Balanced Healthcare

3.2(65 ratings)· Saint Petersburg average: 3.9

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Quick Facts

Total units: 299
Medicare rating: 1 of 5
Ownership: For profit, Limited Liability company
Certified beds: 299
Inspections: View history (44 citations)
Specialty focus: Specialized psychiatric care alongside skilled nursing
Psych support: Weekly psychiatric nursing visits for residents
Short-term option: Respite care available for short stays
Memory support: Dementia-specific programming for engagement

What Families Think

Balanced Healthcare is a skilled nursing facility in St. Petersburg that specializes in psychiatric care alongside standard long-term care, rehab, and memory care. Reviews are sharply split: several family members praise the compassionate, attentive nursing staff and communication during difficult health declines, while others describe an outdated building, cleanliness lapses, and dismissive front-line or management interactions.

The Good

Compassionate, attentive nursing staff noted by multiple families
Specialized psychiatric care alongside skilled nursing
Staff proactively communicate major clinical changes to families
Dedicated nutrition and pain management support for declining residents
Dementia-focused programming to keep residents engaged

The Bad

Several reviewers describe the building as dated, worn, or stark
One report of significant cleanliness lapses and resident neglect
Some reviewers encountered rude or dismissive staff, including management
Reviews are highly polarized, ranging from excellent to very poor

AI-generated from reviews and community data.

Balanced Healthcare is a senior living community in Saint Petersburg, Florida offering Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care. Amenities include Restaurant style Dining Room, Gathering / Activity Spaces and Social Activities. Families rate it 3.2 out of 5 across 65 reviews.

About Balanced Healthcare

Balanced Healthcare is a skilled nursing community in Saint Petersburg, Florida, offering 24-hour skilled nursing care with a specialized focus on psychiatric services. The community provides care tailored to meet each individual's unique needs through a team that includes physicians, social workers, and nutritionists.

The facility offers comprehensive psychiatric care focused on stability, dignity, and improved quality of life. Services include customized professional care in a comfortable, welcoming environment designed to support dignity and foster connection. The community is committed to person-centered care that is rooted in compassion, respect, and understanding for all.

Balanced Healthcare serves residents with varying care needs, including those undergoing rehabilitation to regain function and safely return home or transition to the next level of care. The community also offers respite care options for those who need a short stay or to provide family caregivers with needed rest.

The facility provides specialized programming for residents with dementia, designed to help them feel valued and involved in the world around them. Staff are dedicated to promoting overall well-being through programs that support connection and engagement.

Types of Care at Balanced Healthcare

Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care

Amenities

Room Amenities

Emergency Call System
Private Rooms
Wheelchair Accessible

Meals & Dining

Dietary Accommodations (Gluten-Free, Low / No Sodium, No Sugar, Vegan)
Restaurant style Dining Room

Community Amenities

24-Hour Staff
Chapel / Religious Services
Gathering / Activity Spaces
Housekeeping
Medication Management
On-Site Nurse (RN)

Activities

Social Activities (Happy Hour, Wine Tasting, Dances, Karaoke)

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3.2overall · 65 ratings combined

3.2★ on Google (65)

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Lyla

Jun 2026

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(VERY DETAILED PLEASE READ ALL!!!!!!) I’m gonna start from the top. I had to carry some of this nice gentleman’s luggage. My nana was dropping this gentleman off, and I was there to help. As soon as I pulled in I saw that this place was worn down. I thought nothing of it and continued helping. I had to carry 3 of the luggage with broken wheels, my nana put two on the gentleman wheelchair to make more space. Not one person offered to help me. I walked down the hall where he was assigned. While I was walking, I saw four young nurses with snacks in hand and laughing, while 2 guests in wheelchairs were tip toeing around. Not one offered to help push them I their wheelchairs. Later down the hall, I was behind my nana and saw a huge dead COCKROACH on the floor, a guest had stepped on it BAREFOOT earlier, which I also saw. Speaking of barefoot mostly all of the guest had no shoes or socks. Outrageous. We got to another section, I immediately saw a barefoot man with stained clothes talking to a staff member, he was ignores the whole time. I continue walking behind my nana to the gentleman’s room. Finally! A staff member took one of the luggage from my hands. When we got to the room there was another guest cold, barefoot. He was very obviously cold, the staff tried to get him to put his shoes on but he couldn’t sit up by himself. She brushed it off, then while she’s barely helping! At getting the gentleman we were taking to this facility in his bed. She asked questions about his memory while the guest next to her was asking for a blanket when he was obviously very cold. She tosses! Not hands it to him, but tosses! A thin sheet on him. The man then tries to get it to cover his body, using his teeth and feet. Then down the hall i hear some one screaming, door wide, no one rushing to help. Speaking of door wide, almost all the guests had their door wide open for everyone to see their business. Overall TERRIBLE experience. I feel bad for everyone there but I’m glad none of my family is going through that. NOTHING should go through that.

