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Medicaid nursing homes in Florida

668 of Florida's 694 nursing homes are certified to accept Medicaid — and 668 accept both Medicare and Medicaid, which matters if a rehabilitation stay may turn into a long one.

Why dual certification matters

A stay often begins as Medicare-funded rehabilitation after a hospital admission and becomes long-term care when recovery stalls. If the home takes Medicare but not Medicaid, that transition means a move — at exactly the point when moving is hardest on the resident. Homes certified for both let the payer change without the address changing.

Questions to ask before admission

  • Do you accept Medicaid, and do you limit how many Medicaid residents you take?
  • If my relative spends down and moves onto Medicaid, can they stay in the same room?
  • Do you require a period of private pay before accepting Medicaid? (Ask this in writing.)
  • Who at the home helps families with the Medicaid application?

Best-graded Medicaid homes in Florida

#4
A

99/100

Village On The Isle

Venice, FL · Sarasota County

CMS 5/5 48 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
5.74 /day
Staff turnover
10%
Serious cites
0
#5
A

97/100

Sunnyside Nursing Home

Sarasota, FL · Sarasota County

CMS 5/5 60 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
5.16 /day
Staff turnover
23%
Serious cites
0
#7
A

96/100

Westminster Baldwin Park

Orlando, FL · Orange County

CMS 5/5 40 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
5.45 /day
Staff turnover
20%
Serious cites
0
#8
A

96/100

Renaissance At The Terraces

Bonita Springs, FL · Lee County

CMS 4/5 40 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
5.94 /day
Staff turnover
16%
Serious cites
0
#9
A

96/100

Joseph L Morse Health Center Inc The

West Palm Beach, FL · Palm Beach County

CMS 5/5 230 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.91 /day
Staff turnover
27%
Serious cites
0
#10
A

96/100

Healthpark Care Center

Fort Myers, FL · Lee County

CMS 5/5 112 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
5.69 /day
Staff turnover
15%
Serious cites
0
#11
A

96/100

Fleet Landing

Atlantic Beach, FL · Duval County

CMS 5/5 100 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
5.44 /day
Staff turnover
38%
Serious cites
0
#12
A

96/100

Sarasota Memorial Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

Sarasota, FL · Sarasota County

CMS 5/5 120 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.58 /day
Staff turnover
9%
Serious cites
1

1 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy

#13
A

96/100

John Knox Village Of Pompano Beach

Pompano Beach, FL · Broward County

CMS 4/5 194 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
5.39 /day
Staff turnover
26%
Serious cites
0
#14
A

96/100

River Garden Hebrew Home For The Aged

Jacksonville, FL · Duval County

CMS 5/5 180 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.68 /day
Staff turnover
30%
Serious cites
0
#15
A

94.5/100

Riverside Care Center

Miami, FL · Miami-Dade County

CMS 5/5 120 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.84 /day
Staff turnover
33%
Serious cites
0
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