Space Coast Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center
125 Alma Blvd, Merritt Island, FL, 32953
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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 Abuse Flag
CMS has flagged this facility for a substantiated finding of resident abuse, neglect, or exploitation in its current or recent inspection cycle. Ask the facility for the specific citation and corrective-action plan during your visit, and consider contacting your state's long-term care ombudsman for context.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Excelsior Care Group
- Certified beds
- 120 · avg 110 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 58.9% — higher than most Florida nursing homesFlorida avg: 41.9% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 55% — higher than most Florida nursing homesFlorida avg: 46.0% · National avg: 43.3% · 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)
- 4 fines · $128,889 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 105325
- Certified beds
- 120 beds · avg 110 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Island Operating Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Excelsior Care Group
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Excelsior Care Group chain — 33 facilities across 3 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.7 / 5.
Disclosed owners (6 on record)
- Charles Zahler
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 23% · since 2023
- Island Holdco LlcHolding
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2023
- Jacob j Zahler
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · since 2023
- Leah Friedman
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 23% · since 2023
- Rochel David
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 23% · since 2023
- Yocheved Miller
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 23% · since 2023
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 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 39)
- E0867·Aug 2, 2025Complaint
Administration Deficiencies
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
- J0726·Aug 2, 2025Complaint
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
- J0635·Aug 2, 2025Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Provide doctor's orders for the resident's immediate care at the time the resident was admitted.
- E0610·Aug 2, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- E0609·Aug 2, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- J0600·Aug 2, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- E0867·Jan 17, 2025
Administration Deficiencies
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
- E0814·Jan 17, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $118K
- 20233 fines · $11K
Most recent events
- Aug 2, 2025Fine · $118K
- Dec 11, 2023Fine · $7,409
- Nov 20, 2023Fine · $1,764
- Oct 30, 2023Fine · $1,776
Largest single fine on record: $118K.
Fire-safety citations
13 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jan 17, 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.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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