Highland Pines Rehabilitation Center

Nursing home in Clearwater, FL

Medicare & Medicaid certified1★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address: 1111 S Highland Ave, Clearwater, FL 33756
Phone: (727) 446-0581
Listed under: Nonprofit
Medicare CCN: 105690
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: 115
Average residents per day: 107
Ownership: Nonprofit, corporation
Legal business name: Fi-Highland Pines, LLC
Chain: Florida Institute for Long-Term Care (17 facilities)
Certified for: Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid: Feb 1, 1990
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 105690. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Aug 29, 2024. CMS lists 37 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Mar 18, 2021 to Mar 4, 2026): 12 from complaint inspections, 7 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 5 at “immediate jeopardy”.

Inspection	Citation	Severity
Mar 4, 2026	Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 4, 2026	Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 4, 2026	Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection	G Actual harm, isolated
Apr 17, 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	K Immediate jeopardy, pattern
Apr 17, 2025	Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care. Nursing and Physician Services · complaint inspection	K Immediate jeopardy, pattern
Apr 17, 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	K Immediate jeopardy, pattern
Apr 17, 2025	Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results. Administration · complaint inspection	K Immediate jeopardy, pattern
Apr 17, 2025	Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. Administration · complaint inspection	K Immediate jeopardy, pattern
Aug 29, 2024	Honor 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
Aug 29, 2024	Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. Resident Rights	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 29, 2024	Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. Resident Rights	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 29, 2024	Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. Quality of Life and Care	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 37. 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 $196,670 in the last three years.

Apr 17, 2025	Fine: $182,782
Nov 8, 2023	Fine: $13,888

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: 3.13 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day: 0.29 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day: 1.99 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends: 3.04 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly): 49%
RN turnover (yearly): 80%
Administrators who left in the past year: 2

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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