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B

74/100

Above average

Birchwood Health And Rehabilitation Center

3250 12Th St, Sarasota, FL 34237

CMS 2/5 stars #17 of 30 in Sarasota County (941) 365-4185
Certified beds
87
Occupancy
86%
Ownership
For-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

Our read on Birchwood Health And Rehabilitation Center

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.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing13/30Stability12/15Outcomes9/15Enforcement10/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

13/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →3.71 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.55 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 9% against weekdays

Staff stability

12/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →44% of nursing staff left in the last year

Resident outcomes

9/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →3 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

10/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →No federal fines on record

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day3.44 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBelow average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.55 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBelow average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours3.11 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBelow average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnover43.80%
National average 45.80%Better than average

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: August 7, 2025 (1 year ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

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Common questions about Birchwood Health And Rehabilitation Center

What is the ElderGrade for Birchwood Health And Rehabilitation Center? +

Birchwood Health And Rehabilitation Center holds an ElderGrade of B (74 out of 100), which we describe as "above average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Birchwood Health And Rehabilitation Center? +

Residents receive an average of 3.44 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Birchwood Health And Rehabilitation Center been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does Birchwood Health And Rehabilitation Center accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Birchwood Health And Rehabilitation Center is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.