Daytona Beach, FL

Emory L Bennett Memorial Veterans Nursing Home

3-star overall rating with 3-star inspections with $9,503 in total fines with 5 recent health deficiencies with 1 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle

1920 Mason Avenue, Daytona Beach, FL

(386) 274-3460

Compare this facility

Overall

3 / 5

CMS overall stars

Health inspections

3 / 5

Survey and complaint cycles

Staffing

4 / 5

RN + nurse staffing

Quality measures

2 / 5

Resident outcomes and process measures

Quick facts

Facility snapshot

Beds

120

Certified beds

Average residents

113

Average occupied residents

Ownership

Government

Publicly displayed owner type

Chain

Florida Department Of Veterans' Affairs

Operator or chain grouping

Approved since

1994-01-19

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

1.06

Registered nurse staffing · state 0.73 · national 0.68

LPN hours / resident day

0.64

Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.79 · national 0.87

Aide hours / resident day

2.50

Nurse aide staffing · state 2.34 · national 2.35

Total nurse hours

4.20

All reported nurse hours · state 3.86 · national 3.89

Licensed hours

1.70

RN + LPN hours · state 1.52 · national 1.54

Weekend hours

3.64

Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.51 · national 3.43

Weekend RN hours

0.71

Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.53 · national 0.47

Physical therapist

0.04

Reported PT staffing · state 0.10 · national 0.07

Adjusted RN hours

1.23

CMS adjusted RN staffing hours

Adjusted total hours

4.87

CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours

Case-mix index

1.18

Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity

RN turnover

42%

Annual RN turnover · state 46% · national 45%

Total nurse turnover

66%

Annual nurse turnover · state 42% · national 46%

SNF VBP

Value-based purchasing

Program rank

6,049

Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.

Performance score

34.17

Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.

Payment multiplier

0.9882

Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.

Program components

How the VBP score is built

Readmission

Not reported

This facility did not meet this measure's case minimum policy requirement and therefore no measure data is publicly reported.

Healthcare-associated infections

Not reported

This facility did not meet this measure's case minimum policy requirement and therefore no measure data is publicly reported.

Total nurse turnover

0

Baseline 44.44% · Performance 62.42% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0

Adjusted total nurse staffing

6.83

Baseline 5.59 hours · Performance 5.02 hours · Measure score 6.83 · Achievement 6.83 · Improvement 0

