The most serious citations on this record
Every nursing-home citation carries a scope-and-severity grade from A (least serious) to L (most serious). The five highest-graded citations at Gulfport Nursing Center are:
F-0600 · June 13, 2025 · Grade J — Immediate jeopardy
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Found during a complaint investigation. Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · correction date August 1, 2025
F-0726 · June 13, 2025 · Grade J — Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Found during a complaint investigation. Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · correction date August 1, 2025
F-0628 · June 13, 2025 · Grade F — Potential for more than minimal harm
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · correction date August 1, 2025
F-0727 · June 13, 2025 · Grade F — Potential for more than minimal harm
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · correction date August 1, 2025
K-0345 · June 13, 2025 · Grade F — Potential for more than minimal harm
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · correction date July 11, 2025
What surveyors cited, theme by theme
Grouping the citations by subject shows whether a home's problems are isolated or concentrated in one part of care. At Gulfport Nursing Center, 15 subject areas appear across health and fire-safety inspections.
Nursing and Physician Services
4 citations between July 1, 2021 and April 13, 2026. The most serious was graded J — immediate jeopardy, affecting one or a very small number of residents. Surveyors found a situation that caused — or was likely to cause — serious injury, harm, impairment, or death, and that needed immediate correction. 2 of these citations came out of complaint investigations. Correction record: 4 citations show a recorded correction date.
Ask the facility what this citation required it to change, when the correction was verified, and what monitoring is in place so the same failure does not recur.
F-0726 · June 13, 2025 · Grade J — Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
F-0727 · June 13, 2025 · Grade F — Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
F-0726 · April 13, 2026 · Grade E — Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Freedom from abuse, neglect, and exploitation
1 citation between June 13, 2025 and June 13, 2025. The most serious was graded J (immediate jeopardy). 1 of these citations came out of complaint investigations. Correction record: 1 citation shows a recorded correction date.
These citations go to the core duty to protect residents. Ask how the home screens and trains staff, how allegations are investigated, and whether the same staff or unit appears in more than one report.
F-0600 · June 13, 2025 · Grade J — Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Fire, smoke, and emergency safety
4 citations between July 1, 2021 and June 13, 2025. The most serious was graded F (potential for more than minimal harm). Correction record: 4 citations show a recorded correction date.
Life-safety citations cover alarms, sprinklers, exits, and evacuation readiness. Ask for the date each item was corrected and whether the local fire authority re-inspected.
K-0345 · June 13, 2025 · Grade F — Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
K-0353 · June 13, 2025 · Grade F — Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
K-0353 · July 1, 2021 · Grade D — Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Resident rights
2 citations between March 30, 2023 and June 13, 2025. The most serious was graded F (potential for more than minimal harm). Correction record: 2 citations show a recorded correction date.
Rights citations cover dignity, choice, privacy, grievances, and being told about changes in condition or care. Ask how the home notifies family of changes and how grievances are logged and answered.
F-0628 · June 13, 2025 · Grade F — Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
F-0584 · March 30, 2023 · Grade E — Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Administration and leadership
1 citation between March 30, 2023 and March 30, 2023. The most serious was graded F (potential for more than minimal harm). Correction record: 1 citation shows a recorded correction date.
Administrative citations suggest the problem sits with management systems, not one staff member. Ask who is responsible for quality oversight and what the home's own quality committee changed afterward.
F-0867 · March 30, 2023 · Grade F — Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Food, nutrition, and hydration
2 citations between July 1, 2021 and March 30, 2023. The most serious was graded E (potential for more than minimal harm). Correction record: 2 citations show a recorded correction date.
Nutrition failures connect directly to weight loss, dehydration, and slow wound healing. Ask for weight records, intake logs, and whether a dietitian reviewed the resident after any decline.
F-0812 · March 30, 2023 · Grade E — Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
F-0812 · July 1, 2021 · Grade E — Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Physical environment and safety
2 citations between March 30, 2023 and March 30, 2023. The most serious was graded E (potential for more than minimal harm). Correction record: 2 citations show a recorded correction date.
Environmental citations cover the building itself — safe water temperatures, clean and working equipment, hazard-free spaces. Ask what was repaired, when, and what checks are in place now.
F-0908 · March 30, 2023 · Grade E — Keep all essential equipment working safely.
