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CMS Nursing Home Compare · August 2026

Sands at South Beach Care Center, the

42 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139

Sands at South Beach Care Center, the, a 230-bed for profit - limited liability company nursing facility in Miami Beach, FL, holds a 5-star CMS overall rating - well above the 3.0-star national average, ranking #57 of 691 rated homes in FL on CMS overall stars (with health+staffing+quality tie-breaks), with nurse staffing below the national norm. No recent finding reached the actual-harm level.

CMS combines health inspections, nurse-staffing levels, and clinical quality measures into the overall star rating, read the components below; they often tell a sharper story than the headline.

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5 / 5
Much above average · CMS overall · nat'l 3.0
#57 of 691
In-state rank among rated FL homes
3.41
Below average · nurse hrs/day · nat'l 3.86
26
Inspection findings

The verdict

Sands at South Beach Care Center, the, a 230-bed for profit - limited liability company nursing facility in Miami Beach, FL, holds a 5-star CMS overall rating - well above the 3.0-star national average, ranking #57 of 691 rated homes in FL on CMS overall stars (with health+staffing+quality tie-breaks), with nurse staffing below the national norm. No recent finding reached the actual-harm level.

5 / 5
CMS overall · national 3.0
#57 of 691
In-state rank among rated FL homes
3.41
Nurse hrs/resident-day · national 3.86
26
Inspection findings on file

CMS force-curves overall stars within each state; read health, staffing, and quality sub-ratings alongside the headline.

In-state ownership mix · peer inventory

How 694 FL nursing homes split by ownership sector

This facility is recorded as For profit - Limited Liability company. Sector buckets collapse CMS ownership_type into For-profit, Nonprofit, and Government, orthogonal to the RN/LPN/CNA hour bar below.

Health Inspection

4/5

Staffing

4/5

Quality Measures

5/5

Long-Stay Quality

5/5

Facility Information

Provider Number
105229
Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Provider Type
Medicare and Medicaid
Beds
230
Residents
189
In Hospital
No
County
Miami-Dade
Last Inspection
Jul 24, 2025

Staffing Data

How the 3.41 total nursing hours per resident-day are staffed:

RN Hours
1.07 (nat'l avg: 0.69)
LPN Hours
0.21
CNA Hours
2.13
Total Nursing Hours
3.41 (nat'l avg: 3.86)
PT Hours
0.04
Nursing Turnover
28.8%
RN Turnover
23.3%

What the CMS Record Reveals About Sands at South Beach Care Center, the

According to CMS Nursing Home Compare, Sands at South Beach Care Center, the ranks #57 of 691 rated nursing homes in FL on overall stars (tie-broken by health+staffing+quality, then fewer fines). Sands at South Beach Care Center, the operates 230 certified beds in Miami Beach, FL with approximately 189 residents currently in care, and carries a CMS overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars (health inspection 4★ · staffing 4★ · quality 5★).

The inspection file contains 26 deficiency records from recent surveys, all falling in the no-harm or minimal-harm bands of the CMS scope-and-severity grid. CMS has not levied any fines or payment denials against this facility. Staffing is reported at 3.41 total nursing hours per resident day (national average 3.86), with RN coverage at 1.07 per resident day.

Classified as "For profit - Limited Liability company" ownership and operating as a "Medicare and Medicaid" provider, Sands at South Beach Care Center, the falls into a category where comparative context matters. Reported nursing staff turnover at this facility is 28.8% (CMS payroll-based measure).

Why sub-scores and the CMS methodology matter

The overall score is a composite of three weighted sub-ratings published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: health inspection results, staffing levels, and quality measures. Because CMS caps the overall score at the health-inspection tier and then adjusts up or down based on staffing and quality, the sub-scores often tell a sharper story than the headline star count alone, a 3-star facility with weak inspection history reads differently from one held back by thin staffing.

National research consistently shows that ownership structure, staffing hours, and turnover are the three operational levers that correlate most strongly with resident outcomes, ratings and fines are lagging indicators of those upstream choices. The staffing metric in particular is the one most strongly tied to resident outcomes in peer-reviewed literature.

For families evaluating this facility, the CMS record should be read alongside a site visit, direct conversation with current residents and their families, and review of the state health department's most recent inspection report, the star rating is a starting point, not a verdict. All data on this page is sourced from CMS Provider Data and the Nursing Home Compare program; always verify the same record on Medicare.gov Care Compare and with the facility or your state survey agency before making placement decisions.

Deficiency History (26 most recent)

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Jul 24, 2025 Tag: 0561

Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.

Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies

Corrected: Aug 10, 2025

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Jun 3, 2025 Tag: 0656

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Corrected: Jul 2, 2025

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Jun 3, 2025 Tag: 0583

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies

Corrected: Jul 2, 2025

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Jun 3, 2025 Tag: 0576

Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.

Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies

Corrected: Jul 2, 2025

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Mar 7, 2024 Tag: 0880

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Category: Infection Control Deficiencies

Corrected: Apr 7, 2024

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Mar 7, 2024 Tag: 0867

Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.

Category: Administration Deficiencies

Corrected: Apr 7, 2024

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Mar 7, 2024 Tag: 0847

Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.

Category: Administration Deficiencies

Corrected: Apr 7, 2024

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Mar 7, 2024 Tag: 0755

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Corrected: Apr 7, 2024

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Mar 7, 2024 Tag: 0645

PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Corrected: Apr 7, 2024

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Mar 7, 2024 Tag: 0644

Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.

Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Corrected: Apr 7, 2024

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Mar 7, 2024 Tag: 0641

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Corrected: Apr 7, 2024

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Mar 7, 2024 Tag: 0550

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies

Corrected: Apr 7, 2024

E - Pattern - Minimal harm Mar 7, 2024 Tag: 0921

Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

Category: Environmental Deficiencies

Corrected: Apr 7, 2024

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Dec 1, 2022 Tag: 0690

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Corrected: Jan 1, 2023

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Dec 1, 2022 Tag: 0689

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Corrected: Jan 1, 2023

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Dec 1, 2022 Tag: 0688

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.

Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Corrected: Jan 1, 2023

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Dec 1, 2022 Tag: 0676

Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.

Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Corrected: Jan 1, 2023

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Dec 1, 2022 Tag: 0558

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies

Corrected: Jan 1, 2023

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Dec 1, 2022 Tag: 0550

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies

Corrected: Jan 1, 2023

E - Pattern - Minimal harm Dec 1, 2022 Tag: 0803

Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.

Category: Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Corrected: Jan 1, 2023

E - Pattern - Minimal harm Dec 1, 2022 Tag: 0761

Ensure 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.

Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Corrected: Jan 1, 2023

E - Pattern - Minimal harm Dec 1, 2022 Tag: 0759

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Corrected: Jan 1, 2023

E - Pattern - Minimal harm Dec 1, 2022 Tag: 0726

Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.

Category: Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

Corrected: Jan 1, 2023

E - Pattern - Minimal harm Dec 1, 2022 Tag: 0725

Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.

Category: Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

Corrected: Jan 1, 2023

E - Pattern - Minimal harm Dec 1, 2022 Tag: 0584

Honor 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.

Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies

Corrected: Jan 1, 2023

F - Widespread - Minimal harm Dec 1, 2022 Tag: 0812

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Category: Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Corrected: Jan 1, 2023

Quality Measures

Measure Type Score Used in Rating
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay 10.6% Yes
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay 0.0% Yes
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay 0.0% Yes
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay 0.0% Yes
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay 6.3% Yes
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay 4.4% Yes
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay 5.4% Yes
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay 3.2% Yes
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight Long Stay 7.4% No
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms Long Stay 5.5% No
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained Long Stay 0.0% No
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine Long Stay 99.5% No
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication Long Stay 5.5% No
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine Long Stay 100.0% No
Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence Long Stay 10.7% No
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine Short Stay 99.3% No
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine Short Stay 97.4% No

Penalty History

No penalties on record.

Nationwide facilities with similar scale or staffing

Two data-derived peer sets for Sands at South Beach Care Center, the, both outside FL so the neighborhoods are not the same-state geography list below.

What the CMS records show for Sands at South Beach Care Center, the

The health, staffing, and quality sub-ratings above often diverge from the CMS overall headline. Use those components and the inspection findings to read the full file, not the overall star alone.

  • The FL registry aggregates state averages and the highest-rated homes in this cohort. View FL registry
  • Peer homes near 230 beds show how CMS stars vary at a similar scale in FL. Compare a similar-size peer
  • CMS publishes separate fields for inspections, nurse staffing hours, and quality measures; the guide explains how each star is computed. How CMS ratings work

CMS refreshes Nursing Home Compare quarterly (current extract: August 2026). PlainNursing describes published records; it does not establish suitability, availability, admissions, or individual outcomes.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the overall CMS rating for Sands at South Beach Care Center, the?
Sands at South Beach Care Center, the has an overall CMS rating of 5 out of 5 stars. This rating combines health inspection results (4★), staffing levels (4★), and quality measures (5★).
Where does Sands at South Beach Care Center, the rank among nursing homes in FL?
According to CMS Nursing Home Compare overall stars (with health+staffing+quality tie-breaks, then fewer fines), Sands at South Beach Care Center, the ranks 57th among 691 rated nursing homes in FL (#57 of 691). CMS force-curves the overall star within each state, so this peer set is the honest comparison.
What are the staffing levels at Sands at South Beach Care Center, the?
Sands at South Beach Care Center, the reports 3.41 total nursing hours per resident day (national average: 3.86). RN hours are 1.07 per resident day (national average: 0.69). Nursing staff turnover is 28.8%.
How many beds does Sands at South Beach Care Center, the have?
Sands at South Beach Care Center, the has 230 certified beds with approximately 189 residents. The facility is located at 42 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139.
Does Sands at South Beach Care Center, the have any deficiencies on record?
Yes, Sands at South Beach Care Center, the has 26 deficiencies on record from recent inspections. Most deficiencies are classified as no harm or minimal harm.
Has Sands at South Beach Care Center, the received any fines or penalties?
No, Sands at South Beach Care Center, the has no fines or penalties on record.
Who owns Sands at South Beach Care Center, the?
Sands at South Beach Care Center, the is classified as "For profit - Limited Liability company" ownership. The facility type is "Medicare and Medicaid".
When was Sands at South Beach Care Center, the last inspected?
The most recent health inspection for Sands at South Beach Care Center, the was on Jul 24, 2025. The facility received a health inspection rating of 4 out of 5 stars.
What quality measures are tracked for Sands at South Beach Care Center, the?
Sands at South Beach Care Center, the is evaluated on 17 quality measures, of which 8 are used in the CMS star rating calculation. These include measures for both long-stay and short-stay residents covering areas like infections, falls, pressure ulcers, and medication use.
Data Sources

Data source: CMS Nursing Home Compare. Ratings, staffing, deficiency, quality measure, and penalty data are from CMS Provider Data. For informational purposes only. Verify the same CCN on Medicare.gov Care Compare and with the facility or your state health department.

Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare provider data (data.cms.gov). See our methodology for how this page is compiled. Ratings, staffing, health-inspection deficiency, and Civil Money Penalty records are published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services under a public-domain (CC0) license.

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