Opis Tierra Pines Center
7380 Ulmerton Road
Largo, FL 33771
Phone: (727) 535-9833

About Opis Tierra Pines Center

The Future of Long-Term and Post-Acute Care… Today

Located in the historic city of Largo on Florida’s Gulf Coast, Opis Tierra Pines Center is dedicated to providing the highest quality care and quality of life to customers with widely varying needs, abilities, and limitations.

This commitment is not motivated by official rules and regulations. It comes from within, in keeping with our caring Mission and the core values that guide our care and services. And the results are as clear as the smiles on the faces of the individuals and families who place their trust in us.

Opis Tierra Pines Center’s superior care and quality are also reflected by our recent receipt of the 2020 National Silver Commitment to Quality Award from the American Healthcare Association and National Center for Assisted Living as well as the previous receipt of the Governor’s Gold Seal of Excellence. Further recognition comes from U.S. News & World Report, which ranked Opis Tierra Pines Center among Florida’s 100 Best Nursing Homes in its 2014 survey.

Our skilled nursing center offers long-term care, palliative care, and respite care, in addition to short-term rehabilitation through our in-house SigmaLink Rehab.

Following an illness, trauma, surgery, or other acute problem, SigmaLink Rehab provides a wide range of physical, occupational, and speech therapies and treatment protocols, all tailored to each customer’s individual abilities, limitations, needs, and objectives.

For those with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, Opis Tierra Pines Pines also offers the CaringWay program, a unique, highly-specialized care alternative. Provided in its own dedicated unit, CaringWay utilizes an array of innovative, personalized plan designs, therapies, and activities to help participants remain as engaged, safe, and independent as possible given their individual conditions.

The lifestyle at Opis Tierra Pines Center is no less engaging and uplifting. Recreational activities are available seven days a week to keep residential customers active, entertained, and stimulated both mentally and physically. Our fine dining program offers a truly enjoyable daily experience…from our breakfast bar featuring made-to-order omelets, waffles, and fresh fruit, to our delightful choice of dinner selections. And when it comes to personal comfort and convenience, Opis Tierra Pines Center’s amenities are second to none, including cable television, Wi-Fi, telephone, housekeeping, and laundry services. We even have our own dedicated TV channel, loaded with information on daily activities, center highlights, upcoming events, menu choices, and all things Opis Tierra Pines Center… all in the comfort of our customers’ own rooms.

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Our Team

Theresa Felicione, B.A., CNHA, CDP, CHSP, Executive Administrator
As an executive administrator, Theresa oversees operations at Opis Tierra Pines Center, have oversight of Opis Highlands Lake Center and various company projects for Opis Senior Services Group. She joined Opis Tierra Pines Center as an administrator in 2006. In the administrator role at Opis Tierra Pines Center, Theresa supervises all departments as well as other administrators within the organization.

Theresa has over 16 years in long-term care. Prior to her current role, Theresa served as a senior administrator with Opis Senior Services Group and senior administrator, administrator, and executive director in Pinellas County facilities. Theresa graduated from the University of South Florida with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Social Sciences. She has been a licensed nursing home administrator since 2002 and became a teacher for other administrators in 2006. She became certified as a skilled nursing home administrator in 2007 by the American College of Nursing Home Administrators and has been nominated for FHCA Nursing Home Administrator of the Year. She is an active member of the Florida Health Care Association. Under her direction, Opis Tierra Pines Center has received many awards and accolades for their continued compassionate and dedicated care for their customers.

Dr. Bridget Bellingar, DO FACOFP, CDM, Medical Director
Dr. Bellingar is a Tampa native. She received her medical training at Southeastern College of Osteopathic Medicine in Miami, FL. In 2007, she attained her fellowship from the American College of Osteopathic Family Medicine. Dr. Bellingar has been awarded the CMD designation by the Board of Directors of the American Medical Directors Certification Program. She is now a Certified Medical Director in long-term care as of January 2013.

She is currently the medical director at two Opis centers, Fairway Oaks Center, located in Tampa, FL and Tierra Pines Center in Largo, FL.

Center Awards

Our centers are dedicated to providing nothing less than the highest quality care and quality of life to our customers. It’s a goal we achieve each and every day as reflected by the following award and recognition for healthcare excellence.

2020 Silver Award

AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program
A joint program conducted by the American Healthcare Association and National Center for Assisted Living, providers of long-term care are judged on total performance excellence at three progressive steps:

Bronze –Commitment to Quality
Silver –Achievement in Quality
Gold –Excellence in Quality

Award criteria include embracing core values, focus on mission, visionary leadership, resident-centered excellence, management innovation, and superior outcomes, among others. Facilities must achieve an award at each level in order to take the next step in the program.

The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Nursing Care Center Accreditation
Opis Tierra Pines Center has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Nursing Care Center Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal of Approval® is a symbol of quality that reflects an organization’s commitment to providing safe and effective patient and resident care.

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Smiling faces, spacious views, cozy corners, family and friends, all the comforts of home…They’re all on display right here at Opis Tierra Pines Center.

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Opis Tierra Pines Center
7380 Ulmerton Road
Largo, FL 33771
Phone: (727) 535-9833