Cycle 1
Health 2025-06-19 · Fire 2025-06-19
8 health deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (4 deficiencies)
1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Egress (1 deficiency)
Port Saint Lucie, FL
Ardie R Copas State Veterans Nursing Home
3-star overall rating with 3-star inspections with 8 recent health deficiencies with 1 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle
13000 Sw Tradition Parkway, Port Saint Lucie, FL
(772) 241-6132
Overall
3 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
3 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
4 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
3 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Facility snapshot
Beds
120
Certified beds
Average residents
116
Average occupied residents
Ownership
Government
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
Florida Department Of Veterans' Affairs
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
2022-12-06
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
Chain footprint
8 facilities
Chain averages 3 overall / 3 health / 4 staffing / 2 quality stars
Changed ownership
No
Within the last 12 months
Family council
Yes
Resident and family council reported
Sprinklers
Yes
Automatic sprinklers in all required areas
Staffing
Hours and turnover
RN hours / resident day
0.91
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.73 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
0.84
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.79 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
4.02
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.34 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
5.77
All reported nurse hours · state 3.86 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
1.75
RN + LPN hours · state 1.52 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
5.18
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.51 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.72
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.53 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.09
Reported PT staffing · state 0.10 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
1.01
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
6.39
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.24
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
0%
Annual RN turnover
Total nurse turnover
0%
Annual nurse turnover
SNF QRP
Medicare quality reporting measures
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | Not Available |
10.72%
|
Not Available · Eligible stays 9 · Observed rate Not Available · Lower 95% interval Not Available · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Discharge to community | Not Available |
50.57%
|
Not Available · Eligible stays Not Available · Observed rate Not Available · Lower 95% interval Not Available · No data were submitted for this measure. |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | Not Available |
1.02
|
Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 100% |
95.27%
4.7 pts better
|
Numerator 21 · Denominator 21 |
| Falls with major injury | 0% |
0.77%
0.8 pts better
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 21 |
| Discharge self-care score | Not Available |
53.69%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 15 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Discharge mobility score | Not Available |
50.94%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 15 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 0% |
2.29%
2.3 pts better
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 21 · Adjusted rate 0% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | Not Available |
7.12%
|
Not Available · Eligible stays 5 · Observed rate Not Available · Lower 95% interval Not Available · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 0.53% |
8.2%
7.7 pts worse
|
Numerator 1 · Denominator 188 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 2.63% |
42%
39.4 pts worse
|
Numerator 5 · Denominator 190 |
| Discharge function score | Not Available |
56.45%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 15 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Transfer of health information to provider | Not Available |
95.95%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 5 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Transfer of health information to patient | Not Available |
96.28%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator Not Available · Newly certified or not enough cases to report. |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | Not Available |
25.2%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 10 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
Quality measures
Resident outcomes and process scores
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.4 |
2.1
0.7 pts better
|
1.9
0.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.4 · Observed 1.3 · Expected 1.8 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.3 |
1.2
0.1 pts worse
|
1.8
0.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.3 · Observed 1.2 · Expected 1.5 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 92.3% |
97.8%
5.5 pts worse
|
93.4%
1.1 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 91.9% · Q2 93.9% · Q3 93.7% · Q4 90.3% · 4Q avg 92.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 95.6% |
99.2%
3.6 pts worse
|
95.5%
0.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 95.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 2.2% |
2.6%
0.4 pts better
|
3.3%
1.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.7% · Q2 2.4% · Q3 2.1% · Q4 1.8% · 4Q avg 2.2% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 3.1% |
3.7%
0.6 pts better
|
11.4%
8.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.5% · Q2 4.2% · Q3 1.2% · Q4 5.0% · 4Q avg 3.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 6.5% |
5.9%
0.6 pts worse
|
5.4%
1.1 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 5.6% · Q2 4.9% · Q3 4.6% · Q4 9.6% · 4Q avg 6.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 7.9% |
15.7%
7.8 pts better
|
19.6%
11.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 13.0% · Q2 9.7% · Q3 4.6% · Q4 5.9% · 4Q avg 7.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 11.4% |
9.8%
1.6 pts worse
|
16.7%
5.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 7.1% · Q2 13.8% · Q3 11.8% · Q4 12.2% · 4Q avg 11.4% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | 0.0% |
0.0%
About the same
|
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | 50.5% |
11.7%
38.8 pts worse
|
16.3%
34.2 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · 4Q avg 50.5% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 24.9% |
9.8%
15.1 pts worse
|
14.9%
10 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 25.5% · Q2 23.2% · Q3 27.6% · Q4 23.8% · 4Q avg 24.9% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 2.2% |
0.4%
1.8 pts worse
|
1.0%
1.2 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 2.1% · Q3 2.9% · Q4 3.0% · 4Q avg 2.2% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 4.7% |
0.8%
3.9 pts worse
|
1.7%
3 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 8.1% · Q2 7.4% · Q3 3.2% · Q4 1.8% · 4Q avg 4.7% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 24.2% |
12.5%
11.7 pts worse
|
19.8%
4.4 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 35.2% · Q2 17.9% · Q3 22.2% · Q4 23.0% · 4Q avg 24.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 2.5% |
5.1%
2.6 pts better
|
5.1%
2.6 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.2% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 4.9% · Q4 2.4% · 4Q avg 2.5% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 63.0% |
94.3%
31.3 pts worse
|
81.7%
18.7 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 61.8% · Q2 54.0% · Q3 60.8% · Q4 83.3% · 4Q avg 63.0% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 17.9% |
1.5%
16.4 pts worse
|
1.6%
16.3 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · 4Q avg 17.9% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 59.2% |
94.7%
35.5 pts worse
|
79.7%
20.5 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 59.2% |
Survey summary
Recent inspection cycles
Cycle 2
Health 2024-03-14 · Fire 2024-03-14
6 health deficiencies
Top issue: Administration (1 deficiency)
1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (1 deficiency)
Cycle 3
Health 2022-12-06 · Fire 2022-12-06
0 health deficiencies
No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Fire safety
Fire-safety citations
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-06-19
K291 · Egress Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Corrected 2025-07-17
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-03-14
K353 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-04-14
Inspection history
Recent health citations
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-06-19
F552 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Health
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Corrected 2025-07-29
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-06-19
F605 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Health
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Corrected 2025-07-29
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-06-19
F676 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Corrected 2025-07-29
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-06-19
F684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-07-29
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-06-19
F695 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2025-07-29
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-06-19
F756 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Corrected 2025-07-29
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-03-12
F684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-04-12
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-03-12
F755 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2025-04-12
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-03-14
F582 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Health
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Corrected 2024-04-14
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-03-14
F641 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2024-04-14
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-03-14
F695 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2024-04-14
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-03-14
F761 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
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.
Corrected 2024-04-14
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-03-14
F775 · Administration Deficiencies
Health
Keep complete, dated laboratory records in the resident's record.
Corrected 2024-04-14
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-03-14
F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-04-14
Penalties and ownership
What sits behind the stars
Ownership
Florida Department Of Veterans Affairs
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization
Dickerson, Vicki
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Fadel, Ahmad
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Mallard, Lindsay
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Rogers, Donna
Corporate Director · Individual
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