Emerald Shores Health and Rehabilitation

    626 N Tyndall Pkwy, Callaway, FL 32404
    • Independent Living
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing
    2.5ยท13 reviews

    Warm family atmosphere; compassionate care

    I placed my loved one here and immediately felt the warm, family atmosphere and compassionate, respectful care. The staff were responsive and kind-CNA Pam, administrator Vikki, social services director Kim, and business office manager Joyce all went above and beyond. The room was comfortable, phone kept handy, meals were good and delivered to the room, residents have their own TVs, and there are daily workouts. It was clean, peaceful at end-of-life, and I'm very grateful for the patience and hard work of everyone.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    2.46ยท(13)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      2.1
    • Staff

      2.4
    • Meals

      2.3
    • Amenities

      3.5
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate nursing assistants
    • Responsive administrative leadership
    • Attentive social-services coordination
    • Supportive business-office staff
    • Comfortable, climate-controlled rooms
    • Daily housekeeping
    • In-room phone maintenance
    • Hospital-style private rooms
    • In-room meal delivery
    • Television in resident rooms
    • Regular exercise sessions
    • Respectful family-oriented atmosphere

    Cons

    • Inconsistent adherence to physician orders and clinical protocols
    • Delayed review and escalation of abnormal laboratory and clinical findings
    • Chronic understaffing resulting in slow response to call lights and basic care needs
    • Poor communication with families about condition changes and critical events
    • Variable medication- and care-transition management, including hospice coordination
    • Equipment reliability issues affecting resident-call systems
    • Gaps in fall-prevention and general safety processes
    • Inconsistent meal-service continuity and portioning
    • Weak personal-property controls and inventory oversight
    • Variable practitioner responsiveness and assessment practices

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviews present a mixed picture. Many commenters praised frontline and administrative staff for kindness, helpfulness, and a family-oriented atmosphere, and several named individual staff members positively. At the same time, a distinct set of operational and clinical concerns appears repeatedly enough to merit careful consideration by prospective residents and families.

    Care quality and clinical processes: Positive experiences centered on compassionate direct-care staff and visible efforts to provide comfort, including end-of-life support in some cases. However, multiple accounts describe inconsistent adherence to provider orders, delays in acting on abnormal laboratory results, and instances where practitioners issued orders without timely bedside assessment. These issues suggest gaps in clinical oversight, escalation pathways, and the handoff between nursing and provider roles.

    Staffing and responsiveness: Reviewers frequently referenced understaffing and slow response times to resident needs. Examples include long waits for toileting or assistance, call systems that were not reliably effective, and perceptions of limited evening or shift coverage. These staffing and equipment reliability concerns are linked to reports of falls, delayed assistance, and frustration around basic-care responsiveness.

    Dining and activities: Several reviewers appreciated in-room meal delivery, the availability of televisions in rooms, and regular exercise sessions. At the same time, mealtimes were described as chaotic at times, with concerns about inconsistent portioning and limited scheduled activities beyond occasional bingo sessions. Prospective residents should evaluate meal-service consistency and the activity calendar to match personal preferences.

    Facilities and environment: The physical environment received generally positive comments: clean, hospital-like rooms with comfortable temperatures, daily cleaning, and attentive maintenance of phone service. These aspects were among the facility's clearer strengths in reviewer accounts.

    Management, communication, and safety culture: Administrative staff and specific managers were often commended for responsiveness and support. Nevertheless, there is a contrasting pattern around clinical communication and transparency. Families reported inadequate notification about changes in resident condition, limited post-incident explanations following serious events, and concerns about coordination of transitions to hospice or higher levels of care. Additionally, allegations of personal-property loss and worries about staff conduct and monitoring indicate weaknesses in property safeguards and oversight practices.

    What to ask and observe: Before admission, families may wish to ask about nurse-to-resident ratios on each shift, the facility's lab-result escalation protocol, how practitioner assessments are performed after abnormal findings, call-light maintenance and backup procedures, fall-prevention measures, meal portioning policies, activity programming frequency, property/inventory safeguards, and the process for communicating clinical changes and post-incident reviews. Observing a mealtime and speaking directly with listed administrative contacts may help confirm the balance between the facility's supportive environment and the operational concerns noted by reviewers.

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    Medicare Ratings

    4ยท/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

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    Emerald Shores Health and Rehabilitation is located at 626 N Tyndall Pkwy, Callaway, FL, 32404.

    About Emerald Shores Health and Rehabilitation

    Emerald Shores Health And Rehabilitation sits at 626 North Tyndall Parkway in Callaway, Florida, and folks have known it as a skilled nursing facility since 1967, with 77 units and 69 current residents, and while the place has the Aviata at Emerald Shores and is part of the Plus Care Network, it operates as a Medicare and Medicaid-certified, for-profit community with continuous approval since the late 1960s. Residents find a full range of care here, from skilled nursing with 24-hour staff and nurses, personal care help, assisted living, and independent living for those who can do more for themselves, to memory care specifically for those dealing with Alzheimer's or other types of dementia, along with hospice and respite care when caregivers need a break. The nursing team includes at least one full-time registered nurse and a doctor, with physical therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, wound care, pain management, cardiac and dialysis care, and stroke care available, plus help with medication, bathing, dressing, and transfers, so folks get the attention they need across a variety of medical and everyday living situations.

    The place offers three meals a day in a restaurant-style dining room and, besides regular meal prep, the menu can suit dietary needs like diabetes or allergies, all under a professional chef, and residents get help with laundry and housekeeping, private rooms with bathrooms, kitchenettes, cable TV, telephones, WiFi, air-conditioning, and linen service. Emerald Shores offers plenty of recreation and social activities, too, with arts and crafts, movie nights, music, off-site outings, educational programs, day trips, resident-run activities, and fitness sessions in a wellness room or gym, plus a library, computer center, garden, walking paths, beauty salon, spa, and a common space for events. Folks also find an emergency alert system, automatic sprinklers everywhere for fire safety, a 24-hour call system, and transportation services like rides to appointments or errands, so it's plain they've tried to make things safe and convenient for everyone.

    Medical oversight includes medication management, support from nurses around the clock, and regular counseling and outreach for residents and families, all aiming at comfort, health, and dignity, and staff help with daily tasks like bathing or dressing, so nobody has to go without needed care. The facility is classified as a continuing care retirement community (CCRC), meaning it lets people stay as their needs change, and memory care is housed in a secure area, where staff focus on keeping residents engaged and comfortable. When looking at official reports, Emerald Shores Health And Rehabilitation gets a 4-star overall Medicare rating, with a QM (quality measures) rating of 4 and a health inspection rating of 4, and while it had three health deficiencies noted in recent surveys, there weren't any fines, penalties, or denials reported, and staffing comes in at a rating of 3, with reported nurse hours and physical therapist hours matching fairly closely to what's expected. While some services might be unspecified due to technical errors in reporting, the long history and broad range of care here mean residents and their families can plan for the future with a mix of independence, support, and professional medical oversight.

    People often ask...

    Emerald Shores Health and Rehabilitation offers independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

    Yes, Emerald Shores Health and Rehabilitation allows residents to age in place and adjust their level of care as needed.

    The full address for this community is 626 N Tyndall Pkwy, Callaway, FL 32404.

    No, Emerald Shores Health and Rehabilitation does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

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