SNF QRP

Medicare quality reporting measures

Measure Facility National Note
Potentially preventable 30-day readmission Not Available
10.72%
Not Available · Eligible stays 17 · 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 2 · Observed rate Not Available · Lower 95% interval Not Available · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Medicare spending per beneficiary Not Available
1.02
Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Drug regimen review with follow-up Not Available
95.27%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 5 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Falls with major injury Not Available
0.77%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 5 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Discharge self-care score Not Available
53.69%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 3 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Discharge mobility score Not Available
50.94%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 3 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened Not Available
2.29%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 5 · Adjusted rate Not Available · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
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 2.84%
8.2%
5.4 pts worse
Numerator 4 · Denominator 141
Staff flu vaccination coverage 36.69%
42%
5.3 pts worse
Numerator 51 · Denominator 139
Discharge function score Not Available
56.45%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 3 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Transfer of health information to provider Not Available
95.95%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 2 · 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 3 · 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 1.2
2.1
0.9 pts better
1.9
0.7 pts better
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.2 · Observed 1.0 · Expected 1.5 · Used in QM five-star
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days 0.9
1.2
0.3 pts better
1.8
0.9 pts better
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 0.9 · Observed 0.7 · Expected 1.4 · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.0%
97.8%
0.2 pts better
93.4%
4.6 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 97.4% · Q2 98.2% · Q3 98.2% · Q4 98.2% · 4Q avg 98.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.4%
99.2%
0.8 pts worse
95.5%
2.9 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 98.4%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.5%
2.6%
0.9 pts worse
3.3%
0.2 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.4% · Q2 5.3% · Q3 2.7% · Q4 1.8% · 4Q avg 3.5% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 4.8%
3.7%
1.1 pts worse
11.4%
6.6 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 6.7% · Q2 2.9% · Q3 4.3% · Q4 5.2% · 4Q avg 4.8%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 7.4%
5.9%
1.5 pts worse
5.4%
2 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 8.4% · Q2 7.3% · Q3 5.7% · Q4 8.1% · 4Q avg 7.4%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 21.6%
15.7%
5.9 pts worse
19.6%
2 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 22.2% · Q2 23.9% · Q3 21.3% · Q4 18.9% · 4Q avg 21.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 14.7%
9.8%
4.9 pts worse
16.7%
2 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 17.7% · Q2 18.0% · Q3 13.1% · Q4 9.3% · 4Q avg 14.7% · 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 34.1%
11.7%
22.4 pts worse
16.3%
17.8 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 27.6% · Q2 34.7% · Q3 36.6% · Q4 38.2% · 4Q avg 34.1% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 31.8%
9.8%
22 pts worse
14.9%
16.9 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 26.8% · Q2 40.0% · Q3 27.4% · Q4 33.0% · 4Q avg 31.8% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.3%
0.4%
2.9 pts worse
1.0%
2.3 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 5.5% · Q2 2.5% · Q3 1.9% · Q4 3.4% · 4Q avg 3.3% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 4.4%
0.8%
3.6 pts worse
1.7%
2.7 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 7.1% · Q2 1.8% · Q3 3.6% · Q4 5.3% · 4Q avg 4.4% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence 22.0%
12.5%
9.5 pts worse
19.8%
2.2 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 32.2% · Q2 21.5% · Q3 17.2% · Q4 17.4% · 4Q avg 22.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 6.6%
5.1%
1.5 pts worse
5.1%
1.5 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.6% · Q2 7.8% · Q3 7.2% · Q4 7.9% · 4Q avg 6.6% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.8%
94.3%
4.5 pts better
81.7%
17.1 pts better
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q3 100.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 98.8%
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 3.8%
1.5%
2.3 pts worse
1.6%
2.2 pts worse
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · 4Q avg 3.8% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 95.2%
94.7%
0.5 pts better
79.7%
15.5 pts better
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 95.2%

Survey summary

Recent inspection cycles

Cycle 1 Health 2024-10-17 · Fire 2024-10-17

5 health deficiencies

Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (2 deficiencies)

1 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Smoke (1 deficiency)

Cycle 2 Health 2022-12-01 · Fire 2022-12-01

5 health deficiencies

Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (2 deficiencies)

0 fire-safety deficiencies

No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.

Cycle 3 Health 2021-04-22 · Fire 2021-04-22

5 health deficiencies

Top issue: Environmental (1 deficiency)

0 fire-safety deficiencies

No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.

Fire safety

Fire-safety citations

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-10-17

K345 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2024-11-22

Inspection history

Recent health citations

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-10-17

F812 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Health

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2024-11-22

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-10-17

F558 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Corrected 2024-11-22

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-10-17

F645 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Health

PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

Corrected 2024-11-22

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-10-17

F684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2024-11-22

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-10-17

F806 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Health

Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.

Corrected 2024-11-22

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-12-01

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 2023-01-30

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-12-01

F689 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2023-01-30

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-12-01

F582 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.

Corrected 2023-01-30

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-12-01

F695 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2023-01-30

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-12-01

F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies

Health

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2023-01-30

G · Actual harm 2021-04-22

F684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2021-05-22

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2021-04-22

F812 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Health

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2021-05-22

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2021-04-22

F908 · Environmental Deficiencies

Health

Keep all essential equipment working safely.

Corrected 2021-05-22

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2021-04-22

F623 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

Corrected 2021-05-22

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2021-04-22

F757 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Health

Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

Corrected 2021-05-22

Penalties and ownership

What sits behind the stars

$9,503 2024-10-17

Fine

Fine · fine $9,503

Fine

Ownership

Florida Department Of Veterans Affairs

5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization

100% 6 facilities 2014-11-18
Carter, Alfred

Corporate Director · Individual

0% 6 facilities 2010-07-01
Champagne, Kelli

Operational/Managerial Control · Individual

0% 1 facilities 2023-02-01
Twitty, Paula

Corporate Director · Individual

0% 1 facilities 2023-06-15

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