For profit - Individual ·
120 certified beds ·
Medicare and Medicaid
· Part of Hearthstone Senior Communities (8 facilities)
4
Overall CMS Rating
★★★★☆
Emerald Coast Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.25 hours per resident per day, below the Florida average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Sep 25, 2025 cited 3 deficiencies.
2 fines totaling $17,114 in CMS records.
2 total penalties
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CMS Quality Ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars = highest quality.
Overall Rating
★★★★☆ 4/5
Health Inspections
★★★★☆ 4/5
Staffing
★★★☆☆ 3/5
Quality Measures
★★★☆☆ 3/5
Long-Stay QM
★★★★★ 5/5
Short-Stay QM
★☆☆☆☆ 1/5
How Emerald Coast 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
Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day)
3.25
3.86
3.89
below avg
RN staffing (hrs/resident/day)
0.52
0.73
0.68
below avg
Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day)
2.03
2.34
2.34
below avg
Nursing staff turnover
46.7%
42.3%
46.4%
above avg
Deficiencies cited, last inspection
3.0
7.3
9.5
below avg
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
3.25
Total Nurse Hrs/Resident/Day
0.52
RN Hrs/Resident/Day
0.70
LPN Hrs/Resident/Day
2.03
Aide Hrs/Resident/Day
3.12
Weekend Nurse Hrs/Resident/Day
Staff Turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is ~60%.
Total Nursing Staff
46.7%
Registered Nurses
57.1%
Administrator Changes1 in last year
Recent Health Inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Sep 25, 2025
Most Recent Inspection Date
3
Total Deficiencies Found
12
Health Inspection Score
2
Number of Fines
What inspectors found at Emerald Coast 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
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 25, 2025
Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 25, 2025
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 · Sep 25, 2025
Potential for harm
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.Administration Deficiencies · Jul 18, 2024
Potential for harm
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jul 18, 2024
Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jul 18, 2024
Potential for harm
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual DisabilitiesResident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jul 18, 2024
Potential for harm
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jul 18, 2024
Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jul 18, 2024
Actual harm
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 26, 2024
Actual harm
Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 26, 2024
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 13, 2023
About This Facility
Address
114 Third Street Se Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548
CMS Certification #
105265
Ownership
For profit - Individual
Certified Beds
120
Avg Residents/Day
100.9
Provider Type
Medicare and Medicaid
First Certified
1973-08-07
Chain
Hearthstone Senior Communities (8 facilities)
Setting
Urban
Part of Hearthstone Senior Communities
8
Facilities Nationwide
Hearthstone Senior Communities operates 8 nursing facilities across the United States.
CMS gives Emerald Coast Center an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
Emerald Coast Center reports 3.25 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Florida average of 3.86.
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
Emerald Coast Center is certified for 120 beds.
Admissions at Emerald Coast Center
For admissions, availability and rehab questions, call (850) 243-6134. If a parent is leaving the hospital, the hospital discharge planner can also check which nursing homes have a bed.
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