Fort Pierce · 34947
Sandgate Gardens Rehab and Nursing Center
703 S 29th St
Fort Pierce, FL 34947
Vivo Healthcare Fort Pierce
⌖ Fort Pierce, FL · St. Lucie County
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Medicare overall rating 3 of 5 stars
Certified beds79
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (corporation)
About Vivo Healthcare Fort Pierce
Vivo Healthcare Fort Pierce is a 79-bed for-profit nursing home in Fort Pierce, FL. Medicare rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (average); the average in Florida is 3.3. At its last full inspection (Feb 2025), inspectors found 11 problems, more than the Florida average of 7.1. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 3 hr 34 min a day with each resident, about the same as the Florida average of 3 hr 49 min. About 30% of its nursing staff left in the past year. It has had no federal fines in the last three years. Its quality ratings are similar for short-term rehab (4 of 5) and long-term care (5 of 5).
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Key details
Facility nameVivo Healthcare Fort Pierce
LocationSt. Lucie County, Florida
Phone(772) 465-7560
Address700 S 29th Street, Fort Pierce, FL 34947 · St. Lucie County
CMS provider number105804
Ownership typeFor-profit (corporation)
Operating companyVivo Healthcare · 12 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceJuly 1, 1993 (33 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS 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 CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
3 strengths and 1 thing to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Feb 2025.Strength
- Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.Strength
- Nursing staff turnover30% a yearFlorida average: 41%Strength
About average
- Nurse staffing per resident3 hr 34 min a dayFlorida average: 3 hr 49 minAbout average
- Registered nurse time per resident41 min a dayFlorida average: 44 minAbout average
Things to ask about
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- Health citations at last inspection11 (Feb 2025)Florida average: 7.1. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Worse 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 hospital31.3%State average: 26.1%About average
- Needed an emergency room visit3.6%State average: 9.1%Better than average
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs0.8%State average: 1.5%Better than average
Physical therapist time: about 8 minutes per resident a day. That is more than the state average of 6 minutes. 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 injury2.0%State average: 2.5%About average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)2.6%State average: 4.5%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs2.2%State average: 8.6%Better than average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days1.8State average: 2.1About 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
Most residents here have their care paid by Medicaid. In Florida, Medicaid pays for 61% of resident days at a typical home.
- 56% Medicaid
- 16% Medicare
- 28% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average93%Florida typical: 91%
Cost of care per resident day$341Florida 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 3 stars now, up from 2 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 4 stars and changed 9 times.
Overall rating3★
Health inspections2★
Staffing4★
Quality of care5★
Nurse hours per resident per day3.6
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4.3 |
| Jan 2020 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4.3 |
| Jan 2021 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5.2 |
| Jan 2022 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3.4 |
| Jan 2023 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3.9 |
| Jan 2024 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3.6 |
| Feb 2025 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3.4 |
| Feb 2026 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3.5 |
| Sep 2026 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3.6 |
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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