Nursing home
Melbourne Terrace Rehabilitation Center
251 Florida Ave, Melbourne, FL 32901 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Clear Choice Healthcare (9 facilities) · 179 certified beds
Melbourne Terrace Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Melbourne, Florida. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.47 hours per resident per day, above the Florida average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Dec 5, 2024 cited 6 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $15,646In CMS records: 2 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Melbourne Terrace 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) | 4.47 | 3.86 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.69 | 0.73 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.51 | 2.34 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 44.6% | 42.3% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 6.0 | 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 December 5, 2024 inspection was corrected by January 5, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $15,646, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Melbourne Terrace 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
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Dec 5, 2024 · 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 · Dec 5, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 5, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 5, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 5, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 9 deficiencies
- 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 · Dec 5, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
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 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Sep 19, 2024 · 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 13, 2023
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
- 251 Florida Ave
Melbourne, FL 32901 - CMS certification #
- 105635
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 179
- Avg residents/day
- 164.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1989-02-09
- Chain
- Clear Choice Healthcare (9 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Clear Choice Healthcare
Clear Choice Healthcare operates 9 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Clear Choice Healthcare facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Melbourne Terrace Rehabilitation Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Diabetes care
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2017
- Emergency Generator: fully implemented permanent generator (Florida AHCA)
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Melbourne Terrace Rehabilitation Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers diabetes care.
In addition to our therapy and rehabilitative services, we provide skilled nursing services that include, but are not limited to post-surgical care, cardiac care, diabetes management, wound care, IV therapies and infection prevention and control.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
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 Jun 29, 2017 to Jun 28, 2019. Violations found: Fair Labor Standards Act (pay and hours). Employer as DOL recorded it: Melbourne Terrace Rehabilitation Center (Melbourne Terrace RCC LLC). Case 1884917.
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
- Holmes Regional Medical Center, Melbourne. 2.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Atlantic Shores Nursing and Rehab Center, Melbourne. 0.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Centerwell Home Health, Palm Bay. 2.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 32901 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Renal Care Group - Brevard, Palm Bay, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Melbourne Kidney Center, Melbourne, 2.1 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Palm Bay Kidney Center, Palm Bay, 3.9 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 6 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 32901.
Hospice Of Health First Inc, office in West Melbourne, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Amedisys Hospice Of Brevard, office in Melbourne, 2.4 miles away, straight line
Vitas Healthcare Corporation Of Florida, office in Melbourne, 6.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Health First Medical Group, LLC, Melbourne. 2.5 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.
- Emergency power
- Fully Implemented Permanent Generator. (Florida AHCA generator status, as of Oct 15, 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: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane very high, inland flooding relatively high, coastal flooding relatively low, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively moderate, 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 | See above |
| 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 Melbourne Terrace Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Melbourne Terrace Rehabilitation Center 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 Melbourne Terrace Rehabilitation Center staffed?
Melbourne Terrace Rehabilitation Center reports 4.47 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Florida average of 3.86.
Has Melbourne Terrace Rehabilitation Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 6 deficiencies.
How many beds does Melbourne Terrace Rehabilitation Center have?
Melbourne Terrace Rehabilitation Center is certified for 179 beds.