Morton Plant Rehabilitation Center

Location & what’s nearby

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Nearest of each type, straight-line distance. Hospitals come from the CMS Hospital General Information registry; everything else from Overture Maps (public data). Hospital and park hours are typical — call ahead to confirm.

Quality measures — how residents actually fare

Quality-measure stars summarize outcomes CMS tracks from the assessments each home submits — avoidable hospitalizations and ER visits, falls with injury, pressure ulcers, unplanned weight loss, and long-term antipsychotic use. Because the underlying data is self-reported, weigh a high score against the independent inspection record. Long-stay = permanent residents; short-stay = rehab and post-hospital stays.

Short-stay rehab — if you are coming here from a hospital

Arriving from a hospital right now? Read the discharge guide → — your appeal rights, how to slow a rushed discharge, and what to ask about the numbers below.

58.2% of the Medicare patients who left this home got back to the community and stayed there for at least 31 days — CMS rates that better than the national rate. This is CMS’s risk-adjusted rate over 436 Medicare stays in Oct 2022–Sep 2024, and CMS’s own comparison — not ours.

Met the expected recovery: 57.7% of this home’s Medicare short-stay residents left it at or above the ability to care for themselves and move around that CMS predicted for them, across 123 stays in Oct 2024–Sep 2025. The median of the 11,061 homes CMS publishes this for is 56.6%. Read it beside the getting-home figure, not instead of it: unlike the two measures above, CMS makes no better-or-worse call on this one and publishes no confidence interval for it, so this is a comparison and not a verdict — but it is the short-stay measure that separates homes most, and the one to ask about.

Therapy staffing: this home’s payroll records show 1.07 therapist hours per resident per day in 2026Q1 — more than 97% of the 13,892 homes that report any therapy hours at all.

Weekend therapy: weekend therapy hours are 27% of this home’s weekday level — it runs some therapy at the weekend, at a lower level than on weekdays. The median home that reports therapy runs 13% — weekday-focused therapy is the industry norm, not a shortfall. But recovery does not pause on a Saturday: ask what the weekend actually looks like here.

This section is about rehab stays, not living here. Most of this page — the stars, the quality measures, the inspection record — describes the home the way a permanent resident experiences it. These figures describe the short Medicare stay after a hospital discharge: a hip, a stroke, a bad infection, six weeks and home. They are different residents, different staff, often a different wing. Therapy hours are per resident in the building, not per rehab patient — the count includes every long-stay resident, and they mostly get no therapy at all. So a home with a small rehab wing inside a large nursing population reads low here even if its rehab patients get plenty of therapy, and a mostly-rehab home reads high. Use it to compare homes doing similar work, ask what a rehab resident actually gets in a day, and remember that CMS does not publish therapy minutes per patient — nobody does.

Staffing

How full it usually is: this home is certified for 126 beds and averages 104.1 residents a day — about 83% occupied, or roughly 22 beds typically open. It usually has some room. This is a CMS average, not live availability — no public source publishes real-time vacancies, and a home can be full the day you call. Confirm with the home, and if you need a Medicaid bed specifically, ask about that separately: a home with open beds may still not have an open Medicaid bed.

Against a benchmark — not a legal minimum. In May 2024 CMS finalized the first federal staffing floor for nursing homes: 3.48 total nurse hours per resident per day, including 0.55 RN hours and 2.45 nurse-aide hours. Its hour requirements never took effect and are no longer on the books. Homes had until 2026 (2027 if rural) to comply, and that deadline never arrived: a federal court vacated the hour requirements in April 2025 (CMS has appealed), Congress then barred enforcement until 2034, and CMS formally repealed them by rule effective February 2026. This home is not required to meet these numbers, and is not violating anything by missing them. We still show the comparison because the figures are CMS’s own published estimate of adequate staffing, which makes them a useful yardstick — but they are our benchmark, not federal law: this home’s total nurse staffing of 4.33 hrs/resident/day is at or above the 3.48-hour benchmark and RN staffing of 1.30 is at or above the 0.55-hour RN benchmark and nurse-aide staffing of 2.30 is below the 2.45-hour aide benchmark. What federal law does require today is unchanged: “sufficient” nursing staff for residents’ needs and an RN on duty at least 8 consecutive hours a day, 7 days a week (42 CFR 483.35). Those are judged by inspectors on site, not by these averages, so read this comparison alongside the inspection record rather than as a pass/fail.

