Overview
Winkler Court has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Florida average of 3.3. It ranks 11th of 13 nursing homes in Fort Myers. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 91% 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 24, 2025, found 17 health deficiencies, more than the Florida average of 7.1. 5 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $178,937 in the past three years.
Winkler Court is a nonprofit facility with 120 certified beds, caring for about 117 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1995.
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 85%
Top 51%
Top 69%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 24, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 17
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 5
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $178,937
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.33 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.65 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.63 hrs
- Nurse aides2.05 hrs
- Physical therapists0.06 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 117
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- April 12, 1995
- 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