Overview of The Pointe of North Gables At 5890 SW 8th St in Miami’s Flagami neighborhood, The Pointe of North Gables is a 99-bed nursing home and assisted living facility licensed for Medicare and Medicaid, 6.6 miles from downtown. Privately operated, the community benefits from its very walkable setting (walk score 85) with mixed errands and essential services on foot.
The facility operates primarily as a short-stay model: average stay of 89 days, occupancy at 93.4% (ranked 51st of 255 Florida SNFs), significantly above the average of 84.3%. This occupancy level indicates sustained local demand and operational stability.
Current resident census totals 96: 30.2% Medicare, 61.5% Medicaid, 8.3% private pay. Medicare admissions comprise 27% of new entries, typically staying 2–3 months for post-acute rehabilitation. Private-pay admissions account for 66%, with average stays of just 7 days. Medicaid represents 6% of admissions despite comprising 61.5% of the current census, reflecting longer tenure among Medicaid residents (typical 3-year stays).
Nursing hours/resident/day total 3 hours 42 minutes; 8% below Florida’s 4 hours 2 minutes benchmark, positioning the facility 174th among 252 state nursing homes. Staffing comprises 31 registered nurses, 8 licensed practical nurses, 54 certified nursing aides, supplemented by 5 speech pathologists, 3 respiratory technicians, dental services, and mental health workers. Weekend nursing averages 3 hours 26 minutes/day. Contractors account for 6.8% of total staffing.
Overall rating: 2 stars, 37% below average. Health inspection rating: 2 stars, 28.9% below average. Staffing rating: 4 stars, 18.2% above average. Quality measures: 2 stars, 1.4% below average.
Critically, the facility recorded zero federal penalties over the past three years, indicating sustained regulatory compliance.
Functional decline scores 7.2; 42% better than state benchmark, while activities of daily living degradation affects 9.7% of long-stay residents (8% better than state). Falls with major injury occur in 1.3%, 51% better than average.
Conversely, depressive symptoms appear in 20.1% of residents, 500% worse than the 3.3% average. Pressure ulcers in high-risk residents stand at 7.6%, 42% worse than state. Weight loss reaches 8.4% of residents, 40% above baseline. Short-stay residents newly receiving antipsychotic medication jump to 8.7%, 475% above the average of 1.5%.
The facility reports a net profit of $751.5 thousand on $20.3 million gross revenue, with payroll at 34.4% of revenue; well below the typical 49–56% for financially stable Florida nursing homes.
The Pointe of North Gables accommodates short-term and longer-stay residents across multiple payers with above-average staffing ratings, though with behavioral and mood disorder prevalence.
