Winter Garden Rehabilitation And Nursing 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.

39.5% of the Medicare patients who left this home got back to the community and stayed there for at least 31 days — CMS rates that worse than the national rate. This is CMS’s risk-adjusted rate over 101 Medicare stays in Oct 2022–Sep 2024, and CMS’s own comparison — not ours.

Met the expected recovery: 34.7% 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 72 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 0.43 therapist hours per resident per day in 2026Q1 — more than 73% of the 13,892 homes that report any therapy hours at all.

Weekend therapy: weekend therapy hours are 9% 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 120 beds and averages 109.2 residents a day — about 91% occupied, or roughly 11 beds typically open. It runs fairly full. 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 3.46 hrs/resident/day is below the 3.48-hour benchmark and RN staffing of 0.42 is below the 0.55-hour RN benchmark and nurse-aide staffing of 2.08 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 3.18 hrs/resident/day on weekends vs 3.57 on weekdays — 11% thinner on weekends. RN hours go from 0.48 to 0.29 per resident-day. (Payroll-based daily records; the national median home is 15% thinner on weekends.)

This home’s total nursing-staff turnover of 46% is about the same as the national median of 45%. 1 administrator has left in the past year.

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 more than at the previous inspection — worsening. 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.

24 citations, most serious first. The 10 most serious are shown; the remaining 14 are one tap away and print in full.

• Potential for harm · Ecited before2026-05-21 · tag F0684 — failed to provide proper treatment and quality of care — pattern
  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 interview, and record review, the facility failed to provide pharmaceutical services, consistent with professional standards of practice, to ensure safe medication administration for three residents reviewed for anticonvulsant medications, of a total sample of 10 residents, (#1, #2, and #3).Findings:1. Review of the medical record revealed resident #1 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses including hemiplegia and hemiparesis (one-sided weakness and paralysis) following a cerebral infarction (stroke), epilepsy, dementia, dysphagia (trouble swallowing) and type 2 diabetes mellitus.Review of a physician progress note on 1/13/26 revealed the resident had an episode of unresponsiveness to voice or light touch and he would only open his eyes to a strong rub on the chest bone. The resident was sent to the hospital for further evaluation.The hospital 'After Visit Summary' dated 1/13/26 to 1/19/26 listed his diagnosis as a breakthrough seizure. Review of the resident's discharge medication…

  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 · Dcited before2026-02-04 · tag F0656 — failed to write and follow a full care plan — isolated
  Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
  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 include pressure and surgical wounds as part of Comprehensive Resident Centered Care Plans, for 2 of 3 residents reviewed for wound care, (#1 and #3), of a total sample of 4 residents.Findings:1. Review of the medical record revealed resident #1, a [AGE] year-old female was admitted to the facility on [DATE] from another nursing home and re-admitted from an acute care hospital on [DATE]. The resident's diagnoses included fracture of right femur (hip), dementia, muscle weakness, and pressure ulcer of left lower back. On 11/04/25, the resident was discharged to the hospital for failed surgical repair of the right hip.The most recent Comprehensive admission Minimum Data Set (MDS) Assessment with an Assessment Reference Date (ARD) of 9/07/25 indicated resident #1 had one unhealed stage 2 pressure ulcer that was present upon admission. The Discharge Return Anticipated MDS Assessment with an ARD of 11/04/25 incorrectly documented the 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.

  Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2026-02-04 · tag F0686 — failed to prevent and treat pressure sores (bedsores) — isolated
  Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
  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 interview, and record review, the facility failed to implement revised wound specialist physician's orders for a stage 3 pressure injury for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for pressure wounds, of a total sample of 4 residents, (#1).According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), stage 3 pressure ulcers are described as full thickness tissue loss without bone, tendon, or muscle exposure. Stage 4 pressure ulcers include full thickness tissue loss with exposed bone, tendon, or muscle, (retrieved from cms.gov on [DATE]).Findings: Review of the medical record revealed resident #1, a [AGE] year-old female was admitted to the facility on [DATE] from another nursing home and re-admitted from an acute care hospital on [DATE] after hip fracture surgery. The resident's diagnoses included fracture of right femur (hip), dementia, muscle weakness, and pressure ulcer of left lower back, stage 2. On [DATE], the Wound Care Specialist Physician's Assistant (PA) assessed the resident's pressure wound as a…

