Nursing home
Westlake Nursing and Rehab Center
440 Phippen Waiters Road, Dania Beach, FL 33004 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Eliyahu Mirlis (13 facilities) · 88 certified beds
Westlake Nursing and Rehab Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Dania Beach, Florida. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 2/5 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 Jan 24, 2025 cited 8 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $14,521In 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 Westlake 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.
| Metric | This facility | Florida avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.16 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.00 | 2.34 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 28.6% | 42.3% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 8.0 | 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 January 24, 2025 inspection was corrected by February 23, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $14,521, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Westlake 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
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Environmental Deficiencies · Jan 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jan 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jan 24, 2025 · 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 · Oct 5, 2023 - Potential for harm
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Administration Deficiencies · Oct 5, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Oct 5, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Oct 5, 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
- 440 Phippen Waiters Road
Dania Beach, FL 33004 - CMS certification #
- 105296
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 88
- Avg residents/day
- 84.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1976-10-01
- Chain
- Eliyahu Mirlis (13 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
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 Westlake Nursing and Rehab Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Emergency Generator: fully implemented permanent generator (Florida AHCA)
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Memorial Regional Hospital, Hollywood. 2.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Golfcrest Nursing Center, Hollywood. 1.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Breeze Health Care Inc, Dania. 0.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 33004 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Kidney Kare Outpatient Services, Dania, 0.9 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm)
Davita South Florida Dialysis, Hollywood, 0.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care Southern Broward, Hollywood, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 7 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 33004.
Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care Of Broward County, office in Plantation, 8.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Heartland Hospice (Broward), office in Plantation, 8.8 miles away, straight line
Continuum Care Of Broward LLC, office in Sunrise, 10.7 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- South Broward Hospital District, Hollywood. 3.4 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
- Zone X: 0.2% annual chance (500-year) flood area (moderate risk). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane very high, inland flooding very high, coastal flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively moderate, 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 | 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Westlake Nursing and Rehab Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Westlake Nursing and Rehab Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Westlake Nursing and Rehab Center staffed?
Westlake Nursing and Rehab Center reports 3.16 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Florida average of 3.86.
Has Westlake Nursing and Rehab Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 8 deficiencies.
How many beds does Westlake Nursing and Rehab Center have?
Westlake Nursing and Rehab Center is certified for 88 beds.