South Heritage Health & Rehabilitation Center
SOUTH HERITAGE HEALTH & REHABILITATION CENTER in SAINT PETERSBURG, FL — inspection on October 15, 2025.
Found 3 citations. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
services, recreation, and program areas are provided to enable staff to provide residents with needed
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South Heritage Health & Rehabilitation Center 718 Lakeview Ave S Saint Petersburg, FL 33705
Review of the policy - Medication
allowed to extract insulin with a syringe from the pen.
Review of the policy - Medication
eye in a safe and accurate manner.
The procedure included the instructions:3.
Perform hand hygiene.8.
With a gloved finger, gently pull down lower eyelid to form pouch while instructing resident to look up.9.
Instruct resident to close eyes slowly to allow for even distribution over surface of the eye.
The resident should also refrain from blinking or squeezing eyes shut.10.
While the eye is closed, use one finger to compress the tear duct in the inner corner (inner canthus) of the eye for 1-2 minutes.
This reduces systemic absorption of the medication.
Alternatively, the resident may keep his/her eyes closed for approximately 3 minutes.13. If administering medications to both eyes, use a different gloved finger to apply pressure to the inner tear duct.16.
Remove and dispose of gloves.
Discard any barrier used for carrying or storing the medication and supplies.
Wash hands thoroughly with antimicrobial soap and water or facility-approved hand sanitizer.
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South Heritage Health & Rehabilitation Center 718 Lakeview Ave S Saint Petersburg, FL 33705
environmentb.
Decrease the risk of infection and communicable disease development and
Clinical Safety: Hand Hygiene for Healthcare Workers, dated February 27, 2024, included the following:
should understand how to care for and clean their handThe CDC explained the importance of proper and adequate hand hygiene was:Hand hygiene protects both healthcare personnel and patients.
Hand hygiene means cleaning your hands with:Handwashing with water and soap (e.g., plain soap or with an antiseptic).Antiseptic hand rub (alcohol-based foam or gel hand sanitizer).Surgical hand antisepsis.Cleaning your hands reduces:The potential spread of deadly germs to patients.The spread of germs, including those resistant to antibiotics.The risk of healthcare personnel colonization or infection caused by germs received from the patient.Some healthcare personnel may need to clean their hands as often as 100 times during a work shift to keep themselves, patients and staff safe. A common challenge is keeping the skin on your hands healthy and clean.The CDC recommended the following regarding fingernails for healthcare workers:Natural nails should not extend past the fingertip.Do not wear artificial fingernails or extensions when having direct contact with high-risk patients like those at intensive-care units or operating rooms.Germs can live under artificial fingernails both before and after using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer and handwashing.
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Source: This inspection report was downloaded directly from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via Medicare.gov. CMS releases nursing home inspection reports in bulk. The findings reflect what state surveyors documented in the official Form CMS-2567 Statement of Deficiencies on the date of the inspection.
Plan of correction not included: The CMS report we receive does not include the facility's plan of correction. Facilities submit plans of correction separately to their state survey agency and those responses may not appear in CMS public data at the time of release. The absence of a plan of correction in this report does not mean one was not filed. Readers who want information about corrective steps taken by the facility are encouraged to contact the facility or their state survey agency directly.
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