Southern Pines Nursing Center is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1978-10-27. 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 (727) 842-8402 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Southern Pines Nursing Center 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 (2★), 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 59.4/100, placing it #12228 of 14703 facilities nationally and #655 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 Southern Pines Nursing Center receives a reported average of 3 hours 15 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 32 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 41 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 2 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 3 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 2 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 50.6%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 3 fine(s) totaling $15,592. 3 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 3 fine(s) totaling $15,592, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 3. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 89.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Southern Pines Nursing Center ranks 12228th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 59.4/100), placing it in the bottom 25% nationwide. Within FL, it ranks 655th out of 694 nursing homes. In New Port Richey, it ranks 6th out of 6 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 6th of 6. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #11,467 nationally and RN hours rank #7,956 nationally (#456 in FL). Our composite quality score of 59.4/100 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 New Port Richey, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/florida/new-port-richey/