Compiled from official CMS federal data
BROOKWOOD GARDENS REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTE, HOMESTEAD, FL — Violations & Inspection Reports
Does BROOKWOOD GARDENS REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTE have a federal violation or abuse history?
According to the public federal record on file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), BROOKWOOD GARDENS REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTE (CCN 105550), in HOMESTEAD, FL, has federal inspection findings.
In its current inspection cycle, CMS cited the facility for 9 deficiencies; the most severe is rated F — which CMS classifies as "potential for harm," a level below actual harm (risk, but no harm confirmed). The latest standard health inspection on file is dated 2025-08-28. Earlier-cycle citations appear in the dated timeline below as historical, not current. CMS has $27,749 in civil money penalties on file against the facility. The record also includes 1 abuse- or neglect-related citation in CMS's "Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation" family (F600-series; most recent Apr 2024). This page restates the federal record and draws no conclusion of its own.
Abuse-, fall-, and care-related findings on the federal record
- 1 citation in CMS's "Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation" family (F600-series) — most recent Apr 2024.
- 1 pressure-ulcer care citation (F686) — the consumer term is "bedsores"; most recent Dec 2022.
- 3 findings on file from complaint-triggered inspections.
Every figure above restates CMS’s own dated record; this page draws no conclusion of its own. Strict state filing deadlines can apply to nursing-home injury claims — a licensed attorney in your state can review this record.
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CMS has $27,749 in civil money penalties on file against this facility.
Below is this facility's federal inspection record as on file with CMS.
Scope & Severity — current cycle
CMS's own A–L scope/severity grid. Plotted cells mark this facility's most recent (current-cycle) citations.
Civil money penalties on file
$27,749
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About this record: Federal nursing-home surveys are conducted on a recurring cycle by state survey agencies acting on CMS's behalf, and the figures on this page are compiled from CMS's published provider data, as on file with CMS; the federal record may understate what actually occurred, and inspection findings are point-in-time survey results, not a determination that any specific resident was harmed.
Deficiency timeline
Citations are listed by scope/severity (most severe first), not chronologically; each entry is labeled current-cycle or historical.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
34 more citations on file — Pressure ulcers 1 · Medication & pharmacy 3 · Resident rights 8 · Other citations 20 (expand)
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
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.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
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 a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
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.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.
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 appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
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 activities to meet all resident's needs.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Overall CMS star rating
This facility: 2 · CMS state average: 3.3
Both figures as published by CMS.
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Making sense of a CMS inspection record
CMS scores every citation on a grid from A to L, combining how widespread a finding was with how serious it was. A–C is a deficiency CMS classifies as no harm; D–F as the potential for harm; G–I as actual harm that reached a resident; and J–L as immediate jeopardy, CMS’s most serious level. Later letters mark more serious findings.
Three questions to ask on a tour
- How is the home staffed on nights, weekends, and holidays?
- What happens when a resident’s condition changes suddenly?
- How, and how quickly, are families told about an incident?