Belleair Health Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Belleair Health Care Center is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Clearwater, Florida, part of Clear Choice Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.45 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% above the Florida average of 2.31, and 64.8% nursing staff turnover (Florida average 41.4%).
Belleair Health Care Center
1150 Ponce de Leon BlvdClearwater, FL 33756
Pinellas County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Belleair Health Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.45 hours per resident per day, 6% above the Florida average. With about 112 residents a day, that works out to roughly 274 aide hours a day, or about 34 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 19% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Florida avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.45 | 2.31 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.97 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.46 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.87 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.15 | 3.49 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
64.8% of nursing staff at Belleair Health Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Florida average of 41.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 100.0%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 15, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (Florida average 7.1). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Belleair Health Care Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Florida average is 3.3.
About Belleair Health Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Partnership
- Chain: Clear Choice Healthcare, 8 homes
- Legal name: Belleair East HCC, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 1, 1988
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Belleair Health Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Morton Plant Rehabilitation Center Belleair | 1.0 | 126 | 2.30 | 4.33 | 25.7% | 5 | None |
| Gulfside Health and Rehabilitation Center Clearwater | 1.7 | 76 | 2.06 | 3.60 | 54.7% | 3 | $4,017 |
| The Oaks of Clearwater Clearwater | 1.9 | 60 | 2.62 | 4.01 | 58.3% | 2 | None |
| Clearwater Center Clearwater · SFF candidate | 1.9 | 109 | 1.93 | 3.10 | 40.2% | 1 | $76,496 |
| Highland Pines Rehabilitation Center Clearwater | 1.9 | 115 | 1.99 | 3.13 | 48.5% | 1 | $196,670 |
| Palm Garden of Pinellas Largo | 2.4 | 120 | 2.20 | 3.60 | 57.9% | 1 | $10,039 |
| Oak Manor Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center Largo | 3.3 | 180 | 2.17 | 3.56 | 37.6% | 4 | $4,017 |
| Sabal Palms Health & Rehabilitation Largo | 3.5 | 244 | 2.22 | 4.00 | 39.8% | 2 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.