851 West Lumsden Rd, Brandon, FL 33511 · Hillsborough County · (813) 661-8998
132 certified beds, about 121 residents a day · For profit - Limited Liability company · Medicare and Medicaid since 1995
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 105881 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
At its most recent standard inspection, on March 13, 2024, inspectors cited 6 health deficiencies (the Florida average is 7.1, the national average 9.2).
Of 16 health citations since September 2020, 2 were rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy to residents (2 immediate jeopardy).
CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 3.74 hours per resident per day, against 3.82 across Florida and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.97 of those hours.
36.7% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Florida average 41.4%).
CMS links it to Summit Care, an affiliated group of 22 nursing homes.
Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.
Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.
CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 16 health citations on file.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interviews, the facility failed to ensure three residents (Resident #2, #4, and #5) /resident representatives were refunded within 30 days from the residents' date of discharge from the facility.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure medications with shortened shelf life once opened were dated in three (100, 200/500, and 600) out of six medication carts, failed to ensure two medications in pre-filled syringes were not stored mixed together in one (600) out of six medication carts and one (300/400) out of three medication rooms, and expired medications had been removed from two (300 and 600) out of six medication carts. The facility failed to ensure medications were not left unattended and inaccessible to unauthorized staff, residents, and visitors for three (Residents #98, #74, and #314) of 45 sampled residents.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure the accuracy of the Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) for three (Residents #14, #26, and #83) out of thirty-two residents initially sampled to include review of their PASRR's.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to allow one (Resident #94) of three residents sampled for care planning, to participate in developing and revising their care plan related the side rails.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to obtain a physician order prior to administering oxygen for one (Resident #273) of two residents reviewed for oxygen.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility did not ensure staffing posting information was up-to-date and current.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure medications for two (Residents #78 and #83) of eleven residents observed during the administration of medications and reviewed for the appropriateness of medications had received medications within the parameters set by the physician.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews, and record review, the facility failed to ensure pain was managed effectively for three residents (#4, #5, and #3) out of three residents sampled for pain management.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews, and record review, the facility did not ensure the medication error rate was below 5% for three residents (#4, #5, #6) out of four sampled residents who were administered medications. This resulted in 19 errors from 20 medication administration opportunities for a medication error rate of 95%. Findings Included: An observation was conducted on 1/3/24 at 9:36 a.m. of Staff D, Registered Nurse (RN) preparing and administering medication for Resident #4. Staff D, RN prepared the following medications: [...]
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, record reviews, and interviews the facility failed to identify skin conditions by not ensuring weekly skin assessments were completed for one resident (#41) out of thirty-eight sampled residents.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews and record review the facility did not ensure a resident's dignity was respected related to not providing a privacy bag for a catheter drainage bag for one resident (#346) of two sampled residents for catheter care.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, policy review, and interview the facility failed to ensure medications were disposed of when expired, failed to ensure medicated eye drops were dated when opened and failed for two medication carts (300 Hall and 100/500 Hall) and failed to ensure one medication cart (300 Hall) was organized and uncluttered of five medication carts.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, record review, and interviews the facility failed to ensure one resident (#37) received physician ordered laboratory services related to obtaining a urinalysis out of thirty-eight sampled residents.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews with the Nursing Home Administrator(NHA), the Director of Nursing (DON), Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON), nursing staff, the resident's attending physician/Medical Director, and review of clinical records, policies and procedures it was determined that the facility failed to provide an environment that remained as free of accident hazards as possible and ensured residents were safe from burns from scalding hot liquids served during meals. Failure to maintain safe hot liquid temperatures caused hot liquid burns on two Residents #3 & #57 on 9/2/20, who requested hot liquids. Both residents required supervision of one person for eating and drinking. After learning of the two hot liquid burns on 9/2/20, the facility failed to investigate the temperatures of scalding hot liquids for 21 days from 9/2/20 until 9/23/20. [...]
Inspectors wroteBased on interviews with the Nursing Home Administrator (NHA)/Risk Manager, Director of Nursing (DON), and Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON), Nursing staff, the attending Physician/Medical Director, record review of resident #3 and #57's medical record, review of the facility's policies, the facility's Administration failed to utilize its resources effectively by failing to investigate and act on two documented burn injuries for residents #3 and #57. A total of 52 out of 55 residents had the potential to request hot liquids. The facility documented the hot liquid burns for 9/2/20 on the event log for September then failed to investigate and remove the burn risk potential for 52 of 55 residents. [...]
