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Solaris HealthCare Merritt Island receives highly polarized reviews, with many families praising specific staff members for compassionate care during rehab, while others report severe neglect, poor hygiene, and substandard medical management. While some visitors highlight a welcoming atmosphere and effective therapy, multiple accounts describe significant lapses in basic patient care, including unaddressed health issues and poor communication. Families should be aware that experiences appear to vary significantly depending on the specific wing and staff assigned.
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Key Review Excerpts
“The facility is always brightly lit, comfortable, and clean. Everyone greets you with kindness from the workers, to the patients, to the visitors themselves.”
“The hall where my friend was stank like a literal barn, patients were unclean and unkempt, and people were calling for help while a nurse sat watching tv on her phone.”
“Everything from admission to discharge was seamless. Nursing staff is compassionate and always made sure she was well taken care of.”
Both RN and total nursing hours are below the EveryPlace reference benchmarks. Ask the facility how it staffs each shift for current resident needs.
Reference benchmarks (0.75 RN and 4.1 total nursing hours per resident/day) are comparison targets, not current federal minimum requirements.
Resident outcomes compared with national, state, and local averages · 17 measures
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Residents whose bladder or bowel control got worse
Residents needing more daily help over time
Residents whose walking got worse
Residents with depression symptoms
Highly dependent on how each facility screens and codes depressive symptoms, so it varies widely between facilities.
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Residents on antipsychotic medication
Short-stay residents vaccinated for the flu
Short-stay residents vaccinated for pneumonia
Short-stay residents newly given antipsychotics
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Detailed Medicare record · up to 3-year lookback
Families filed multiple complaints triggering recent investigations, including serious issues with abuse protection, infection control, and medication management that were corrected in August 2024. This facility has a concerning pattern of recurring deficiencies across resident rights, care planning, and safety systems spanning multiple years, though all violations show correction dates indicating the facility addresses problems when identified.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Provide doctor's orders for the resident's immediate care at the time the resident was admitted.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
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 Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Administration Deficiencies
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
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.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Administration Deficiencies
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Smoke Deficiencies
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
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 activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
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
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.
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Federal Penalties
Fine
Aug 2, 2025
$117,940
Fine
Dec 11, 2023
$7,409
Fine
Nov 20, 2023
$1,764
Fine
Oct 30, 2023
$1,776
Space Coast Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
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Excelsior Care Group
33 facilities nationwide
Chain avg rating: 2.6/5 · Rank 25 of 32
Owners
Island Holdco LLC
Owner · Organization
Miller, Yocheved
Owner (parent company)
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