Pearl at Fort Lauderdale Rehabilitation and Nursin
Meets baseline Medicare standards with room for improvement. A tour and talking to current residents' families is the best next step.
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What this means for your family
While the facility offers an impressive therapy program and a highly responsive concierge team, the recurring reports of neglect and slow response times to call bells are serious red flags. If you choose this facility, ensure you have a family member present frequently to advocate for your loved one, and verify the specific staffing ratios for the unit where your family member will reside.
Google Reviews
Google Reviews
250 reviews on Google“The Pearl at Fort Lauderdale receives highly polarized reviews, with many families praising the concierge and therapy teams while others report severe neglect and staffing issues. While the facility is often described as clean and aesthetically pleasing, multiple reviewers express deep concern regarding slow response times to call bells, poor food quality, and inconsistent nursing care, particularly at night.”
Quality Themes
Tap a score for detailsStrengths
- Highly effective physical and occupational therapy teams
- Attentive and helpful concierge staff
- Clean and well-maintained facility environment
- Welcoming and professional front desk reception
Concerns
- Slow or non-existent response to call bells (mentioned by 9 reviewers)
- Poor food quality, cold meals, and lack of variety (mentioned by 7 reviewers)
- Understaffing leading to neglect in hygiene and basic care (mentioned by 8 reviewers)
- Unprofessional or rude staff behavior (mentioned by 6 reviewers)
Rating Trends
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Distribution · 173 analyzed
How They Respond to Reviews
This facility actively engages with reviewer feedback.
Questions for Your Tour
- 1It is wonderful to see how much care the management puts into responding to feedback from families; how is the facility currently working to improve the dining experience and meal variety?
- 2We have heard great things about the physical and occupational therapy teams here, so could you tell us more about how they customize rehabilitation plans for new residents?
- 3With the facility being quite large, what specific protocols are in place to ensure that call bells are answered promptly and resident needs are met immediately?
- 4How does the nursing staff manage medication schedules and ensure there are no gaps in care during shift changes?
- 5What is the process for communicating important medical updates or changes in health status to family members?
- 6Could you describe what a typical day of social activities and engagement looks like for the residents here?
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Key Review Excerpts
“The daytime care is excellent, but the nightime care is horrendous”
“The therapy department was outstanding. Very professional, knowledgeable and respectful and extremely encouraging in my recovery.”
“Instead of waiting, you decide to go to the nursing station for help to be told to wait so you wait some more for someone to finally show up and say again and be annoyed.”
Staffing
Staffing Hours
per resident/day · Medicare 2026Both RN and total nursing hours are below national benchmarks. This can mean less clinical attention per resident, so ask about their staffing plan.
Quality Measures
Quality Measures
Resident outcomes compared with national, state, and local averages · 17 measures
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Residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents whose walking got worse
Residents on anti-anxiety or sleep medication
Residents with depression symptoms
Highly dependent on how each facility screens and codes depressive symptoms, so it varies widely between facilities.
Residents needing more daily help over time
Residents whose bladder or bowel control got worse
Short-stay residents vaccinated for pneumonia
Short-stay residents vaccinated for the flu
Short-stay residents newly given antipsychotics
US average from Medicare published data
Inspection History
Medicare Inspection History
3-year lookback · Medicare 2026
This facility shows concerning patterns with 47 deficiencies across three surveys, including one complaint where a family reported inadequate nutrition care. The most recurring issues involve medication management, nutrition and dietary services, and care planning, with nutrition problems appearing in all three surveys from 2022 to 2024. While all deficiencies show correction dates, the persistence of similar issues across multiple years suggests ongoing operational challenges families should consider.
Dec 12, 2024Routine22
Smoke Deficiencies
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Administration Deficiencies
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Administration Deficiencies
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
Aug 31, 2023Routine15
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Environmental Deficiencies
Have policies on smoking.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides drinks consistent with resident needs and preferences and sufficient to maintain resident hydration.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies
Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
Egress Deficiencies
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Smoke Deficiencies
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Miscellaneous Deficiencies
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Aug 31, 2023Complaint1
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Apr 28, 2022Routine9
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Smoke Deficiencies
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Federal Penalties
Fine
Aug 31, 2023
$34,937
Ownership & Operations
Who Operates This Facility
Pearl at Fort Lauderdale Rehabilitation and Nursin
for profit
Chain Affiliation
Carerite Centers
34 facilities nationwide
Chain avg rating: 3.4/5 · Rank 33 of 34
Ownership & Management
Owners
M Pines Holdings LLC
Owner · Organization
Md Friedman Family 2017 Trust
Owner (parent company) · Organization
Yzh LLC
Owner (parent company) · Organization
Key personnel
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