Fort Walton Beach · 0.5 mi
Fort Walton Rehabilitation Center
5 of 5 · Medicare
View facility →Westwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
⌖ Fort Walton Beach, FL · Okaloosa County
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Medicare overall rating 4 of 5 stars
Certified beds60
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (individual)
About Westwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Westwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a 60-bed for-profit nursing home in Fort Walton Beach, FL. Medicare rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (above average); the average in Florida is 3.3.
- Inspections: 2 problems at its last full inspection (Aug 2026), fewer than the Florida average of 7.1. None of its recent citations were for residents being harmed.
- Fines: no 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 nameWestwood Nursing And Rehabilitation Center
LocationOkaloosa County, Florida
Phone(850) 863-5174
Address1001 Mar-walt Drive, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547 · Okaloosa County
Medicare provider number105395
Ownership typeFor-profit (individual)
Operating companyMaximus Healthcare Group · 7 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceOctober 16, 1981 (44 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
3 strengths in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 3 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone since Aug 2026No citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Aug 2026.Strength
- Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.Strength
- Health citations at last inspection2 (Aug 2026)Florida average: 7.1.Strength
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 hospital26.5%State average: 26.1%About average
- Needed an emergency room visit18.9%State average: 9.1%Worse than average
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs0.9%State average: 1.5%Better than average
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury5.1%State average: 2.5%Worse than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)15.1%State average: 4.5%Worse than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs1.6%State average: 8.6%Better than average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days0.9State 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
Residents’ care here is paid by a mix of Medicaid, Medicare and private pay. In Florida, Medicaid pays for 61% of resident days at a typical home.
- 32% Medicaid
- 44% Medicare
- 25% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average84%Florida typical: 91%
Facility operating cost per resident day$395Florida 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, the same as 4 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 4 to 5 stars and changed 2 times.
Overall rating4★
Health inspections5★
Staffing1★
Quality of care3★
Nurse hours per resident per day4.2
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4.3 |
| Jan 2020 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4.4 |
| Jan 2021 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4.7 |
| Jan 2022 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4.1 |
| Jan 2023 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4.4 |
| Jan 2024 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4.3 |
| Feb 2025 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4.0 |
| Feb 2026 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4.3 |
| Sep 2026 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | – |
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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