SANDGATE GARDENS REHAB AND NURSING CENTER
Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since 1981-03-17, SANDGATE GARDENS REHAB AND NURSING CENTER is a 107-bed nursing home in FORT PIERCE, Florida, averaging 102.6 residents a day.
Has SANDGATE GARDENS REHAB AND NURSING CENTER been cited for violations?
CMS lists 45 health-inspection deficiencies for SANDGATE GARDENS REHAB AND NURSING CENTER since 2022-08-25, 34 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is E; the most recent health inspection was 2025-11-03.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-03 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| 2025-04-18 | F0803, F0805 | Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. / Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. | E |
| 2025-04-18 | F0561, F0636, F0638, F0641, F0676, F0677, F0684, F0690, F0697, F0756, F0758, F0761, F0880, F0881, F0883 | Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. / Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. / Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. / 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. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | D |
| 2025-01-15 | F0686 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | E |
| 2023-12-21 | F0561, F0584, F0925 | Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. / 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. / Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. | E |
| 2023-12-21 | F0656, F0677, F0689, F0693, F0697, F0726, F0755, F0757, F0761, F0770, F0909 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. / Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. / 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. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. / Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents. / Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame. | D |
| 2023-08-31 | F0842 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D |
| 2022-08-25 | F0657, F0880, F0886 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff. | E |
| 2022-08-25 | F0558, F0584, F0641, F0690, F0692, F0695, F0698, F0770 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / 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. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents. | D |
How is SANDGATE GARDENS REHAB AND NURSING CENTER staffed relative to the FL average?
| Measure | This facility | FL average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.52322 | 3.82350 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 57.6 | 41.4 |
| Average number of residents per day | 102.6 | 108.9 |
Who owns SANDGATE GARDENS REHAB AND NURSING CENTER, and what chain is it in?
SANDGATE GARDENS REHAB AND NURSING CENTER is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name LAUREL POINT CARE ACQUISITION LLC and belongs to the ASTON HEALTH chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | LP CARE HOLDINGS LLC | since 05/07/2018 |
| 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | CITADEL CARE GROUP LLC | since 05/07/2018 |
| INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | GUTMAN, SAMUEL | since 05/07/2018 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | BANNISTER, GERRI, CULBERTH, BRITTNEY, JOHNSON, DES, WILDES, DONNA, ZIMMER, SUZAN | since 05/13/2025 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | ASTON HEALTHCARE LLC, JOHNSON, DES, WILDES, DONNA, ZIMMER, SUZAN | since 01/01/2022 |
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