Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Merritt Island, FL

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Merritt Island
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Updated on December 8, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Merritt Island has a total of 21 active skilled nursing facilities and 2,803 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Merritt Island of 36,532, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 13.03 persons in Merritt Island. There were 2,521 residents in nursing homes as December 8, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 89.94 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Merritt Island has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Merritt Island and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.59	0.74 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.23	2.35 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.86	0.81 / 0.88
All Staff	3.68	3.90 / 3.84

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Florida.

COVID-19 Infections in Merritt Island Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Merritt Island there were a total of 2 new cases and 2 new deaths among residents for the week ending December 8, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Merritt Island

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Merritt Island Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Merritt Island, FL. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Merritt Island

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Merritt Island based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility	Rating
Life Care Center of Melbourne 606 E SHERIDAN RD MELBOURNE, FL	23.33
Life Care Center of Palm Bay 175 VILLA NUEVA AVE PALM BAY, FL	34.00
Atlantic Shores Nursing and Rehab Center 4251 STACK BLVD MELBOURNE, FL	20.67
Royal Oaks Nursing and Rehab Center 2225 KNOX MCRAE DR TITUSVILLE, FL	37.50
Bedrock Rehabilitation and Nursing Center at Melbo 1415 S HICKORY ST MELBOURNE, FL	30.00
Solaris Healthcare Merritt Island 500 CROCKETT BLVD MERRITT ISLAND, FL	47.33
Indian River Center 7201 GREENBORO DR WEST MELBOURNE, FL	38.50
Anchor Care and Rehabilitation Center 1515 PORT MALABAR BLVD NE PALM BAY, FL	44.00 /
Aspire at Palm Bay 5405 BABCOCK ST NE PALM BAY, FL	69.33 /
Avante at Melbourne Inc 1420 SOUTH OAK STREET MELBOURNE, FL	145.50 /

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Merritt Island based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility	Rating
West Melbourne Health and Rehabilitation Center 2125 WEST NEW HAVEN AVE WEST MELBOURNE, FL	90.33
The Terrace at Courtenay Springs 1100 SOUTH COURTENAY PARKWAY MERRITT ISLAND, FL	125.33
Sunrise Point Health and Rehabilitation Center 1775 HUNTINGTON LANE ROCKLEDGE, FL	117.67
Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Melbourne 3033 SARNO RD MELBOURNE, FL	78.00
Viera Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center 8050 SPYGLASS HILL RD VIERA, FL	89.00 /
Viera Del Mar Health and Rehabilitation Center 2355 VIDINA DRIVE VIERA, FL	160.50
Titusville Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 1705 JESS PARRISH CT TITUSVILLE, FL	86.17
Rockledge Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center 587 BARTON BLVD ROCKLEDGE, FL	122.83
Vista Manor 1550 JESS PARRISH CT TITUSVILLE, FL	57.17
Melbourne Terrace Rehabilitation Center 251 FLORIDA AVE MELBOURNE, FL	25.33 /

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