Solaris Healthcare Merritt Island: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Solaris Healthcare Merritt Island is a 180-bed nonprofit nursing home in Merritt Island, Florida, part of Solaris Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.18 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% below the Florida average of 2.31, and 38.8% nursing staff turnover (Florida average 41.4%).
Solaris Healthcare Merritt Island
500 Crockett BlvdMerritt Island, FL 32954
Brevard 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 Solaris Healthcare Merritt Island, nurse aides logged 2.18 hours per resident per day, 6% below the Florida average. With about 172 residents a day, that works out to roughly 375 aide hours a day, or about 47 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) | 2.18 | 2.31 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.92 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.55 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.65 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.32 | 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
38.8% of nursing staff at Solaris Healthcare Merritt Island left over the year CMS measured, against a Florida average of 41.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 46.2%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 22, 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 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. Solaris Healthcare Merritt Island holds 3 of 5 overall; the Florida average is 3.3.
About Solaris Healthcare Merritt Island
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Solaris Healthcare, 22 homes
- Legal name: Solaris Healthcare Merritt Island LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 1, 1990
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Solaris Healthcare Merritt Island
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Space Coast Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Merritt Island · abuse citation | 0.4 | 120 | 2.15 | 3.29 | 55.0% | 1 | $128,889 |
| The Terrace at Courtenay Springs Merritt Island | 3.7 | 80 | 2.19 | 3.61 | 69.9% | 3 | None |
| Rockledge Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center Rockledge | 4.4 | 107 | 2.24 | 3.58 | 38.9% | 2 | None |
| Sunrise Point Health and Rehabilitation Center Rockledge · abuse citation | 4.6 | 100 | 2.79 | 4.18 | 57.3% | 1 | $251,511 |
| Viera Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Viera | 10.4 | 114 | 2.33 | 3.82 | 40.6% | 3 | $34,948 |
| Viera del Mar Health and Rehabilitation Center Viera | 11.3 | 131 | 2.14 | 3.63 | 66.9% | 2 | $93,438 |
| Royal Oaks Nursing and Rehab Center Titusville | 14.6 | 120 | 2.32 | 4.00 | 30.0% | 4 | None |
| Vista Manor Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Titusville · abuse citation | 17.8 | 120 | 2.04 | 3.14 | 30.5% | 1 | $13,335 |
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.