Nursing home
Space Coast Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
125 Alma Blvd, Merritt Island, FL 32953 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Excelsior Care Group (33 facilities) · 120 certified beds
Space Coast Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Merritt Island, Florida. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.46 hours per resident per day, below the Florida average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Jan 17, 2025 cited 21 deficiencies. Note: it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- 4 fines totaling $128,889In CMS records: 4 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Space Coast Healthcare and 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) | 3.46 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.60 | 0.73 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.12 | 2.34 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 58.3% | 42.3% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 21.0 | 7.3 | 9.5 | above 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 August 2, 2025 inspection was corrected by August 29, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 4 fines totaling $128,889, 4 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Space Coast Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- 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 · Aug 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Provide doctor's orders for the resident's immediate care at the time the resident was admitted.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 2, 2025 · 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 · Aug 2, 2025 · 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 · Aug 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Aug 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Aug 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 17, 2025 · 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 · Jan 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jan 17, 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 · Jan 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 17, 2025 · 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
- 125 Alma Blvd
Merritt Island, FL 32953 - CMS certification #
- 105325
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 109.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1978-07-01
- Chain
- Excelsior Care Group (33 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Excelsior Care Group
Excelsior Care Group operates 33 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Excelsior Care Group facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation Zone A
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Cape Canaveral Hospital, Cocoa Beach. 4.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Solaris Healthcare Merritt Island, Merritt Island. 0.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Nhc Homecare, Merritt Island. 1.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 32953 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Rai-S Courtenay-Merritt Island, Merritt Island, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care Cocoa, Cocoa, 2.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Space Coast, Rockledge, 6.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 5 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 32953.
Mederi Caretenders Hospice, office in Viera, 10.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
St. Francis Hospice, office in Titusville, 11.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Vitas Healthcare Corporation Of Florida, office in Melbourne, 18.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Health First Medical Group, LLC, Cocoa Beach. 4.5 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.
- Hurricane evacuation zone
- Zone A (Brevard A) on the Florida Know Your Zone evacuation zones. (Florida Division of Emergency Management, map updated Sep 19, 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 low. By hazard: hurricane relatively high, inland flooding very low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave very 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 | See above | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very 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 | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Space Coast Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Space Coast Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 2 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 Space Coast Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center staffed?
Space Coast Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center reports 3.46 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Florida average of 3.86.
Has Space Coast Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 21 deficiencies.
How many beds does Space Coast Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center have?
Space Coast Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center is certified for 120 beds.