Birchwood Health and Rehabilitation Center
Nursing Home Facility
3250 12th Street, Sarasota, FL 34237
Located on 12th Street in Sarasota, FL, Heartland provides individualized post-hospital skilled nursing care in a comfortable environment. Our clinical and therapy teams are experienced in providing specialized care focused on your needs, interests and ability. This commitment results in a smoother and safer transition throughout your recuperation. You should look for a setting that specializes in providing vital medical care and rehabilitation in a warm and caring environment. We offer a range of services to meet your health care needs.
Operated by HCR ManorCare, which runs 117 communities in our directory.
Birchwood Health and Rehabilitation Center is licensed for 87 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Sarasota average about 71 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 86% of its licensed beds.
Medicare rates this community 2 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in Sarasota average about 3.0 stars. Its most recent standard health inspection was in August 2025 and recorded 6 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.4 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.6 hours from a registered nurse. Communities in Sarasota average about 4.0 hours. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 44%.
The community is located in Sarasota County, FL.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 17 problems at Birchwood Health and Rehabilitation Center. 1 finding involved harm to a resident. 6 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Nursing and Physician Services
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Pharmacy Service
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.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Quality of Life and Care
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.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Nursing and Physician Services
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Birchwood Health and Rehabilitation Center offers assisted living, nursing home care, respite care, and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 87
- Occupancy 86%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.4
- Annual staff turnover 44%
- Last health inspection August 2025
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