Overview
Okeechobee Health Care Facility has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Florida average of 3.3. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Okeechobee. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.1 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 82% of nursing homes in Florida (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.8 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on August 21, 2025, found 6 health deficiencies, fewer than the Florida average of 7.1. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 37% of Florida nursing homes have been fined.
Okeechobee Health Care Facility is a for-profit facility with 210 certified beds, caring for about 194 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1984.
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 16%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- August 21, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 6
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.15 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.77 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.86 hrs
- Nurse aides2.52 hrs
- Physical therapists0.05 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 210
- Average residents per day
- 194
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- December 13, 1984
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes