159 Independent Nursing Homes in Florida

Nurse hours

3.76 /day

Staff turnover

40%

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Oasis At The Keys runs a for-profit shop with 120 beds, and the staffing picture is mixed. Nurses clock 3.76 hours per resident day, a bit under the 3.86 national average, and weekends come in about 9% lighter than weekdays. Turnover sits at 39.8%, which is actually better than the 45.8% national figure. What drags this home down is its inspection record: 34 deficiencies, two of them serious enough to risk harm, with a $6,857 fine and the last full inspection in April 2024. The quality measure rating is also weak. Good retention and decent weekday coverage can't fully offset that many findings.

Nurse hours

3.26 /day

Staff turnover

47%

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Rehabilitation Center Of Winter Park runs 180 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.26 hours per resident day, roughly 16% under the national average of 3.86. Weekend coverage dips about 1% below its own weekday level, so the shortfall isn't just a weekend problem. Staff turnover is 47.2%, a bit above the 45.8% national figure. The health inspection record shows 43 deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level, but four are abuse-related, and the most recent inspection was August 2024. CMS rates staffing 2 out of 5 stars and quality measures 5 out of 5, a wide split worth asking about directly.

Nurse hours

3.79 /day

Staff turnover

42%

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The Terrace of St Cloud runs about 3.79 nurse hours per resident day, a bit under the national average, and weekends drop roughly 9% below its own weekday coverage, worth asking about if your family visits Saturday or Sunday. Turnover sits at 42.3%, slightly better than the national 45.8%, which suggests staff aren't leaving faster than elsewhere. The inspection record is the bigger question: 16 deficiencies, three at harm or jeopardy level and one abuse-related, with a single $8,512 fine. The most recent inspection was April 2025, so the picture is current. It's a for-profit limited liability company with 120 certified beds.

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Lakeview Terrace runs on unusually deep staffing for a 40-bed nonprofit home in Altoona, 7.48 nurse hours per resident day, nearly double the national figure, with weekend coverage dipping only about 12% below weekdays. Turnover sits at 27.6% against a 45.8% national average, which suggests aides and nurses tend to stay. The catch is inspections: a 2-out-of-5 health inspection rating and 12 deficiencies on record, though none involved harm or abuse, and the most recent survey came in October 2025. Quality and staffing both score 5 out of 5. So you're looking at a well-staffed, well-liked-by-measures home with paperwork and process problems that haven't hurt anyone yet.

Nurse hours

3.62 /day

Staff turnover

46%

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Eden Springs in Crawfordville is a for-profit corporate home with 120 beds, and its inspection record is genuinely strong, a 5/5 health inspection rating, last surveyed in July 2025, with nine deficiencies on file and none at the harm or jeopardy level. Staffing is where it slips: 3.62 nurse hours per resident day, about 6% under the national average, and weekends run roughly 11% thinner than weekdays. Turnover sits at 46.2%, essentially level with the national 45.8%. Four fines totaling $19,207 round out the record. Quality measures also score 5/5, so the care being delivered looks solid on paper, the open question is whether the hours behind it hold up on a Saturday.

Nurse hours

3.82 /day

Staff turnover

43%

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The Terrace of Kissimmee runs 120 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its most recent inspection in April 2025 left 24 deficiencies on the record, including two at the harm or jeopardy level and three tied to abuse. That inspection history is why the health inspection rating sits at 1 out of 5, a fairly wide gap from the 4 out of 5 it earns on quality measures. Nurse staffing comes in at 3.82 hours per resident day, just under the national average, and weekends run about 10% thinner than weekdays. Turnover at 42.6% is slightly better than the national rate. One fine of $38,724 is on file. If you're considering this home, the inspection record is the part worth asking hard questions about.

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Staff turnover

43%

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Childrens Care Center in Pompano Beach runs 36 certified beds as a nonprofit, and its record is genuinely mixed. Inspectors have logged 42 deficiencies, including one tied to abuse, though none rose to the level of actual harm or jeopardy, and two fines total $12,360. The staffing picture is the real weak spot: a one-out-of-five staffing rating, even though annual turnover of 42.5% comes in slightly better than the 45.8% national average. Quality measures score four out of five, so clinical care looks steadier than the day-to-day inspection history suggests. The last survey was November 2024, so the findings are current.

Nurse hours

3.86 /day

Staff turnover

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Glades Health Care Center runs 120 beds in Pahokee under nonprofit ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.86 hours per resident day, essentially dead even with the national average. Weekends dip about 5% below the home's own weekday levels, so coverage thins slightly when families tend to visit. The current inspection record shows 10 deficiencies, none at the harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, with the most recent survey in December 2024. Quality measure scores come in at 2 out of 5 stars, the weakest part of the profile. What that means practically: adequate hands-on time, a survey history without serious harm findings, and some room to improve on clinical outcomes.

Nurse hours

5.31 /day

Staff turnover

72%

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Plymouth Harbor is a nonprofit home in Sarasota with 56 beds, and its nurse staffing runs about 5.31 hours per resident day, roughly 37% above the national average, which helps explain the solid inspection and quality scores. A recent inspection in March 2025 turned up five deficiencies, none at the harm level, though one was abuse-related, so it's worth asking about directly. The bigger concern is staff turnover: nearly 72% annually versus about 46% nationally, meaning the people caring for residents change often. That churn can undercut even good staffing numbers. Weekend coverage also dips slightly below weekday levels.

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Staff turnover

53%

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Vivo Healthcare Taylor runs about 53% annual staff turnover, a few points above the national average of 45.8%. That churn matters more than the star ratings suggest, a five-out-of-five health inspection score from October 2025 is genuinely strong, and the quality measures land at four stars, but six deficiencies sit on the current record, including one tied to abuse. None rose to the level of actual harm or jeopardy, which is the distinction worth holding onto. As a nonprofit corporation running 120 beds in Jacksonville, the home has the inspection track record most families hope for. The staffing instability is the open question, since turnover shapes daily care in ways a survey snapshot can't capture.

Nurse hours

4.09 /day

Staff turnover

56%

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Dolphin Pointe runs about 4.09 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 6% above the national average of 3.86, but weekends dip about 13% below its own weekday coverage. That's the pattern to watch, a home can look adequately staffed Monday through Friday and still feel thin on a Sunday. Annual turnover sits at 55.8% against a national 45.8%, so the people providing that care are changing over faster than average, which matters for anyone who needs consistent hands and familiar faces. The current record shows 19 deficiencies, none at the harm or jeopardy level, one abuse-related, with the most recent inspection dated January 2026. State survey results put it mid-range on health inspections, quality measures, and staffing alike.

Nurse hours

3.45 /day

Staff turnover

19%

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Pinecrest Center runs about 100 certified beds in North Miami, and its strongest number is one families rarely see: staff turnover of 18.6 percent, well under the national average of roughly 46 percent. That kind of retention matters, because aides who stay know the residents. The tradeoff shows up in daily coverage, 3.45 nurse hours per resident, about 11 percent below the national figure, and weekends run thinner than weekdays. On paper the care record looks steady: a 2025 inspection, 19 deficiencies with none at the harm level, one abuse-related finding, and a single fine of $27,593. A for-profit corporation owns it. The takeaway is a home with unusually stable staff but leaner shifts; ask how weekend coverage actually works.

Nurse hours

3.49 /day

Staff turnover

52%

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Blue Palms runs 3.49 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 9% under the national figure, and weekends dip about 8% below its own weekday levels, so coverage thins out exactly when families tend to visit. Staff turnover sits at 51.9%, well above the national 45.8%, which means the people caring for your relative are often new. Inspections tell a harder story: 37 deficiencies on the current record, including one at the harm level and two tied to abuse, plus $16,801 in fines. The five-star quality measure score reflects good clinical numbers on paper, but with a two-star inspection history and a 2024 inspection date, ask direct questions about who's on the floor nights and weekends.

Nurse hours

3.23 /day

Staff turnover

44%

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Healthcare And Rehab Of Sanford is a 114-bed nonprofit home in Seminole County, and the numbers tell a fairly steady story rather than an alarming one. Nurse staffing sits at 3.23 hours per resident day, roughly 16% under the national average of 3.86, which is the main weak spot here, weekend coverage dips only about 3% below weekdays, so the shortfall is consistent rather than a weekend problem. Staff turnover of 43.8% is actually slightly better than the national 45.8%. Fifteen deficiencies on record, none at harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, with the last inspection in April 2025. Nothing here suggests danger; the tradeoff is thinner daily nursing hours than most homes.

Nurse hours

3.22 /day

Staff turnover

57%

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Aviata At The Gardens runs 109 certified beds in Tallahassee under corporate for-profit ownership, and its nurses deliver 3.22 hours of care per resident per day, roughly 17% under the national average of 3.86. That shortfall gets worse on weekends, when staffing drops about 9% below the home's own weekday level, and more than half the staff turns over each year (57.3%, against 45.8% nationally). The health inspection record shows 27 deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, with the most recent inspection dated April 2026. Quality measures score well, but the staffing pattern and turnover tell you where the strain sits.

Nurse hours

3.59 /day

Staff turnover

71%

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Magnolia Ridge runs 223 beds in Gainesville under for-profit LLC ownership, and its numbers point to a building that's generally safe but stretched thin on people. Nurse staffing sits at 3.59 hours per resident day, about 7% under the national average, and weekends drop roughly 6% below its own weekday coverage, the exact stretch when families often can't visit. The bigger signal is turnover: 71.2% annually against a national average of 45.8%, meaning most of the staff caring for residents today likely won't be there next year. Twenty-eight deficiencies are on record, none at harm or jeopardy level, and one fine of $5,678. The last inspection was May 2026, so the picture is current. Quality measures score well; consistency of caregiving is the open question.

Nurse hours

4.22 /day

Staff turnover

60%

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Radiant Nursing and Rehab At Palatka runs on 4.22 nurse hours per resident day, about 9% above the national average, and its 16 deficiencies on record include none at the harm level and none related to abuse. That staffing edge comes with caveats: weekend coverage drops roughly 18% below weekday levels, and annual turnover sits at 59.5% against a national 45.8%, so the people around your family member change often. The most recent inspection was in February 2025, and the health inspection rating of 4 out of 5 is the strongest of its three CMS scores. For-profit, LLC-owned, 65 beds.

Nurse hours

3.44 /day

Staff turnover

44%

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Birchwood runs on thinner staffing than most Florida nursing homes: 3.44 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, with weekends about 9 percent below its own weekday levels, meaning the thinnest coverage lands when families tend to visit. Turnover sits at 43.8 percent, a touch better than the national 45.8 percent, so aides do stick around slightly longer than average. The bigger concern is the inspection record: 17 deficiencies, one serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy level, and a $49,680 fine. Its last inspection was August 2025, so the record is recent rather than stale. Corporate-owned and for-profit, with 87 beds. Ask about weekend aide coverage and what that harm-level deficiency involved.

Nurse hours

3.85 /day

Staff turnover

34%

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Balanced Healthcare runs 299 certified beds in Saint Petersburg under for-profit LLC ownership, and its staffing numbers are actually its strongest feature, 3.85 nurse hours per resident day sits right at the national average of 3.86, and weekend coverage only dips about 6% below weekdays. Turnover at 34.3% also beats the national 45.8%, meaning fewer caregivers cycling out the door. The trouble shows up everywhere else. Inspectors have cited 28 deficiencies, including 3 at harm or jeopardy level and 2 tied to abuse, with $114,133 in fines across two penalties. Both the health inspection and quality measure ratings sit at 1 out of 5, and the most recent inspection was November 2024.

Nurse hours

3.74 /day

Staff turnover

49%

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Sun Terrace runs about 130 certified beds in Sun City Center under for-profit partnership ownership. Its most recent state inspection, in June 2024, produced 11 deficiencies, none of them at the harm or jeopardy level, and none abuse-related, which matters more than the raw count for a home this size. Staffing sits at 3.74 nurse hours per resident day, just under the 3.86 national average, but weekends drop roughly 15% below the home's own weekday coverage, so a Saturday shift isn't the same as a Tuesday one. Annual turnover is 48.5%, a few points above the national 45.8%. Ask how they cover weekend callouts and how long the current director of nursing has been in place.