{"id":295332,"date":"2026-06-04T03:12:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T03:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/295332\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T03:12:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T03:12:08","slug":"miami-dade-shuts-down-alleged-illegal-post-op-recovery-home-nbc-6-south-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/295332\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami-Dade shuts down alleged illegal post-op recovery home \u2013 NBC 6 South Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"

Several cosmetic surgery patients were forced out of a Miami-Dade home Tuesday after authorities shut down what investigators say was an unlicensed assisted living facility providing post-operative care.<\/p>\n

The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office arrested Kerri Smith<\/a>, alleging she operated the facility near Country Walk under the name “Snatched N Curved.”<\/p>\n

Patients recovering from recent surgeries said they were told to pack their belongings and leave, despite still being in the early stages of recovery.<\/p>\n

“Now we’re scrambling. I just had surgery Friday. Somebody else had surgery two days ago. Somebody had surgery yesterday,” said patient Janelle Dunn. “So all of us are trying to figure out where we’re going to go. Our bodies are trying to heal, and now we’re dealing with all this stress emotionally.”<\/p>\n

According to investigators, Smith was the face of the business, which allegedly charged $300 per night and claimed to provide services including bathing, dressing, eating and medication assistance.<\/p>\n

Patient Nalani Hernandez said residents were left without answers following Smith’s arrest.<\/p>\n

“The owner said, basically, we had to figure this out on our own,” Hernandez said. “And because she’s arrested, no one can get in contact with her. Apparently, she’s been trying to give people IVs when she’s not licensed or massages, which is illegal in Miami. There’s so many illegal things that she’s trying to do to get our money.”<\/p>\n

NBC6 Investigates has been tracking similar cases for years. The Sheriff’s office estimates dozens of unlicensed post-surgery recovery homes operated across Miami-Dade County in 2025, often caring for patients without trained staff or emergency protocols.<\/p>\n

After a young mother died at a recovery home last year, a South Florida lawmaker pushed for new regulations governing the facilities. However, the bill did not pass in Tallahassee.<\/p>\n

Patients displaced by Tuesday’s shutdown said they are now struggling to find alternative care while recovering.<\/p>\n

“I don’t know if there’s any recovery houses that can take us or any, you know, concierge services that maybe will come to our hotel,” Dunn said.<\/p>\n

Authorities said Smith’s business partner was arrested in March<\/a> in connection with a similar facility operating under the same name. Investigators said both individuals were also similarly charged in 2023.<\/p>\n

Investigators said the business received more than $200,000 since October of last year.<\/p>\n

Smith remains in custody. While she has a bond, jail records show she is also being held on a separate hold.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Several cosmetic surgery patients were forced out of a Miami-Dade home Tuesday after authorities shut down what investigators…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":295333,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[1219,123,125,124],"class_list":["post-295332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-crime-and-courts","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=295332"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295332\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/295333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=295332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=295332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=295332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}