Desoto Health and Rehab
475 Nursing Home Dr, Arcadia, FL 34266 · De Soto County · 78 certified beds · avg 62 residents/day · certified since Jun 29, 2006
What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
Health inspection rating: ★★☆☆☆2/5 · CMS overall rating: 2/5
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and self-reported quality measures.
Most serious findings (actual harm or immediate jeopardy)
▲ Actual harm, one-off · Feb 26, 2026 · F-0791
The facility did not provide or arrange dental services for its residents. Nursing homes are responsible for making sure residents can get dental care.
Why it matters: Dental problems left untreated cause pain, infection, and trouble eating, which can lead to weight loss.
Severity (G): One or a few residents were actually harmed — physically or emotionally — though not put in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Corrected: Mar 26, 2026 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
All citations in the current public record (10)
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2026 | ▲ G · Actual harm, one-off | The facility did not provide or arrange dental services for its residents. Nursing homes are responsible for making sure residents can get dental care. |
| Feb 26, 2026 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not properly inform residents or their representatives about arbitration agreements — contracts that give up the right to sue in court — including their right to refuse to sign. |
| Feb 26, 2026 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not provide a neutral and fair arbitration process. Arbitration is a way of settling disputes outside of court, and if it's used, the facility must agree with the resident on a neutral arbitrator and a convenient location. |
| Feb 26, 2026 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not treat residents with dignity and respect, or did not honor their rights to make their own decisions and communicate freely. This is one of the most fundamental resident rights. |
| Feb 26, 2026 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not provide safe, appropriate care for residents who need dialysis — the treatment that filters the blood when kidneys fail. |
| Feb 26, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility allowed residents to lose the ability to do daily activities — like bathing, dressing, and eating — when there was no medical reason for the decline. Good care helps residents keep the abilities they have. |
| Apr 28, 2025 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. · from a complaint |
| Nov 9, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock. |
| Nov 9, 2023 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. · from a complaint |
| Jan 27, 2022 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections increased between the last two inspection cycles (1 → 6).
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | D |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | F |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | F |
| 2026 | 6 | 1 | G ▲ |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)
1 fine totaling $13,520.
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2026 | Fine | $13,520 |
Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)
| Measure | This facility | Florida avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 4.61 | 4.03 | 3.95 | top 13% in Florida; top 20% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.57 | 0.76 | 0.69 | bottom 33% in Florida; bottom 48% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 3.86 | 3.68 | 3.50 | top 26% in Florida; top 27% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.35 | 0.53 | 0.48 | bottom 32% in Florida; bottom 43% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 39.1 | 41.4 | 45.8 | top 43% in Florida; top 34% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 57.1 | 46.0 | 42.9 | bottom 29% in Florida; bottom 26% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day, case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 4.36, RN 0.54, weekend 3.65. Staffing rating: 3/5.
Self-reported quality measures
Note: these ratings are based on data the facility reports about itself to CMS. They are not independently verified by inspectors, and can look better than inspection findings. Give more weight to the inspection results above.
Quality measures rating: 4/5 · long-stay residents: 5/5 · short-stay residents: 4/5
Who owns this facility
For profit - Corporation
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badenhorst, Heloise | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 12/31/2013 |
| Badenhorst, Heloise | Individual | W-2 Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/31/2013 |
| Badenhorst, Heloise | Individual | Trustee of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/31/2013 |
| Badenhorst, Heloise | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/21/2025 |
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "How do residents get dental care here — is there a dentist who visits, and how are appointments arranged?"
- "Is signing an arbitration agreement required for admission, and can we refuse it without affecting my family member's care?"
- "Does your admission agreement include an arbitration clause, and is signing it optional?"
- "Can you give me examples of how your staff protect residents' dignity in everyday care, like bathing and dressing?"
- "How do you coordinate and monitor care for residents who receive dialysis?"
- "How do you help residents maintain their daily living skills, and how do you measure whether it's working?"
- "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
- "Can you show me how medications are stored and secured on the units, including controlled drugs?"
- "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
- "Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"
Nearby facilities (within 20 miles)
No other Medicare-certified nursing homes within 20 miles in the current records.
Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 106070.