The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited August 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: E
Nursing home report
SOLARIS HEALTHCARE MERRITT ISLAND
MERRITT ISLAND, FL · Medicare-certified · 180 beds
In good standing
Non-profitChain member
3 of 5 overall
SOLARIS HEALTHCARE MERRITT ISLAND has an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. Its health inspection rating is 2 stars, staffing is 3 stars with reported nurse staffing below the federal benchmark (3.57 vs. 4.1 hours/resident/day), quality measures are 5 stars, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.5718 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: August 22, 2024Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.5718.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.54
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.88
- Nurse aides
- 2.16
- Weekend nursing
- 3.30
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 41%
Registered nurse turnover: 39%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
7.8%Steady
Residents with a fall causing major injury
2.7%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
3.6%Steady
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0.2%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
3.8%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
11.5%Steady
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
11.5%Worsening
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
8.4%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0.9%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
12.5%Steady
Residents with depressive symptoms
3.3%Worsening
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
99.8%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%Steady
What the inspectors found
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.
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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.
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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.
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F-Tag 677 — 42 CFR §483.24(a)(2) — S/S: E
The home failed to provide activities that met all residents’ needs. Cited November 2022 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 679 — 42 CFR §483.24 — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 11 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 10 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of SOLARIS HEALTHCARE · 22 homes · 3.9 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 173.6 residents on an average day (96% of 180 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident & family councils
- Medicare history
- Certified for 35 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.