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Nursing Homes in Florida: Ratings, Inspections & Safety Flags

Florida has 694 Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing homes on federal record. Below is the current landscape from the CMS Care Compare database (July 2026 release) — the same data ClearPath decodes and ranks in every family report.

694
Certified facilities
329
Rated 4★ or better
90
Rated 1★ overall
50
Abuse-flagged by CMS
18
Special Focus (worst-performer)

Highest-Rated Nursing Homes in Florida

171 Florida facilities hold a 5-star overall rating — more than fit this list. The ten shown lead within that group on CMS health-inspection, staffing, and quality-measure ratings.

FacilityCityOverallStaffing
Edward J Healey Rehabilitation And Nursing CenterRiviera Beach★★★★★★★★★★
Fleet LandingAtlantic Beach★★★★★★★★★★
Glenridge On Palmer Ranch Inc.Sarasota★★★★★★★★★★
Joseph L Morse Health Center Inc TheWest Palm Beach★★★★★★★★★★
Lodge At Cypress Cove, TheFort Myers★★★★★★★★★★
Majestic OaksOrange City★★★★★★★★★★
Mayflower Healthcare CenterWinter Park★★★★★★★★★★
Premier Place At The GlenviewNaples★★★★★★★★★★
Riviera Health ResortCoral Gables★★★★★★★★★★
St Mark VillagePalm Harbor★★★★★★★★★★

Ranked by CMS overall and staffing star ratings. A ClearPath report goes deeper — inspection citations, fines, staffing turnover, review analysis, and safety-flag screening for every facility in your search area.

Federally Flagged Facilities in Florida

CMS currently flags 50 Florida facilities with an abuse icon and lists 18 in the Special Focus program for persistent quality problems. These designations appear automatically in every ClearPath report and cap a facility’s ranking regardless of its star rating.

FacilityCityFederal Flag
Ansley Cove Healthcare And RehabilitationMaitlandSpecial Focus Abuse Flag
Aventura At The BaySaint PetersburgSpecial Focus
Aviata At BenevaSarasotaSpecial Focus Abuse Flag
Aviata At Big BendPerrySpecial Focus Abuse Flag
Aviata At North FloridaGainesvilleSpecial Focus Abuse Flag
Aviata At Santa BarbaraCape CoralSpecial Focus
Casa Mora Rehabilitation And Extended CareBradentonSpecial Focus Abuse Flag
Clearwater CenterClearwaterSpecial Focus
Concordia ManorSaint PetersburgSpecial Focus Abuse Flag
Dade City Health And Rehabilitation CenterDade CitySpecial Focus Abuse Flag
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Where Florida’s Facilities Are

Jacksonville (33)Miami (25)Saint Petersburg (23)Sarasota (23)Orlando (21)Tampa (18)Pensacola (15)Clearwater (13)Fort Myers (13)Lakeland (12)Boca Raton (11)Naples (11)West Palm Beach (11)Bradenton (10)Daytona Beach (10)Ocala (10)Gainesville (9)Orange Park (8)Tallahassee (8)Deland (7)

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), July 2026 monthly release. Ratings and flags change monthly — ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is independent and accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility.