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B

73/100

Above average

Sun Terrace Health Care Center

105 Trinity Lakes Dr, Sun City Center, FL 33573

CMS 3/5 stars #19 of 30 in Hillsborough County (813) 634-3324
Certified beds
130
Occupancy
96%
Ownership
For-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

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.

  • Last inspection was more than 2 years ago

    Ratings here are based on older survey data than at most facilities.

Our read on Sun Terrace Health Care Center

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.

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.

Inspection30/30Staffing15/30Stability9/15Outcomes9/15Enforcement10/10

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

15/30

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

  • →3.74 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.77 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 15% against weekdays

Staff stability

9/15

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

  • →49% 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 day3.74 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBelow average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.77 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBetter than average

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

Weekend nurse hours3.19 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBelow average

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

Nursing staff turnover48.50%
National average 45.80%Below average

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

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: June 6, 2024 (2 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 Sun Terrace Health Care Center

What is the ElderGrade for Sun Terrace Health Care Center? +

Sun Terrace Health Care Center holds an ElderGrade of B (73 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 Sun Terrace Health Care Center? +

Residents receive an average of 3.74 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Sun Terrace Health Care 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 Sun Terrace Health Care Center accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Sun Terrace Health Care 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.