GUARDIAN CARE NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER

★ 3-star Non-profit
CMS flags on record

1 immediate-jeopardy citation(s) · $15,737 in federal fines

2
Overall
2
Health inspection
3
Staffing
4
Quality measures

Facility details

CCN105797
Ownership typeNon profit - Corporation
Legal business nameGUARDIAN CARE, INC
ChainIndependent
Certified beds120
Average residents per day91.0
Provider typeMedicare and Medicaid
Located in hospitalNo
First certified1993-07-01
Resident & family councilBoth
Sprinklers in all required areasYes
Changed ownership in last 12 monthsNo
Continuing care retirement communityNo
CountyOrange County

Staffing

Florida minimum staffing standard

Florida requires a weekly average of 3.6 hours of direct care per resident per day. This facility reports 3.49 total nurse staffing hours per resident per day — below that benchmark by 0.11 hours. CMS reported hours are an annual average and are not a compliance finding.

Nurse aide hours2.25
LPN hours0.56
RN hours0.58
Total nurse hours3.39
Weekend total nurse hours3.25

Penalties & enforcement

$15,737
Total fines
1
Fines issued
0
Payment denials
DateTypeAmount
2023-07-29Fine$15,737

Health inspection citations

19
Total health citations
1
Actual harm or worse (G–L)
1
Immediate jeopardy (J–L)

Most recent citations (up to 40 shown):

DateTagCategoryScope
2025-03-120550Resident Rights DeficienciesD
2025-03-120644Resident Assessment and Care Planning DeficienciesE
2025-03-120645Resident Assessment and Care Planning DeficienciesD
2025-03-120698Quality of Life and Care DeficienciesD
2025-03-120699Quality of Life and Care DeficienciesD
2025-03-120812Nutrition and Dietary DeficienciesE
2025-03-120849Administration DeficienciesD
2025-03-120851Administration DeficienciesF
2025-03-120867Administration DeficienciesE
2025-03-120880Infection Control DeficienciesD
2025-03-120883Infection Control DeficienciesE
2025-03-120689Quality of Life and Care DeficienciesD
2023-07-290759Pharmacy Service DeficienciesD
2023-07-290689Quality of Life and Care DeficienciesJ
2022-02-170640Resident Assessment and Care Planning DeficienciesD
2022-02-170641Resident Assessment and Care Planning DeficienciesD
2022-02-170692Quality of Life and Care DeficienciesD
2022-02-170693Quality of Life and Care DeficienciesD
2022-02-170695Quality of Life and Care DeficienciesD

Scope/severity: A–F no actual harm · G–I actual harm · J–L immediate jeopardy.

Ownership

ABRAHAMS, ELOISEW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEENOT APPLICABLE
ABRAHAMS, ELOISECORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE
GARRETT, MARKCORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE
REDDICK, ALZOCORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE
RICHARDSON, JOHNNYCORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE
RICKS, JIMCORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE

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