Emerald Coast Center
114 Third Street Se, Fort Walton Beach, FL, 32548
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual · Chain: Hearthstone Senior Communities
- Certified beds
- 120 · avg 103 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 40% — near the Florida averageFlorida avg: 41.9% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 56.3% — higher than most Florida nursing homesFlorida avg: 46.0% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 3 departed — near the Florida averageFlorida avg: 0.7 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 2 fines · $17,114 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 105265
- Certified beds
- 120 beds · avg 103 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Individual
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Emerald Coast Rehabilitation Center Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Hearthstone Senior Communities
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Hearthstone Senior Communities chain — 8 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 1.9 / 5.
Disclosed owners (13 on record)
- Consulting Support Services, Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Hearthstone Senior Communities, Inc.
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Themis Health Management, Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Facility Support Company, Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Kane Financial Services, Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Tammy Hardy-fauber
Operational/managerial Control · since 2021
+ 7 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 15)
- D0689·Sep 25, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0656·Sep 25, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D0550·Sep 25, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D0847·Jul 18, 2024
Administration Deficiencies
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
- D0814·Jul 18, 2024
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
- D0656·Jul 18, 2024
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D0645·Jul 18, 2024
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- D0554·Jul 18, 2024
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20242 fines · $17K
Most recent events
- Apr 26, 2024Fine · $8,557
- Apr 26, 2024Fine · $8,557
Largest single fine on record: $8,557.
Fire-safety citations
14 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Sep 25, 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 Jun 1, 2026.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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