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Nursing home · Florida

Freedom Square Health Care Center

10801 Johnson Blvd, Seminole, FL 33772 · Pinellas County

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At a glance

Before you decide

The provider

What kind of provider is this?

What a nursing home is

A nursing home provides 24-hour nursing care and help with daily activities, and many offer short-term rehabilitation after a hospital stay. It is a different setting from assisted living.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Who runs it and how big is it?

Facts CMS publishes

Certified beds
116
Participates in
Medicare and Medicaid
Ownership (CMS)
For Profit - Corporation
First approved for Medicare/Medicaid
Feb 19, 2002
CMS Certification Number
106042
Legal business name
CCRC Opco-Freedom Square LLC
Chain (CMS)
Healthpeak Properties, INC.
Changed ownership in the last 12 months
No
Resident and family council
Resident
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes
Part of a continuing care retirement community
Yes

CMS processing date Sep 1, 2026.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

What did inspectors find?

Inspections, penalties and CMS flags

CMS Special Focus Facility program: Not flagged by CMS

CMS: the Special Focus Facility program lists “nursing homes that have a history of serious quality issues and are included in a special program to stimulate improvements in their quality of care.” CMS Special Focus Facility list (opens in a new tab)

CMS abuse icon: Not flagged by CMS

CMS: “Cited for abuse or neglect at harm level or above on survey cycle 1 (Scope/severity G or greater) or cited for abuse or neglect at potential harm level (Scope/Severity D or above) on both survey cycles 1 and 2.”

As of Sep 1, 2026, CMS processing date.

Health inspections

18 health citations from the inspection cycles CMS publishes. Each inspection lists what inspectors cited, how CMS coded it, and whether it was corrected. CMS notes that the most recent standard health inspection was more than two years ago.

Inspection Feb 18, 2026: 2 citations

  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

    Tag F0684 · CMS scope and severity G (actual harm; isolated) · from a complaint inspection · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Feb 20, 2026

  • Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.

    Tag F0808 · CMS scope and severity D (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; isolated) · from a complaint inspection · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Feb 20, 2026

Inspection Feb 8, 2024: 5 citations

  • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

    Tag F0550 · CMS scope and severity D (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; isolated) · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Mar 8, 2024

  • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

    Tag F0641 · CMS scope and severity D (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; isolated) · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Mar 8, 2024

  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

    Tag F0684 · CMS scope and severity D (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; isolated) · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Mar 8, 2024

  • Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.

    Tag F0742 · CMS scope and severity D (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; isolated) · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Mar 8, 2024

  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Tag F0880 · CMS scope and severity E (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; pattern) · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Mar 8, 2024

Inspection Oct 22, 2021: 7 citations

  • Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.

    Tag F0585 · CMS scope and severity D (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; isolated) · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Nov 22, 2021

  • Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

    Tag F0690 · CMS scope and severity D (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; isolated) · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Nov 22, 2021

  • Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

    Tag F0755 · CMS scope and severity D (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; isolated) · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Nov 22, 2021

  • Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

    Tag F0756 · CMS scope and severity D (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; isolated) · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Nov 22, 2021

  • Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

    Tag F0757 · CMS scope and severity D (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; isolated) · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Nov 22, 2021

  • Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

    Tag F0761 · CMS scope and severity D (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; isolated) · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Nov 22, 2021

  • Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.

    Tag F0791 · CMS scope and severity D (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; isolated) · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Nov 22, 2021

Inspection Feb 7, 2020: 4 citations

  • Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

    Tag F0578 · CMS scope and severity D (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; isolated) · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Mar 7, 2020

  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

    Tag F0684 · CMS scope and severity E (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; pattern) · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Mar 7, 2020

  • Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

    Tag F0761 · CMS scope and severity D (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; isolated) · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Mar 7, 2020

  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Tag F0880 · CMS scope and severity D (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; isolated) · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Mar 7, 2020

Fire safety inspections

4 fire safety citations.

Inspection Feb 8, 2024: 2 citations

  • Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.

    Tag K0223 · CMS scope and severity D (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; isolated) · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Mar 8, 2024

  • Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

    Tag K0918 · CMS scope and severity D (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; isolated) · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Mar 8, 2024

Inspection Feb 7, 2020: 2 citations

  • Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.

    Tag K0293 · CMS scope and severity D (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; isolated) · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Mar 7, 2020

  • Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.

