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Space Coast Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center

125 ALMA BLVD, MERRITT ISLAND, FL, 32953

(321) 453-0202

120 licensed beds

★★★★★1/5CMS Five-Star overall1/5 health inspections2/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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125 Alma Blvd

Merritt Island, FL 32953

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Bed capacity

120

CMS facility ID

105325

Care type

Nursing home

County

Brevard

Facility name

Space Coast Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center

Street address

125 ALMA BLVD

City / state / ZIP

Merritt Island, FL 32953

Phone

(321) 453-0202

About this facility — Space Coast Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center

Space Coast Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Merritt Island, Florida. It is licensed for 120 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Florida (120 beds).

It is one of 35 senior care facilities in Merritt Island and 694 skilled nursing facilities across Florida. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Space Coast Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center 52 times across 11 inspections in the last three years, including 3 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $128,889 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company

Excelsior Care Group

Ownership type

For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Island Holdco Llc

Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2023

Miller, Yocheved

Indirect owner — 23% stake — since 2023

Zahler, Jacob

Officer · Operational control — since 2023

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

1 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

1978-07-01

CMS overall rating

1 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

21 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$128,889 total

Last standard inspection

2025-01-17

Nurse staffing

3.3 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$312 per day (≈ $9,480/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

64% Medicaid · 4% Medicare · 32% private/other

Occupancy

79% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

24% below the FL median of $408/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

120

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 3 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2025-08-02Health inspectionComplaint-triggered6 citations

F-0600

J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2025-08-29

F-0609

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2025-08-29

F-0610

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Corrected 2025-08-29

F-0635

J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint

Provide doctor's orders for the resident's immediate care at the time the resident was admitted.

Corrected 2025-08-29

F-0726

J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint

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.

Corrected 2025-08-29

F-0867

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.

Corrected 2025-08-29

2025-01-17Health inspectionComplaint-triggered15 citations

F-0550

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2025-02-17

F-0554

D · No harm found

Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

Corrected 2025-02-17

F-0568

E · No harm found

Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.

Corrected 2025-02-17

F-0583

D · No harm found

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

Corrected 2025-02-17

F-0584

E · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2025-02-17

F-0585

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.

Corrected 2025-02-17

F-0677

D · No harm found

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2025-02-17

F-0679

D · No harm found

Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

Corrected 2025-02-17

F-0685

D · No harm found

Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.

Corrected 2025-02-17

F-0694

D · No harm found

Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2025-02-17

F-0756

D · No harm found

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

Corrected 2025-02-17

F-0758

D · No harm found

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 limited.

Corrected 2025-02-17

F-0814

E · No harm foundFood safety

Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.

Corrected 2025-02-17

F-0867

E · No harm found

Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.

Corrected 2025-02-17

F-0880

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-02-17

8 earlier / fire-safety inspections (31 citations)

2024-05-16Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0689

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2024-06-16

2024-03-28Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0610

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Corrected 2024-04-28

2024-02-13Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0755

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Corrected 2024-03-13

2023-05-19Health inspection9 citations

F-0585

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.

Corrected 2023-06-26

F-0644

D · No harm found

Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.

Corrected 2023-06-26

F-0645

D · No harm found

PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

Corrected 2023-06-26

F-0689

E · No harm found

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2023-06-26

F-0694

D · No harm found

Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2023-06-26

F-0812

E · No harm foundFood safety

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

Corrected 2023-06-26

F-0814

E · No harm foundFood safety

Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.

Corrected 2023-06-26

F-0837

E · No harm found

Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.

Corrected 2023-06-26

F-0908

E · No harm found

Keep all essential equipment working safely.

Corrected 2023-06-26

2021-06-17Health inspection6 citations

F-0554

D · No harm found

Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

Corrected 2021-07-17

F-0584

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2021-07-17

F-0585

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.

Corrected 2021-07-17

F-0623

D · No harm found

Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

Corrected 2021-07-17

F-0655

D · No harm found

Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

Corrected 2021-07-17

F-0686

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2021-07-17

2025-01-17Fire-safety inspection1 citation

K-0345

E · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2025-02-17

2023-05-19Fire-safety inspection8 citations

K-0324

D · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2023-06-26

K-0345

F · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2023-06-26

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2023-06-26

K-0355

E · No harm found

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2023-06-26

K-0363

D · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2023-06-26

K-0700

E · No harm found

Meet requirements for operating features, such as evacuation plans, fire drills, smoking regulations, draperies, decorations and the inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors.

Corrected 2023-06-26

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2023-06-26

K-0914

F · No harm found

Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.

Corrected 2023-06-26

2021-06-17Fire-safety inspection4 citations

E-0004

F · No harm found

Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).

Corrected 2021-07-17

K-0321

D · No harm found

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2021-07-17

K-0921

E · No harm found

Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.

Corrected 2021-07-17

K-0923

E · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2021-07-17

Federal penalties

2025-08-02Fine$117,940

2023-12-11Fine$7,409

2023-11-20Fine$1,764

2023-10-30Fine$1,776

Total fines$128,889

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 105325.

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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