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews, and record review, the facility failed to promote and facilitate resident self-determination for one (#64) of 15 sampled residents. The facility did not ensure that Resident #64's contracted choice to have a private room was honored.
8 fire safety citations on file: 3 on March 13, 2024, 5 on September 25, 2020.
CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.
Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.
| Measure | This home | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides) | 3.74 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.97 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 3.39 | 3.49 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 2.26 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.51 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 36.7% | 41.4% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 32.1% | 46.0% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 1 |
CMS expects 4.40 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.
Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 3.89 on weekdays and 3.39 on weekends, 13% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.0% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.66 in April to June 2025 to 3.74 in January to March 2026.
| Quarter | All nursing staff | Registered nurses | Weekdays | Weekends | Contract staff share | Days with no RN hours | Residents a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.74 | 0.97 | 3.89 | 3.39 | 0.0% | 0 of 90 | 121 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 3.67 | 0.94 | 3.77 | 3.40 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 121 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.69 | 0.96 | 3.83 | 3.34 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 121 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 3.66 | 0.94 | 3.80 | 3.29 | 0.0% | 0 of 91 | 122 |
| United States, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.75 | 0.62 | 3.92 | 3.33 | 5.3% | 0.5% of days | |
| Florida, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.76 | 0.70 | 3.90 | 3.44 | 1.1% | 0.2% of days |
Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.
Staff pay reports
No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review. If you work here, your report helps start one.
| Job | Median | Middle half | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida, all employers | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $18.03 | $17.33 to $20.34 | 96,960 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $29.70 | $28.14 to $31.11 | 38,620 |
| Registered nurses | $40.48 | $37.82 to $48.64 | 229,940 |
| United States, nursing care facilities | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $20.67 | $17.91 to $22.55 | 534,270 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $33.86 | $30.05 to $37.40 | 188,210 |
| Registered nurses | $41.11 | $37.85 to $47.68 | 142,270 |
Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.
The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.
| Measure | This home | Florida | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 3.1 | 8.7 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 5.4 | 9.5 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 6.7 | 8.6 | 15.4 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 27.7 | 26.1 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 4.9 | 9.1 | 12.0 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.8 |
For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Hawthorne Center for Rehabilitation and Healing of's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it no different from the national rate (46.1% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.
46.1% this home
No different from the national rate
US median of homes 51.5% · Florida: 169 better, 109 worse
Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (risk-standardized discharge to community rate). Higher is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 555 eligible stays.
13.2% this home
Worse than the national rate
US median of homes 10.7% · Florida: 2 better, 35 worse
Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 567 eligible stays.
6.6% this home
No different from the national rate
US median of homes 7.1% · Florida: 6 better, 21 worse
Percentage of infections residents got during their SNF stay that resulted in hospitalization (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2023 to September 2024. 391 eligible stays.
76.8% this home
Median of homes: Florida55.1% · US 56.6%
Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 272 residents counted.
1.1% this home
Median of homes: Florida0.6% · US 0.0%
Percentage of SNF residents who experience one or more falls with major injury during their SNF stay. Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 463 residents counted.
3.5% this home
Median of homes: Florida1.3% · US 1.7%
Percentage of residents with pressure ulcers or pressure injuries that are new or worsened (adjusted rate). Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 463 residents counted.
100.0% this home
Median of homes: Florida97.7% · US 98.7%
Percentage of residents where the SNF provided a current medication list to the resident, family, and/or caregiver at final discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 102 residents counted.
Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program - Provider Data, released 2026-09-30. Better, no different and worse are CMS's own comparisons with the national rate, after adjusting for how sick residents were. Medians of homes and the state counts are worked out by us from the same file.
Legal business name: HAWTHORNE BRANDON SNF OPERATIONS LLC. CMS links this home to Summit Care, a group of 22 nursing homes averaging 3.4 stars overall.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorne Brandon SNF Operations Holdings LLC | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Organization | 100% | 03/31/2021 |
| Kopelowitz, Shaul | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Individual | 14% | 08/04/2021 |
| Stanton, Susan | W-2 managing employee | Individual | 08/04/2021 | |
| Hawthorne Care Management LLC | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 08/04/2021 |
As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.
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