Updated: March 2026 data
Fort Walton Beach, FL

Westwood Nursing And Rehabilitation Center

1001 Mar-Walt Drive, Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32547
(850) 863-5174
60 Certified Beds
Medicare and Medicaid
For-profit Individual
5★
Overall
5★
Health Insp.
4★
Staffing
4★
QM
81.8
Score /100
#69
in Florida
#1,054
of 14,676 nationally
National Rank
#69
of 694 in Florida
State Rank
#1
of 3 in Fort Walton Beach
City Rank
$290
FL median · semi-private
Daily Cost

81.8
score
Composite Quality Score / 100
State rank #69 · National rank #1,054 · How rankings are calculated

Visual Snapshot
Occupancy
48 residents for 60 certified beds · 79% occupied

CMS Ratings
Overall, inspection, staffing, and quality measure ratings on the CMS 1–5 scale.

Facility Details
60
Certified Beds
48
Avg Residents/Day
4h 18m
Weekday Nurse Hrs
79%
Estimated Occupancy
Accepts MedicareAccepts MedicaidFor-profit Individual

CMS Ratings Breakdown
Metric This Facility Florida Comparison
Overall Rating 5 / 5 3.2 / 5 1.8 above FL avg
Health Inspection 5 / 5 2.9 / 5 2.1 above FL avg
QM Rating 4 / 5 4.1 / 5 About the same as FL
Long-Stay QM 5 / 5 4.6 / 5 0.4 above FL avg
Short-Stay QM 2 / 5 3.2 / 5 1.2 below FL avg
Staffing Rating 4 / 5 3.2 / 5 0.8 above FL avg

This table compares the facility to Florida averages for the six CMS rating categories.

Staffing, Weekend Coverage & Turnover
4h 18m
Weekday Total Nurse
3h 51m
Weekend Total Nurse
30m
Weekday RN
12m
Weekend RN
Metric This Facility Florida Difference
Total nurse hours / resident / day 4h 18m 3h 51m +27m
RN hours / resident / day 30m 44m −14m
Licensed hours / resident / day 1h 40m 1h 31m +9m
Physical therapist hours / resident / day 3 min 5 min −2m
Weekend total nurse hours 3h 51m 3h 31m +20m
Weekend RN hours 12m 32m −20m
Total nursing staff turnover 40.6% 42.3% −1.7 pts
RN turnover 28.6% 45.5% −16.9 pts

Lower turnover is better. Tiny therapy-hour values are shown in minutes so they are easier to understand.

Cost of Care in Florida
$290
Per Day
Semi-private
$8,821
Per Month
State median
$105,850
Per Year
State median
8% below
Vs National
CareScout/Genworth

State median private-pay cost for a semi-private room. Actual facility pricing can differ.

Data Disclaimer & Methodology

Data Disclaimer: All data on this page is sourced from the official CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) Nursing Home Compare dataset for March 2026. This includes facility ratings, staffing hours, inspection scores, fines, complaints, and geographic coordinates when available. NursingHomesNearMe.org does not independently verify, collect, or alter this facility data.

Composite scores and rankings are calculated by NursingHomesNearMe.org using a published methodology that combines CMS ratings, staffing inputs, and enforcement flags into a normalized 0–100 score. Information may not reflect current facility conditions. Always contact the facility directly and verify at medicare.gov/care-compare before making care decisions.

Data: CMS Nursing Home CompareProcessing Date: 2026-03-01Rankings across 14,676 U.S. facilities

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