Overview
Bartow Center has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Florida average of 3.3. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Bartow. It scores best on quality of care (3 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.2 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 96% of nursing homes in Florida (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on July 30, 2024, found 9 health deficiencies, more than the Florida average of 7.1. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $8,034 in the past three years.
Bartow Center is a nonprofit facility with 120 certified beds, caring for about 107 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1975.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 79%
Top 85%
Family reviews
- J.P. RichSeptember 2021
I really don't know who rated this Facility , BUT THIS IS HOGWASH !!! This place is dirty, it stinks of urine. The aides are LAZY staying on their cell phones, asking them for help is like trying to pull teeth. They DO NOT have residents care on their minds, they are there for a "PAYCHECK" Terrible place will be contacting the STATE ! This place should be CLOSED DOWN. The food stinks--the staff is the worst i have ever seen, the rooms are filthy, food crusted on bedside table. Residents are tired of poor quality of care. Residents are not happy..Lets rate this as a -10
Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- July 30, 2024
- Health deficiencies cited
- 9
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $8,034
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.25 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.50 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.73 hrs
- Nurse aides2.02 hrs
- Physical therapists0.09 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 107
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- August 1, 1975
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes