Nursing home report
Registered name: HAWTHORNE CENTER FOR REHABILITATION AND HEALING OF
OCALA, FL · Medicare-certified · 120 beds
Hawthorne Center for Rehabilitation of Ocala has a 1-star overall rating, with a 1-star health inspection rating and 2-star staffing rating. It reports 3.65 nurse hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, and it has had $157,729 in fines in the last 24 months plus a recent federal penalty.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.6495 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.6495.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited June 2025 — limited pattern, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: K
The home failed to run its operations effectively and efficiently using its available resources. Cited June 2025 — limited pattern, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 835 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: K
The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited May 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: E
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited May 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
The home failed to safeguard residents’ private information and keep each resident’s medical records properly maintained. Cited June 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 842 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: E
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 9 health deficiencies.
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
A federal fine of $157,729 was recorded.
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $157,729 in total fines.
Federal fine
Jun 17, 2025
Now operated by Hawthorne Center for Rehabilitation and Healing of Ocala, previously First Florida Living Options, LLC Hawthorne Health and Rehab of Ocala.
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
