Nursing home
Brookwood Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
1990 S Canal Drive, Homestead, FL 33035 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Benjamin Landa (54 facilities) · 180 certified beds
Brookwood Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Homestead, Florida. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.92 hours per resident per day, above the Florida average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Aug 28, 2025 cited 9 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $27,749In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Brookwood Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center compares
This facility vs. the Florida and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Florida avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.92 | 3.86 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.28 | 0.73 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.44 | 2.34 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 48.4% | 42.3% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 9.0 | 7.3 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $27,749, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Brookwood Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Environmental Deficiencies · Aug 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Aug 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Administration Deficiencies · Aug 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Administration Deficiencies · Aug 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Environmental Deficiencies · Aug 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Apr 25, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Environmental Deficiencies · Apr 25, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 25, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 1990 S Canal Drive
Homestead, FL 33035 - CMS certification #
- 105550
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 180
- Avg residents/day
- 165.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1987-03-10
- Chain
- Benjamin Landa (54 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Benjamin Landa
Benjamin Landa operates 54 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Benjamin Landa facilities →
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Brookwood Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2016
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation Zone C
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Feb 25, 2016 to Feb 24, 2018. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $22,728 owed to 61 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Signature HealthCARE of Brookwood Gardens (LP Homestead, LLC). Case 1841195.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Homestead Hospital, Homestead. 2.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Homestead Manor A Palace Community, Homestead. 2.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Today'S Home Health Services, Inc, Homestead. 2.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Publix. 1.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 33035 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Keys Gate Dialysis, Homestead, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc- Ocean Sound Dialysis, Homestead, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Homestead Artificial Kidney Center, Homestead, 2.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 11 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 33035.
Opus Care Of South Florida, office in Miami, 18.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Continuum Care Of Miami Dade LLC, office in Miami, 23.9 miles away, straight line
Gentiva, office in Miami, 24.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Baptist Health Medical Group Physicians LLC, South Miami. 19.5 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Hurricane evacuation zone
- Zone C (Miami-dade C) on the Florida Know Your Zone evacuation zones. (Florida Division of Emergency Management, map updated Sep 19, 2026)
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: very low. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding relatively low, coastal flooding relatively low, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | No kitchen matched |
| Florida AHCA generator status | Oct 15, 2026 | Not matched |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | See above | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Brookwood Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Brookwood Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Brookwood Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center staffed?
Brookwood Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center reports 3.92 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Florida average of 3.86.
Has Brookwood Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 9 deficiencies.
How many beds does Brookwood Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center have?
Brookwood Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is certified for 180 beds.