  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 · Dcited before2025-12-17 · 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 interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure a high fall risk resident received timely post-fall assessment, pain management, and emergency medical intervention in accordance with professional standards of practice and the resident's comprehensive, person-centered care plan for one of four residents reviewed for falls, of a total sample of five residents, (#1).Findings: Review of resident #1's medical record dated 11/11/25 through 11/13/25 revealed she was admitted to the facility from an acute care hospital on [DATE] for short-term rehabilitation. Her diagnoses included Alzheimer's dementia, osteoporosis, chronic kidney disease, and a history of falls. Review of the admission Minimum Data Set assessment dated [DATE] showed the resident had a Brief Interview for Mental Status score of 4 out of 15, indicating severe cognitive impairment. The assessment revealed the resident required supervision and assistance for mobility and transfers. She was identified by the facility as a high fall…

  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 · D2025-09-25 · tag F0550 — failed to protect resident dignity and rights — isolated
  Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
  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 treat residents in a dignified and respectful manner for 1 of 6 residents reviewed for resident rights of a total sample of 12 residents, (#5). Findings: Review of resident #5's medical record revealed he was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses including atrial fibrillation, type 2 diabetes, orthostatic hypotension, and history of falling. Review of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) quarterly assessment with Assessment Reference Date (ARD) of 7/15/25 revealed resident #5 had a Brief Interview for Mental Status score of 15 out of 15 which indicated he was cognitively intact. Review of the MDS admission assessment with ARD of 7/15/25 revealed it was somewhat important for resident #5 to do things with groups of people and do his favorite activities. On 9/24/25 at 11:00 AM, resident #5 expressed frustration regarding the delivery of his meals. He stated that meals were not always served at the same time and when food arrived, it was…

  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 · Ecited before2025-02-07 · 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 observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to determine if potentially hazardous foods were at a safe cold holding temperature prior to distribution. Findings: On 2/07/25 at 11:30 AM, during observation of the lunch trayline, the facility cook initiated taking temperatures of the hot food items on the steam table. At 11:45 AM, the cook stated she had completed taking all of the food holding temperatures and the Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) instructed the staff to start the lunch trayline. There was a small table across from the steam table which had beverages including milk, a potentially hazardous food. Review of the facility's food holding temperature log for February 2025 revealed the cold holding temperature for the milk had not been obtained. Shortly after 11:45 AM, as staff began plating food, the cook acknowledged she had not taken the temperature of the milk. The CDM stated the holding temperature of the milk should have had been taken before the start of the trayline but did not offer any reason as to why it was not done. The cook and the CDM…

  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 · E2025-02-07 · tag F0835 — failed to run the facility competently — pattern
  Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on interview, and record review, the administration failed to ensure safe water temperatures from 2 of 2 boiler rooms that supplied hot water to all resident areas were adequately monitored and failed to oversee environmental services to ensure resident room repairs were conducted routinely. Findings: On 2/03/25 at 3:15 PM, during an interview with resident #62, she stated the bath water the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) brought to her bedside that day from the bathroom was too hot and the CNA had to make it cooler. She could not recall the CNA's name. At 3:25 PM, the hot water from the faucet in the bathroom was felt for temperature, but the water was too hot to hold a hand under the water for more than a few seconds. Later at 5:00 PM, the Maintenance Director was asked to take water temperatures in bathrooms for resident #50 and resident #62. At 5:10 PM, the Maintenance Director arrived with an infrared thermometer and a digital probe thermometer. The Maintenance Director turned on the hot water and after approximately 15 seconds, put the probe under the running hot…

  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.

