Cycle 1
Health 2025-12-18 · Fire 2025-12-18
5 health deficiencies
Top issue: Infection Control (2 deficiencies)
1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (1 deficiency)
Blountstown, FL
Blountstown Health And Rehabilitation Center
4-star overall rating with 4-star inspections with 5 recent health deficiencies with 1 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle
16690 Sw Chipola Rd, Blountstown, FL
(850) 674-4311
Overall
4 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
4 / 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
96
Certified beds
Average residents
90
Average occupied residents
Ownership
For-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
No chain reported
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1996-08-01
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
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
0.52
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.73 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
0.89
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.79 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
2.84
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.34 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
4.25
All reported nurse hours · state 3.86 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
1.41
RN + LPN hours · state 1.52 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
3.72
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.51 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.42
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.53 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.06
Reported PT staffing · state 0.10 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
0.60
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
4.92
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.18
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
17%
Annual RN turnover · state 46% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
50%
Annual nurse turnover · state 42% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Value-based purchasing
Program rank
6,677
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
32.08
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
0.9869
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
How the VBP score is built
Readmission
2.19
Baseline 21.50% · Performance 20.42% · Measure score 2.19 · Achievement 2.19 · Improvement 1.92
Healthcare-associated infections
2.98
Baseline 9.60% · Performance 8.00% · Measure score 2.98 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 2.98
Total nurse turnover
2.06
Performance 55.26% · Measure score 2.06 · Achievement 2.06 · This facility did not have sufficient data to calculate a baseline period measure result.
Adjusted total nurse staffing
5.6
Baseline 4.19 hours · Performance 4.67 hours · Measure score 5.6 · Achievement 5.6 · Improvement 2.54
SNF QRP
Medicare quality reporting measures
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 11.86% |
10.72%
1.1 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 61 · Observed rate 14.75% · Lower 95% interval 8.11% |
| Discharge to community | 61.82% |
50.57%
11.2 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 34 · Observed rate 67.65% · Lower 95% interval 50.01% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 1.31 |
1.02
0.3 pts worse
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 93.88% |
95.27%
1.4 pts worse
|
Numerator 46 · Denominator 49 |
| Falls with major injury | 0% |
0.77%
0.8 pts better
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 49 |
| Discharge self-care score | 46.67% |
53.69%
7 pts worse
|
Numerator 14 · Denominator 30 |
| Discharge mobility score | 50% |
50.94%
0.9 pts worse
|
Numerator 15 · Denominator 30 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 0% |
2.29%
2.3 pts better
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 49 · Adjusted rate 0% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | 8% |
7.12%
0.9 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 35 · Observed rate 11.43% · Lower 95% interval 4.15% |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 0.8% |
8.2%
7.4 pts worse
|
Numerator 1 · Denominator 125 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 17.8% |
42%
24.2 pts worse
|
Numerator 42 · Denominator 236 |
| Discharge function score | 56.67% |
56.45%
0.2 pts better
|
Numerator 17 · Denominator 30 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | Not Available |
95.95%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 14 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Transfer of health information to patient | Not Available |
96.28%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 12 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | 0% |
25.2%
25.2 pts worse
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 25 |
Quality measures
Resident outcomes and process scores
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.9 |
2.1
0.2 pts better
|
1.9
About the same
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.9 · Observed 1.7 · Expected 1.7 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 2.5 |
1.2
1.3 pts worse
|
1.8
0.7 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 2.5 · Observed 2.3 · Expected 1.5 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 100.0% |
97.8%
2.2 pts better
|
93.4%
6.6 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 100.0% · Q2 100.0% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 100.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 100.0% |
99.2%
0.8 pts better
|
95.5%
4.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 100.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 8.1% |
2.6%
5.5 pts worse
|
3.3%
4.8 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.7% · Q2 6.9% · Q3 12.7% · Q4 9.3% · 4Q avg 8.1% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 4.0% |
3.7%
0.3 pts worse
|
11.4%
7.4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 6.2% · Q2 2.7% · Q3 2.9% · Q4 4.5% · 4Q avg 4.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 8.1% |
5.9%
2.2 pts worse
|
5.4%
2.7 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.5% · Q2 7.6% · Q3 13.8% · Q4 9.5% · 4Q avg 8.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 5.3% |
15.7%
10.4 pts better
|
19.6%
14.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 8.8% · Q2 7.2% · Q3 3.1% · Q4 1.6% · 4Q avg 5.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 13.9% |
9.8%
4.1 pts worse
|
16.7%
2.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 13.5% · Q2 21.1% · Q3 14.6% · Q4 8.2% · 4Q avg 13.9% · 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 | 32.6% |
11.7%
20.9 pts worse
|
16.3%
16.3 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · 4Q avg 32.6% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 20.6% |
9.8%
10.8 pts worse
|
14.9%
5.7 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 23.4% · Q2 17.9% · Q3 21.3% · Q4 20.0% · 4Q avg 20.6% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 4.4% |
0.4%
4 pts worse
|
1.0%
3.4 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.5% · Q2 3.8% · Q3 6.2% · Q4 2.9% · 4Q avg 4.4% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 0.6% |
0.8%
0.2 pts better
|
1.7%
1.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 1.2% · Q3 1.3% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.6% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 18.4% |
12.5%
5.9 pts worse
|
19.8%
1.4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 16.3% · Q2 14.0% · Q3 24.4% · Q4 19.7% · 4Q avg 18.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 4.4% |
5.1%
0.7 pts better
|
5.1%
0.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.4% · Q2 3.6% · Q3 7.5% · Q4 4.3% · 4Q avg 4.4% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 88.3% |
94.3%
6 pts worse
|
81.7%
6.6 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 77.8% · Q2 83.3% · Q3 95.2% · Q4 92.7% · 4Q avg 88.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 16.8% |
9.3%
7.5 pts worse
|
12.0%
4.8 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 16.8% · Observed 16.3% · Expected 10.8% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 0.0% |
1.5%
1.5 pts better
|
1.6%
1.6 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 91.2% |
94.7%
3.5 pts worse
|
79.7%
11.5 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 91.2% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 22.7% |
26.2%
3.5 pts better
|
23.9%
1.2 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 22.7% · Observed 18.6% · Expected 19.5% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Recent inspection cycles
Cycle 2
Health 2024-08-15 · Fire 2024-08-15
0 health deficiencies
No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.
3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (2 deficiencies)
Cycle 3
Health 2023-05-17 · Fire 2023-05-17
2 health deficiencies
Top issue: Environmental (1 deficiency)
1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (1 deficiency)
Fire safety
Fire-safety citations
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-12-18
K363 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2026-03-03
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-08-15
E15 · Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
Corrected 2024-08-14
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-08-15
K324 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2024-08-14
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-08-15
K371 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Have properly sized and located compartments to protect residents from smoke.
Corrected 2024-08-14
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-05-17
K363 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2023-07-11
Inspection history
Recent health citations
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-12-18
F552 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Health
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Corrected 2026-02-26
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-12-18
F636 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Corrected 2026-02-26
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-12-18
F638 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
Corrected 2026-02-26
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-12-18
F883 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Health
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Corrected 2026-02-26
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-12-18
F887 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Health
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Corrected 2026-02-26
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-05-17
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 2023-06-09
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-05-17
F914 · Environmental Deficiencies
Health
Provide bedrooms that don't allow residents to see each other when privacy is needed.
Corrected 2023-06-09
Penalties and ownership
What sits behind the stars
Ownership
Varghese, Mathew
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
Farooqi, Misbah
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Williams, Grant
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
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