Sandgate Gardens Rehab And Nursing Center
703 S 29TH ST, Fort Pierce, FL, 34947
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 - Limited Liability company · Chain: Aston Health
- Certified beds
- 107 · avg 103 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 61.1% — higher than most Florida nursing homesFlorida avg: 42.3% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 65.5% — higher than most Florida nursing homesFlorida avg: 45.5% · National avg: 43.6% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the Florida averageFlorida avg: 0.7 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Infection control citations
- 2
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 11600961
- Service type
- Nursing Home
- Licensed capacity
- 107 beds
- Current license effective
- January 5, 2026
- Current license expires
- September 24, 2026
Florida AHCA licensing registry · as of April 18, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- Laurel Point Care Acquisition, Llc
- Administrator
- Suzan E. Zimmer
Florida AHCA licensing registry · as of April 18, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Aston Health chain — 30 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.5 / 5.
Disclosed owners (10 on record)
- Des Johnson
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Suzan e Zimmer
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Donna Wildes
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Gerri Bannister
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
- Brittney Culberth
Operational/managerial Control · since 2022
- Aston Healthcare Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2022
+ 4 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of April 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 46)
- D0689·Nov 3, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0883·Apr 18, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
- D0881·Apr 18, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
- D0880·Apr 18, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E0805·Apr 18, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
- E0803·Apr 18, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
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.
- D0761·Apr 18, 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.
- D0758·Apr 18, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is li…
Fire-safety citations
9 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Apr 18, 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.