  Administration Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · E2025-02-07 · tag F0921 — failed to keep a safe, functional, sanitary building — pattern
  Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
  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 maintain a safe environment to protect residents, staff, and the public from potential burns to skin by not monitoring the hot water temperatures for water supplied to all resident rooms from 2 of 2 sets of hot water tanks; failed to maintain walls in a resident room in a sanitary manner, (#62); failed to repair the wall after a water leak under the sink, (#97); and failed to maintain the area around a wall unit air conditioner, leaving open space to the outside, (#97). Findings: 1. On 2/03/25 at 3:15 PM, resident #62 stated the bath water the certified nursing assistant (CNA) brought to her bedside that day from the bathroom was too hot and the CNA had to make it cooler. At 3:25 PM, the hot water faucet in the bathroom was turned on and tested by feel. The water was too hot to hold a hand under it for more than a few seconds. On 02/03/25 at 5:10 PM, the Maintenance Director tested the water temperatures in resident #50's and 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.

  Environmental Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2025-02-07 · tag F0554 — isolated
  Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
  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 conduct a medication self-administration assessment to ensure safety for 1 of 1 resident reviewed for self-administration of medications, of a total sample of 39 residents, (#93). Findings: Resident #93 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses including heart failure, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and prostate cancer. On 2/03/25 at 10:10 AM, resident #93 had a tube of drug store brand Multipurpose Antibiotic ointment, on the bedside table. Resident #93 stated he used it for a rash on his right ear and applied it himself a few times a day. Resident #93 picked up the tube and asked that the facility not be told of the tube of ointment as he feared they would take it away from him. On 2/04/25 at 10:30 AM, resident #93's bedside table was observed with Registered Nurse (RN) B, a primary care nurse. The RN reported the resident was not supposed to have medications at bedside and explained she had to ask the physician to put an…

  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 · D2025-02-07 · tag F0657 — failed to keep the care plan current — isolated
  Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure the care plan for activities of daily living (ADL) self-care deficit was revised to accurately reflect the interventions for toileting for 1 of 2 residents reviewed for bowel and bladder incontinence, of a total sample of 39 residents, (#89). Findings: The most recent Annual Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment for resident #89 was completed on 12/06/24. The Bladder and Bowel Incontinence section indicated the resident was not on a bladder or bowel toileting program and was always incontinent (no episodes of continent voiding or bowel movements). A comparison with the Quarterly MDS completed on 9/06/24 revealed the Bladder and Bowel incontinence section assessment had the same findings. The care plan for resident #89 for ADL self-care deficit for toileting was revised on 12/20/24 with a target date of 3/05/25. The goal was, the resident will maintain and/or improve ADL functioning through next review date. The interventions for toileting indicated the resident needed, extensive assistance of one or two staff to stand…

  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.

Part of a chain

This home belongs to ASTON HEALTH — 38 facilities. Here is how its ratings compare with the chain’s average across all its homes: See the whole chain — ratings, flags, fines and finances →

A home rated well below its chain’s average can signal local problems; a chain with a low average across the board is a bigger pattern worth researching. CMS chain data under-reports private-equity and REIT ownership, so treat this as a floor, not the full picture.

Who owns this facility

CMS files one row per role, so the 12 rows in the source record cover these 8 parties — each is shown once here with every role it holds. Nothing is omitted.

3 organizational owners 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.

Follow the money — this home’s finances

Where a nursing home’s revenue comes from and where it goes — including money paid to companies under the same ownership. Most consumer sites never show this; we reproduce it straight from the Medicare cost report.

This home reported $2.0M paid to related parties — landlords or management companies under common ownership — equal to about 16% of its total expenses. Money routed to affiliated companies can leave a home’s own books looking lean while owners still profit; it is the mechanism regulators watch most closely in private-equity and REIT deals.

Source: CMS Healthcare Provider Cost Reporting Information System (HCRIS), Medicare cost report Form CMS-2540 · fiscal year 2023. Facilities self-file these reports; figures are unaudited and a year or two behind. A home with no Medicare cost report on file shows no figures here.

Cost & finances

Straight from this home’s Medicare cost report (CMS, FY2023). These are its operating economics — what it costs to run per resident-day and what it collects on average across Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay — not a private-pay quote. Your out-of-pocket cost depends on payer and room type, so ask the facility directly; a higher operating cost can reflect richer staffing or a sicker population. The cost-of-care planner shows regional benchmarks by care type.

What families pay in FL