Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Emerald Coast Center
114 Third Street Se, Fort Walton Beach, FL · (850) 243-6134
- Certified beds
- 120
- Residents per day
- 102
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Hearthstone Senior Communities
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- August 7, 1973
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How this home got 5 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Florida.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★+1 star
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★5 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Florida homes
Emerald Coast Center carries 25 inspection points. That is fewer than 66% of Florida's 691 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Florida: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–8 pts
- 4★ 8–25 pts
- 3★ 25–46 pts
- 2★ 46–85 pts
- 1★ over 85 pts
Bars show every rated home in Florida by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
15 health citations on record since 2023. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (2)
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G
Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
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G
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Everything else, by area of care
Resident Rights4D
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- D
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- D
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning4D
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- B
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Quality of Life and Care2D
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Nutrition and Dietary2F
- D
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Administration1D
- D
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Inspection history
2025-09-25
3 health deficiencies · 5 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (1 deficiency)
2024-07-18
6 health deficiencies · 4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (2 deficiencies)
2023-04-13
6 health deficiencies · 7 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (3 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 15 min of nursing staff time a day, 34 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 15 min
Florida average
3 h 51 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 36% of nursing staff and 47% of registered nurses left in the past year, along with 1 administrator.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Fines and payment denials
$17,114 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-26 | Fine | $8,557 |
| 2024-04-26 | Fine | $8,557 |
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days0.8 pts better | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.2 pts worse | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine1.6 pts better | 100.0% | 98.4% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine0.6 pts better | 100.0% | 99.4% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury2.5 pts better | 0.0% | 2.5% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms1.4 pts better | 4.0% | 5.4% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight3.2 pts better | 2.3% | 5.5% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication5.3 pts better | 8.6% | 13.9% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication0.5 pts worse | 9.2% | 8.7% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrainedAbout the same | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened0.6 pts better | 7.8% | 8.4% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased0.1 pts worse | 8.4% | 8.3% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.3 pts better | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection0.6 pts better | 0.0% | 0.6% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence6.1 pts better | 3.4% | 9.5% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers2 pts worse | 6.4% | 4.4% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine4.4 pts better | 100.0% | 95.6% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit4.2 pts worse | 13.1% | 8.9% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication1.4 pts better | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine1.8 pts better | 98.1% | 96.3% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission10.1 pts better | 15.7% | 25.8% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
20 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearthstone Senior Communities, Inc. | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 100% | 8 facilities |
| Consulting Support Services, LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 37 facilities |
| Consulting Support Services, LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 37 facilities |
| Facility Support Company, LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 37 facilities |
| Facility Support Company, LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 37 facilities |
| Garner, Alvin | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 11 facilities |
| Hardy-Fauber, Tammy | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Hardy-Fauber, Tammy | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Hearthstone Senior Communities, Inc. | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 8 facilities |
| Jaffe, Howard | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 37 facilities |
| Kane Financial Services, LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 37 facilities |
| Kane Financial Services, LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 37 facilities |
| Mckay, Sherri | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Mckay, Sherri | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Rombold, Lori | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 11 facilities |
| Select Rehabilitation, LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 59 facilities |
| Themis Health Management, LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 9 facilities |
| Themis Health Management, LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 9 facilities |
| Wyatt, Brian | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 8 facilities |
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Fire safety
16 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke5D
- D
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- D
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- D
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
- D
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- D
Have properly sized and located compartments to protect residents from smoke.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems3F
- F
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
- D
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- D
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Emergency Preparedness3D
- D
Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
- D
Implement emergency and standby power systems.
- D
Create arrangements with other facilities to receive patients.
Miscellaneous3D
- D
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
- D
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
- D
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Services1D
- D
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Egress1D
- D
Have exits that are accessible at all times.
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