The Sands at South Beach Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Sands at South Beach Care Center is a 230-bed for-profit nursing home in Miami Beach, Florida, part of Onyx Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.13 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% below the Florida average of 2.31, and 28.8% nursing staff turnover (Florida average 41.4%).
The Sands at South Beach Care Center
42 Collins AvenueMiami Beach, FL 33139
Miami-Dade 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 The Sands at South Beach Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.13 hours per resident per day, 8% below the Florida average. With about 189 residents a day, that works out to roughly 403 aide hours a day, or about 50 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Florida avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.13 | 2.31 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.21 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.07 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.41 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.17 | 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
28.8% of nursing staff at The Sands at South Beach Care 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 23.3%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 24, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (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. The Sands at South Beach Care Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Florida average is 3.3.
About The Sands at South Beach Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Onyx Health, 11 homes
- Legal name: The Sands at South Beach Facility Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 24, 1970
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near The Sands at South Beach Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Ponce Health and Rehabilitation Center Miami | 4.3 | 147 | 2.22 | 3.77 | 19.7% | 5 | None |
| Riverside Care Center Miami | 4.8 | 120 | 3.20 | 4.84 | 32.5% | 5 | None |
| Victoria Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc. Miami | 4.8 | 264 | 3.05 | 4.78 | 30.2% | 5 | None |
| University Health and Rehabilitation Center Miami | 4.9 | 148 | 2.10 | 3.50 | 32.6% | 4 | None |
| Jackson Gardens Health and Rehabilitation Center Miami | 5.0 | 120 | 2.13 | 3.61 | 37.2% | 4 | None |
| Miami Jewish Health Systems, Inc Miami | 5.3 | 393 | 4.72 | 7.13 | 28.4% | 4 | $14,800 |
| Treasure Isle Care Center North Bay Village | 5.5 | 176 | 2.07 | 3.26 | 23.2% | 2 | None |
| Unity Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Miami | 5.6 | 294 | 2.24 | 3.64 | 25.1% | 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.