Overview
Emerald Coast Center has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Florida average of 3.3. It ranks 2nd of 3 nursing homes in Fort Walton Beach. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on staffing (3 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, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on September 25, 2025, found 3 health deficiencies, fewer than the Florida average of 7.1. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $17,114 in the past three years.
Emerald Coast Center is a for-profit facility with 120 certified beds, caring for about 102 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1973.
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 67%
Top 16%
Top 15%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- September 25, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 3
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $17,114
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.24 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.57 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.58 hrs
- Nurse aides2.09 hrs
- Physical therapists0.07 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 102
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- August 7, 1973
- 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