5/5
CMS (the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) is the federal agency that rates nursing home quality. Its Overall Rating runs from 1 to 5 stars, combining health inspections, staffing, and quality measures, with inspections weighted most heavily.
5/5
CMS (the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) is the federal agency that rates nursing home quality. Its Overall Rating runs from 1 to 5 stars, combining health inspections, staffing, and quality measures, with inspections weighted most heavily.
Pines of Sarasota is a 39-bed non-profit skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care community in Sarasota, Florida. It serves Sarasota County residents on North Orange Avenue. Welcome: Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay.
All four CMS sub-ratings sit above Florida’s average, producing a 5-star overall rating. The health inspection sub-rating stands 57.7 percent above state benchmark, the strongest single driver in the profile. Nurse hours of 4h 48m per resident day rank 37th among 252 Florida SNFs, running 9 percent above the 4h 25m state average. Over the inspection window, the facility averaged 2.2 deficiencies each year, 52 percent below Florida’s 4.6 average, with no immediate jeopardy findings, fines, or enforcement actions. Deficiencies across 17 surveys have been limited to administrative and documentation items: staffing records, training certifications, physical plant maintenance, and background screening compliance. The most substantive single survey was in February 2022, which cited seven administrative deficiencies including training documentation and background screening attestation. The July 2024 annual survey was clean, and complaint investigations have consistently returned without deficiencies. Occupancy at 88 percent runs near Florida’s 84.3 percent average.
The community is ideal for older adults in Sarasota County who seek skilled nursing, memory care, or post-acute rehabilitation at a non-profit community. It has a consistently clean compliance record and staffing above the state average.
The Overall CMS Rating combines results from health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Health inspections carry the most weight. Staffing and quality scores can increase or decrease the final rating based on performance compared to state and national standards.
Based on the results of the facility's three most recent standard inspections and any complaint investigations. CMS reviews the number, scope, and severity of deficiencies, with more recent findings weighted more heavily.
Measures average nursing staff hours per resident per day, including Registered Nurses (RNs) and total nursing staff. Ratings are adjusted based on the level of care residents require and are compared to state and national benchmarks.
Based on clinical and physical health indicators reported to CMS, such as hospital readmissions, falls, pressure ulcers, and improvements in mobility. These measures reflect how well residents' health needs are being managed.
Daily nursing hours per resident by staff type, reported to CMS. Higher is generally better — compare this facility to state and national averages to see where staffing stands.
This home is ranked 31st out of 181 homes in Florida for nurse hours. Total adjusted nursing hours per resident per day, combining RN, LPN, and aide time. CMS adjusts this for case-mix so facilities can be fairly compared.
| Staff type | Hours / Day / Resident | vs state avg |
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Registered Nurse (RN)
RNs hold the highest nursing license and can assess residents, interpret test results, and direct care plans. More RN hours per day often signals stronger clinical oversight and faster response to health changes.
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32m per day | ▼ 28% State avg: 44m per day · National avg: 41m per day |
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LPN / LVN
Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) or Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) deliver routine hands-on care — medication administration, wound dressing, and monitoring vital signs. They work under RN supervision and make up a large share of daily bedside care.
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1h 8m per day | ▲ 45% State avg: 47m per day · National avg: 52m per day |
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Nurse Aide
Certified Nurse Aides (CNAs) provide the most direct day-to-day assistance: bathing, dressing, feeding, and mobility. Nurse aide hours are typically the largest staffing category and directly affect residents' quality of life.
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2h 37m per day | ▲ 12% State avg: 2h 20m per day · National avg: 2h 20m per day |
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Weekend Total Nursing
Combined nursing hours (RN + LPN + Nurse Aide) per resident per day on weekends. Staffing often drops on weekends — this figure reveals whether the facility maintains adequate coverage outside of weekday hours.
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3h 54m per day | ▲ 11% State avg: 3h 31m per day · National avg: 3h 26m per day |
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Physical Therapist
Hours per resident per day provided by licensed Physical Therapists (PTs) or PT Assistants. PT services help residents recover mobility after injury or illness and are especially important for post-acute (short-stay) rehabilitation.
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2m per day | ▼ 69% State avg: 5m per day · National avg: 4m per day |
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Weekend RN
Registered nurse hours specifically on weekends. Facilities sometimes reduce RN presence on Saturdays and Sundays — a low weekend RN figure compared to weekday hours can indicate reduced clinical oversight when most administrative staff are absent.
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15m per day | ▼ 52% State avg: 32m per day · National avg: 28m per day |
Average number of days residents stay at this facility, based on CMS cost report data. Shorter stays often reflect post-acute or rehab care; longer stays reflect long-term care.
Pines of Sarasota is legally operated by Pines Of Sarasota Healthcare LLC, and administered by Amanda Harrison.
Key information about the people who lead and staff this community.
In Florida, the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) is the primary authority that conducts unannounced inspections and completes official health quality reports for all healthcare facilities.
A composite 0–100 score combining this facility's inspections, citations, complaints, and enforcement actions relative to the Florida state average. The score below shows how many points this facility sits above or below the typical Florida nursing home score (the benchmark); higher is better.This is a proprietary Assisted Living Magazine score.
9 points above the Florida average for nursing homes (83/100)
Rank #237 / 876 in Florida Inspection Score — State benchmarked This home is ranked 237th out of 876 homes in Florida for inspection score. Shows this facility's inspection score compared to the Florida average among 876 comparable communities in the ranking pool. Facilities with the same value for a metric share the same rank. Rankings are based only on facilities in Florida that report data for that category. Facilities without available data are excluded from the ranking. This is a proprietary Assisted Living Magazine score. Inspection score: 92 out of 100. Letter grade A-. 9 points above the Florida average for nursing homes (83/100)
Formal stipulations and orders filed by Florida regulators against this facility, including fines and total monetary penalties.
This scorecard compares key inspection, citation, and complaint metrics at this facility against the Florida state average. Metrics rated ≥15% worse than average are highlighted in red; those ≥15% better are highlighted in green.
Citations
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This Facility | FL Average | vs. FL Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
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Total citations
Formal regulatory issues recorded by inspectors across all inspection types.
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22 | 33 | This facility has 33% fewer total citations than a typical Florida nursing home (22 vs. FL avg 33).↓ 33% better Rank #328 / 907 Total citations — State benchmarked This home is ranked 328th out of 907 homes in Florida for total citations. Shows this facility's total citations compared to the Florida average among 907 comparable communities in the ranking pool. Facilities with the same value for a metric share the same rank. Rankings are based only on facilities in Florida that report data for that category. Facilities without available data are excluded from the ranking. |
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Citations per inspection
Average citations per inspection.
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1.2 | 1.3 | This facility has 8% fewer citations per inspection than a typical Florida nursing home (1.2 vs. FL avg 1.3).↓ 8% better Rank #446 / 907 Citations per inspection — State benchmarked This home is ranked 446th out of 907 homes in Florida for citations per inspection. Shows this facility's citations per inspection compared to the Florida average among 907 comparable communities in the ranking pool. Facilities with the same value for a metric share the same rank. Rankings are based only on facilities in Florida that report data for that category. Facilities without available data are excluded from the ranking. |
Inspections
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This Facility | FL Average | vs. FL Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
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Total inspections
Combined count of all inspections conducted at this facility.
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19 | 26 | This facility has had 27% fewer total inspections than the Florida average (19 vs. FL avg 26). More inspections can mean more regulatory scrutiny rather than worse care.↓ 27% fewer |
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Inspections with citations
Inspections that resulted in at least one regulatory citation.
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13 | 16 | This facility has 19% fewer inspections with citations than a typical Florida nursing home (13 vs. FL avg 16).↓ 19% better |
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Inspection citation rate
Percentage of inspections that resulted in at least one citation.
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68% | 62% | This facility has 6 percentage points higher inspection citation rate than a typical Florida nursing home (68% vs. FL avg 62%).↑ 6% worse Rank #664 / 907 Inspection citation rate — State benchmarked This home is ranked 664th out of 907 homes in Florida for % of inspections with citations. Shows this facility's % of inspections with citations compared to the Florida average among 907 comparable communities in the ranking pool. Facilities with the same value for a metric share the same rank. Rankings are based only on facilities in Florida that report data for that category. Facilities without available data are excluded from the ranking. |
An editor-reviewed summary of the themes and findings across this facility's recent inspection reports.
Florida average 4.3
Last Health inspection on May 2024
Florida average 19.7
Florida average 4.48
Health citations are formal notices following inspections when they fail to comply with safety and care standards.
4 of 8 citations resulted from standard inspections; 1 of 8 resulted from complaint investigations; and 3 of 8 came from combined inspections (standard and complaint).
100% better than Florida average
Florida average: 0.8
100% better than Florida average
Florida average: 0.4
Corrected
Corrected
Corrected
Corrected
Reporting period: October 1 – December 31, 2025 (Q4 2025). Source: CMS Payroll-Based Journal report.
25% more staff per resident than Florida average
0% compared with Florida average
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
Manages medical care and health needs.
24 total: 15 full-time employees and 9 contractors.
24
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
8 hours
Assists with medical care and medications.
86 total: 40 full-time employees and 46 contractors.
86
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
8.6 hours
Helps with daily care and mobility.
168 total: 109 full-time employees and 59 contractors.
168
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
7.8 hours
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
Total hours from contractors
6,898 contractor hours this quarter
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
| Certified Nursing Assistant | 109 | 59 | 168 | 44,024 | 92 | 100% | 7.8 |
| Licensed Practical Nurse | 40 | 46 | 86 | 18,242 | 92 | 100% | 8.6 |
| Registered Nurse | 15 | 9 | 24 | 4,813 | 92 | 100% | 8 |
| Clinical Nurse Specialist | 11 | 0 | 11 | 3,932 | 75 | 82% | 8.2 |
| Mental Health Service Worker | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1,949 | 77 | 84% | 8 |
| Speech Language Pathologist | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1,909 | 88 | 96% | 6.1 |
| Nurse Aide in Training | 27 | 0 | 27 | 1,561 | 64 | 70% | 7.8 |
| RN Director of Nursing | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1,480 | 84 | 91% | 8.6 |
| Dietitian | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1,420 | 92 | 100% | 8 |
| Physical Therapy Aide | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1,054 | 82 | 89% | 7 |
| Respiratory Therapy Technician | 0 | 4 | 4 | 445 | 73 | 79% | 5.4 |
| Administrator | 1 | 0 | 1 | 440 | 55 | 60% | 8 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 440 | 55 | 60% | 8 |
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 0 | 4 | 4 | 342 | 64 | 70% | 4.8 |
| Qualified Social Worker | 0 | 3 | 3 | 339 | 61 | 66% | 5.4 |
| Occupational Therapy Aide | 0 | 1 | 1 | 312 | 64 | 70% | 4.9 |
| Therapeutic Recreation Specialist | 0 | 1 | 1 | 186 | 56 | 61% | 3.3 |
Federal penalties imposed by CMS for regulatory violations, including civil money penalties (fines) and denials of payment for new Medicare/Medicaid admissions.
Source: CMS Penalties Database
No penalties in the past 3 years
No civil money penalties or payment denials were reported in the last 3 years.
These measures show how residents usually do over time at this home, based on health outcomes and preventive care.
A composite score based on pressure ulcers, falls with injury, weight loss, walking ability decline, and activities of daily living decline.
6.0
19% better than Florida average
Florida average: 7.4
A composite score based on activities of daily living decline, walking ability decline, and incontinence.
10.4
16% better than Florida average
Florida average: 12.4
CMS star rating based on long-stay quality measure performance. 5 stars = significantly above average, 1 star = significantly below average.
Percent of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
5.7%
46% better than Florida average
Florida average: 10.5%
Percent of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened
10.9%
16% better than Florida average
Florida average: 12.9%
Percent of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder
14.5%
7% worse than Florida average
Florida average: 13.5%
Percent of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
1.6%
40% better than Florida average
Florida average: 2.6%
Percent of long-stay high risk residents with pressure ulcers
6.3%
18% worse than Florida average
Florida average: 5.4%
Percent of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
0.3%
63% better than Florida average
Florida average: 0.9%
Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight
5.6%
6% better than Florida average
Florida average: 6.0%
Percent of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms
0.6%
84% better than Florida average
Florida average: 3.3%
Percent of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
4.1%
49% better than Florida average
Florida average: 8.0%
Percent of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine
99.8%
In line with Florida average
Florida average: 97.7%
Percent of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine
100.0%
In line with Florida average
Florida average: 99.2%
Number of hospitalizations per 1,000 long-stay resident days.
2.00
5% better than Florida average
Florida average: 2.10
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1,000 long-stay resident days.
0.88
25% better than Florida average
Florida average: 1.18
CMS star rating based on short-stay quality measure performance. 5 stars = much above average, 1 star = much below average.
Percent of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine
99.6%
6% better than Florida average
Florida average: 94.0%
Percent of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
0.0%
100% better than Florida average
Florida average: 1.5%
Percent of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine
99.7%
5% better than Florida average
Florida average: 94.7%
Percentage of short-stay residents who were re-hospitalized after their nursing home admission.
24.8%
5% better than Florida average
Florida average: 26.2%
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit.
7.6%
18% better than Florida average
Florida average: 9.3%
Percentage of SNF residents who experience falls with major injury during their stay.
0.3%
64% better than Florida average
Florida average: 0.8%
Percentage of residents at or above expected ability to care for themselves at discharge.
33.6%
37% worse than Florida average
Florida average: 53.7%
Rate of successful return to home or community from a skilled nursing facility.
