Shores Nursing And Rehab Center
220 NINTH STREET, Port Saint Joe, FL, 32456
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.
Special Focus Candidate
CMS has identified this facility as a Special Focus Candidate — a track record of serious quality issues that places it one step away from full Special Focus Facility designation.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Eliyahu Mirlis
- Certified beds
- 120 · avg 97 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 52.7% — higher than most Florida nursing homesFlorida avg: 42.3% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 50% — near the Florida averageFlorida avg: 45.5% · National avg: 43.6% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 2 departed — near the Florida averageFlorida avg: 0.7 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $137,446 total
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 1038096
- Service type
- Nursing Home
- Licensed capacity
- 120 beds
- Current license effective
- August 1, 2025
- Current license expires
- July 31, 2027
Florida AHCA licensing registry · as of April 18, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- Port St Joe Opco Llc
- Administrator
- Bruce Woodford
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 (7 on record)
- Daniel l Thorngren
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
- Jack d Harrison
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
- 220 Ninth st Port st Joe Holdco LlcHolding
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2024
- Eliyahu Mirlis
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 99% · since 2023
- New Horizon Healthcare LlcHolding
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 35% · since 2023
- Sarah Becher
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 1% · since 2023
+ 1 additional owner on the federal record.
Recent change of ownership
August 2023 (2 years ago) · acquired from Gulf Shores 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 37)
- D0584·Dec 8, 2025Complaint
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.
- D0914·May 8, 2025
Environmental Deficiencies
Provide bedrooms that don't allow residents to see each other when privacy is needed.
- D0887·May 8, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
- D0883·May 8, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
- D0760·May 8, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- D0698·May 8, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- D0688·May 8, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- D0677·May 8, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20241 fine · $137K
Most recent events
- Feb 2, 2024Fine · $137K
Fire-safety citations
11 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: May 8, 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.