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Highland Pines Rehabilitation Center

1111 S Highland Ave, Clearwater, FL 33756

Call Highland Pines Rehabilitation Center directly(727) 446-0581

Non profit - Corporation · 115 certified beds · Medicare and Medicaid · Part of Florida Institute For Long-Term Care (18 facilities)

1
Overall
CMS Rating
★☆☆☆☆

Highland Pines Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Clearwater, Florida. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.16 hours per resident per day, below the Florida average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Aug 29, 2024 cited 20 deficiencies. Note: it is a CMS Special Focus Facility under enhanced oversight and it carries a CMS abuse icon.

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Special Focus Facility: SFF Candidate. CMS has identified this facility for enhanced oversight.
3 fines totaling $272,512 in CMS records. 3 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
★☆☆☆☆ 1/5
Health Inspections
★☆☆☆☆ 1/5
Staffing
★★☆☆☆ 2/5
Quality Measures
★★☆☆☆ 2/5
Long-Stay QM
★★★★☆ 4/5
Short-Stay QM
★☆☆☆☆ 1/5

How Highland Pines 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.

MetricThis facilityFlorida avgNational avg
Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day)3.163.863.89below avg
RN staffing (hrs/resident/day)0.400.730.68below avg
Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day)1.982.342.34below avg
Nursing staff turnover47.5%42.3%46.4%above avg
Deficiencies cited, last inspection20.07.39.5above avg

Staffing

Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.

3.16
Total Nurse Hrs/Resident/Day
0.40
RN Hrs/Resident/Day
0.78
LPN Hrs/Resident/Day
1.98
Aide Hrs/Resident/Day
3.00
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
47.5%
Registered Nurses
86.7%
Administrator Changes 1 in last year

Recent Health Inspection

CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.

Aug 29, 2024
Most Recent Inspection Date
20
Total Deficiencies Found
613
Health Inspection Score
3
Number of Fines

What inspectors found at Highland Pines Rehabilitation Center

Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.

  • Actual harm
    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 4, 2026
  • Potential for harm
    Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 4, 2026
  • 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 · Mar 4, 2026
  • Immediate jeopardy
    Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.Administration Deficiencies · Apr 17, 2025
  • Immediate jeopardy
    Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.Administration Deficiencies · Apr 17, 2025
  • Immediate jeopardy
    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 · Apr 17, 2025
  • Immediate jeopardy
    Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care.Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Apr 17, 2025
  • Immediate jeopardy
    Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Apr 17, 2025
  • Potential for harm
    PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual DisabilitiesResident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 29, 2024
  • Potential for harm
    Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 29, 2024
  • Potential for harm
    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 29, 2024
  • Potential for harm
    Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Aug 29, 2024

About This Facility

Address

1111 S Highland Ave
Clearwater, FL 33756

CMS Certification #

105690

Ownership

Non profit - Corporation

Certified Beds

115

Avg Residents/Day

106.9

Provider Type

Medicare and Medicaid

First Certified

1990-02-01

Chain

Florida Institute For Long-Term Care (18 facilities)

Setting

Urban

Part of Florida Institute For Long-Term Care

18
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Frequently asked questions

CMS gives Highland Pines Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.

Highland Pines Rehabilitation Center reports 3.16 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Florida average of 3.86.

Its most recent CMS inspection cited 20 deficiencies. This facility is on CMS's Special Focus list for enhanced oversight.

Highland Pines Rehabilitation Center is certified for 115 beds.

Admissions at Highland Pines Rehabilitation Center

For admissions, availability and rehab questions, call (727) 446-0581. If a parent is leaving the hospital, the hospital discharge planner can also check which nursing homes have a bed.

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