Destination Health and Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Destination Health and Rehabilitation Center is a 119-bed for-profit nursing home in Destin, Florida. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.24 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% below the Florida average of 2.31, and 57.1% nursing staff turnover (Florida average 41.4%).
Destination Health and Rehabilitation Center
195 Mattie M Kelly BlvdDestin, FL 32541
Okaloosa 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 Destination Health and Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 2.24 hours per resident per day, 3% below the Florida average. With about 83 residents a day, that works out to roughly 185 aide hours a day, or about 23 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Florida avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.24 | 2.31 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.13 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.53 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.89 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.50 | 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
57.1% of nursing staff at Destination Health and Rehabilitation 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 53.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 21, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 0 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. Destination Health and Rehabilitation Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Florida average is 3.3.
About Destination Health and Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Destin Senior Care, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 30, 2023
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Destination Health and Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Manor at Blue Water Bay Niceville | 7.1 | 120 | 2.36 | 3.97 | 48.4% | 5 | None |
| Emerald Coast Center Fort Walton Beach | 8.1 | 120 | 2.09 | 3.23 | 42.2% | 4 | $17,114 |
| Grand Boulevard Health and Rehabilitation Center Miramar Beach | 9.6 | 97 | 2.06 | 3.54 | — | 4 | None |
| Westwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Fort Walton Beach · no staffing data submitted | 10.5 | 60 | — | — | — | 4 | None |
| Fort Walton Rehabilitation Center, LLC Fort Walton Beach | 11.0 | 120 | 2.05 | 3.61 | 50.5% | 5 | None |
| Silvercrest Health and Rehabilitation Center Crestview | 24.0 | 60 | 2.12 | 3.73 | — | 5 | None |
| Aviata at Shoal Creek Crestview | 24.2 | 120 | 2.09 | 3.37 | 54.5% | 4 | None |
| Crestview Rehabilitation Center, LLC Crestview | 26.3 | 180 | 2.15 | 3.70 | 34.4% | 5 | 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.