solaris Healthcare Imperial Nursing Home Profile
Solaris Healthcare Charlotte Harbor drew a complaint-inspection citation in April 2025 for a deficiency in abuse, neglect, and exploitation training. A May 2024 complaint inspection cited failures in providing adequate care for dependent residents and in ensuring the right to adequate health care.12Florida Agency for Health Care Administration. Solaris Healthcare Charlotte Harbor Inspection Details Solaris Healthcare East Orlando was cited in June 2025 for deficiencies in resident grievance processes, and earlier complaint inspections in September and October 2024 found failures to notify families of changes in a resident’s condition and to properly investigate alleged violations.13Florida Agency for Health Care Administration. Solaris Healthcare East Orlando Inspection Details Solaris Healthcare Osceola was assessed two federal fines totaling roughly $19,000 on October 31, 2024, though its most recent health inspection in November 2024 found zero health citations.14Medicare Care Compare. Solaris Healthcare Osceola
How Solaris Compares Across the Chain
Aggregate CMS data on the 22 affiliated facilities is mixed. Over the past three years the chain averaged 0.5 serious deficiencies per home, below the national average of 0.7. Nurse turnover averaged 35.7% against a national 46.2%. Fines per home averaged about $15,979, roughly half the national average of $31,434. Nursing hours per resident per day averaged 3.8, just under the national 3.9.1ProPublica. Solaris Healthcare Nursing Home Affiliate
Those averages hide wide variation. Solaris Healthcare Apopka recorded zero health citations and zero fines over the prior three years as of its December 2024 inspection, earning a “much above average” health inspection rating.15Medicare Care Compare. Solaris Healthcare Apopka Bayonet Point and Imperial, by contrast, have absorbed the largest fines and most serious citations. None of the chain’s facilities are currently designated as Special Focus Facilities or candidates for that CMS program, which is reserved for the lowest-performing nursing homes in the country.1ProPublica. Solaris Healthcare Nursing Home Affiliate