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Nursing home safety in Florida

Florida has 659 Medicare-certified nursing homes. They average 3.25 out of 5 CMS stars (0.27 better than the national average), carry 19.9 health-inspection citations each, and 49 are listed with an abuse icon by CMS in this source snapshot. Federal penalties total $17,721,990. CMS abuse-icon records and a separate star-record sample are named below.

Source: CMS Care Compare — Provider Information released 2026-08-06; source data last modified 2026-07-29. Free to cite with attribution to Haven.

CMS source snapshot: 20 days old. These are historical CMS fields from a dated source release, not live proof of availability, certification status, an inspection outcome, or an individual's care fit.

Nursing homes
659
656 with a CMS rating
Average rating
3.25 / 5
0.27 better than the national average
Flagged for abuse
49
7.4% of homes · national 9.9%
Federal penalties
$17,721,990
16 on Special Focus

Staffing in Florida averages 3.83 nurse hours per resident per day (0.06 worse than the national average). Citations average 19.9 per home (10.4 better than the national average)— though citation counts reflect how aggressively a state's survey agency inspects, so they compare poorly across state lines.

Florida homes listed with a CMS abuse icon

CMS applies this icon when a facility was cited for abuse-related deficiencies on a recent inspection. It is a serious signal, not a verdict — read the specific citations in the linked record and ask the administrator directly.

Special Focus Facilities in Florida

CMS's own list of homes with a persistent record of poor care. They are inspected about twice as often as other facilities and can be terminated from Medicare and Medicaid if they do not improve.

CMS four- and five-star records in Florida

Four and five-star homes with no abuse flag and no Special Focus status in this CMS snapshot. The first 10 are shown in neutral name order; these source fields are not a Haven recommendation.

CommunityCityCMS starsNurse hrs/day
Abbey Delray South (opens the official CMS Care Compare record)Delray Beach44.15527
Addington Place at College Harbor (opens the official CMS Care Compare record)Saint Petersburg54.13187
Advanced Care Center (opens the official CMS Care Compare record)Clearwater43.50081
Alliance Health and Rehabilitation Center (opens the official CMS Care Compare record)Deland54.10314
Anchor Care & Rehabilitation Center (opens the official CMS Care Compare record)Palm Bay43.49283
Arabella Health & Wellness of Pensacola (opens the official CMS Care Compare record)Pensacola43.4889
Arbor Trail Rehab and Skilled Nursing Center (opens the official CMS Care Compare record)Inverness53.49697
Arcadia Health and Rehabilitation Center (opens the official CMS Care Compare record)Pensacola53.75504
Ardie R Copas State Veterans Nursing Home (opens the official CMS Care Compare record)Port Saint Lucie55.93566
Athens Post Acute LLC (opens the official CMS Care Compare record)Deland43.48195

Largest federal penalties in Florida

Civil monetary penalties follow serious deficiencies. A large fine history is a question to raise, not an automatic disqualification — some homes correct course, and the citations tell you which.

Florida nursing homes: common questions

How many nursing homes in Florida have been flagged for abuse?

49 of 659 CMS-certified nursing homes in Florida (7.4%) are listed with the federal abuse icon in the CMS snapshot used for this report. CMS applies the icon when a facility has been cited for abuse-related deficiencies on a recent inspection. The national rate in this same snapshot is 9.9%. Every listed home is named on this page.

What is the average nursing home rating in Florida?

Florida nursing homes average 3.25 out of 5 on the CMS overall star rating, across 656 rated facilities. The national average is 2.98. Staffing averages 3.83 total nurse hours per resident per day versus 3.89 nationally.

Which nursing homes in Florida are on the Special Focus list?

16 Florida facilities are designated a Special Focus Facility or candidate — CMS's list of homes with a persistent record of poor care, which face roughly double the normal inspection frequency and possible termination from Medicare and Medicaid. They are listed by name on this page.

How much have Florida nursing homes been fined?

Federal civil monetary penalties against Florida nursing homes total $17,721,990 in the CMS release used for this report. Fines follow serious deficiencies, so a large penalty history is worth asking a facility about directly — they are required to discuss their inspection record with you.

Worried about a specific home in Florida?

Open a named home's linked CMS record to review the source fields behind this report, then use the assessment and comparison tools to prepare questions, then confirm current price, availability, and care acceptance directly with each home.

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