How many deficiencies did Port Charlotte Rehabilitation Center get at its last inspection?

6 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on December 19, 2024. The Florida average is 7.1.

Does Port Charlotte Rehabilitation Center accept Medicaid?

It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.

Who owns Port Charlotte Rehabilitation Center?

CMS lists 9 owners and managers, and links the home to Clear Choice Healthcare. Legal business name: DEEP CREEK RNC, LLC.

Port Charlotte Rehabilitation Center: Inspections & Ratings

The record in brief

At its most recent standard inspection, on December 19, 2024, inspectors cited 6 health deficiencies (the Florida average is 7.1, the national average 9.2).

Of 17 health citations since September 2021, 3 were rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy to residents (2 immediate jeopardy).

CMS lists 1 fine totaling $45,920 in the last three years; the largest was $45,920, and the latest is dated May 8, 2025.

Nurses and nurse aides worked 4.06 hours per resident per day, against 3.82 across Florida and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.59 of those hours.

36.4% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Florida average 41.4%).

CMS links it to Clear Choice Healthcare, an affiliated group of 8 nursing homes.

Health inspections

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.

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Potential for minimal harm Potential for more than minimal harm Actual harm Immediate jeopardy Found on a complaint visit

Where its citations fall on CMS's grid

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 17 health citations on file.

Severity

Isolated

Pattern

Widespread

Immediate jeopardy

Actual harm

Potential for more than minimal harm

12D

Potential for minimal harm

May 8, 2026Complaint inspection · 2 citations

L

Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.

F835 · Administration · Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety, widespread · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 31, 2026

Inspectors wroteBased on observations, clinical record review, review of facility's policies and procedures and staff interviews, the facility administration failed to provide effective oversight to ensure ongoing implementation of a water management program to reduce the risk of growth and spread of Legionella (water-borne disease causing bacteria), and failed to minimize the risk of ongoing exposure to Legionella for 145 residents from potentially contaminated water sources, in response to a resident's confirmed diagnosis of Legionnaires' Disease (potentially fatal form of pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria) that may have been acquired at the facility.
L

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

F880 · Infection Control · Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety, widespread · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 31, 2026

Inspectors wroteBased on observations, clinical record review, review of facility's policies and procedures, and interviews, the facility failed to establish and implement a water management program to mitigate the risk of Legionella (waterborne disease-causing bacteria) exposure. The facility failed to minimize the risk of ongoing exposure to Legionella from potentially contaminated water sources in response to a resident's confirmed diagnosis of Legionnaire's disease (potentially fatal form of pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria) that may have been acquired at the facility.

May 8, 2025Complaint inspection · 1 citation

G

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

F689 · Quality of Life and Care · Actual harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) June 8, 2025

Inspectors wroteBased on observations, record review, resident and staff interviews, the facility failed to implement appropriate interventions, including adequate supervision to prevent falls for 2 (Residents #1 and #4) of 4 residents reviewed with multiple falls and/or fall related injuries.

December 19, 2024Standard inspection · 6 citations

F

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

F812 · Nutrition and Dietary · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespread · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) January 19, 2025

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review and staff interviews, the facility failed to ensure 1 (Dietary aide Staff N) of 1 staff observed operating the dishwasher was trained, and competent to test the sanitizing solution of the low temp dishwasher to ensure dishes were properly sanitized to prevent foodborne illnesses of residents consuming an oral diet.
D

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

F558 · Resident Rights · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) January 19, 2025

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, review of facility's policy and procedure, resident and staff interview, the facility failed to accommodate the needs of 1 (Resident #59) of 4 dependent residents reviewed by failing to place the call system within reach of the resident.
D

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

F657 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) January 19, 2025

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to revise the comprehensive care plans with resident centered interventions to ensure 1 (Resident #85 ) of 3 sampled residents reviewed achieved their highest practicable physical, mental and psychosocial wellbeing.
D

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

F677 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) January 19, 2025

Inspectors wroteBased on record review, staff, resident and family interviews and review of facility policy and procedures the facility failed to provide the necessary care and services to maintain personal hygiene for 2 (Resident #5, and #24) of 3 residents reviewed for activities of daily living (ADL's).
D

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

F690 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) January 19, 2025

Inspectors wroteBased on record review, staff, resident and family interviews and review of facility policy and procedures the facility failed to provide the necessary care and services to maintain continence for 1(Resident #5) and failed to maintain indwelling urinary catheters in a safe and sanitary manner for 2 (Resident #134 and #85) of 3 residents reviewed for bowel and bladder incontinence and urinary catheters.
D

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

F695 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) January 19, 2025

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, and resident and staff interview, the facility failed to store CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) equipment in a sanitary manner for 3 (Resident #10, #70 and #14) of 3 resident's reviewed for respiratory care and sleep apnea. This had the potential to cause respiratory infections in compromised residents.

