Overview
Tarpon Bayou Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Florida average of 3.3. It ranks 2nd of 2 nursing homes in Tarpon Springs. It scores best on quality of care (3 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.1 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 100% 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 April 11, 2024, found 17 health deficiencies, more than the Florida average of 7.1. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $10,170 in the past three years.
Tarpon Bayou Center is a nonprofit facility with 114 certified beds, caring for about 100 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1974.
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.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 11, 2024
- Health deficiencies cited
- 17
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $10,170
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.09 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.55 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.59 hrs
- Nurse aides1.95 hrs
- Physical therapists0.07 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 114
- Average residents per day
- 100
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- April 12, 1974
- 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