Belleair Health Care Center

    1150 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Clearwater, FL 33756
    • Skilled Nursing
    3.1ยท18 reviews

    Caring staff restored my mom

    My mom was in great hands - caring nurses and skilled therapists who focused on rehab and got her back on her feet. Staff consistently went above and beyond, treated us like family, and were friendly, attentive, and responsive from administration to social services. Clean, comfortable facility in a good location and reasonably priced. Very positive experience; I'd gladly recommend them.

    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

    3.11ยท(18)

    Overall rating

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

      2.6
    • Staff

      2.9
    • Meals

      2.0
    • Amenities

      2.0
    • Value

      4.5

    Pros

    • Compassionate nursing and caregiving staff
    • Strong rehabilitation and therapy programs
    • Clean facility and well-maintained common areas
    • Supportive administrative and social-service staff
    • Friendly and helpful ancillary staff (dietary, laundry, maintenance)
    • On-site cafรฉ and alternative meal options
    • Flexible visitation and outdoor patio access
    • Engaging activities and programming
    • Affordable pricing and convenient location
    • Family-like atmosphere and individualized attention

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staffing levels and coverage
    • Poor night- and weekend staffing
    • Unreliable call-response systems
    • Gaps in clinical monitoring and medication administration
    • Unreliable physician and provider availability
    • Inconsistent bathing and incontinence-care processes
    • Inconsistent meal quality and dining-service continuity
    • Variable staff conduct and cultural-sensitivity concerns
    • Aging facility condition and need for cosmetic updates
    • Inconsistent rehabilitation environment and scheduling controls
    • Gaps in clinical-incident response and family communication
    • Limited visitation flexibility under infection-control restrictions

    Summary of reviews

    Reviewers describe a facility with strongly polarized experiences: several families praise the rehabilitation services, therapy staff, and many direct-care employees for compassionate, attentive care that helped residents progress. Positive comments repeatedly highlight effective therapists, friendly ancillary teams (dietary, laundry, maintenance), a generally clean facility, an on-site cafรฉ with alternate meal options, and administrative or social-service staff who have been responsive and supportive in some cases. For some residents the environment is described as affordable, conveniently located, and family-like.

    At the same time, a substantial cluster of concerns centers on operational reliability and clinical consistency. Multiple comments identify inconsistent staffing levelsโ€”with nights and weekends singled outโ€”which is associated with long call-response times and delays in attending to residents. Reviewers raised issues about clinical monitoring and medication administration, including delays in pain management and uneven follow-up by physicians or PAs. There are also specific concerns about bathing and incontinence-care processes, catheter care, and missed or delayed assistance from aides.

    Dining and activities show mixed performance. The facility offers cafรฉ alternatives and some families reported appealing meals, while others describe marginal food quality and residents preferring family-provided meals. Activities and programming are a strength when present, with reports of engaging offerings and staff who go out of their way; however, activity availability was curtailed during infection-control periods and some reviewers noted a lack of programming at times.

    Facility condition and safety practices are another area of variability. Several reviewers noted an attractive exterior and clean common areas but also mentioned that parts of the building would benefit from cosmetic updates. Rehabilitation delivery and environment were praised in many cases but described as inconsistently managed in others (for example, scheduling or location of therapy sessions that may not be climate-controlled). Families also described inconsistent incident-response practices and uneven communication after adverse events; there are specifically noted concerns following a resident's death that prospective families should discuss directly with administration.

    Management and communication present a mixed picture. Some families reported responsive administrators, a supportive director of nursing, and staff who treated residents like family. Others experienced unreturned calls, misinformation about benefits, defensive management responses, and slow follow-up on complaints. The overall pattern is variability between shifts, units, and time periods: strong, caring employees and effective therapy coexist with operational weaknesses such as staffing gaps, unreliable call systems, inconsistent clinical oversight, and intermittent hygiene and dining problems.

    For prospective residents and families: consider asking for details on staffing ratios by shift, call-response metrics, protocols for clinical monitoring and medication reconciliation, physician/PA coverage and follow-up procedures, visitation policies under infection-control conditions, and how the facility documents and communicates after clinical incidents. Verifying recent survey results, speaking with the clinical leadership about specific care processes, and observing multiple shifts (day, evening, night) can help clarify whether the facility's strengths align with a prospective resident's needs.

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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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    Belleair Health Care Center is located at 1150 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Clearwater, FL, 33756.

    About Belleair Health Care Center

    Belleair Health Care Center sits in Clearwater, Florida and is a Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing facility with 120 beds and an average of 112 residents a day, and it meets federal standards for skilled nursing care while providing everything from help with bathing, dressing, eating, or medications to constant, 24-hour nursing care supervised by a physician, so those who can't safely live at home find long-term support here. Now, they have a mix of private and semi-private rooms, with furnished units and safety features like an emergency call system, and the place runs with modern, up-to-date equipment and a sprinkler system for safety, plus housekeeping and laundry rooms, so it's pretty practical for folks needing extra support. Transportation services are available to residents, and they have wheelchair accessible features throughout, which makes getting around much easier for those with limited mobility. Residents get their meals in a dining area with restaurant-style service, and for those who like to join activities, there are things like social events, games, arts and crafts, education, and health programs, and the community provides a card/game room, a fitness center, movie theater, salon, cafรฉ bistro, peaceful spaces to relax, and guest parking. Everyone gets access to cable TV, Wi-Fi, and personal care from aides for dressing, grooming, toileting, and bathing, and there's always help available for medications and wound care, and they bring in medical professionals like nurses, occupational therapists, podiatrists, and speech therapists to address different medical needs. People needing stroke or cardiac rehabilitation, surgical or wound care, respiratory and infusion therapy, nutrition management, tracheotomy care, plus both inpatient and outpatient therapy, can find services tailored to those needs, and families are encouraged to help plan care together for the best results; those coming for a short rehabilitation stay or those needing longer term care get a plan that fits their situation. The center runs as a for-profit partnership, managed by Clear Choice Healthcare LLC and Sbk Capital, and they make a point of respecting resident rights, including supporting residents' voices and group participation, although there have been some inspection deficiencies, including one infection-related violation, and past fines involved resident rights. On average, nurse staffing per resident per day is 3.66 hours, which is below the state's average, and nurse turnover rate is higher than most at nearly 58%, so staffing stability is something families may want to ask about. The care center keeps a confidential reporting line for any issues and stays certified by organizations like JCAHO while holding the Governor's Gold Seal and a 5-Star rating from CMS, and they use ongoing oversight to meet quality and safety standards, with recent inspections on record. Belleair Health Care Center supports a philosophy of personalized, family-involved, compassionate care that aims to restore residents' quality of life, and the property tries to create an environment that feels comfortable and home-like, with elegant dining and well-kept spaces for people to enjoy during recovery or long-term stays.

    People often ask...

    Belleair Health Care Center offers skilled nursing.

    The full address for this community is 1150 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Clearwater, FL 33756.

    No, Belleair Health Care 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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