Emerald Coast Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Emerald Coast Center is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, part of Hearthstone Senior Communities. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.09 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 9% below the Florida average of 2.31, and 42.2% nursing staff turnover (Florida average 41.4%).
Emerald Coast Center
114 Third Street SeFort Walton Beach, FL 32548
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 Emerald Coast Center, nurse aides logged 2.09 hours per resident per day, 9% below the Florida average. With about 102 residents a day, that works out to roughly 214 aide hours a day, or about 27 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 4% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Florida avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.09 | 2.31 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.55 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.58 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.23 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.12 | 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
42.2% of nursing staff at Emerald Coast 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 52.4%. 3 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 25, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (Florida average 7.1). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $17,114 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2024 | Fine | $8,557 |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Fine | $8,557 |
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. Emerald Coast Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Florida average is 3.3.
About Emerald Coast Center
- Ownership: For profit - Individual
- Chain: Hearthstone Senior Communities, 8 homes
- Legal name: Emerald Coast Rehabilitation Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 7, 1973
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Emerald Coast Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Westwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Fort Walton Beach · no staffing data submitted | 3.6 | 60 | — | — | — | 4 | None |
| Fort Walton Rehabilitation Center, LLC Fort Walton Beach | 4.2 | 120 | 2.05 | 3.61 | 50.5% | 5 | None |
| Destination Health and Rehabilitation Center Destin | 8.1 | 119 | 2.24 | 3.89 | 57.1% | 5 | None |
| The Manor at Blue Water Bay Niceville | 12.4 | 120 | 2.36 | 3.97 | 48.4% | 5 | None |
| Grand Boulevard Health and Rehabilitation Center Miramar Beach | 17.7 | 97 | 2.06 | 3.54 | — | 4 | None |
| Silvercrest Health and Rehabilitation Center Crestview | 22.3 | 60 | 2.12 | 3.73 | — | 5 | None |
| Aviata at Shoal Creek Crestview | 22.5 | 120 | 2.09 | 3.37 | 54.5% | 4 | None |
| Crestview Rehabilitation Center, LLC Crestview | 24.9 | 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.