All 7 Medicare-certified nursing homes in North Miami,
side by side on the things that separate them: how many nursing hours each resident gets, how much of the
staff leaves each year, and what inspectors found on their last visit.
Biscayne Health and Rehabilitation Center runs 98 certified beds in North Miami under for-profit limited liability ownership, and the staffing picture is mixed. At 3.60 nurse hours per resident day, it sits roughly 7% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends dip about 4% below its own weekday levels, so coverage thins out when families tend to visit. Retention is the real strength: 20.5% annual turnover against a national 45.8% means the aides and nurses here tend to stay, which matters more for daily care than a raw hours number suggests. Thirteen deficiencies are on record, none at harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, with a health inspection completed May 14, 2026.
Fountain Manor runs on about 4.12 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 7% above the national average, and its staff turnover of 32.7% sits well under the 45.8% national figure, a sign people tend to stay. Weekend staffing, though, drops about 13% below its own weekday level, so coverage thins when families visit. The current record shows 10 deficiencies, none at the harm level, but 2 are abuse-related, worth asking about directly. Inspections are recent, and the 4/5 health inspection and 5/5 quality ratings carry real weight. It's a for-profit LLC, so ask who owns it and how long they've held it.
The Lilac At Silver Palms runs on thinner nurse coverage than most homes, 3.44 hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, with weekends dipping about 9% below its own weekday levels. That's the kind of gap families notice when a call button goes unanswered on a Sunday. Staff turnover sits at 32.6%, well under the national 45.8%, so the people who are there tend to stay.
The inspection record is mixed: 25 deficiencies, including one at harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse, plus a $35,500 fine. Its last inspection was February 2026. Quality measures score well; actual staffing and the harm-level finding are the things worth asking about directly.
Claridge House runs 3.47 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 10% under the national average, and weekends drop about 11% below its own weekday staffing. The trade-off shows up in retention: 23.2% turnover is about half the national rate, so the same caregivers tend to stay. What pulls the record down is oversight, 31 deficiencies, two serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, and a $24,850 fine, with the most recent inspection in March 2026. For-profit, LLC-owned, 240 beds. Ask about weekend coverage and how those two harm-level issues were resolved.
North Dade runs 245 beds and sits below the national staffing average, about 3.51 nurse hours per resident day against 3.86, with weekends thinner still, roughly a tenth under its own weekday coverage. Turnover at 24.7% is genuinely low next to the 45.8% national figure, so the same caregivers tend to stay. The inspection record is the harder part: 50 deficiencies, seven at harm or jeopardy level, two tied to abuse, and $128,281 in fines across three penalties. The most recent inspection was January 28, 2026, so the findings are current, not stale. Strong quality scores and stable staff don't cancel out a citation history that serious.
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.
Villa Maria Nursing Center runs 212 certified beds in North Miami as a nonprofit, and its 23.6% annual staff turnover is roughly half the national rate, that kind of retention usually means a steadier crew than most homes manage. Nurse staffing sits at 3.77 hours per resident day, about 2% under the national average, and weekends dip another 7% below its own weekday levels, so coverage thins out when families tend to visit. The inspection record is the trouble spot: 23 deficiencies, three at harm or jeopardy level, one abuse-related, and $161,110 in fines, with the most recent inspection in July 2025. Ask about those harm-level findings specifically.