Space Coast Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Space Coast Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Merritt Island, Florida, part of Excelsior Care Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.15 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% below the Florida average of 2.31, and 55.0% nursing staff turnover (Florida average 41.4%).
Space Coast Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
125 Alma BlvdMerritt Island, FL 32953
Brevard County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Space Coast Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 2.15 hours per resident per day, 7% below the Florida average. With about 109 residents a day, that works out to roughly 235 aide hours a day, or about 29 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 5% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Florida avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.15 | 2.31 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.72 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.41 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.29 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.11 | 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
55.0% of nursing staff at Space Coast Healthcare 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 65.0%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 17, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 21 health deficiencies (Florida average 7.1). CMS lists 4 fines totaling $128,889 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2025 | Fine | $117,940 |
| Dec 11, 2023 | Fine | $7,409 |
| Nov 20, 2023 | Fine | $1,764 |
| Oct 30, 2023 | Fine | $1,776 |
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. Space Coast Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Florida average is 3.3.
About Space Coast Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Excelsior Care Group, 33 homes
- Legal name: Island Operating LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1978
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Space Coast Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Solaris Healthcare Merritt Island Merritt Island | 0.4 | 180 | 2.18 | 3.65 | 38.8% | 3 | None |
| The Terrace at Courtenay Springs Merritt Island | 3.2 | 80 | 2.19 | 3.61 | 69.9% | 3 | None |
| Rockledge Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center Rockledge | 4.2 | 107 | 2.24 | 3.58 | 38.9% | 2 | None |
| Sunrise Point Health and Rehabilitation Center Rockledge · abuse citation | 4.4 | 100 | 2.79 | 4.18 | 57.3% | 1 | $251,511 |
| Viera Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Viera | 10.0 | 114 | 2.33 | 3.82 | 40.6% | 3 | $34,948 |
| Viera del Mar Health and Rehabilitation Center Viera | 10.9 | 131 | 2.14 | 3.63 | 66.9% | 2 | $93,438 |
| Royal Oaks Nursing and Rehab Center Titusville | 15.1 | 120 | 2.32 | 4.00 | 30.0% | 4 | None |
| Nursing & Rehabilitation Center of Melbourne Melbourne | 18.2 | 167 | 2.11 | 3.39 | 24.2% | 2 | $6,949 |
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.