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Community Health And Rehabilitation Center

3611 TRANSMITTER ROAD, Panama City, FL, 32404-9799

Type
Nursing home
State-licensedCMS certified · CCN 105975

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.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall4/5
Health inspections4/5
Staffing3/5
Quality measures3/5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Certified beds
120 · avg 94 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
46.6%near the Florida averageFlorida avg: 42.3% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
61.5%higher than most Florida nursing homesFlorida avg: 45.5% · National avg: 43.6% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
0 departednear the Florida averageFlorida avg: 0.7 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

State licensing & capacity

License number
130470978
Service type
Nursing Home
Licensed capacity
120 beds
Current license effective
April 1, 2026
Current license expires
March 31, 2028

Florida AHCA licensing registry · as of April 18, 2026

Ownership & operations

Licensee
Rehabilitation Center Llc
Administrator
Rezeq Elbataineh

Florida AHCA licensing registry · as of April 18, 2026

Federal ownership record

For-profitLlc

Disclosed owners (8 on record)

  • Clear Choice Health Care Llc

    Operational/managerial Control · 100% · since 2021

  • Deborah p Kennedy

    Operational/managerial Control · 20% · since 2021

  • Duane Gallagher

    5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 30% · since 2021

  • Geoffrey Fraser

    5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 10% · since 2021

  • Jeffrey Cleveland

    5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 10% · since 2021

  • Randall Mcelheney

    5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 50% · since 2021

+ 2 additional owners on the federal record.

Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of April 2026.

Federal inspection record

11 health citations on file1 from complaints

Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 11)

  • D0914·Aug 28, 2025

    Environmental Deficiencies

    Provide bedrooms that don't allow residents to see each other when privacy is needed.

  • D0812·Aug 28, 2025

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  • D0684·Aug 28, 2025

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

  • D0584·Aug 28, 2025

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

  • D0880·Jun 6, 2024

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • D0695·Jun 6, 2024

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

  • D0693·Jun 6, 2024

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.

  • D0684·Jun 6, 2024

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

View the full inspection history on CMS Care Compare →

Fire-safety citations

13 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Aug 28, 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.