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Space Coast Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center

Nursing home in Merritt Island, FL

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

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Public-record details

Address
125 Alma Blvd, Merritt Island, FL 32953
Phone
(321) 453-0202
Listed under
For-profit
Medicare CCN
105325
Overall star rating
1 of 5 ★☆☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
1 of 5
Staffing rating
2 of 5
Quality measures rating
4 of 5
Certified beds
120
Average residents per day
109
Ownership
For-profit, corporation
Legal business name
Island Operating LLC
Chain
Excelsior Care Group (33 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Jul 1, 1978
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 105325. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Jan 17, 2025. CMS lists 39 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Jun 17, 2021 to Aug 2, 2025): 10 from complaint inspections, 3 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 3 at “immediate jeopardy”. 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.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Aug 2, 2025Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Aug 2, 2025Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Aug 2, 2025Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Administration · complaint inspection		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Aug 2, 2025Protect 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		J
Immediate jeopardy, isolated
Aug 2, 2025Provide doctor's orders for the resident's immediate care at the time the resident was admitted.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection		J
Immediate jeopardy, isolated
Aug 2, 2025Ensure 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		J
Immediate jeopardy, isolated
Jan 17, 2025Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 17, 2025Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 17, 2025Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 17, 2025Honor 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.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 17, 2025Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 17, 2025Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 39. 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 4 fines totalling $128,889 in the last three years.

Aug 2, 2025Fine: $117,940
Dec 11, 2023Fine: $7,409
Nov 20, 2023Fine: $1,764
Oct 30, 2023Fine: $1,776

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
3.29 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.41 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.15 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.11 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
55%
RN turnover (yearly)
65%

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.

Other nursing homes in Merritt Island

Solaris Healthcare Merritt Island500 Crockett Blvd · Merritt Island, FL 32954 · (321) 454-4035 · Nonprofit22 health citations in 3 inspection cycles · last standard inspection Aug 22, 2024 · no CMS fines in 3 yrsMedicare & Medicaid certified3★ overall (CMS)The Terrace at Courtenay Springs1100 South Courtenay Parkway · Merritt Island, FL 32952 · (321) 452-1233 · For-profit25 health citations in 3 inspection cycles · last standard inspection Apr 16, 2026 · no CMS fines in 3 yrsMedicare & Medicaid certified3★ overall (CMS)

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