Nursing home
Hawthorne Center for Rehab & Healing of Sarasota
5381 Desoto Road, Sarasota, FL 34235 · Map
For profit - Individual · Part of Infinite Care (20 facilities) · 120 certified beds
Hawthorne Center for Rehab & Healing of Sarasota is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Sarasota, Florida. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.70 hours per resident per day, below the Florida average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Mar 28, 2024 cited 1 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $8,512In 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 Hawthorne Center for Rehab & Healing of Sarasota 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) | 3.70 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.67 | 0.73 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.20 | 2.34 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 27.5% | 42.3% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 1.0 | 7.3 | 9.5 | below 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 March 28, 2024 inspection was corrected by April 28, 2024
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $8,512, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Hawthorne Center for Rehab & Healing of Sarasota
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual 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 · Mar 28, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Environmental Deficiencies · May 12, 2022 - 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 · May 12, 2022 - Potential for harm
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.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 12, 2022 - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · May 12, 2022
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
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 Deficiencies · May 12, 2022 - Potential for harm
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 Deficiencies · May 12, 2022 - 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 · May 12, 2022 - 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 · Oct 29, 2020 - Potential for harm
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 Deficiencies · Oct 29, 2020 - Potential for harm
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 29, 2020 - Potential for harm
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 29, 2020
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
- 5381 Desoto Road
Sarasota, FL 34235 - CMS certification #
- 106098
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 113.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2013-04-04
- Chain
- Infinite Care (20 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Infinite Care
Infinite Care operates 20 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Infinite Care facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Hawthorne Center for Rehab & Healing of Sarasota says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Residents receive 24/7 nursing care, support with daily activities, and a full range of amenities to enhance daily life.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Private and semi-private rooms, shared spaces, and amenities designed to support daily comfort and routine.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Lakewood Ranch Medical Center, Bradenton. 2.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Vivo Healthcare Meadows, Sarasota. 1.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Centerwell Home Health, Sarasota. 3.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 34235 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc - North Sarasota Dialysis Center, Univeristy Park, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Manasota Dialysis, Sarasota, 2.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care Lakewood Ranch, Sarasota, 2.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 2 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 34235.
Empath Tidewell Hospice, office in Sarasota, 8.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Affinity Care Of Sarasota, office in Sarasota, 10.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Cornerstone Medical Care Of Brandon LLC, Sun City Center. 23.7 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.
- 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: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively high, inland 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 | 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 | Not matched |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Hawthorne Center for Rehab & Healing of Sarasota a good nursing home?
CMS gives Hawthorne Center for Rehab & Healing of Sarasota an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Hawthorne Center for Rehab & Healing of Sarasota staffed?
Hawthorne Center for Rehab & Healing of Sarasota reports 3.70 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Florida average of 3.86.
Has Hawthorne Center for Rehab & Healing of Sarasota had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Hawthorne Center for Rehab & Healing of Sarasota have?
Hawthorne Center for Rehab & Healing of Sarasota is certified for 120 beds.