SPACE COAST HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER
SPACE COAST HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER is a 120-bed nursing home in MERRITT ISLAND, Florida. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1978-07-01. It averages 109.0 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at SPACE COAST HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER?
CMS lists 39 health-inspection deficiencies for SPACE COAST HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER since 2021-06-17, 24 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is J; the most recent health inspection was 2025-08-02.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-02 | F0600, F0635, F0726 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Provide doctor's orders for the resident's immediate care at the time the resident was admitted. / Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. | J |
| 2025-08-02 | F0609, F0610, F0867 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | E |
| 2025-01-17 | F0568, F0584, F0814, F0867, F0880 | Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home. / Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. / Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. / Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2025-01-17 | F0550, F0554, F0583, F0585, F0677, F0679, F0685, F0694, F0756, F0758 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. / Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. / Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. | D |
| 2024-05-16 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| 2024-03-28 | F0610 | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | D |
| 2024-02-13 | F0755 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | E |
| 2023-05-19 | F0689, F0812, F0814, F0837, F0908 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. / Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility. / Keep all essential equipment working safely. | E |
| 2023-05-19 | F0585, F0644, F0645, F0694 | Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. / Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. / PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities / Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. | D |
| 2021-06-17 | F0554, F0584, F0585, F0623, F0655, F0686 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. / Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. / Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. / Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | D |
Why was SPACE COAST HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER fined 4 times?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-02 | Fine | $117,940 |
| 2023-12-11 | Fine | $7,409 |
| 2023-11-20 | Fine | $1,764 |
| 2023-10-30 | Fine | $1,776 |
How is SPACE COAST HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER staffed relative to the FL average?
| Measure | This facility | FL average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.28844 | 3.82350 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 55.0 | 41.4 |
| Average number of residents per day | 109.0 | 108.9 |
Who owns SPACE COAST HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER, and what chain is it in?
SPACE COAST HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name ISLAND OPERATING LLC and belongs to the EXCELSIOR CARE GROUP chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | ISLAND HOLDCO LLC | since 09/05/2023 |
| 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | MILLER, YOCHEVED | since 09/05/2023 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | ZAHLER, JACOB | since 09/05/2023 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | ZAHLER, JACOB | since 09/05/2023 |
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