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Westwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

1001 MAR-WALT DRIVE, FORT WALTON BEACH, FL, 32547
(850) 863-5174
60 licensed beds
★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections1/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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1001 Mar-walt Drive
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547
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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
60
CMS facility ID
105395
Care type
Nursing home
County
Okaloosa
Facility name
Westwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Street address
1001 MAR-WALT DRIVE
City / state / ZIP
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547
Phone
(850) 863-5174

About this facility — Westwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

Westwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. It is licensed for 60 beds — well below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Florida (120 beds).

It is one of 11 senior care facilities in Fort Walton Beach 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 Westwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 6 times across 6 inspections in the last three years; no federal fines are on record. 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
Maximus Healthcare Group
Ownership type
For profit - Individual

Registered owners & officers

Westwood Holdings Llc
Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2016
Rigdon, Karen
Managing employee — since 2016
Steinmetz, Henry
Officer — since 2016

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
1981-10-16
CMS overall rating
4 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
1 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2025-04-25

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$604 per day (≈ $18,360/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
23% Medicaid · 49% Medicare · 28% private/other
Occupancy
81% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
48% above the FL median of $408/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
60
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

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.
2025-04-25Health inspection1 citation
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2025-05-30
2022-09-21Health inspection2 citations
F-0686
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2022-10-05
F-0689
D · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2022-10-05
1 earlier / fire-safety inspection (3 citations)
2022-09-21Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0324
D · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2022-10-07
K-0363
D · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2022-10-07
K-0914
D · No harm found
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
Corrected 2022-10-07
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 105395.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Owners' other facilities
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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
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