27 Best Medicaid Nursing Homes in Miami-Dade County, Florida

Nurse hours

3.62 /day

Staff turnover

33%

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Floridean Health & Rehabilitation Center runs 90 certified beds in Miami under for-profit, limited-liability ownership, and its inspection record is genuinely clean, seven deficiencies on the current books, none at the harm or jeopardy level, none tied to abuse, with a survey completed in late September 2025. Staffing is where the picture gets more mixed: 3.62 nurse hours per resident day sits about 6% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends run roughly 9% thinner than weekdays, which matters most when families visit less and fewer eyes are watching. The offset is retention, 32.5% annual turnover against a national 45.8% means the aides and nurses here tend to stay, and that continuity is worth something a raw staffing number can't capture.

Nurse hours

3.77 /day

Staff turnover

20%

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Ponce Health and Rehabilitation Center holds 147 certified beds in Miami-Dade County under for-profit LLC ownership, and the record is mostly steady. Nurse staffing sits at 3.77 hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, a small gap, though weekends run about 7% thinner than weekdays, worth asking about if your family visits or needs coverage on Saturdays and Sundays. What stands out is turnover: 19.7% annually against a national 45.8%, meaning aides and nurses tend to stay. Thirteen deficiencies appear on the current record, none at harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, with the most recent inspection in May 2025.

Nurse hours

3.50 /day

Staff turnover

33%

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University Health and Rehabilitation Center runs 148 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership in Miami, and its numbers tell a mixed story. Nurse staffing sits at 3.50 hours per resident day, about 9% under the national average, and weekends dip roughly 8% below its own weekday levels, so coverage thins out right when families tend to visit. Turnover is the bright spot: 32.6% against a national 45.8% means aides and nurses are staying put longer than most places. The 26 deficiencies on file include none at harm or jeopardy level and nothing abuse-related, and the most recent inspection was May 2025, so the record is current. Quality measures score 5/5; staffing lands at 4/5.

Nurse hours

4.44 /day

Staff turnover

25%

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Coral Gables Nursing and Rehabilitation Center runs on 87 certified beds in Miami, and the staffing numbers stand out: 4.44 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 15% above the national average. Turnover sits at 24.7%, well under the 45.8% national figure, which matters for continuity of care. Weekend staffing dips about 12% below weekday levels, so ask how that plays out on Sundays. The inspection record is clean, two total deficiencies, none at the harm or jeopardy level, and the most recent survey was December 18, 2025. Quality measures came in at three stars, softer than the staffing and inspection scores. It's a for-profit limited liability company, so worth asking who runs day-to-day operations and how long they've been there.

Nurse hours

3.67 /day

Staff turnover

36%

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Susanna Wesley Health Center runs 120 certified beds in Hialeah under for-profit LLC ownership, and its strongest signal is staffing stability. Annual turnover sits at 36%, well under the 45.8% national figure, which matters because consistent caregivers tend to know residents' routines and catch changes early. Total nurse staffing is 3.67 hours per resident day, about 5% under the national average of 3.86, though weekend coverage actually edges slightly above its own weekday level, unusual, since many homes thin out on weekends. Its 14 deficiencies include none at the harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, and the last inspection was in June 2025. Quality measures score well above inspection results here.

Nurse hours

3.83 /day

Staff turnover

43%

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Hampton Court sits in North Miami Beach with 120 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its inspection record is the strongest part of the story: a 4-out-of-5 health inspection rating, last surveyed in April 2025, with nine deficiencies on file and none at the harm or jeopardy level. Nurse staffing runs 3.83 hours per resident day, just under the national average, and weekends drop roughly 4% below the home's own weekday levels, worth asking about if your family visits Saturdays. Staff turnover of 43.1% is slightly better than the national rate. The quality measures hold up well. The main thing to watch is consistency of hands-on care across the whole week.

Nurse hours

3.44 /day

Staff turnover

33%

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The Lilac At Silver Palms runs on thinner nurse coverage than most homes, 3.44 hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, with weekends dipping about 9% below its own weekday levels. That's the kind of gap families notice when a call button goes unanswered on a Sunday. Staff turnover sits at 32.6%, well under the national 45.8%, so the people who are there tend to stay. The inspection record is mixed: 25 deficiencies, including one at harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse, plus a $35,500 fine. Its last inspection was February 2026. Quality measures score well; actual staffing and the harm-level finding are the things worth asking about directly.