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⌖ Melbourne, FL · Brevard County
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Medicare overall rating 4 of 5 stars
Certified beds179
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (limited liability company)
About Melbourne Terrace Rehabilitation Center
Melbourne Terrace Rehabilitation Center is a 179-bed for-profit nursing home in Melbourne, FL. Medicare rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (above average); the average in Florida is 3.3.
- Inspections: 6 problems at its last full inspection (Dec 2024), close to the Florida average of 7.1. None of its recent citations were for residents being harmed.
- Staffing: nurses and aides spend about 4 hr 10 min a day with each resident, about the same as the Florida average of 3 hr 49 min. About 42% of nursing staff left in the past year.
- Fines: $15,646 in federal fines in the last three years.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
Key details
Facility nameMelbourne Terrace Rehabilitation Center
LocationBrevard County, Florida
Phone(321) 725-3990
Address251 Florida Ave, Melbourne, FL 32901 · Brevard County
Medicare provider number105635
Ownership typeFor-profit (limited liability company)
Operating companyClear Choice Healthcare · 8 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceFebruary 9, 1989 (37 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official Medicare inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from Medicare's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
1 strength and 2 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone since Dec 2024No citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Dec 2024.Strength
About average
- Health citations at last inspection6 (Dec 2024)Florida average: 7.1.About average
- Nurse staffing per resident4 hr 10 min a dayFlorida average: 3 hr 49 minAbout average
- Nursing staff turnover42% a yearFlorida average: 41%About average
Things to ask about
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- Fines and penalties2 fines totaling $15,646Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Sep 2024 (about 2 years ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.Worth asking about
- Registered nurse time per resident35 min a dayFlorida average: 44 minWorse than state average
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Florida average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Short-term rehab
For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.
- Sent back to the hospital24.2%State average: 26.1%About average
- Needed an emergency room visit9.8%State average: 9.1%About average
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs0.7%State average: 1.5%Better than average
Physical therapist time: about 17 minutes a day per resident, averaged across all residents, including long-term residents who get little or no therapy. That is more than the state average of 6 minutes. It is not one person’s therapy schedule; if rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury2.3%State average: 2.5%About average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)4.1%State average: 4.5%About average
- Given antipsychotic drugs2.2%State average: 8.6%Better than average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days1.4State average: 2.1Better than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Florida average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Medicare pays for much of the care here, typically short rehab stays. In Florida, Medicaid pays for 61% of resident days at a typical home.
- 30% Medicaid
- 47% Medicare
- 23% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average98%Florida typical: 91%
Facility operating cost per resident day$446Florida typical: $351
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 4 stars now, up from 1 star in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 5 stars and changed 5 times.
Overall rating4★
Health inspections3★
Staffing3★
Quality of care5★
Nurse hours per resident per day4.2
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4.2 |
| Jan 2020 | – | – | – | – | 4.9 |
| Jan 2021 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5.0 |
| Jan 2022 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4.5 |
| Jan 2023 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4.3 |
| Jan 2024 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4.3 |
| Feb 2025 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4.4 |
| Feb 2026 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4.5 |
| Sep 2026 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4.2 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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