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Shores Nursing and Rehab Center

220 Ninth Street, Port Saint Joe, FL 32456 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Eliyahu Mirlis (13 facilities) · 120 certified beds

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Shores Nursing and Rehab Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Port Saint Joe, Florida. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.35 hours per resident per day, below the Florida average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on May 8, 2025 cited 11 deficiencies. Note: it is a CMS Special Focus Facility under enhanced oversight.

1 out of 5Overall CMS rating
1 out of 5Health inspections
3 out of 5Staffing
120 bedsCertified beds
  • Special Focus Facility candidateCMS lists this facility as a candidate for enhanced oversight.
  • 1 fine totaling $137,446In 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.

Overall rating1/5
Health inspections1/5
Staffing3/5
Quality measures3/5
Long-stay quality4/5
Short-stay quality2/5

How Shores Nursing and Rehab 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 avgCompared with the state
Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day)3.353.863.89below avg
RN staffing (hrs/resident/day)0.610.730.68below avg
Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day)2.132.342.34below avg
Nursing staff turnover52.7%42.3%46.4%above avg
Deficiencies cited, last inspection11.07.39.5above avg

Staffing

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

3.35Total nurse hrs/resident/day
0.61RN hrs/resident/day
0.62LPN hrs/resident/day
2.13Aide hrs/resident/day
3.22Weekend nurse hrs/resident/day

Staff turnover

Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.

Total nursing staff52.7%
Registered nurses50.0%
Administrator changes2 in last year

Recent health inspection

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

May 8, 2025Most recent inspection
11Deficiencies found
44Health inspection score
1Fines

Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $137,446, 1 total penalty.

What inspectors found at Shores Nursing and Rehab 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

    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 · Dec 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
  • Potential for harm

    Provide bedrooms that don't allow residents to see each other when privacy is needed.

    Environmental Deficiencies · May 8, 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 · May 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
  • Potential for harm

    Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

    Infection Control Deficiencies · May 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
  • Potential for harm

    Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · May 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
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  • Potential for harm

    Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
  • 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 8, 2025 · 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 · May 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
  • 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 · May 8, 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 · May 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
  • Potential for harm

    Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.

    Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
  • Potential for harm

    Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.

    Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Oct 31, 2024 · 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
220 Ninth Street
Port Saint Joe, FL 32456
CMS certification #
105435
Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Certified beds
120
Avg residents/day
96.7
Provider type
Medicare and Medicaid
First certified
1983-06-15
Chain
Eliyahu Mirlis (13 facilities)
Setting
Rural

Part of Eliyahu Mirlis

Eliyahu Mirlis operates 13 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Eliyahu Mirlis facilities →

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Location and nearby

Explore the area around Shores Nursing and Rehab Center using Google Maps.

Other public records

  • Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice
  • Emergency In hurricane evacuation Zone B; in FEMA's high-risk flood area (Zone AE); generator: fully implemented permanent generator (Florida AHCA)
Full public records, with dates and sources

Care and services

From the community’s website

What Shores Nursing and Rehab 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 respite or short-term stays. In addition to rehabilitative care, we also provide respite, palliative, and hospice care. (page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
  • Nurse on site: 24 hours a day. Our dedicated team of RNs, LPNs, and caregivers, along with medical professionals such as a medical director, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners, ensure around-the-clock medical support. (page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
  • Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers. In addition to rehabilitative care, we also provide respite, palliative, and hospice care. (page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
  • Apartment types named: semi-private room. We offer a range of room options, including private and semi-private, and our comprehensive therapy services are designed to meet your individual needs. (page, checked Oct 12, 2026)

Location and nearby care

Nearest hospital with an emergency room
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf, Port Saint Joe. 2.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
Nearest Medicare nursing home
Aviata at Emerald Shores, Callaway. 29.8 miles away, straight line.
Nearest home health agency office
Trilogy Home Healthcare, Wewahitchka. 21.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
Nearest pharmacy
Buy Rite Drugs. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
Area
USDA classes ZIP code 32456 as rural (rural area).
Dialysis within 15 miles
Fresenius Kidney Care Port St Joe, Port Saint Joe, 2.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Hospice
5 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 32456.
Nearest geriatric medicine practice
Andrew Scanameo, MD, Tallahassee. 78.7 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.

Emergency power
Fully Implemented Permanent Generator. (Florida AHCA generator status, as of Oct 15, 2026)
Hurricane evacuation zone
Zone B (Gulf B) 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 10 Feet NAVD88. (FEMA flood map)
Wildfire risk to homes
In Port St. Joe, FL, risk to homes is greater than 94% of communities in Florida and 95% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
FEMA National Risk Index
Overall: very high. By hazard: hurricane very high, inland flooding relatively moderate, coastal flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively moderate, 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.

SourceData as ofWhat we found
U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour casesOct 15, 2026Nothing on record
OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016Oct 15, 2026Nothing on record
Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants kitchen inspectionsOct 15, 2026No kitchen matched
Florida AHCA generator statusOct 15, 2026See above
Hurricane evacuation zone mapsSee above
FEMA flood mapSee above
USDA wildfire riskApr 15, 2026See above
FEMA National Risk IndexSee above
CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmaciesSee above
HUD Multifamily Properties - AssistedJul 6, 2026Nothing on record
State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory)Sep 20, 2026Nothing on record
CMS Hospice - General InformationAug 19, 2026Nothing on record
CMS Home Health Care AgenciesMay 27, 2026Nothing on record
The community’s own websiteSee above

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Frequently asked questions

Is Shores Nursing and Rehab Center a good nursing home?

CMS gives Shores Nursing and Rehab Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.

How is Shores Nursing and Rehab Center staffed?

Shores Nursing and Rehab Center reports 3.35 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Florida average of 3.86.

Has Shores Nursing and Rehab Center had inspection problems?

Its most recent CMS inspection cited 11 deficiencies. This facility is on CMS's Special Focus list for enhanced oversight.

How many beds does Shores Nursing and Rehab Center have?

Shores Nursing and Rehab Center is certified for 120 beds.