Nursing home report
MERRITT ISLAND, FL · Medicare-certified · 180 beds
SOLARIS HEALTHCARE MERRITT ISLAND has a 5 out of 5 overall rating, with strong quality measures and no fines in the last 24 months. Staffing is 3 out of 5, and reported nurse staffing is 3.65 hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.6483 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.6483.
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 home failed to ensure residents had a safe, clean, comfortable, homelike environment and daily care supports were provided safely. Cited June 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 584 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited August 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: E
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited August 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
The home failed to have a plan for how it would carry out quality improvement and oversight activities. Cited August 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 865 — 42 CFR §483.75 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to provide needed care and help with daily activities for residents who could not do them on their own. Cited November 2022 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 677 — 42 CFR §483.24(a)(2) — S/S: E
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 11 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 10 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Now operated by Solaris Healthcare Merritt Island, previously The Health Center of Merritt Island.
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.
