Fort Walton Rehabilitation Center, LLC: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Fort Walton Rehabilitation Center, LLC is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, part of Sovereign Healthcare Holdings. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.05 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 11% below the Florida average of 2.31, and 50.5% nursing staff turnover (Florida average 41.4%).
Fort Walton Rehabilitation Center, LLC
1 LBJ Sr DriveFort Walton Beach, FL 32547
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 Fort Walton Rehabilitation Center, LLC, nurse aides logged 2.05 hours per resident per day, 11% below the Florida average. With about 104 residents a day, that works out to roughly 213 aide hours a day, or about 27 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Florida avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.05 | 2.31 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.84 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.72 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.61 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.27 | 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
50.5% of nursing staff at Fort Walton Rehabilitation Center, LLC left over the year CMS measured, against a Florida average of 41.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 30.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 26, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 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. Fort Walton Rehabilitation Center, LLC holds 5 of 5 overall; the Florida average is 3.3.
About Fort Walton Rehabilitation Center, LLC
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Sovereign Healthcare Holdings, 43 homes
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 16, 1979
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Fort Walton Rehabilitation Center, LLC
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 | 0.5 | 60 | — | — | — | 4 | None |
| Emerald Coast Center Fort Walton Beach | 4.2 | 120 | 2.09 | 3.23 | 42.2% | 4 | $17,114 |
| Destination Health and Rehabilitation Center Destin | 11.0 | 119 | 2.24 | 3.89 | 57.1% | 5 | None |
| The Manor at Blue Water Bay Niceville | 13.3 | 120 | 2.36 | 3.97 | 48.4% | 5 | None |
| Silvercrest Health and Rehabilitation Center Crestview | 19.0 | 60 | 2.12 | 3.73 | — | 5 | None |
| Aviata at Shoal Creek Crestview | 19.2 | 120 | 2.09 | 3.37 | 54.5% | 4 | None |
| Grand Boulevard Health and Rehabilitation Center Miramar Beach | 20.3 | 97 | 2.06 | 3.54 | — | 4 | None |
| Crestview Rehabilitation Center, LLC Crestview | 21.6 | 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.