May 25, 2023Standard inspection · 6 citations

D

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

F641 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) June 25, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on staff interviews, resident records review and facility policy review the facility failed to ensure the Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment accurately reflects resident's oral status to identify dental care needs for 1 (Resident #123) of 3 residents reviewed for accuracy of assessment.
D

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

F677 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) June 25, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, clinical record review, review of facility guidelines manual, resident and staff interviews, the facility failed to provide the necessary care and services to maintain personal hygiene for 1 (Resident #121) of 27 residents reviewed for activities of daily living (ADLs).
D

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

F684 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) June 25, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interviews, and record reviews, the facility failed to provide care and services in accordance with professional standards of practice for 1 (Resident #144) of 2 sampled residents receiving intravenous medications.
D

Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.

F740 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) June 25, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, resident and staff interviews, the facility failed to implement individualized care planned interventions to address the behavioral health needs of 1 (Resident #135) of 2 residents reviewed for behavioral health.
D

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

F760 · Pharmacy Service · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) June 25, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on record review, review of facility policy and procedure, resident and staff interviews, the facility failed to ensure 1(Resident #62) of 5 residents reviewed for medication administration received the physician ordered intravenous antibiotic without unnecessary interruption to treat an infection in a surgical wound.
D

Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.

F791 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) June 25, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, resident and staff interviews the facility failed to provide timely assistance with referrals for outside oral surgery services to meet the needs of 1(Resident #123) of 3 residents reviewed for dental services.

September 30, 2021Standard inspection · 2 citations

E

Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.

F700 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) October 30, 2021

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, policy review, staff, resident, and family interviews, the facility failed to ensure 7 (Resident #261, #31, #63, #49, #67, #257, and #8) of 10 residents reviewed for accidents were assessed for alternative interventions prior to the use of bed rails or if an alternative was identified, why the alternative failed to meet the resident's need. In addition, the facility failed to have ongoing routine maintenance of the bed rails in accordance with manufacturer's recommendations.
D

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

F677 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) October 30, 2021

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, resident and staff interviews, record review, and review of facility policies and procedures, the facility failed to provide the necessary care and services to maintain grooming and hygiene for 3 (Resident #17, #63, and #101) of 3 dependent residents reviewed for assistance with activities of daily living. This has the potential to cause psychological harm to the resident.

Fire safety inspections

16 fire safety citations on file: 1 on May 8, 2026, 5 on December 19, 2024, 6 on May 25, 2023, 4 on September 30, 2021.

Every fire safety citation16 citations

F
Meet other general requirements.

K 100 · May 8, 2026 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
F
Establish policies and procedures including evacuation.

E 20 · December 19, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
F
Provide emergency officials' contact information.

E 31 · December 19, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
F
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

K 761 · December 19, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.

K 741 · December 19, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

K 920 · December 19, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
F
Have properly installed hallway dispensers for alcohol-based hand rub.

K 325 · May 25, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
F
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.

K 521 · May 25, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
F
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.

K 914 · May 25, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
F
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

K 920 · May 25, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Include a process for Emergency Preparedness collaboration.

E 9 · May 25, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Establish policies and procedures for medical documentation.

E 23 · May 25, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
F
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

K 761 · September 30, 2021 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

K 321 · September 30, 2021 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

K 351 · September 30, 2021 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.

K 921 · September 30, 2021 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)

Fines and payment denials

Date	Penalty	Amount or length
May 8, 2025	Fine	$45,920

A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stopped paying for new admissions for that period.

Staffing

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)	4.06	3.82	3.86
Registered nurses	0.59	0.73	0.69
All nursing staff on weekends	3.57	3.49	3.42
Nurse aides	2.37
Licensed practical nurses	1.10
Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year)	36.4%	41.4%	45.8%
Registered nurse turnover	39.1%	46.0%	42.9%
Administrators who left	0

CMS expects 3.53 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.

Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records

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 4.26 on weekdays and 3.57 on weekends, 16% 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 4.35 in April to June 2025 to 4.06 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	4.06	0.59	4.26	3.57	0.0%	0 of 90	147
Oct to Dec 2025	4.05	0.50	4.27	3.48	0.0%	0 of 92	149
Jul to Sep 2025	4.06	0.64	4.27	3.54	0.0%	0 of 92	145
Apr to Jun 2025	4.35	0.59	4.58	3.77	0.0%	0 of 91	145
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

Staff pay at this home

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.

Official wage estimates for Florida

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.

How staff pay reports work · CNA pay by state

Quality measures

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	18.5	8.7	13.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	0.4	0.3	0.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	1.5	0.7	1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	1.4	2.5	3.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	1.0	1.5	1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	16.3	9.5	14.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	5.5	4.5	4.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	12.7	8.6	15.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231	24.8	26.1	23.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231	7.5	9.1	12.0
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231	1.9	2.1	1.9
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231	1.0	1.1	1.8

Short-term rehab results

For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Port Charlotte Rehabilitation Center's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it better than the national rate (56.0% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.