53.7%
6% better than Florida average
Florida average: 50.6%
Quality measures are calculated from Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessments. For most measures, lower percentages indicate better care quality.
47% of new residents, usually for short-term rehab.
41% of new residents, often for short stays.
12% of new residents, often for long-term daily care.
Source: CMS Long-Term Care Facility Characteristics (Data as of Jan 2026)
Total residents
196
Residents meet regularly to discuss policies, care quality, and activities
Organized group of residents that meets regularly to discuss facility policies, quality of life, and activities.
Data sourced from CMS Long-Term Care Facility Characteristics quarterly report. Payer mix reflects the current resident census by primary payment source.
Historical financial and operational data for Pines of Sarasota from 2012–2023, based on CMS SNF Cost Reports.
Key figures below are for fiscal year ending in 12/2023.
Based on CMS SNF Cost Report for fiscal year ending in 12/2023.
Net patient revenue — what the home actually collects for resident care, after contractual allowances, bad debt and discounts are subtracted from its gross charges (CMS cost report, Worksheet G-3). It covers resident care only; money the home earns from other sources is shown separately as "Other income."
Net patient income: net patient revenue minus the home's total operating expenses. A positive figure means it earns more from resident care than it spends to deliver it; a negative figure means the opposite. It excludes non-operating "other income."
Net patient revenue — what the home actually collects for resident care, after contractual allowances, bad debt and discounts are subtracted from its gross charges (CMS cost report, Worksheet G-3). It covers resident care only; money the home earns from other sources is shown separately as "Other income."
Net patient income: net patient revenue minus the home's total operating expenses. A positive figure means it earns more from resident care than it spends to deliver it; a negative figure means the opposite. It excludes non-operating "other income."
Money the home earns outside of resident care — such as investments, grants, rentals and other non-operating sources (CMS cost report, Worksheet G-3). It is tracked separately from net patient revenue: it is not part of that figure, and it is not included in net patient income.
Staff salaries plus wage-related costs — benefits such as payroll taxes, health insurance and retirement — from the home's own accounting records (CMS cost report, Worksheet A). Contract or agency labor is counted separately, under other operating costs.
Rank #24 / 184Payroll — State benchmarkedThis home is ranked 24th out of 184 homes in Florida for payroll. Shows total annual staff payroll benchmarked to the Florida average. Higher payroll investment relative to peers often signals better staffing and less reliance on cheaper contract labor.Facilities with the same value for a metric share the same rank. Rankings are based only on facilities in Florida that report data for that category. Facilities without available data are excluded from the ranking.Click the rank badge to see the full State ranking.Click here to see the full State ranking.
Payroll as a share of revenue: staff salaries and wage-related benefits divided by net patient revenue. A higher figure means more of each revenue dollar goes to staff pay.
Rank #102 / 184Payroll % — State benchmarkedThis home is ranked 102nd out of 184 homes in Florida for payroll %. Shows payroll as a percentage of revenue versus the Florida average. Well-run Florida facilities typically land around 49–57% — the top third Statewide. Below 25% may signal understaffing or heavy agency use — read with Staffing ratings.Facilities with the same value for a metric share the same rank. Rankings are based only on facilities in Florida that report data for that category. Facilities without available data are excluded from the ranking.Click the rank badge to see the full State ranking.Click here to see the full State ranking.
Everything it costs to run the home apart from payroll — food, utilities, supplies, maintenance, contract labor and administration. Calculated as total operating expense minus payroll (staff salaries and wage-related benefits).
The home's total operating expense for the year — all the costs of running it, salaries included (CMS cost report, Worksheet G-3).
Most residents typically stay for a few weeks or months before returning home or moving on.
New residents most often arrive under Medicare (47% of admissions), and a typical Medicare stay runs around 22 days.
Coverage residents most often arrive under.
Coverage residents most often leave under.
0.9 miles from city center
Estimated distance in miles from Sarasota's city center to Pines of Sarasota's address, calculated via Google Maps.
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Pines of Sarasota is located in SARASOTA, Florida.
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The team at Pines of Sarasota speaks English.
Pines of Sarasota is legally operated by Pines Of Sarasota Healthcare LLC, and administered by Amanda Harrison.
Pines of Sarasota has a walk score of 70. Very walkable. Most errands can be accomplished on foot, and many essentials are within a short walk.
According to FL state health department records, Pines of Sarasota's license number is 7450.
According to FL state health department records, Pines of Sarasota's license expires on October 29, 2027.
Pines of Sarasota's occupancy is 88.0%.
No, Pines of Sarasota has a no-pet policy.
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