The 10 Worst Nursing Homes in Florida

Finding the Right Nursing Home in Florida: Why It Matters

When it comes to choosing a nursing home for your loved ones in Florida, it's crucial to have access to accurate and comprehensive information. Our "Worst Nursing Homes in Florida" page aims to provide you with insights into the facilities that have fallen short in various aspects of care. Understanding these ratings can help you make more informed decisions and ensure the well-being of those who matter most.

Top Worst Nursing Homes in Florida

Our state rankings highlight the nursing homes in Florida that have received the lowest quality scores based on a variety of factors, including health inspections, staffing levels, and resident care. These scores are designed to give you a clear picture of which facilities may require closer scrutiny.

Factors Considered:

• Health and safety inspections
• Staffing ratios
• Resident care and outcomes
• Compliance with federal and state regulations

Our scoring methodology is transparent and designed to provide an unbiased look at each facility's performance. Nursing Homes with the warning icon () have been flagged by CMS for abuse.

Disclaimer: Our rankings are based on data collected from reputable sources, including government reports and independent evaluations. While we strive for accuracy, we encourage you to visit facilities and conduct your own research before making any decisions.

Worst Nursing Homes in Florida By City

Every city in Florida has its own set of challenges and standards when it comes to nursing home care. To help you find the information most relevant to your location, we've compiled city-specific rankings of the worst-rated nursing homes. Click on the links below to explore the detailed lists for each city.

Worst Nursing Homes in Miami

• Gardens Nursing and Rehab Center (298.25)
  • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (2026-05-14)
  • Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. (2026-05-14)
• St Annes Nursing Center, St Annes Residence Inc (62)
  • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (2026-01-19)
  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. (2026-01-13)
• Azure Shores Rehab (59)
  • Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. (2026-05-13)
  • 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. (2026-05-13)
• Coral Reef Subacute Care Center LLC (56.75)
  • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (2026-01-02)
  • Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. (2025-07-04)
• Miami Shores Nursing and Rehab Center (49)
  • Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. (2025-07-24)
  • 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. (2025-07-24)
• Sierra Lakes Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (48)
  • Have properly installed hallway dispensers for alcohol-based hand rub. (2026-02-14)
  • Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed. (2026-02-14)
• Pines Nursing Home (39.75)
  • Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. (2025-05-29)
  • Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements. (2025-05-29)
• University Health and Rehabilitation Center (36)
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (2026-05-11)
  • Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements. (2025-06-22)
• Miami Jewish Health Systems, Inc (33)
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (2026-04-13)
  • Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. (2025-10-31)
• Jackson Memorial Long Term Care Center (32)
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (2026-03-27)
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (2025-09-14)

Worst Nursing Homes in Tampa

• Aviata at The Bay (224.25)
  • Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident?s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times. (2026-02-11)
  • Meet other general requirements. (2024-07-26)
• Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center of Tampa (168.5)
  • Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. (2026-05-07)
  • Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions. (2025-05-09)
• Aviata at Fletcher (110.5)
  • Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. (2026-02-05)
  • Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. (2025-10-30)
• Vivo Healthcare Gandy (107.25)
  • 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. (2026-04-25)
  • Honor 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. (2026-03-01)
• Bayshore Pointe Nursing and Rehab Center (82)
  • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (2026-05-11)
  • Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. (2024-10-31)
• Fairway Oaks Center (78)
  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. (2026-03-21)
  • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. (2026-03-21)
• Elon Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (72)
  • Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. (2026-05-02)
  • Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home. (2025-03-19)
• The Bristol Care Center (71)
  • Honor 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. (2026-02-05)
  • Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death. (2026-02-05)
• Blue Palms Health and Rehabilitation Center at Fle (67)
  • Honor 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. (2026-04-13)
  • Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. (2024-07-12)
• Ybor City Center For Rehabilitation and Healing (65)
  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. (2026-03-23)
  • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. (2026-01-16)

Worst Nursing Homes in Orlando

• Orlando Health and Rehabilitation Center (204)
  • Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. (2026-05-10)
  • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (2025-11-15)
• Rehabilitation Center of Orlando (106.75)
  • Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. (2026-02-22)
  • 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. (2026-02-22)
• Conway Lakes Health and Rehabilitation Center (87.5)
  • 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. (2025-10-08)
  • Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. (2025-10-08)
• Alwyn C Cashe State Veterans Nursing Home (86)
  • Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made. (2026-02-16)
  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (2026-02-16)
• Guardian Care Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (74.75)
  • Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. (2025-04-12)
  • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (2025-04-12)
• Lotus Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (61)
  • Honor 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. (2025-07-26)
  • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (2025-07-26)
• Delaney Park Health and Rehabilitation Center (57)
  • Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements. (2025-08-18)
  • Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. (2025-08-18)
• Aviata at Rosewood (52)
  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (2025-11-14)
  • 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. (2025-11-14)
• Westminster Towers (49.75)
  • Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. (2025-04-02)
  • Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted (2025-04-02)
• Hunters Creek Nursing and Rehab Center (44)
  • Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. (2025-01-19)
  • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (2025-01-19)

