Nursing Homes in Gainesville, FL: Staffing and Turnover Compared
Gainesville has 9 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes with 1,272 beds. The median home logs 2.28 nurse aide hours per resident per day (Florida average 2.31). 5 of 9 have at least one CMS fine in the last three years.
Every nursing home in Gainesville
Aide hours per resident per day is the nurse aide time a home logged for each resident across a whole day, from the payroll records every home submits to CMS. More hours per resident means more hands on the floor for the same number of residents. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. Fines and payment denials are CMS penalties from the last three years.
| Aviata at North Florida SFF candidate · abuse citation | 120 | 2.38 | 3.69 | 60.5% | 1 | $236,166 |
| Gainesville Health and Rehabilitation many days without an RN | 120 | 1.55 | 2.50 | — | 1 | $12,930 |
| Magnolia Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center | 223 | 2.10 | 3.59 | 71.2% | 4 | $5,678 |
| Oak Hammock at the University of Florida Inc | 73 | 3.16 | 5.24 | 35.6% | 5 | None |
| Palm Garden of Gainesville | 150 | 2.22 | 3.64 | 62.6% | 4 | None |
| Park Meadows Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center | 148 | 2.18 | 3.53 | 41.4% | 2 | $16,801 |
| Parklands Care Center and Rehab | 120 | 2.35 | 3.59 | 61.3% | 4 | None |
| Plaza Health and Rehab | 180 | 2.42 | 3.97 | 60.4% | 5 | None |
| Terrace Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center | 138 | 2.02 | 3.55 | 61.7% | 5 | $13,674 |
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.
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release · Florida averages: aide hrs 2.31, turnover 41.4%
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