F-0921 · March 30, 2023 · Grade E — Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Infection prevention and control
1 citation between June 13, 2025 and June 13, 2025. The most serious was graded E (potential for more than minimal harm). Correction record: 1 citation shows a recorded correction date.
Infection citations matter because infections are a leading cause of hospital transfer and death in nursing homes. Families should ask how the home tracks infections, isolates sick residents, and tells families when an outbreak starts.
F-0880 · June 13, 2025 · Grade E — Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Quality of life and daily care
5 citations between March 30, 2023 and June 13, 2025. The most serious was graded D (potential for more than minimal harm). Correction record: 5 citations show a recorded correction date.
This group covers the basics of daily care — help with eating, bathing, toileting, repositioning, and timely treatment. Repeated citations here often match what families notice first: call lights unanswered, soiled briefs, missed care.
F-0677 · June 13, 2025 · Grade D — Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
F-0688 · June 13, 2025 · Grade D — Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
F-0694 · June 13, 2025 · Grade D — Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Assessments and care planning
4 citations between July 1, 2021 and December 15, 2025. The most serious was graded D (potential for more than minimal harm). 1 of these citations came out of complaint investigations. Correction record: 4 citations show a recorded correction date.
Care-plan citations mean the written plan did not match the resident's known risks. Ask whether the care plan changed after each fall, wound, infection, or hospital return — or whether the same plan stayed in place while the resident declined.
F-0657 · December 15, 2025 · Grade D — Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
F-0645 · June 13, 2025 · Grade D — PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
F-0644 · March 30, 2023 · Grade D — Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Medication and pharmacy services
3 citations between July 1, 2021 and March 30, 2023. The most serious was graded D (potential for more than minimal harm). Correction record: 3 citations show a recorded correction date.
Medication citations can involve wrong doses, unnecessary drugs, or poor monitoring. Ask for the medication administration record and whether a pharmacist reviewed the resident's drug regimen each month.
F-0755 · March 30, 2023 · Grade D — Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
F-0759 · March 30, 2023 · Grade D — Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
F-0758 · July 1, 2021 · Grade D — Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Miscellaneous
2 citations between July 1, 2021 and March 30, 2023. The most serious was graded D (potential for more than minimal harm). Correction record: 2 citations show a recorded correction date.
Ask the facility what this citation required it to change, when the correction was verified, and what monitoring is in place so the same failure does not recur.
K-0761 · March 30, 2023 · Grade D — To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
K-0741 · July 1, 2021 · Grade D — Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Egress
2 citations between July 1, 2021 and July 1, 2021. The most serious was graded D (potential for more than minimal harm). Correction record: 2 citations show a recorded correction date.
Ask the facility what this citation required it to change, when the correction was verified, and what monitoring is in place so the same failure does not recur.
K-0222 · July 1, 2021 · Grade D — Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
K-0223 · July 1, 2021 · Grade D — Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
Fire, smoke, and emergency safety
1 citation between March 30, 2023 and March 30, 2023. The most serious was graded D (potential for more than minimal harm). Correction record: 1 citation shows a recorded correction date.
Life-safety citations cover alarms, sprinklers, exits, and evacuation readiness. Ask for the date each item was corrected and whether the local fire authority re-inspected.
E-0036 · March 30, 2023 · Grade D — Establish emergency prep training and testing.
Services
1 citation between March 30, 2023 and March 30, 2023. The most serious was graded D (potential for more than minimal harm). Correction record: 1 citation shows a recorded correction date.
Ask the facility what this citation required it to change, when the correction was verified, and what monitoring is in place so the same failure does not recur.
K-0521 · March 30, 2023 · Grade D — Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
How to read the severity grades
CMS grades combine how many residents were affected with how much harm occurred. Grades J–L are immediate jeopardy: a situation that caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury or death. Grades G–I mean a resident was actually harmed. Grades D–F mean no harm was found but the failure could have caused more than minimal harm, and A–C carry only minimal-harm potential. The second dimension matters too: the grade also tells you whether surveyors saw an isolated case, a pattern, or a facility-wide problem.
Survey and penalty timeline
Gulfport Nursing Center appears in CMS data on 8 survey dates between July 1, 2021 and April 13, 2026. Complaint surveys happen because someone reported a problem; standard surveys are the routine inspections every home receives.