Timothy L Works Jr

Jun 2026

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Balanced Healthcare is a large, well-established facility with a unique psychiatric resident population. As someone who is relatively new here, I have come to appreciate the family-oriented atmosphere among the staff. While the facility could benefit from some updates and improvements, the compassion, dedication, and sense of community are felt throughout the building. The care and support provided by the team create a welcoming environment for both residents and employees.

Mimi

May 2026

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Nursing homes are the last refuge of indigent elderly Americans, whose families cannot care for them. Thank the Medicare and Social Security safety net that keeps these poor souls off the streets. After being widowed, my cousin became one of those lost men, residing in 4 different nursing homes in the last years of his life. He spent his last 9 months at Balanced Healthcare, where he received compassionate care for severe depression, and eventually for rapidly progressive neurologic deterioration. I appreciated the sincere efforts of his inpatient team, particularly the weekly psych nursing visits he enjoyed, and the expert pain management service. He was followed closely by the nutrition team, as he lost the ability to swallow safely. Balanced facilitated percutaneous feeding tube placement. Communication with me (his New England-based health care proxy) was generally consistent, including notification of major clinical changes. I found the administrative team very responsive to my concerns over time, as my cousin's speech and mobility status deteriorated. Like any long-term care facility, staffing is never enough, but I was pleased with the efforts the team made to help my cousin communicate with me by phone. My last meaningful conversation with him was thanks to a wonderful nurse who recognized a rare lucid moment, and called me late on Thanksgiving night. After my cousin's death (at Hospice), the director and social work service went above and beyond to collect and mail my cousin's art book and devices to me.

Linda

May 2026

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My sister has been a resident at Balanced Healthcare for over a year now and my 11th visit with her yesterday was the best to date. After 4 years of bouncing back and forth from assisted living and lengthy psychiatric hospitalizations, her declining health finally led her to an acute care facility which recommended her to Balanced Healthcare. I write this review as a thank you to Administrator Dan and the key members of his dedicated staff. Yes, the residents are highly challenged, the building and interior are dated and stark and maintenance requests are sometimes necessary, but all is safe and clean. And I understand theft is unfortunately a common occurrence in every type of nursing home. Even so, from the start, I immediately sensed a camaraderie--mutual trust, loyalty and good-natured friendship---among the workers, who with intensive focus, earnestly tend to the residents and even welcome me, a visiting family member, as part of the care team. I notice the reviews for this facility range to the extremes, and it is possible to view the experience either way, depending on the viewer. In my case, I am so grateful for the tolerant, patient and persistently kind attitudes of the faithful staff as they navigate the most challenging problems that plague human beings. In the short 5 hour period of my recent visit, 6 services presented themselves in my sister’s room: housekeeping, laundry, meal delivery, mail delivery, head nursing staff, and head housekeeping staff. I’m also utterly impressed and grateful for the intimate and detailed knowledge they all possess of my sister’s personal challenges, and with LOVE. In my opinion, these workers are the star players of our society and they will be the ones highly esteemed and rewarded when all is said and done. It’s an honor to feel a part of their high calling. Thank You, Balanced Healthcare!

