Solaris Healthcare Pensacola
8475 UNIVERSITY PARKWAY, Pensacola, FL, 32514 · 8504741252
Nursing HomeMedicare CertifiedMedicaid CertifiedUpdated 2026-05-19
5.0
★★★★★
Overall Rating
Health Inspection
5.0
Staffing
4.0
Quality Measures
5.0
180
Licensed Beds
4.0
Staffing Rating
Solaris Healthcare Pensacola holds a 5-star overall rating from CMS, which is the highest possible score. That overall rating is a composite built from three separate categories, each measuring something different about how a facility operates. The health inspection rating, also 5 stars, reflects the results of state inspection visits and looks at how many citations the facility received and how serious they were. A perfect score here means inspectors found very few, if any, problems, which is a strong sign that the facility is being run safely and by the book. The quality measures rating comes in at 4 stars, meaning the facility performs above average across 15 clinical benchmarks that track things like residents' physical health and outcomes over time. The one area worth noting is staffing, which sits at 3 stars, or average. This measures how many hours of nursing care residents receive relative to the number of people living there, and average means the facility is in line with typical nursing homes but not exceeding the norm.
For families, the big picture is genuinely encouraging. A 5-star overall rating is not easy to earn, and the strong inspection and quality scores suggest that residents are receiving good care in a well-managed environment. The average staffing score does not signal a red flag on its own, but it may be worth asking the facility directly about nurse-to-resident ratios and how they handle staffing during nights and weekends. Use those conversations to get a fuller sense of day-to-day life for residents.
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Questions to ask when visiting
1. How many residents does each certified nursing assistant care for during the day shift, and how does that number change at night and on weekends?
2. How long have most of your nurses and aides been working here, and what does your staff turnover look like over the past year?
3. If my loved one has a concern or feels unsafe, what is the step-by-step process for reporting it, and who follows up to make sure it was resolved?
4. Can you walk me through what a typical weekday looks like for a resident, from the time they wake up to when they go to bed?
5. How often does the same caregiver work with the same resident, rather than rotating through different staff members each day?
6. What were the findings from your most recent state inspection, and what specific changes did you make in response to any violations or complaints?
For more guidance on evaluating facilities, see our guide to [questions to ask when choosing a Florida nursing home](/blog/questions-to-ask-before-choosing-a-nursing-home-in-florida).
About CMS Star Ratings
CMS assigns 1–5 star ratings to Medicare and Medicaid-certified nursing homes based on three domains: health inspections, staffing levels, and quality measures. The overall rating is a weighted composite.
A 5-star overall rating does not guarantee excellence in every domain — inspect each sub-rating independently. Data is updated quarterly.
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Data sourced from CMS Care Compare. Last updated via nightly pipeline.