April 13, 2026
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade E (potential for more than minimal harm)
December 15, 2025
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
June 13, 2025
Health survey including complaint investigations — 10 citations, worst grade J (immediate jeopardy)
June 13, 2025
Fire-safety survey — 2 citations, worst grade F (potential for more than minimal harm)
March 30, 2023
Standard health survey — 9 citations, worst grade F (potential for more than minimal harm)
March 30, 2023
Fire-safety survey — 3 citations, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
July 1, 2021
Standard health survey — 4 citations, worst grade E (potential for more than minimal harm)
July 1, 2021
Fire-safety survey — 5 citations, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
Penalties imposed
June 13, 2025 — Fine of $83,100
How Gulfport Nursing Center compares with peer homes
Raw citation counts mean more in context. The table below compares Gulfport Nursing Center with the median reviewed facility in Pinellas County (30 homes in this research set) and across Florida (156 homes), using the same CMS data. On health citations alone, Gulfport Nursing Center sits above 28% of its reviewed county peers — below the county middle, though its most serious grades still matter more than the count.
Measure
This home
Pinellas Co. median
Florida median
Health citations on record
25
31
30
Citations from complaint investigations
4
9
7
Citations at actual-harm level or worse
2
3
3
Immediate-jeopardy citations
2
2
2
Total fines in CMS penalty records
$83,100
$48,249
$59,961
Penalty records (fines + payment denials)
1
2
2
What families should ask Gulfport Nursing Center
- Ask why CMS flags Gulfport Nursing Center with its abuse icon, which citations produced the flag, and what staffing or supervision changes followed.
- Ask for the plan of correction and follow-up monitoring for the nursing and physician services citations — most recently F-0726 on June 13, 2025 — and the records showing the fix held.
- Ask for the plan of correction and follow-up monitoring for the freedom from abuse, neglect, and exploitation citations — most recently F-0600 on June 13, 2025 — and the records showing the fix held.
- Ask for the plan of correction and follow-up monitoring for the resident rights citations — most recently F-0628 on June 13, 2025 — and the records showing the fix held.
- Ask for the plan of correction and follow-up monitoring for the administration and leadership citations — most recently F-0867 on March 30, 2023 — and the records showing the fix held.
- Ask what conduct led to the fines — CMS records 1 totalling $83,100, the most recent dated June 13, 2025 — and what changed afterward.
- What changed in the resident's condition, and when did staff at Gulfport Nursing Center first document the change?
- Were recent complaint-related citations at Gulfport Nursing Center connected to the same kind of issue your family noticed?
Records to preserve
Connect this record to what your family saw
A citation record is context. The warning sign your family noticed is the starting point for a resident-specific review — match the two, then preserve the records listed above. Start with how facility research works.
Warning sign
Bed sores
Warning sign
Falls
Warning sign
Bruises
Warning sign
Weight loss
Facility research
Inspection deficiencies
Facility research
Civil penalties
Facility research
Abuse citations
Facility research
Complaint surveys
CMS facility facts
CMS certification number
106103
Legal business name
GULFPORT NURSING CENTER LLC
Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company
Provider type
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved for Medicare/Medicaid
November 24, 2013
Chain name
Not listed
Certified beds
126
Average residents per day
44.7
Overall CMS rating
1 star
Health inspection rating
1 star
Staffing rating
2 star
Reported nurse staffing hours per resident day
3.50810
Total nursing staff turnover
65.6%
Public records are a starting point, not a conclusion
This profile of Gulfport Nursing Center uses official CMS provider data as a research starting point. It does not state that Gulfport Nursing Center abused or neglected any resident. A citation, fine, or rating becomes meaningful only when it is compared with the resident's own chart, the facility's explanation, and source documents with dates and outcome status.
Citation and penalty detail on this page comes from the CMS Provider Data health-deficiency, fire-safety, and penalties datasets, pulled October 12, 2026. Figures describe the facility's public inspection record; they do not by themselves prove what happened to any individual resident.
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Injury and neglect guides
When a Florida care injury may involve negligence
Inspection records show what regulators found; they do not by themselves prove a legal claim. If your family is looking back at a serious injury or death in a Florida nursing home or care facility, these guides explain the deadlines, procedures, records, and questions that apply in Florida:
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- Falls and fractures in Florida care facilities: legal information
- Pressure injuries and bedsores: Florida legal information
- Sepsis from infection in Florida care facilities: legal information
- Medication errors in Florida care facilities: legal information
- Wrongful death in a Florida care facility: legal information
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