Charlotte Kreka

Feb 2026

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My husband is here and I had issues that has been taken care of. I had a few people that are rude. Mainly upper management. I am very thankful for the nurses that have taken care of my husband. Not the cleanest place . The main reason I wanted to write this review was because we went to the rec center area to watch a movie and my husband did not to watch Tyler Perry. So we left. The two doors to the hallway were shut and locked. There was four of us that tried the button on side wall to open it and nothing so I went and asked a lady that had the remote for the TV in the rec room and she was nasty and very rude to me. She said well all you have to do is push the green button. I responded we did. She gets up and goes and does it and of course it worked. The aide responded well apparently you didn't and rolled her eyes. Now that was uncalled for and thought if she is like this then she does not need to be around anyone. I held my tongue but this is ridiculous.

Government Inspection History

6 inspection visits in the last three years, 44 citations on file. Inspections are conducted by state agencies on behalf of the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Mar 26, 2026Health Complaint1 citation

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Apr 26, 2026

Nov 7, 2024Fire Safety StandardHealth ComplaintHealth Standard9 citations

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Dec 7, 2024
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Dec 7, 2024
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 16, 2024
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 16, 2024
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 7, 2024
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 7, 2024
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 7, 2024
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 7, 2024
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Dec 7, 2024

Feb 14, 2024Health Complaint2 citations

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity J of L: immediate jeopardy, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Mar 9, 2024
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Severity J of L: immediate jeopardy, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Mar 9, 2024

Aug 24, 2023Health Complaint1 citation

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity J of L: immediate jeopardy, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Sep 21, 2023

Jun 30, 2022Fire Safety StandardHealth Standard16 citations

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Jul 30, 2022
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Jul 30, 2022
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Jul 30, 2022
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Jul 30, 2022
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jul 30, 2022
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jul 30, 2022
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jul 30, 2022
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jul 30, 2022
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jul 30, 2022
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jul 30, 2022
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.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jul 30, 2022
Report COVID19 data to residents and families.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jul 30, 2022
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jul 30, 2022
Properly install and monitor supervisory attachments on automatic sprinkler systems.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jul 30, 2022
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jul 30, 2022
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jul 30, 2022

Mar 5, 2021Fire Safety StandardHealth Standard15 citations

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 5, 2021
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 5, 2021
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 5, 2021
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 5, 2021
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 5, 2021
Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 5, 2021
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 5, 2021
Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 5, 2021
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 5, 2021
Have properly installed hallway dispensers for alcohol-based hand rub.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 5, 2021
Install properly constructed and protected linen or trash chutes.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 5, 2021
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 5, 2021
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 5, 2021
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 5, 2021
Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 5, 2021

Source: CMS Care Compare, public federal data covering certified nursing facilities, refreshed monthly. Citations range from A (least serious) to L (most serious) on the federal scope and severity scale. Most citations are corrected quickly; review the details and ask the community about anything that concerns you.

Frequently Asked Questions

What types of care does Balanced Healthcare offer?

Balanced Healthcare offers Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care.

Where is Balanced Healthcare located?

Balanced Healthcare is located at 4250 66th St N in Saint Petersburg, Florida.

What do families say about Balanced Healthcare?

How did Balanced Healthcare do on recent health and safety inspections?

Balanced Healthcare had 6 government inspection visits in the last three years, with 44 citations on file according to CMS Care Compare data. The full history, including what each citation was for and whether it was corrected, is in the inspection section on this page.

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Quick Facts

Total units: 299
Medicare rating: 1 of 5
Ownership: For profit, Limited Liability company
Certified beds: 299
Inspections: View history (44 citations)
Specialty focus: Specialized psychiatric care alongside skilled nursing
Psych support: Weekly psychiatric nursing visits for residents
Short-term option: Respite care available for short stays
Memory support: Dementia-specific programming for engagement

What Families Think

The Good

Compassionate, attentive nursing staff noted by multiple families
Specialized psychiatric care alongside skilled nursing
Staff proactively communicate major clinical changes to families
Dedicated nutrition and pain management support for declining residents
Dementia-focused programming to keep residents engaged

The Bad

Several reviewers describe the building as dated, worn, or stark
One report of significant cleanliness lapses and resident neglect
Some reviewers encountered rude or dismissive staff, including management
Reviews are highly polarized, ranging from excellent to very poor

AI-generated from reviews and community data.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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