Nursing home
Williston Care Center and Rehab
300 Nw 1St Ave, Williston, FL 32696 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Gold Fl Trust Ii (46 facilities) · 120 certified beds
Williston Care Center and Rehab is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Williston, Florida. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.36 hours per resident per day, below the Florida average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Apr 3, 2025 cited 9 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $15,593In 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 Williston Care Center and Rehab 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) | 3.36 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.26 | 0.73 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.03 | 2.34 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 47.8% | 42.3% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 9.0 | 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 December 5, 2025 inspection was corrected by January 30, 2026
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $15,593, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Williston Care Center and Rehab
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
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 3, 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 · Apr 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Apr 3, 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 · Apr 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 3, 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 · Apr 3, 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 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 11, 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
- 300 Nw 1St Ave
Williston, FL 32696 - CMS certification #
- 105467
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 112.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1984-05-01
- Chain
- Gold Fl Trust Ii (46 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Gold Fl Trust Ii
Gold Fl Trust Ii operates 46 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Gold Fl Trust Ii facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Williston Care Center and Rehab using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice, transportation, secured outdoor area
- Emergency Generator: fully implemented permanent generator (Florida AHCA)
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Williston Care Center and Rehab 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.
Respite Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
RN/LPN services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Hospice / Palliative Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Onsite Transportation
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Has a secured outdoor area.
Private Enclosed Courtyard
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
With many private and semi-private suites, this comforting and skilled care facility is conveniently located Williston, FL.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Uf Health Shands Hospital, Gainesville. 18.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Plaza Health and Rehab, Gainesville. 15.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Hca Florida Healthcare At Home, Gainesville. 15.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 32696 as metropolitan (metropolitan high commuting).
- Hospice
- 7 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 32696.
Haven Hospice, office in Gainesville, 20.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Hospice Of Marion County Inc, office in Ocala, 23.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Florida Clinical Practice Association Inc, Gainesville. 16.0 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)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Williston, FL, risk to homes is greater than 43% of communities in Florida and 78% 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: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively high, inland flooding relatively low, 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.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Only cases that look tied to an earlier operator (not shown) |
| 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 | See above |
| 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 Williston Care Center and Rehab a good nursing home?
CMS gives Williston Care Center and Rehab an overall rating of 2 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.
How is Williston Care Center and Rehab staffed?
Williston Care Center and Rehab reports 3.36 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Florida average of 3.86.
Has Williston Care Center and Rehab had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 9 deficiencies.
How many beds does Williston Care Center and Rehab have?
Williston Care Center and Rehab is certified for 120 beds.