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South Heritage Health & Rehabilitation Center
Saint Petersburg, FloridaMedicare inspection record
About South Heritage Health & Rehabilitation Center
South Heritage Health & Rehabilitation Center brings skilled nursing and rehabilitation expertise to Saint Petersburg, Florida with compassionate clinical care and structured recovery programs. Our team focuses on helping residents regain independence through personalized therapeutic services and medical support designed for each individual's healing goals.
Community at a glance
Capacity
74 residents
Location
Saint Petersburg, FL
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
718 LAKEVIEW AVE S, Saint Petersburg, Florida 33705
Medicare inspection record
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
- Medicare flags South Heritage Health & Rehabilitation Center for a citation related to abuse of residents in its recent inspections.
At its most recent standard inspection, on February 13, 2025, state inspectors cited 18 health deficiencies (the Florida average is 7.1).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 12 minutes with each resident a day, below the Florida average of 3 hours 49 minutes.
Medicare fined South Heritage Health & Rehabilitation Center 2 times in the last three years, $113,467 in total.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 12 minutesBelow the Florida average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 25 minutesBelow the Florida average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 52%Above the Florida average |
3 administrators have left the home in the past year.
Inspections
23 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
April 25, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 3 citations
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected May 25, 2026Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected May 25, 2026Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected May 25, 2026
October 15, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 3 citations
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Infection ControlFrom a complaintCorrected Dec 5, 2025Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Pharmacy ServiceFrom a complaintCorrected Dec 5, 2025Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Dec 5, 2025
September 2, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Sep 22, 2025
April 25, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 5 citations+
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected May 25, 2025Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, widespread (level F)Nursing and Physician ServicesFrom a complaintCorrected May 25, 2025Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nursing and Physician ServicesFrom a complaintCorrected May 25, 2025Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceFrom a complaintCorrected May 25, 2025Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected May 25, 2025
February 13, 2025 · Standard inspection · 11 citations+
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, widespread (level F)EnvironmentalCorrected Mar 17, 2025Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident RightsCorrected Mar 17, 2025Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Mar 17, 2025Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident RightsCorrected Mar 17, 2025Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Mar 17, 2025Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Mar 17, 2025PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Mar 17, 2025Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Mar 17, 2025Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Mar 17, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlCorrected Mar 17, 2025Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Mar 17, 2025
Fines and payment denials
2 fines totaling $113,467 in the last three years.
- September 2, 2025Fine: $54,704
- April 25, 2025Fine: $58,763
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Legal business name
- Senior Health-South Heritage, LLC
- Medicare-certified beds
- 74
- Average residents per day
- 59
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- June 1, 1982
- Part of a chain
- Senior Health South, 8 homes
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 105117
Location
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718 LAKEVIEW AVE SSaint Petersburg, FL 33705
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Questions about South Heritage Health & Rehabilitation Center
How did South Heritage Health & Rehabilitation Center do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on February 13, 2025 and cited 18 health deficiencies, 7 of them from complaint investigations. The Florida average is 7.1.
How much nursing care does each resident get at South Heritage Health & Rehabilitation Center?+
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 12 minutes with each resident per day, including 25 minutes from registered nurses. 52% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has South Heritage Health & Rehabilitation Center been fined by Medicare?+
Yes. Medicare fined South Heritage Health & Rehabilitation Center 2 times in the last three years, totaling $113,467.
Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
How much does a nursing home cost?+
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
What is the CMS star rating?+
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.