Nursing home
Creekside Health and Rehabilitation Center
5511 Swift Road, Sarasota, FL 34231 · Map
For profit - Corporation · 178 certified beds
Creekside Health and Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Sarasota, Florida. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.42 hours per resident per day, below the Florida average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Feb 20, 2025 cited 10 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Creekside Health and Rehabilitation 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) | 3.42 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.50 | 0.73 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.12 | 2.34 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 43.2% | 42.3% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 10.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the February 5, 2026 inspection was corrected by March 6, 2026
What inspectors found at Creekside Health and Rehabilitation 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
Protect each resident from separation (from other residents, his/her room, or confinement to his/her room).
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Feb 5, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Feb 5, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 19, 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 · Feb 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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 Deficiencies · Feb 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 20, 2025 · 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
- 5511 Swift Road
Sarasota, FL 34231 - CMS certification #
- 105454
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 178
- Avg residents/day
- 131.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1984-01-05
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Creekside Health and Rehabilitation Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation Zone C; in FEMA's high-risk flood area (Zone AE); generator: fully implemented permanent generator (Florida AHCA)
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota. 3.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Crescent Health and Rehabilitation Center, Sarasota. 1.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Aveanna Home Health, Sarasota. 1.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 34231 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Kidney Care Sarasota Trails, Sarasota, 1.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Usrc Palmer Ranch Dialysis, Sarasota, 3.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Usrc Sarasota, Sarasota, 3.3 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 2 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 34231.
Affinity Care Of Sarasota, office in Sarasota, 3.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Empath Tidewell Hospice, office in Sarasota, 3.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Legacy Healthcare Services Inc, Englewood. 27.6 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.
- Emergency power
- Fully Implemented Permanent Generator. (Florida AHCA generator status, as of Oct 15, 2026)
- Hurricane evacuation zone
- Zone C (Sarasota C) on the Florida Know Your Zone evacuation zones. (Florida Division of Emergency Management, map updated Sep 19, 2026)
- Flood zone
- Zone AE: 1% annual chance flood area (high risk); base flood elevation set. This is inside FEMA's Special Flood Hazard Area, where flood insurance is required for federally backed mortgages. Base flood elevation 16 Feet NAVD88. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively high, inland flooding relatively low, coastal flooding relatively low, wildfire very 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 | Nothing on record |
| 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 | See above |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | See above | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Creekside Health and Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Creekside Health and Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Creekside Health and Rehabilitation Center staffed?
Creekside Health and Rehabilitation Center reports 3.42 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Florida average of 3.86.
Has Creekside Health and Rehabilitation Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 10 deficiencies.
How many beds does Creekside Health and Rehabilitation Center have?
Creekside Health and Rehabilitation Center is certified for 178 beds.