Westlake Nursing And Rehab Center
440 PHIPPEN WAITERS ROAD, Dania Beach, FL, 33004
Federal Quality Data
Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed March 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Eliyahu Mirlis
- Certified beds
- 88 · avg 84 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 28.6% — lower than most Florida nursing homesFlorida avg: 42.3% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 21.4% — lower than most Florida nursing homesFlorida avg: 45.5% · National avg: 43.6% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Florida averageFlorida avg: 0.7 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $14,521 total
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 1119096
- Service type
- Nursing Home
- Licensed capacity
- 88 beds
- Current license effective
- April 14, 2025
- Current license expires
- August 31, 2025
Florida AHCA licensing registry · as of April 18, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- Dania Beach Opco Llc
- Administrator
- Ilene Berkon Cardello
Florida AHCA licensing registry · as of April 18, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Eliyahu Mirlis chain — 13 facilities across 3 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.0 / 5.
Disclosed owners (6 on record)
- Ilene Berkon-cardello
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
- Ruben h Colman
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
- 440 Phippen Waiters rd Dania Beach Holdco LlcHolding
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2023
- Sarah Becher
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 1% · since 2023
- Vrd 10 Hldco LlcHolding
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2023
- Eliyahu Mirlis
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 65% · since 2023
Recent change of ownership
September 2023 (2 years ago) · acquired from Dania Pointe Care Center
Transaction type: Change of Ownership
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures + Change of Ownership, as of April 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 21)
- E0925·Jan 24, 2025
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
- D0880·Jan 24, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0790·Jan 24, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
- D0761·Jan 24, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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.
- D0695·Jan 24, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D0684·Jan 24, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D0578·Jan 24, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- D0550·Jan 24, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20231 fine · $15K
Most recent events
- May 10, 2023Fine · $15K
Fire-safety citations
5 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jan 24, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Mar 1, 2026.
Where this information comes from
- License, capacity, ownership, administrator: Florida AHCA licensing registry, snapshot as of April 18, 2026.
- Star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processed March 1, 2026.
Read our methodology for how this information is collected and verified.