Sandgate Gardens Rehab and Nursing Center

703 S 29th St, Fort Pierce, FL 34947 · (772) 466-3322
For profit - Limited Liability company · 107 certified beds

Sandgate Gardens Rehab and Nursing Center has a 2-star overall rating from Medicare, out of 5. Its last standard inspection, in April 2025, found 17 citations (the Florida average is 7.1). It hasn't been fined in the last three years.

Medicare ratings

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Most recent health inspection

The standard health inspection on April 18, 2025 found 17 citations. What an inspection citation means

• Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.April 18, 2025 · F0803 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.April 18, 2025 · F0805 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.April 18, 2025 · F0561 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.April 18, 2025 · F0636 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.April 18, 2025 · F0638 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.April 18, 2025 · F0641 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.April 18, 2025 · F0676 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.April 18, 2025 · F0677 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.April 18, 2025 · F0684 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.April 18, 2025 · F0690 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.April 18, 2025 · F0697 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.April 18, 2025 · F0756 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• 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.April 18, 2025 · F0758 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.April 18, 2025 · F0761 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.April 18, 2025 · F0880 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.April 18, 2025 · F0881 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.April 18, 2025 · F0883 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few

Complaint inspections, last three years

Inspections after complaints found 2 citations.

• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.November 3, 2025 · F0689 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.January 15, 2025 · F0686 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some

Fines and payment denials

No fines or payment denials in the last three years.

Nurse staffing

Hours of nursing care per resident per day, as the home reports them to Medicare through payroll records.

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