BLUE RIDGE HEALTHCARE

Nurse hours

4.29 /day

Staff turnover

n/a

Serious cites

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Eagle Lake Nursing and Rehab in Saint Petersburg is a 59-bed for-profit home, and its biggest strength is nurse staffing: about 4.29 hours per resident day, roughly 11% above the national average. That's real, but it's not enough to offset everything else. The health inspection rating sits at 1 out of 5, with 49 deficiencies on the current record, six of them serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, and one abuse-related. Two fines total $312,600, the last inspection was August 2024, and weekend staffing drops about 6% below weekdays. When a home has strong hours but this many inspection problems, the staffing isn't translating into safe care.

Nurse hours

3.00 /day

Staff turnover

49%

Serious cites

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Brookview runs on 3.00 nurse hours per resident day, about 22% under the national average, and weekends drop roughly another 12% below its own weekday staffing. That thin coverage shows up in the inspection record: 14 deficiencies, 4 serious enough to put residents in harm's way, 3 tied to abuse, and $42,599 in fines. Staff turnover sits at 49%, slightly worse than the 45.8% national figure, so the people providing care keep changing. The last inspection was January 8, 2026, meaning the record is current, not old news. This is a for-profit LLC with 132 certified beds, and the pattern across staffing, turnover, and serious deficiencies is consistent rather than a one-time slip.

Nurse hours

2.89 /day

Staff turnover

75%

Serious cites

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Buchanan Healthcare Center runs 60 beds under corporate ownership, and its biggest problem shows up in the staffing numbers. At 2.89 nurse hours per resident each day, it sits about a quarter below the national average of 3.86, and turnover runs at 74.5%, well past the 45.8% typical elsewhere. Weekend coverage dips slightly below its own weekday level, so there's no surge to catch up. The good news: 15 deficiencies on record, but none at the harm level and none abuse-related, and the last inspection was in March 2025. So the care isn't dangerous on paper, it's thin. Quality and staffing star ratings both sit at 1/5, which tells you the shortfalls are consistent, not one bad month.