Harborview Health Center West Altamonte is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1994-02-17. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (407) 865-8000 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Harborview Health Center West Altamonte holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 2 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (2★), Staffing (4★), and Quality of Resident Care (2★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 63.4/100, placing it #10911 of 14703 facilities nationally and #628 of 694 in Florida. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Harborview Health Center West Altamonte receives a reported average of 3 hours 33 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 40 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 46 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 7 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 20 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 4 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 35.1%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 2 fine(s) totaling $18,106. 15 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 2 fine(s) totaling $18,106, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 2. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 63.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Harborview Health Center West Altamonte ranks 10911th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 63.4/100), placing it in the below average nationwide. Within FL, it ranks 628th out of 694 nursing homes. In Altamonte Springs, it ranks 2nd out of 2 facilities. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #8,544 nationally and RN hours rank #5,416 nationally (#307 in FL). Our composite quality score of 63.4/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Altamonte Springs, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/florida/altamonte-springs/