Nursing home report
Registered name: SUNSET LAKE HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER
VENICE, FL · Medicare-certified · 120 beds
Sunset Lake Health & Rehabilitation Center in Venice, FL has an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars. Its strongest score is quality measures at 5 stars, but health inspections are low at 1 star, staffing is 3 stars with reported nurse staffing below the federal benchmark (3.86 vs. 4.1 hours/resident/day), and it has had $319,770 in fines in the last 24 months with a recent federal penalty.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.8581 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.8581.
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 keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited December 2024 — widespread issue, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: L
The nursing home failed to protect residents from abuse and neglect by others. Cited December 2024 — widespread issue, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 600 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: L
The home failed to run its operations effectively and efficiently using its available resources. Cited December 2024 — widespread issue, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 835 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: L
The home failed to have an ongoing quality review group that finds problems and makes corrective plans. Cited December 2024 — widespread issue, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 867 — 42 CFR §483.75 — S/S: L
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited April 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 8 health deficiencies.
A federal fine of $319,770 was recorded.
Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 9 health deficiencies.
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $319,770 in total fines.
Federal fine
Dec 6, 2024
Now operated by Sunset Lake Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, previously Sunset Lake Health and Rehabilitation Center.
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.