    Tag K0741 · CMS scope and severity D (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; isolated) · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Mar 7, 2020

Federal penalties

0 federal penalties (fines and payment denials) in this CMS release.

CMS data released Oct 8, 2026.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

How does CMS rate it?

CMS star ratings

These are the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ ratings, published on Medicare Care Compare, not StrongPath’s. StrongPath shows them as CMS published them on Oct 8, 2026, with the time periods each one covers; it does not combine, adjust or rank them.

  • CMS Overall Rating: 3 out of 5

    CMS: “It features an Overall Quality Rating of one to five stars based on nursing home performance on three domains, each of which has its own rating.”

    Periods CMS used for this rating
    • Standard health inspection, rating cycle 1: Feb 8, 2024
    • Standard health inspection, rating cycle 2: Oct 22, 2021
    • Health inspection complaint surveys: Sep 1, 2025 to Aug 31, 2026 (CMS: Most recent 12 month period for deficiencies cited on health inspection complaint surveys)
    • Health inspection complaint surveys: Sep 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2025 (CMS: First prior 12 month period for deficiencies cited on health inspection complaint surveys)
    • Health inspection complaint surveys: Sep 1, 2023 to Aug 31, 2024 (CMS: Second prior 12 month period for deficiencies cited on health inspection complaint surveys)
    • Infection control surveys: Sep 1, 2025 to Aug 31, 2026 (CMS: Most recent 12 month period for deficiencies cited on infection control surveys)
    • Infection control surveys: Sep 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2025 (CMS: First prior 12 month period for deficiencies cited on infection control surveys)
    • Infection control surveys: Sep 1, 2023 to Aug 31, 2024 (CMS: Second prior 12 month period for deficiencies cited on infection control surveys)
    • Staffing levels: Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Staff turnover: Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
    • Long-stay quality measures: Apr 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026 (7 measures)
      • Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
      • Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened
      • Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
      • Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder
      • Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
      • Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
      • Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
    • Long-stay quality measures: Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 (2 measures)
      • Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days
      • Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days
    • Short-stay quality measures: Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026 (1 measure)
      • Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
    • Short-stay quality measures: Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 (2 measures)
      • Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission
      • Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit
    • Short-stay quality measures: Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025 (2 measures)
      • Percentage of SNF residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge
      • Percentage of residents with pressure ulcers/injuries that are new or worsened
    • Short-stay quality measures: Oct 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2024 (1 measure)
      • Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF

  • CMS Health Inspection Rating: 3 out of 5

    CMS: “Ratings for the health inspections domain are based on the number, scope, and severity of deficiencies identified during the two most recent annual inspection surveys, as well as findings from the most recent 36 months of complaint investigations and focused infection control surveys.”

    Periods CMS used for this rating
    • Standard health inspection, rating cycle 1: Feb 8, 2024
    • Standard health inspection, rating cycle 2: Oct 22, 2021
    • Health inspection complaint surveys: Sep 1, 2025 to Aug 31, 2026 (CMS: Most recent 12 month period for deficiencies cited on health inspection complaint surveys)
    • Health inspection complaint surveys: Sep 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2025 (CMS: First prior 12 month period for deficiencies cited on health inspection complaint surveys)
    • Health inspection complaint surveys: Sep 1, 2023 to Aug 31, 2024 (CMS: Second prior 12 month period for deficiencies cited on health inspection complaint surveys)
    • Infection control surveys: Sep 1, 2025 to Aug 31, 2026 (CMS: Most recent 12 month period for deficiencies cited on infection control surveys)
    • Infection control surveys: Sep 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2025 (CMS: First prior 12 month period for deficiencies cited on infection control surveys)
    • Infection control surveys: Sep 1, 2023 to Aug 31, 2024 (CMS: Second prior 12 month period for deficiencies cited on infection control surveys)

  • CMS Staffing Rating: 4 out of 5

    CMS: “Ratings for the staffing domain are based on six measures. This includes three nurse staffing level measures (hours per resident per day) and three measures of staff turnover.”

    Periods CMS used for this rating
    • Staffing levels: Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Staff turnover: Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025

  • CMS Quality Measure (QM) Rating: 3 out of 5

    CMS: “Ratings for the quality measures are based on performance on 15 of the QMs that are currently posted on the Care Compare website. These include nine long-stay measures and six short-stay measures.”

