Tarpon Bayou Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Tarpon Bayou Center is a 114-bed nonprofit nursing home in Tarpon Springs, Florida, part of Hearthstone Senior Communities. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.00 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 13% below the Florida average of 2.31, and 23.1% nursing staff turnover (Florida average 41.4%).
Tarpon Bayou Center
515 Chesapeake DrTarpon Springs, FL 34689
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 Tarpon Bayou Center, nurse aides logged 2.00 hours per resident per day, 13% below the Florida average. With about 98 residents a day, that works out to roughly 197 aide hours a day, or about 25 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) | 2.00 | 2.31 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.60 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.56 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.16 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.04 | 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
23.1% of nursing staff at Tarpon Bayou 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 28.6%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 11, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 17 health deficiencies (Florida average 7.1). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $10,170 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2024 | Fine | $10,170 |
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. Tarpon Bayou Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Florida average is 3.3.
About Tarpon Bayou Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Hearthstone Senior Communities, 8 homes
- Legal name: Tarpon Rehabilitation Center, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 12, 1974
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Tarpon Bayou Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Peninsula Health Center by Harborview Tarpon Springs | 1.8 | 120 | 2.05 | 3.42 | 33.7% | 3 | $22,231 |
| Aviata at the Palms Palm Harbor · abuse citation | 4.7 | 120 | 2.01 | 3.25 | 53.8% | 1 | None |
| St Mark Village Palm Harbor | 5.3 | 80 | 2.95 | 5.14 | 39.0% | 5 | None |
| Oakpark Health and Rehabilitation Center Palm Harbor | 6.2 | 180 | 2.08 | 3.41 | 55.8% | 3 | None |
| Trinity Regional Rehab Center Trinity · abuse citation | 6.5 | 120 | 2.18 | 3.49 | 48.0% | 1 | $26,685 |
| Aspire at Ridge Haven New Port Richey | 6.8 | 120 | 2.00 | 3.24 | 49.5% | 3 | None |
| Life Care Center of New Port Richey New Port Richey | 6.9 | 113 | 2.26 | 3.98 | 37.4% | 4 | None |
| Aviata at Countryside Palm Harbor | 7.3 | 120 | 2.10 | 3.47 | 37.1% | 3 | 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.