Weekend coverage: total nurse staffing is 3.74 hrs/resident/day on weekends vs 4.57 on weekdays — 18% thinner on weekends. RN hours go from 1.45 to 0.93 per resident-day. (Payroll-based daily records; the national median home is 15% thinner on weekends.)

This home’s total nursing-staff turnover of 26% is below the national median of 45%. 2 administrators have left in the past year — frequent leadership churn is a warning sign families often miss.

Payroll-based (PBJ) staffing hours, as reported for Jan–Mar 2026 (CMS PBJ CY2026Q1) — the most recent quarter CMS has published, so they can lag a change of operator or staffing agency. Higher is generally better. Registered-nurse coverage and weekend staffing are the numbers families most often overlook — an RN on site matters most when something goes wrong, and coverage usually thins on weekends. High turnover means residents rarely see the same caregiver twice. One caveat: these are hours as reported, not adjusted for how sick or heavy-care this home’s residents are. CMS separately publishes a case-mix-adjusted view; we show the reported hours. A home caring for higher-acuity residents needs more hours to deliver the same care, so compare these figures against homes doing similar work, and read them next to the inspection record rather than alone.

Inspection trend

Deficiencies are fewer than at the previous inspection — improving. Fewer citations over time suggests a home is fixing problems; a rising count is a warning sign — though two surveys are a short record, and survey teams differ. These counts are from the standard annual health survey only; the full citation list below may also include findings from complaint investigations, so the two won’t always add up.

Inspection deficiencies

State health-inspection citations, most serious first. Each carries an F-code (the federal rule it cites, e.g. F-684 = quality of care) and a letter A–L marking how serious and how widespread the problem was — we translate that grid into the plain tiers shown here. Wording is the official federal description.

Each letter is a CMS scope-severity level; highlighted ones are where this home has citations. A–C = no harm found; D–F = potential for harm; G–I = actual harm; J–L = immediate jeopardy. Within each band the later letter is the more widespread finding (an isolated G is one resident; a widespread I is a pattern), so rightward and downward is worse.

18 citations, most serious first. The 10 most serious are shown; the remaining 8 are one tap away and print in full.

