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HEARTHSTONE SENIOR COMMUNITIES

Every nursing home CMS records under this group, and how the portfolio performs as a whole. Consistency across a group says more about an operator than any single building.

Homes

8

States

1

Beds

943

Avg score

66.4

Avg turnover

46%

Federal fines

$516,407

Flags across this group

1 of the group's homes carry a CMS abuse icon. 2 homes are in or a candidate for the Special Focus Facility programme.

All 8 homes

B

81/100

Emerald Coast Center

Fort Walton Beach, FL · Okaloosa County

CMS 4/5120 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
3.23 /day
Staff turnover
42%
Serious cites
0

Emerald Coast Center runs 120 certified beds in Fort Walton Beach under individual for-profit ownership, and its nurses deliver 3.23 hours of care per resident each day, roughly 16% under the national average of 3.86. Weekend coverage dips about 4% below the home's own weekday level, so the thinnest shifts come when families tend to visit. Annual turnover of 42.2% is slightly better than the national 45.8%, meaning staff stick around a bit longer than average. Inspectors last visited in September 2025 and cited 15 deficiencies, two serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, with no abuse findings. Two fines totaling $17,114 round out the enforcement record.

B

76/100

Tarpon Bayou Center

Tarpon Springs, FL · Pinellas County

CMS 1/5114 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
3.16 /day
Staff turnover
23%
Serious cites
0

Tarpon Bayou Center runs lean on nurse staffing, 3.16 hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends dip slightly below its own weekday numbers, which matters if your family visits on Saturdays. What stands out in a good way is the 23.1% turnover rate, roughly half the national figure, so the aides and nurses you meet are more likely to still be there next year. The 24 deficiencies on record include none involving harm or abuse, and the single fine of $10,170 is modest for a 114-bed home. The one-star inspection rating reflects a rough survey history, last visited in April 2024, even as the quality and staffing marks land at three stars each.

B

72/100

Boca Ciega Center

Gulfport, FL · Pinellas County

CMS 1/5120 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
3.17 /day
Staff turnover
52%
Serious cites
0

Boca Ciega Center runs about 3.17 nurse hours per resident each day, roughly 18% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends dip another 6% below what the home staffs on weekdays. That thinner coverage matters more given 52.1% annual turnover, higher than the 45.8% national figure, because residents see a rotating cast of caregivers. The health inspection history is the weakest part of the picture: 31 deficiencies on record, one serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy level, though none involve abuse, and the last inspection was May 2024. Quality measures score well, but quality scores reflect resident outcomes, not whether the building is reliably staffed and inspected clean.

C

66/100

Bartow Center

Bartow, FL · Polk County

CMS 2/5120 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
3.20 /day
Staff turnover
50%
Serious cites
0

Bartow Center runs on 3.20 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 17% under the national average of 3.86, and weekend coverage dips another 4% below its own weekday level. That thin margin matters in a 120-bed home, and it shows up in the numbers: 50% annual turnover, higher than the 45.8% national figure, plus 17 deficiencies on the current record. None of those reached harm or jeopardy, and there are no abuse findings, so the problems are mostly paperwork and process rather than immediate danger. The two fines total $8,034. The last inspection was July 30, 2024, so the record is reasonably current, what you're seeing is a home that isn't failing badly, just not staffing or performing like the average.

C

65/100

Lakeland Hills Center

Lakeland, FL · Polk County

CMS 2/5120 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
3.21 /day
Staff turnover
51%
Serious cites
0

Lakeland Hills Center runs on 3.21 nurse staffing hours per resident day, roughly 17% under the national average, and weekends dip below even that. With 50.9% annual turnover, more than half the nursing staff leaves each year, which matters when the health inspection record shows 33 deficiencies, three of them serious enough to put residents in harm's way, plus one tied to abuse. The $139,373 fine and a 1-out-of-5 inspection rating point the same direction. The 5-out-of-5 quality measure score stands out against all of this, but quality measures come from the same understaffed floor. The for-profit limited liability company ownership has a recent inspection on record, so the picture is current, not stale.

C

63/100

Egret Cove Center

Saint Petersburg, FL · Pinellas County

CMS 2/5120 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
3.13 /day
Staff turnover
49%
Serious cites
0

Egret Cove Center runs 120 certified beds in Saint Petersburg as a nonprofit corporation, and its staffing sits at 3.13 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 19% under the national average of 3.86. Weekends dip about 6% below the home's own weekday levels, and annual turnover lands at 49% against a national figure of 45.8%. Inspections show 20 deficiencies on the current record, none at harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, with one fine totaling $5,346 and the most recent survey dated May 2024. CMS rates health inspections and quality measures at 2 out of 5 stars each, staffing at 3. Nothing here suggests danger, but the thin hours and steady churn are worth asking about directly.

D

54/100

Groves Center

Lake Wales, FL · Polk County

120 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
3.52 /day
Staff turnover
58%
Serious cites
0

Abuse icon on record

The Groves Center runs on thinner staffing than most homes nationally, 3.52 nurse hours per resident day against a 3.86 average, and it gets even thinner on weekends. That matters when you consider the rest of the record: 58.2% annual turnover, well above the 45.8% national figure, which means the people caring for residents are often new and still learning the building. Its inspection history is the real concern. Forty-nine deficiencies sit on the current record, eight serious enough to put residents in harm's way, seven tied to abuse. Two fines totaling $291,478 and a place in Medicare's Special Focus Facility program tell you regulators are watching closely. The most recent inspection was February 2026.

D

54/100

Clearwater Center

Clearwater, FL · Pinellas County

CMS 1/5109 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
3.10 /day
Staff turnover
40%
Serious cites
0

Special Focus Facility

Clearwater Center is a 109-bed nonprofit home that federal regulators have placed in the Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for homes with a persistent record of serious problems. Its current file shows 22 deficiencies, three of them at the harm or jeopardy level, plus a $76,496 fine, and its health inspection rating sits at 1 out of 5 stars. Staffing tells its own story: 3.10 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 20 percent under the national average, with weekends running about 6 percent thinner than weekdays. Turnover at 40.2 percent is actually a little better than the national 45.8 percent, so the problem isn't retention so much as how few hands are on deck each day.