91/100
Excellent
Gulf Coast Medical Center Skilled Nursing Unit
13960 Plantation Road, Fort Myers, FL 33912
- Certified beds
- 75
- Occupancy
- 96%
- Ownership
- Government
- Accepts
- Medicare
What to ask about before you visit
These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.
$14,521 in federal fines
CMS has fined this facility across 1 penalty action(s).
Last inspection was more than 2 years ago
Ratings here are based on older survey data than at most facilities.
Our read on Gulf Coast Medical Center Skilled Nursing Unit
Gulf Coast Medical Center's skilled nursing unit runs on government ownership through the hospital district, and the numbers show a place that's mostly held together by staffing. At 5.82 nurse hours per resident day, it's about half again the national average, and turnover sits at 19.3% against a national 45.8%, unusually stable for the industry. Weekend coverage dips only about 11% below weekdays. Inspections tell a messier story: a 5-star health inspection rating, but six deficiencies on record, one serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, and a $14,521 fine. The last inspection was August 2023, so the record is dated. Quality measures land at 4 stars. Strong staffing and low turnover are real, but that one harm-level deficiency is the detail worth asking about directly.
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.
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
30/30Citations 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
26/30Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.
- →5.06 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
- →2.94 RN hours per resident per day
- →Weekend staffing drops 11% against weekdays
Staff stability
15/15How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.
- →19% of nursing staff left in the last year
Resident outcomes
12/15The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.
- →4 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating
Enforcement history
8/10Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.
- →$14,521 in federal fines across 1 action(s)
Staffing, against the national average
Full detailHours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.
RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.
The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.
The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.
Recent inspection findings
Last standard health inspection: August 24, 2023 (3 years 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 Gulf Coast Medical Center Skilled Nursing Unit
What is the ElderGrade for Gulf Coast Medical Center Skilled Nursing Unit? +
Gulf Coast Medical Center Skilled Nursing Unit holds an ElderGrade of A (91 out of 100), which we describe as "excellent". 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 Gulf Coast Medical Center Skilled Nursing Unit? +
Residents receive an average of 5.82 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.
Has Gulf Coast Medical Center Skilled Nursing Unit 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 Gulf Coast Medical Center Skilled Nursing Unit accept Medicaid? +
CMS lists this facility as Medicare, so it is not recorded as Medicaid certified. Confirm directly with the home before admission.
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