South Heritage Health & Rehabilitation Center

Nursing home in Saint Petersburg, FL

Medicare & Medicaid certified1★ overall (CMS)CMS abuse icon

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Public-record details

Address: 718 Lakeview Ave S, Saint Petersburg, FL 33705
Phone: (727) 894-5125
Listed under: Nonprofit
Medicare CCN: 105117
Overall star rating: 1 of 5 ★☆☆☆☆
Health inspection rating: 1 of 5
Staffing rating: 2 of 5
Quality measures rating: 3 of 5
Certified beds: 74
Average residents per day: 59
Ownership: Nonprofit, corporation
Legal business name: Senior Health-South Heritage, LLC
Chain: Senior Health South (8 facilities)
Certified for: Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid: Jun 1, 1982
Changed ownership in last 12 months: No
Continuing care retirement community: No
Located inside a hospital: No
Resident or family council: Resident and family councils
Sprinklers in all required areas: Yes

CMS certification number 105117. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Feb 13, 2025. CMS lists 31 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (May 20, 2021 to Apr 25, 2026): 12 from complaint inspections, 2 at the “actual harm” level or higher. CMS shows its abuse icon for this facility, which it uses for nursing homes cited for abuse at the harm level recently or at the potential-harm level in each of the last two years.

Inspection	Citation	Severity
Apr 25, 2026	Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. Resident Rights · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 25, 2026	Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 25, 2026	Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 15, 2025	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. Resident Rights · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 15, 2025	Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. Pharmacy Service · complaint inspection	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Oct 15, 2025	Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. Infection Control · complaint inspection	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Sep 2, 2025	Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection	G Actual harm, isolated
Apr 25, 2025	Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. Resident Rights · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 25, 2025	Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. Pharmacy Service · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 25, 2025	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. Nursing and Physician Services · complaint inspection	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Apr 25, 2025	Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis. Nursing and Physician Services · complaint inspection	F Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Apr 25, 2025	Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection	G Actual harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 31. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 2 fines totalling $145,109 in the last three years.

Sep 2, 2025	Fine: $54,704
Apr 25, 2025	Fine: $90,405

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day: 3.19 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day: 0.41 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day: 2.03 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends: 3.09 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly): 52%
RN turnover (yearly): 77%
Administrators who left in the past year: 3

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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