Egret Cove Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Egret Cove Center is a 120-bed nonprofit nursing home in Saint Petersburg, Florida, part of Hearthstone Senior Communities. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.98 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 14% below the Florida average of 2.31, and 49.0% nursing staff turnover (Florida average 41.4%).
Egret Cove Center
550 62nd St SSaint Petersburg, FL 33707
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 Egret Cove Center, nurse aides logged 1.98 hours per resident per day, 14% below the Florida average. With about 101 residents a day, that works out to roughly 200 aide hours a day, or about 25 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 6% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Florida avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.98 | 2.31 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.64 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.51 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.13 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.94 | 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
49.0% of nursing staff at Egret Cove 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 52.9%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 16, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 11 health deficiencies (Florida average 7.1). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $5,346 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2024 | Fine | $5,346 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Egret Cove Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Florida average is 3.3.
About Egret Cove Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Hearthstone Senior Communities, 8 homes
- Legal name: Egret Cove Rehabilitation Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 1, 1976
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Egret Cove Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Springs at Boca Ciega Bay South Pasadena · abuse citation | 0.5 | 109 | 2.15 | 3.59 | — | 2 | None |
| Marion and Bernard L Samson Nursing Center Saint Petersburg | 0.7 | 180 | 2.10 | 3.91 | 47.4% | 3 | None |
| Boca Ciega Center Gulfport | 0.8 | 120 | 2.00 | 3.17 | 52.1% | 1 | $13,520 |
| Eagle Lake Nursing and Rehab Care Center Saint Petersburg | 1.3 | 59 | 2.56 | 4.29 | — | 1 | $312,600 |
| Gulfport Nursing Center Pasadena | 1.4 | 126 | 2.17 | 3.59 | 47.5% | 1 | $6,705 |
| Aviata at the Sea - Pasadena South Pasadena | 1.5 | 58 | — | — | — | 2 | $69,309 |
| Golfview Nursing Center Saint Petersburg | 2.5 | 56 | 2.21 | 3.56 | 37.5% | 2 | $57,305 |
| Alpine Health and Rehabilitation Center Saint Petersburg | 2.6 | 57 | 2.02 | 3.24 | 52.9% | 1 | 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.