Worst Nursing Homes in Jacksonville

• Westside Oaks Rehabilitation and Nursing Center (650)
  • Meet requirements for operating features, such as evacuation plans, fire drills, smoking regulations, draperies, decorations and the inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors. (2026-04-23)
  • Provide a written emergency evacuation plan. (2026-04-23)
• Bartram Crossing (247)
  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (2026-05-11)
  • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (2026-05-11)
• The Grove Health and Rehab Ctr (219.25)
  • Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money. (2026-04-13)
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (2026-04-13)
• Arcadia Care Jacksonville (178.5)
  • 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. (2026-03-10)
  • 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. (2024-12-19)
• Prairie Village Healthcare Ctr (115.25)
  • Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. (2026-05-15)
  • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. (2026-05-15)
• Twin Oaks Health and Rehabilitation Center (82.25)
  • Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system. (2026-01-05)
  • Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes. (2026-01-05)
• Woodland Hills Healthcare and Rehabilitation (81)
  • Implement emergency and standby power systems. (2025-01-17)
  • Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems. (2025-01-17)
• Cedar Hill Nursing and Rehab Center (76.5)
  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (2024-09-23)
  • 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. (2024-09-23)
• Jacksonville Skld Nur and Rehab (72)
  • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (2025-09-27)
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (2025-09-02)
• Jacksonville Rehabilitation and Nursing (67)
  • Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. (2025-06-19)
  • Include a process for Emergency Preparedness collaboration. (2024-08-25)

Worst Nursing Homes in Sarasota

• Aviata at Beneva (834)
  • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (2026-02-09)
  • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (2026-02-09)
• Crescent Health and Rehabilitation Center (179)
  • 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. (2025-02-07)
  • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. (2024-10-11)
• Indian Beach Nursing and Rehab Center (153)
  • Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. (2026-02-02)
  • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (2026-02-02)
• Sarasota Health and Rehabilitation Center (144)
  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (2025-12-30)
  • Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. (2025-12-30)
• Springs at Lake Pointe Woods (103.25)
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (2025-07-22)
  • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (2025-07-22)
• Vivo Healthcare Meadows (101.75)
  • Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. (2026-02-27)
  • Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights. (2026-01-23)
• Aviata at Sarasota (96)
  • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (2026-02-10)
  • Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. (2026-02-10)
• Creekside Health and Rehabilitation Center (72)
  • Protect each resident from separation (from other residents, his/her room, or confinement to his/her room). (2026-03-06)
  • Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money. (2026-03-06)
• Birchwood Health and Rehabilitation Center (54)
  • 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. (2026-03-12)
  • 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. (2025-09-07)
• Harborview Sarasota (44)
  • Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. (2026-02-13)
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (2026-01-09)

Related Lists and Resources

While it's important to be aware of the lowest-rated facilities, we also provide resources to help you find the best care available. Check out our other lists to find top-rated nursing homes and facilities that excel in specific areas.

• Best Nursing Homes in Florida
• Analysis of Nursing Homes in Florida

Making Informed Decisions

Understanding our rankings and how they are derived can empower you to make better choices for your loved ones. Remember, a low rating in one area doesn't necessarily mean a facility is entirely unsuitable; it's a starting point for further investigation.

Tips for Evaluating Nursing Homes in Florida:

• Schedule visits to potential facilities
• Speak with staff and residents
• Review recent inspection reports
• Consider the specific needs of your loved one

Disclaimer: NursingHomeDatabase.com does not have a relationship, either commercial or otherwise, with any of the skilled nursing facilities referred to on this site. This is an independent resource that tries to make more and better information available to the public.

More Resources for Families

Navigating the world of nursing home care can be overwhelming. Here are some resources to help you make the best decisions for your family:

• The Role of Family in Nursing Home Care
• Navigating Medicaid for Nursing Home Care
• How to Handle a Nursing Home Discharge
• Understanding Nursing Home Ratings and What They Mean
• Questions to Ask During a Nursing Home Visit