All 23 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Sarasota,
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.
Crescent Health And Rehabilitation Center runs 140 beds in Sarasota under for-profit LLC ownership, and the numbers behind its record deserve a close look. Nurse staffing sits at 3.47 hours per resident day, roughly 10% under the national average, and weekends run about 10% thinner than weekdays, so coverage is thinnest exactly when families tend to visit. Annual turnover of 64.4% is well above the 45.8% national figure, meaning the people caring for your relative are likely to change often. The health inspection record is the real concern: a 1-out-of-5 star rating, 20 deficiencies with two at harm or jeopardy level, and one fine of $26,534.
The inspection record is the place to start here: 23 deficiencies, four of them serious enough to cause actual harm, five tied to abuse. Two fines add up to more than $427,000. This is a nonprofit home, but that hasn't kept it out of trouble, the most recent inspection was in January 2025, so the findings are current, not stale.
Nurse staffing of 3.27 hours per resident day sits about 15% under the national average, and weekends run slightly thinner than weekdays. Annual turnover of 56% is well above the 45.8% norm, which makes it harder to hold onto consistent caregivers.
For families weighing this one, the harm-level and abuse-related findings matter more than any single rating.
Aviata At Beneva runs about 3.6 nursing hours per resident per day, roughly 7% under the national average, and weekend coverage drops another 9% below its own weekday level. That thinner weekend staffing matters because the home carries 30 deficiencies on its current record, including six at the harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse, with $110,129 in fines across two events. CMS has placed it in the Special Focus Facility program, and the health inspection rating sits at 1 out of 5 despite a 4 out of 5 on quality measures. Staff turnover runs near 50%, above the national figure, so the people at the bedside keep changing even as the paperwork looks better than the building does.