Nursing Homes in Merritt Island, FL: Staffing and Turnover Compared
Merritt Island has 3 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes with 380 beds. The median home logs 2.18 nurse aide hours per resident per day (Florida average 2.31). 1 of 3 has at least one CMS fine in the last three years.
Every nursing home in Merritt Island
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.
| Solaris Healthcare Merritt Island | 180 | 2.18 | 3.65 | 38.8% | 3 | None |
| Space Coast Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center abuse citation | 120 | 2.15 | 3.29 | 55.0% | 1 | $128,889 |
| The Terrace at Courtenay Springs | 80 | 2.19 | 3.61 | 69.9% | 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.
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release · Florida averages: aide hrs 2.31, turnover 41.4%
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