Went home or back to the community

56.0% this home

Better than 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. 803 eligible stays.

Potentially preventable readmissions

14.4% 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. 815 eligible stays.

Infections that led to a hospital stay

6.0% 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. 484 eligible stays.

Self-care and mobility at discharge

49.5% 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. 313 residents counted.

Falls with major injury

0.9% 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. 449 residents counted.

New or worsened pressure ulcers

2.1% 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. 449 residents counted.

Medication list given at discharge

98.4% 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. 249 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.

Owners and operators

Legal business name: DEEP CREEK RNC, LLC. CMS links this home to Clear Choice Healthcare, a group of 8 nursing homes averaging 3.5 stars overall.

Name	Role	Type	Since
Samuel B Kellet Qtip Mrtl Tr	Direct ownership interest	Organization	12/01/2003
Capital Funding Group, LLC	5% or greater mortgage interest	Organization	02/14/2022
Kennedy, Deborah	Corporate officer	Individual	12/01/2003
Partee, Leslie	Corporate officer	Individual	12/01/2022
Clear Choice Health Care LLC	Operational/managerial control	Organization	10/01/2007
Lessig, Matthew	Operational/managerial control	Individual	06/17/2023
Rodriguez Martin, Arturo	Operational/managerial control	Individual	11/27/2017
Lessig, Matthew	Adp of the SNF	Individual	12/11/2025
Rodriguez Martin, Arturo	Adp of the SNF	Individual	12/11/2025

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.

Questions to ask on a visit

Chosen from this home's own inspection record.

How do you prevent falls and pressure injuries, and how are families told when one happens?Inspectors cited 10 problems in this area, most recently on May 8, 2025: "Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents."
When is the care plan meeting, and can family attend it?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on December 19, 2024: "Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals."
Who is the administrator and director of nursing, and how long have they been in the job?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on May 8, 2026: "Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently."
What changed in infection control since the last inspection, and who on staff is the infection preventionist?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on May 8, 2026: "Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program."

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Assisted living in Port Charlotte

Licensed assisted living homes in the same town or within 5 miles, each with its Florida inspection record.

Hallowstone of Charlotte
Port Charlotte, 1.5 mi · licensed for 114 · 7 deficiencies in 5 years
Brookdale Port Charlotte
Port Charlotte, 1.5 mi · licensed for 60 · 11 deficiencies in 5 years
Grand Villa of Port Charlotte
Port Charlotte, 2.9 mi · licensed for 200 · 7 deficiencies in 5 years
Parkside Assisted Living and Memory Cottage
Port Charlotte, 3 mi · licensed for 94 · 20 deficiencies in 5 years
Lexington Manor Assisted Living
Port Charlotte, 3.4 mi · licensed for 110 · 5 deficiencies in 5 years

Assisted living in Florida

Florida contacts for a concern about a nursing home

These are the official offices in Florida. NursingHomeClear cannot take or act on complaints.

Inspections and complaints: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, Long Term Care Services Unit, the state agency that inspects nursing homes for CMS and takes complaints about care.
Resident advocate: Florida Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, 1-888-831-0404. The long-term care ombudsman is a free, confidential advocate for residents and families, set up under the federal Older Americans Act.
State inspection reports: FloridaHealthFinder, where Florida publishes its own records on licensed homes.

Common questions

What is Port Charlotte Rehabilitation Center's Medicare star rating?: CMS rates Port Charlotte Rehabilitation Center 1 out of 5 stars overall, with 1 for health inspections, 4 for staffing and 4 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
How many deficiencies did Port Charlotte Rehabilitation Center get at its last inspection?: 6 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on December 19, 2024. The Florida average is 7.1.
Has Port Charlotte Rehabilitation Center been fined?: Yes. CMS lists 1 fine totaling $45,920 in the last three years.
Does Port Charlotte Rehabilitation Center accept Medicaid?: It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
Who owns Port Charlotte Rehabilitation Center?: CMS lists 9 owners and managers, and links the home to Clear Choice Healthcare. Legal business name: DEEP CREEK RNC, LLC.

Sources

Ratings, staffing and fines: CMS Provider Information, released September 30, 2026, data as of September 1, 2026.
Citations: CMS Health Deficiencies and Fire Safety Deficiencies.
Owners: CMS Ownership. Penalties: CMS Penalties.
Staffing by quarter: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing, April 2025 to March 2026, summed by NursingHomeClear.
Inspector summaries: CMS Full Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567 text), data as of September 1, 2026. Each quote is the part of the statement before the detailed findings.
Inspection reports with the inspectors' full notes are on this home's Medicare.gov page.
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