• Potential for harm · F2025-02-06 · tag F0732 — widespread
  Post nurse staffing information every day.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observation interview and policy review, the facility failed to ensure federal staff posting dates were accurate for two (02/03/25 and 02/04/25) of four days of survey. Findings included: During a facility tour on 02/03/25 at 9:00 a.m. and on 02/04/25 at 8:32 a.m. an observation was made of the federal staff posting located outside of the front entrance door dated 02/02/25. During an interview on 02/05/25 at 2:00p.m., with the Interim Director of Nursing (DON). She stated the Unit Managers on the night shift are supposed to ensure the staffing numbers are correct and posted daily. She stated she was not aware the federal staff posting on the front entrance door had the wrong date for two days. Review of the facility policy titled, Staffing Data dated 12/5/2023 showed Policy: To provide guidelines and outlines responsibilities for maintaining compliance with State and Federal mandated staffing data. This includes the completion of the AHCA Staffing Compliance Form, the posting of daily staffing information, and submission of Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) data. Procedure:…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Ecited before2025-02-06 · tag F0645 — pattern
  PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on record review, interview, and review of the facility's policy titled Pre-admission Screening for Mental Disorders (MD)/Intellectual Disability (ID) Patients, the facility failed to ensure Level I Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASARRs) were accurate upon admission for three Residents (#27, #75, and #297) of six residents sampled for PASARRs. Findings included: 1. Review of the admission record showed Resident #75 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses that included but not limited to anoxic brain damage, not elsewhere classified, major depressive disorder (4/11/24), moderate, cognitive communication deficit, obsessive compulsive disorder, bipolar disorder and generalized anxiety disorder. Review of the Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASARR) dated 10/29/24 revealed Section 1 A. MI [Mental Illness] or suspected MI check all that apply showed Anxiety Disorder, Bipolar Disorder and Depressive Disorder was checked. Section 1 B. ID [Intellectual Disability] or…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · E2025-02-06 · tag F0695 — failed to provide proper breathing / tracheostomy care — pattern
  Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to ensure posting of cautionary and safety signs indicating the use of oxygen in resident rooms for eight residents (#298, #33, #4, #56, #80, #81, #147 and #148) out of ten residents reviewed for oxygen use. Findings included: On 02/03/2025 at 10:02 AM Resident #298 was observed in her room with an oxygen concentrator sitting next to the wall on the opposite side of the bed. Upon exiting the resident's room an observation was made and there was no oxygen in use sign on the outside of the resident's room door. On 02/03/2025 at 3:09 PM an observation was made of the outside of Resident #298's room door and there was no oxygen in use sign posted on the door. Review of the admission record showed Resident #298 was admitted on [DATE] with diagnoses including acute respiratory failure with hypoxia, pulmonary fibrosis, dyspnea, emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Review of a physician order dated 02/04/2025 showed Resident…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Ecited before2025-02-06 · tag F0759 — failed to keep medication error rate low — pattern
  Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observation record review and interview the facility failed to ensure the medication error rate was less than 5.00%. Thirty-seven medication administration opportunities were observed, and 15 errors were identified for three residents (#56, #43, and #45) of six residents observed. These errors constituted a 40.54% medication error rate. Findings included: 1. On 2/4/25 at 4:55 p.m. an observation was made of Staff A, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) obtain a capillary blood glucose level of Resident #56. The staff member cleansed the resident's left ring finger with an alcohol pad, lanced the finger, and obtained a level of 116. The staff member returned to the medication cart and reported the resident's sliding scale of Humalog insulin was not needed, however, the resident would receive the scheduled dosage of Humalog (Insulin Lispro). Staff A uncapped the Insulin Lispro Kwikpen, wiped the end with an alcohol pad, a needle was placed and uncapped, the staff member dialed the dosage selector to 2 units and depressed with insulin seen from end of needle. Staff A dialed the…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2025-02-06 · tag F0684 — failed to provide proper treatment and quality of care — isolated
  Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observation record review and interview the facility failed to assess and obtain physician orders for a skin injury for one (#7) of one resident sampled for non-pressure related skin conditions, failed to remove a topical pain patch per documentation for one (#149) of two residents observed during medication administration receiving topical patches, and failed to obtain blood pressure measurement for one (#20) of one observed resident receiving anti-hypotensive medication per physician ordered parameters. Findings included: 1. An observation was made on 2/3/25 at 3:23 p.m. of Resident #7 sitting in resident room with spouse. A 1.5 x 1.5-inch foam dressing had been applied to the area below the resident's right elbow. The dressing was not dated, and the dressing appeared to have a dried-looking brown discoloration. The spouse notified the resident of the dressing then resident stated the dressing had been applied 4 days ago. An observation was made on 2/5/25 at approximately 10:30 a.m. of Resident #7…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Ecited before2022-12-22 · tag F0758 — failed to limit and justify psychotropic drugs — pattern
  Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure behavioral monitoring related to psychotropic medications was performed for three residents (#19, #26, and #183) of five residents reviewed for unnecessary medications. Findings included: A review of admission records indicated Resident #19 was admitted on [DATE] with diagnoses including dementia, anxiety disorder, and major depressive disorder. A review of the Medication Administration Record (MAR) and the Physician Order Summary as of 12/21/22 indicated the following: Buspirone HCL tablet 5 milligrams(mg.) Give 1 tablet by mouth two times a day related to anxiety disorder. Start date: 9/8/22 A review of the MAR and the Treatment Administration Record (TAR), dated 12/2022, revealed no behavioral monitoring, or monitoring for medication side-effects, or effectiveness. A review of Resident #19's care plan revealed a focus area, created 6/17/21 and revised 2/4/22, for psychotropic medication. The interventions included: Monitor for…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Ecited before2022-12-22 · tag F0812 — failed to store, cook, and serve food safely — pattern
  Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observations, interviews, and record review, the facility failed to 1) Ensure one of one kitchen dish washing machine was running effectively during one of four days observed on (12/19/2022); and 2) Ensure three of three walk in/reach in freezers with food items inside, were free from heavy ice and frost build up during two of four days observed (12/19/2022, and 12/21/2022). Findings included: 1) On 12/19/2022 at 9:20 a.m. the kitchen was toured with the facility's Registered Dietitian. The Registered Dietitian revealed the Dietary Manager would not be available during the length of survey and she would be the contact person for all kitchen and dietary questions. The Registered Dietitian was asked to tour the kitchen and she accommodated. The Registered Dietitian was asked if they were in process of washing dishes and she indicated they had already started using the machine this morning and was currently still in process of washing dishes. The Registered Dietitian revealed the facility had a High Temp dish washing machine and the staff to include Kitchen aides N, O, and P…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · E2022-12-22 · tag F0925 — failed to control pests — pattern
  Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observations, interviews and record review, the facility failed to ensure it had an effective pest control program during four of four days observed (12/19/2022, 12/20/2022, 12/21/2022, and 12/22/2022). It was observed the kitchen and first floor main hallways near resident rooms 121 - 134 had many small knat-like insects flying around. Findings included: On 12/19/2022 at 9:30 a.m. during the initial kitchen tour, on 12/21/2022 at 1:30 p.m. during the comprehensive kitchen tour, the dish washing machine area and near food preparations stations near the hand washing sink were observed with ten to fifteen small knat like flying insects flying around the room. The area in the dish washing machine room near the floor drain and near the soiled dishes were observed with many flying knat like flying insects. Interview with Kitchen Staff N, and while he was swatting the insects away from his face, confirmed the insects and indicated they have been there a few days but could not remember when they were first spotted. Kitchen Staff O, and P, as well as the Registered Dietitian…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Environmental Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2022-12-22 · tag F0583 — failed to protect personal privacy — isolated
  Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observations, interviews, and record review the facility failed to maintain confidentiality of personal health information (PHI) for two residents (#52 and #282) out of 25 residents sampled. Findings included: An observation was made on 12/21/22 at 9:26 a.m. of a computer on top of a medication cart on the lower 100 hall. The computer screen was unlocked with multiple resident's names and pictures on the screen. The nurse was nowhere in site. There was one resident sitting in a wheelchair in the hallway as well as one Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA). Photographic evidence was obtained. An observation was made on 12/21/22 at 11:58 a.m. of an unlocked computer screen on a medication cart in the 100 hall. The screen displayed Resident #282's name, picture, room number, date of birth , allergies, code status, and medications. No staff members were present in the hall at the time of the observation. This hallway was used by residents and visitors. Photographic evidence was obtained. A review of admission…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Rights Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2022-12-22 · tag F0641 — isolated
  Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on record reviews, and interviews, the facility failed to ensure the discharge Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment was completed within the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) manual within the required timeframe for one resident (#54) out of 25 residents sampled for accuracy of assessments. Findings included: A review of the medical record on 12/20/22 for Resident #54's revealed the resident was admitted to the facility on [DATE] and discharged to the hospital on [DATE]. The last completed MDS in the medical record revealed a Medicare-5 Day assessment dated [DATE]. There was not a completed discharge assessment listed in the MDS for Resident #54. The MDS Summary page in Resident #54's medical record indicated a discharge assessment was due on 12/07/22. Photogenic evidence obtained. During an interview on 12/20/22 at 2:15 p.m., Staff C stated the discharge MDS had not been completed. Staff C stated the discharge MDS was not completed because the responsible employee was out on vacation. Employee C stated…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction

“Cited before” means this same F-tag appears on at least one other survey date in the record we hold — counting complaint investigations as well as standard surveys, with no time limit. It is our own read of the data, not CMS’s: CMS uses repeat deficiency as a formal term tied to consecutive standard surveys, and that is a narrower test than this one. A tag marked here may or may not meet it.

Fines & penalties

No federal fines in the current CMS record.

Who owns this facility

CMS files one row per role, so the 26 rows in the source record cover these 24 parties — each is shown once here with every role it holds. Nothing is omitted. The source lists no ownership percentage for any of them — PECOS records a share only for equity interests, not for board or management roles.

1 organizational owner listed — a facility can be part of a larger chain. CMS ownership data is known to under-report private-equity and REIT ties; treat as a starting point.

What families pay in FL