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Wauchula, Hardee County
Last verified: Thursday, October 22, 2026
Vivo Healthcare Wauchula (Hardee Manor Healthcare Center — Skilled Nursing, Rehab & The Lighthouse Memory Care)
About This Organization

Hardee County's primary 79-bed AHCA-licensed 24-hour Skilled Nursing, Post-Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation, and Secure Memory Care Center (AHCA License #1196096, AHCA File #106054, Florida Medicaid Provider ID #1090451-00, CMS Certification Number #105362), located at 401 Orange Place in Wauchula (33873, (863) 773-3231). Operated by St Amaro Opco LLC d/b/a Vivo Healthcare Wauchula (Florida Sunbiz Doc# L23000276529, CMS NPI #1700563517, Member Josef Cukier; historically known as Hardee Manor Healthcare Center under Diversicare Leasing Corp., NPI #1376531673), all 79 beds are dually certified for Medicare Part A and Florida Medicaid. The facility provides round-the-clock RN/LPN clinical nursing, intensive physical, occupational, and speech therapy following hospitalization at AdventHealth Wauchula, complex wound and IV therapy, and The Lighthouse Program—a dedicated secure memory care environment tailored to seniors with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (acceptsMedicaid: true).

Official Verification Sources: CMS Medicare Care Compare — Vivo Healthcare Wauchula / Hardee Manor (CCN #105362); CMS NPI Registry — St Amaro Opco LLC / Vivo Healthcare Wauchula (NPI #1700563517); Florida Sunbiz Entity — St Amaro Opco LLC (#L23000276529)

Verified State & Regulatory Credentials
AHCA Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) License & CMS Dual Certification: AHCA #1196096 (File #106054 — 79 Beds) | CMS CCN #105362 | NPI #1700563517 & #1376531673 | Sunbiz Doc# L23000276529Status: Active — 79 Licensed Beds (Medicare & Florida Medicaid #1090451-00 Certified)

Issuer: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) & U.S. CMS

Notes: Licensed by Florida AHCA under SNF License #1196096 (File #106054, FL Medicaid ID #1090451-00) for 79 certified beds at 401 Orange Pl, Wauchula, FL 33873 ((863) 773-3231). Operated by St Amaro Opco LLC d/b/a Vivo Healthcare Wauchula (Sunbiz Doc# L23000276529, NPI #1700563517; legacy Diversicare Leasing Corp. d/b/a Hardee Manor Healthcare Center, NPI #1376531673). Dually certified for Medicare Part A and Florida ICP / SMMC Long-Term Care Medicaid (acceptsMedicaid: true).

Services Offered
24/7 AHCA-Licensed Skilled Nursing & Long-Term Custodial Care (79 Certified Beds)
The Lighthouse Program Secure Alzheimer's & Dementia Memory Care Unit
Post-Acute Inpatient Physical, Occupational & Speech-Language Rehabilitation
Complex Wound Care, IV Antibiotic Infusion, Enteral Nutrition & Pain Management
Short-Term Caregiver Respite Stays & Hospice Palliative Care Coordination
Dually Certified for Medicare Part A & Florida ICP / SMMC LTC Medicaid (acceptsMedicaid: true)
Frequently Asked Questions

Factual details and direct answers about Vivo Healthcare Wauchula (Hardee Manor Healthcare Center — Skilled Nursing, Rehab & The Lighthouse Memory Care)'s services, licensing, and credentials.

Is Vivo Healthcare Wauchula the same facility as Hardee Manor Healthcare Center on Orange Place?

Yes. Located at 401 Orange Place in Wauchula ((863) 773-3231), the 79-bed skilled nursing and memory care facility long known to local families as Hardee Manor Healthcare Center (NPI #1376531673) now operates as Vivo Healthcare Wauchula under St Amaro Opco LLC (Sunbiz Doc# L23000276529, NPI #1700563517, CMS CCN #105362, AHCA License #1196096).

Does Vivo Healthcare Wauchula accept Florida Medicaid and offer memory care for dementia?

Yes (acceptsMedicaid: true). All 79 beds are dually certified for Medicare Part A post-hospital rehabilitation and Florida Institutional Care Program (ICP) / Statewide Medicaid Managed Care (SMMC) Long-Term Care Medicaid (Provider ID #1090451-00), and the center features The Lighthouse Program for secure dementia and Alzheimer's care.

Contact Information
Address
401 Orange Pl, Wauchula, FL 33873
Hours
Open 24 Hours / 7 Days a Week
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