Nursing Homes in Okaloosa County, Florida

8 Medicare-certified nursing homes are based in Okaloosa County, with rated providers averaging 4.6 out of 5 overall. Provider profiles below carry CMS ratings, inspections, staffing, and ownership.

Browse: Nursing Homes in Florida · all care types in Okaloosa County · Cities: Crestview, Destin, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville

Nursing Homes profiles in Okaloosa County

Nursing Home · For profit - Limited Liability company Aviata at Shoal Creek Crestview, FL 32539 CMS rating 4.0 / 5120 beds Nursing Home · For profit - Corporation Crestview Rehabilitation Center, LLC Crestview, FL 32539 CMS rating 5.0 / 5180 beds Nursing Home · For profit - Limited Liability company Destination Health and Rehabilitation Center Destin, FL 32541 CMS rating 5.0 / 5119 beds Nursing Home · For profit - Individual Emerald Coast Center Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548 CMS rating 4.0 / 5120 beds Nursing Home · For profit - Limited Liability company Fort Walton Rehabilitation Center, LLC Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547 CMS rating 5.0 / 5120 beds Nursing Home · For profit - Limited Liability company Manor at Blue Water Bay, The Niceville, FL 32578 CMS rating 5.0 / 5120 beds Nursing Home · For profit - Limited Liability company Silvercrest Health and Rehabilitation Center Crestview, FL 32539 CMS rating 5.0 / 560 beds Nursing Home · For profit - Individual Westwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547 CMS rating 4.0 / 560 beds

Cities in Okaloosa County

Crestview, FL 3 facilities Destin, FL 1 facilities Fort Walton Beach, FL 3 facilities Niceville, FL 1 facilities

Choosing a nursing home in Okaloosa County

To compare nursing homes, look past the star rating to the health inspection findings themselves, review nurse staffing levels and turnover, and ask about rehabilitation, memory care, and how care plans get reviewed.

A sensible first step is to line up the CMS Five-Star ratings, since they distill health inspections, staffing, and quality measures into one score. Treat a strong overall rating as a starting signal, then dig into the inspection findings and staffing numbers that produced it.

For families in Okaloosa County, the key questions are Medicare and Medicaid participation, current openings, how care plans are set, and how problems are escalated overnight or on weekends. A personal visit plus direct questions is still the surest way to judge whether a provider fits.

Frequently asked questions

How many nursing homes does Okaloosa County have?

According to the current CMS data, Okaloosa County, Florida has 8 Medicare-certified nursing homes, averaging 4.6 out of 5 overall among rated providers.

Which Okaloosa County cities have nursing homes?

Crestview, Destin, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville list Medicare-certified nursing homes in the current data.

Data sources

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog. Processing date: 2026-10-06.

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