South Heritage Health & Rehabilitation Center

South Heritage Health & Rehabilitation Center is a skilled nursing facility located at 718 Lakeview Ave S in Saint Petersburg, Florida (Pinellas County, ZIP 33705). The facility operates as a non-profit corporation and holds 74 certified beds. It participates in both Medicare and Medicaid programs, making it eligible to serve a broad range of residents requiring short-term rehabilitation or long-term skilled nursing care. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) assigns star ratings to nursing facilities on a scale of one to five stars across four categories: overall performance, health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. South Heritage Health & Rehabilitation Center holds an overall CMS star rating of 1 out of 5. The health inspection rating is 1 out of 5, reflecting findings from recent state and federal inspection surveys. The staffing rating is 3 out of 5, indicating a mid-range level of nurse and staff hours relative to the resident census. The quality measure rating is also 3 out of 5, based on clinical outcome data reported to CMS. The facility maintains an active status and is licensed through the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) in the state of Florida. Prospective residents and their families may request information regarding the most recent survey date and any associated inspection findings through AHCA or the CMS Care Compare database. South Heritage Health & Rehabilitation Center accepts both Medicare and Medicaid as payment sources, which are the two primary federal and state insurance programs covering skilled nursing facility care. Medicare typically covers short-term skilled nursing and rehabilitation services following a qualifying hospital stay, subject to specific eligibility criteria and benefit period limitations. Medicaid may cover longer-term nursing home care for residents who meet financial and medical eligibility requirements in Florida. The facility's non-profit corporate ownership structure may also influence financial assistance options, though individuals should contact the facility directly for current admissions and billing details. When placed in the context of Florida state averages, South Heritage Health & Rehabilitation Center's overall 1-star rating falls below the statewide norm. Florida nursing facilities as a whole tend to cluster around mid-range overall ratings, with average health inspection and staffing scores generally landing in the 2-to-3-star range. The facility's staffing and quality measure ratings of 3 out of 5 align more closely with state and national medians in those categories, while the health inspection rating of 1 out of 5 represents a notable divergence from typical Florida facility performance. Individuals researching skilled nursing options in the Saint Petersburg area may use these ratings alongside inspection reports and staffing data available through CMS Care Compare to conduct a thorough comparison of local facilities.