Emerald Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

    4200 Washington St, Hollywood, FL 33021
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing
    2.4ยท131 reviews

    Compassionate competent care for mom

    I'm deeply grateful for the kind, professional staff - nurses, CNAs and the rehab team helped my mom regain strength and confidence and treated her like family. The facility was clean, activities plentiful, therapists attentive, and reception thoughtful, which gave our family real peace of mind. I would recommend Hillcrest for compassionate, competent care.

    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

    2.36ยท(131)

    Overall rating

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

      2.4
    • Staff

      2.5
    • Meals

      1.8
    • Amenities

      1.7
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Strong post-acute physical and occupational therapy
    • Compassionate and responsive nursing staff
    • Caring certified nursing assistants
    • Engaging, varied activities program (music, bingo, group events)
    • Supportive social-work and benefits coordination
    • Responsive admissions and reception staff
    • Demonstrated successful rehabilitation outcomes
    • Help with Medicaid and discharge planning
    • Pleasant outdoor courtyard and communal areas
    • Ongoing facility maintenance and remodeling efforts

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staffing levels and high staff turnover
    • Delays in clinical responsiveness and emergency escalation
    • Sanitation and odor concerns in some areas
    • Incontinence-care delays and inconsistent personal-care routines
    • Weak family communication and poor phone responsiveness
    • Inconsistent medication documentation and administration
    • Variable meal quality and unreliable food service
    • Billing and financial transparency issues
    • Limited physician presence and irregular medical rounds
    • Safety and supervision gaps for roommate and wandering situations
    • Weak grievance procedures and concerns about staff conduct
    • Allegations of serious incidents and regulatory scrutiny

    Summary of reviews

    The reviews describe a facility with highly polarized experiences. A clear strength is the rehabilitation program: many accounts highlight skilled, outcome-focused physical and occupational therapy, successful post-acute recoveries, and staff in therapy roles who are described as helpful and encouraging. Several families also praised individual clinical staff โ€” nurses, LPNs, and CNAs โ€” who provided personalized, timely care and created a sense of continuity for certain residents. Social-work staff and reception/admissions personnel are frequently cited as effective advocates who help with benefits, Medicaid setup, and discharge planning.

    At the same time, a substantial number of reviews raise operational and clinical concerns. The most consistent themes are understaffing and variability in staff performance: reviewers describe long call-response times, delayed assistance with toileting and hygiene, and inconsistent bathing or clothing changes. Those operational gaps are frequently linked to delays in clinical escalation during acute events and to lapses in medication documentation or administration. Several accounts reference wound- and skin-integrity problems and concerns about infection control and precautions.

    Dining and daily living services show mixed feedback. Some families report satisfactory meals and improvements under new kitchen staff, while others cite cold or small portions, inconsistent meal schedules, and limited snack availability. Activities are generally a positive area โ€” the facility has a robust calendar of music, bingo, and group programs โ€” but participation and staffing for activities appear uneven at times.

    Facility condition and cleanliness are areas of concern for many reviewers: descriptions focus on sanitation and odor issues in some units, dated fixtures, and the need for ongoing maintenance. Conversely, other reviewers describe clean, well-kept rooms and note ongoing remodeling efforts. Safety and supervision also appear inconsistent; incidents involving roommate safety, wandering, and inadequate oversight are described in multiple accounts, raising questions about supervision practices and unit-level monitoring.

    Communication and management responsiveness are recurring issues. Families report difficulty reaching staff by phone, delays in receiving clinical updates, problems obtaining medication charts and medical records, and frustration with billing and insurance coordination. Some reviewers credit particular managers or social workers for strong advocacy, while others describe poor grievance handling and concerns about staff conduct or retaliation when complaints are raised. There are also isolated, serious allegations that have prompted regulatory attention according to some accounts.

    Taken together, the pattern suggests a facility that can provide effective rehabilitation and meaningful social engagement for some residents, especially where individual staff members are engaged and consistent. However, variability in staffing, communication, sanitation, and clinical responsiveness produces uneven experiences. Prospective residents and families should schedule an in-person visit that includes observation of nursing stations, callโ€‘light response times, mealtime service, activity sessions, and a review of staffing ratios, physician coverage, infection-control practices, billing procedures, and the facilityโ€™s grievance process before making a placement decision.

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    Medicare Ratings

    2ยท/ 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 Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is located at 4200 Washington St, Hollywood, FL, 33021.

    About Emerald Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

    Emerald Nursing and Rehabilitation Center sits in Hollywood, FL, and offers both short-term rehabilitation and long-term skilled nursing care for older adults and people who need much daily assistance, and what folks get here is a mix of nursing care, physical and occupational therapy, speech therapy, and help with everyday needs like bathing, dressing, medication management, transfers, and more, with staff around 24 hours a day and a call system in place if someone needs help at any hour, and you'll find they have amenities set up for patient comfort including furnished rooms with cable TV, Wi-Fi, and small kitchenettes, plus recreational activities, game rooms, a fitness room, a garden, outdoor spaces, movie nights, art and music rooms, a library, and a chef offering all-day dining, special diet options, and even restaurant-style meal service so people can eat when they want. The facility is large, with 240 certified beds and an average of around 196 residents each day as of recent counts, and within the building you'll see spaces that have been renovated and designed to be pleasant, and the place offers specialized care services for residents with dementia, Alzheimer's, diabetes, cardiac conditions, cancer, wounds, and those needing bariatric care, hospice, dialysis, post-surgical rehab, or just ongoing skilled nursing, and there's a range of therapies available most days of the week, including special cardiac and orthopedic rehab programs, respiratory therapy, pain management with newer equipment, and more. Short-term rehab sometimes means getting people strong enough to go home after a hospital stay, while long-term nursing and intermediate care is for the frail who rely on help for most things. Staff coordinate with families for move-ins, and help with transportation and parking, and residents have daily housekeeping, laundry, and dry-cleaning services, plus safety features and security. There is a mix of programs for socializing, fitness, and events led by staff and by residents themselves, with activities every day, and support for non-ambulatory residents, help with personal care, and supervision for people at risk of wandering or needing more attention, including a high level of care for those with special needs. Emerald Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a for-profit, limited liability company, run by companies and trusts related to the Philipson Family, or Hillcrest Opco Holdings LLC, and it's also part of a Continuing Care Retirement Community, which means residents can often stay here as care needs change. The facility accepts both Medicare and Medicaid insurance plans, and as of June 2025, 44 of its beds are certified for certain covered services. They have a nurse to resident ratio that averages 3.71 nurse hours per person per day, and a nurse turnover rate of 17.7%. The place has had deficiencies recorded in recent inspections-about 35 reported-related to quality of life and sometimes not following all resident orders or preferences, so it's important to ask staff about any concerns. The facility has had ratings meeting minimum industry standards and provides access to outside hospital specialists if needed, while also offering pain control and support services, with programs for memory care, restorative nursing, wound care, and other medical help for those with more complex conditions.

    People often ask...

    Emerald Nursing and Rehabilitation Center offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

    The full address for this community is 4200 Washington St, Hollywood, FL 33021.

    No, Emerald Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 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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