South Heritage Health & Rehab Center, found at 718 22nd Ave S in Saint Petersburg, Florida, stands as a rehabilitation and skilled nursing facility that runs with a current license from the Agency for Health Care Administration, good until March 31, 2026, and it's also recognized by the Governor's Gold Seal for its quality standards. This place provides a wide mix of care options, including rehabilitation, skilled nursing, long-term care, post-acute care, memory care, palliative care, and respite care, and it offers support for such things as infusion therapy, wound care, cardiac recovery, orthopedic care, oncology, surgery, and women's care, with both inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation programs that cover physical, occupational, and speech therapies.
Residents get choices between private rooms, running $9,000 to $11,000 per month, or semi-private rooms at $8,000 to $10,000 per month, all with room amenities like housekeeping, maintenance, cable TV, safety features, and kitchens or kitchenettes, and the whole place has sprinkler systems for fire safety. People staying here have access to common property extras, including a dining room, salon and barbershop, fitness center, game and activities room, WiFi, guest parking, and landscaped outdoor areas, plus washers and dryers available for use. The meals come three times a day, planned by registered dietitians to work with special diets or tastes, while social activities, recreational games like bingo, arts and crafts, health and wellness programs, and educational offerings round out the daily life, all led or guided by professionals and an activities staff that includes psycho-social certified nursing assistants.
Along with regular laundry and housekeeping, transportation's available for appointments or outings, and the facility provides assistance with personal care tasks like dressing, grooming, bathing, toileting, walking, and wheelchair use, with registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and certified nursing assistants working on each care plan so it fits each person's needs. Medical services cover nursing, podiatry, medication, wound management, memory support, occupational therapy, and even specialized treatments for those with more complex health conditions. The center supports both short and long stays, suits people needing rehabilitation after hospital stays, and also provides palliative options for comfort during serious illness, as well as respite care if family caregivers need a break.
South Heritage Health & Rehab Center operates as a for-profit facility and isn't accredited by the Better Business Bureau, but it's undergone recent renovations for better comfort and function, and it keeps a focus on compassion, dignity, respect, and a supportive, home-like feeling, trying to keep everyone as independent and involved as possible. Staff here bring more than 80 years of combined experience, and the center coordinates with other area health and rehab spots like Bayside Rehab & Health Care Center and Highland Pines Nursing Manor, showing its reach in the local community. The goal for everyone is always to help residents reach their highest level of practical functioning, with programs, services, and people all aimed at making daily life safe, healthy, and as comfortable as possible, while keeping connected to families and the wider St. Petersburg area as the needs of residents and the community change over time.