    Periods CMS used for this rating
    • Long-stay quality measures: Apr 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026 (7 measures)
      • Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
      • Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened
      • Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
      • Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder
      • Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
      • Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
      • Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
    • Long-stay quality measures: Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 (2 measures)
      • Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days
      • Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days
    • Short-stay quality measures: Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026 (1 measure)
      • Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
    • Short-stay quality measures: Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 (2 measures)
      • Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission
      • Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit
    • Short-stay quality measures: Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025 (2 measures)
      • Percentage of SNF residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge
      • Percentage of residents with pressure ulcers/injuries that are new or worsened
    • Short-stay quality measures: Oct 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2024 (1 measure)
      • Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF

CMS high-performing icon: Not shown by CMS

CMS: “Exceeds the traditional five-star rating. Higher performing nursing homes have fewer citations (safety violations), higher staffing levels, and other quality indicators.” The icon is CMS’s, not StrongPath’s. As of Sep 1, 2026, CMS processing date.

Footnote wording is from CMS’s Nursing Home Data Dictionary (September 2026). Inspection dates are this facility’s; the other periods are CMS’s data collection intervals (released Oct 8, 2026). See the full detail on Medicare Care Compare (opens in a new tab).

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Location and getting there

Is it in a hurricane evacuation zone?

Hurricane evacuation zone

Not in a mapped evacuation zone

Evacuation zone from the Florida Division of Emergency Management’s Know Your Zone data as of Sep 19, 2026. Zones are approximate and can change, and local officials decide who evacuates for each storm. Check with your county emergency management office or Know Your Zone (opens in a new tab) before relying on it. FDEM does not endorse StrongPath.

County emergency management (opens in a new tab)

Source: Florida Division of Emergency Management; U.S. Census Bureau

How far is the nearest ER?

Nearest hospital and emergency department

Nearest hospital with emergency services (CMS flag)
Bay Pines VA Medical Center (Acute Care - Veterans Administration), 2.3 mi straight line
Nearest hospital of any type
Bay Pines VA Medical Center (Acute Care - Veterans Administration), 2.3 mi straight line

Straight-line distance, not drive time. The CMS emergency services flag says nothing about hours, wait times or trauma level.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; U.S. Census Bureau; Overture Maps Foundation

What is within a mile?

Pharmacies, groceries and restaurants nearby

Pharmacies
3 within 0.5 mi, 3 within 1 mi. Nearest: Walgreens, 0.22 mi
Grocery stores
3 within 0.5 mi, 3 within 1 mi. Nearest: The Fresh Market, 0.31 mi
Restaurants
51 within 0.5 mi, 55 within 1 mi. Nearest: Brooklyn Pizza Company, 0.07 mi

Counts of mapped business listings, straight line. Listings can be missing or out of date.

Source: Overture Maps Foundation

What does the local agency report?

Reported offenses for the local law enforcement agency

Agency
City of Seminole Police Department
Violent offenses, 2025
33 (170.8 per 100,000 residents; FDLE population estimate 19,323)
Property offenses, 2025
300 (1,552.6 per 100,000 residents; FDLE population estimate 19,323)

Reported offenses for the whole agency service area, not this street. Not a safety rating. Counts are offenses known to law enforcement, as submitted to FDLE (FDLE file (opens in a new tab) dated Sep 30, 2026). Rates are not comparable across agencies, and Florida’s move to incident-based reporting is not complete.

Source: Florida Department of Law Enforcement

Where can family stay?

Hotels and motels for visiting family

Licensed hotels and motels
At least 0 within 1 mi and 46 within 5 mi
Nearest mapped
Holiday Inn Express Hotel Seminole FL (hotel), 1.9 mi

A license says the business is licensed, nothing about quality or price. License status as of Oct 3, 2026.

Source: Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation; U.S. Census Bureau; Overture Maps Foundation

The surrounding area

Is there a park nearby?

Parks and preserves (OpenStreetMap)

Named public parks and preserves
1 within 0.5 mi, 4 within 1 mi
Nearest
Seminole Water Front Park (park), 0.41 mi

Park data © OpenStreetMap contributors (opens in a new tab), ODbL 1.0. Volunteer-mapped; straight line.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

What is the surrounding area like?

Area statistics

Residents aged 65 and over
99.1% (± 11.5), Census block group
Median household income
$33,839 (± $13,762), Census block group
EPA National Walkability Index
16.33 on EPA’s 1 to 20 scale

Survey estimates for the Census area around the address, with margins of error. They describe the area, not the facility or its residents.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Sources and limits

StrongPath shows facts published by government agencies and open data projects, with their dates. We do not rank, score or recommend providers, and we have no business relationship with any provider listed. Call the provider and check the official source before you decide. This is general information, not medical, legal or financial advice.