12 health deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (4 deficiencies)
2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Gas and Vacuum and Electrical Systems (2 deficiencies)
Fernandina Beach, FL
2-star overall rating with 1-star inspections with abuse icon flag with $31,051 in total fines with 12 recent health deficiencies with 2 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle
1625 Lime Street, Fernandina Beach, FL
(904) 261-0771
Overall
2 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
1 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
1 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
5 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Beds
120
Certified beds
Average residents
111
Average occupied residents
Ownership
For-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
Aston Health
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1984-09-01
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
Chain footprint
30 facilities
Chain averages 3 overall / 3 health / 2 staffing / 4 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
RN hours / resident day
0.25
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.73 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
0.95
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.79 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
2.05
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.34 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
3.25
All reported nurse hours · state 3.86 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
1.21
RN + LPN hours · state 1.52 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
3.07
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.51 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.14
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.53 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.08
Reported PT staffing · state 0.10 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
0.28
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
3.65
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.22
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
64%
Annual RN turnover · state 46% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
67%
Annual nurse turnover · state 42% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Program rank
13,446
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
5.16
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
0.9805
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
Readmission
0
Baseline 20.80% · Performance 23.69% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
Healthcare-associated infections
0
Baseline 7.75% · Performance 8.39% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
Total nurse turnover
0
Performance 76.92% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · This facility did not have sufficient data to calculate a baseline period measure result.
Adjusted total nurse staffing
2.06
Baseline 3.81 hours · Performance 3.66 hours · Measure score 2.06 · Achievement 2.06 · Improvement 0
SNF QRP
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 10.38% |
10.72%
0.3 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 299 · Observed rate 9.36% · Lower 95% interval 7.96% |
| Discharge to community | 53.02% |
50.57%
2.5 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 269 · Observed rate 49.07% · Lower 95% interval 47.52% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 1.01 |
1.02
About the same
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 95.92% |
95.27%
0.7 pts better
|
Numerator 188 · Denominator 196 |
| Falls with major injury | 0% |
0.77%
0.8 pts better
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 196 |
| Discharge self-care score | 60.5% |
53.69%
6.8 pts better
|
Numerator 72 · Denominator 119 |
| Discharge mobility score | 56.3% |
50.94%
5.4 pts better
|
Numerator 67 · Denominator 119 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 4.08% |
2.29%
1.8 pts worse
|
Numerator 8 · Denominator 196 · Adjusted rate 3.91% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | 8.39% |
7.12%
1.3 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 167 · Observed rate 8.38% · Lower 95% interval 5.25% |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 61.07% |
8.2%
52.9 pts better
|
Numerator 91 · Denominator 149 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | Not Available |
42%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator Not Available · No data were submitted for this measure. |
| Discharge function score | 59.66% |
56.45%
3.2 pts better
|
Numerator 71 · Denominator 119 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | 96.61% |
95.95%
0.7 pts better
|
Numerator 57 · Denominator 59 |
| Transfer of health information to patient | 100% |
96.28%
3.7 pts better
|
Numerator 94 · Denominator 94 |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | 5.56% |
25.2%
19.6 pts worse
|
Numerator 5 · Denominator 90 |
Quality measures
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 0.8 |
2.1
1.3 pts better
|
1.9
1.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 0.8 · Observed 0.8 · Expected 2.0 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.0 |
1.2
0.2 pts better
|
1.8
0.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.0 · Observed 0.9 · Expected 1.6 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 97.2% |
97.8%
0.6 pts worse
|
93.4%
3.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 97.9% · Q2 97.7% · Q3 98.9% · Q4 94.2% · 4Q avg 97.2% |
| 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 | 0.8% |
2.6%
1.8 pts better
|
3.3%
2.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.1% · Q2 2.3% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.8% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 0.9% |
3.7%
2.8 pts better
|
11.4%
10.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.3% · Q2 1.3% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 7.3% |
5.9%
1.4 pts worse
|
5.4%
1.9 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.5% · Q2 8.9% · Q3 7.6% · Q4 10.3% · 4Q avg 7.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 13.7% |
15.7%
2 pts better
|
19.6%
5.9 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 15.2% · Q2 11.4% · Q3 12.7% · Q4 15.4% · 4Q avg 13.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 14.0% |
9.8%
4.2 pts worse
|
16.7%
2.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 14.3% · Q2 13.8% · Q3 12.9% · Q4 14.9% · 4Q avg 14.0% · 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 | 8.2% |
11.7%
3.5 pts better
|
16.3%
8.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 8.6% · Q2 2.2% · Q3 10.7% · Q4 10.8% · 4Q avg 8.2% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 7.5% |
9.8%
2.3 pts better
|
14.9%
7.4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 6.6% · Q2 6.6% · Q3 10.3% · Q4 6.6% · 4Q avg 7.5% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 0.0% |
0.4%
0.4 pts better
|
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% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 0.0% |
0.8%
0.8 pts better
|
1.7%
1.7 pts better
|
Long 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 long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 23.4% |
12.5%
10.9 pts worse
|
19.8%
3.6 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 27.0% · Q2 26.5% · Q3 16.6% · Q4 23.1% · 4Q avg 23.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 1.1% |
5.1%
4 pts better
|
5.1%
4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.9% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 1.1% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 1.1% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 86.9% |
94.3%
7.4 pts worse
|
81.7%
5.2 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 73.8% · Q2 90.1% · Q3 93.2% · Q4 91.1% · 4Q avg 86.9% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 7.1% |
9.3%
2.2 pts better
|
12.0%
4.9 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 7.1% · Observed 7.0% · Expected 11.1% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 0.7% |
1.5%
0.8 pts better
|
1.6%
0.9 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.9% · Q2 0.9% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.9% · 4Q avg 0.7% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 92.4% |
94.7%
2.3 pts worse
|
79.7%
12.7 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 92.4% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 25.8% |
26.2%
0.4 pts better
|
23.9%
1.9 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 25.8% · Observed 24.6% · Expected 22.7% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Top issue: Resident Rights (4 deficiencies)
2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Gas and Vacuum and Electrical Systems (2 deficiencies)
Top issue: Administration (1 deficiency)
2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Construction (2 deficiencies)
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (1 deficiency)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Fire safety
Fire Safety
Meet other general requirements.
Corrected 2024-10-18
Fire Safety
Have a combustible roofing system that meets safety standards.
Corrected 2024-10-18
Fire Safety
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
Corrected 2024-07-29
Fire Safety
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2024-07-29
Inspection history
Health
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2024-07-29
Health
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Corrected 2024-09-11
Health
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2024-07-29
Health
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2024-07-29
Health
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected 2024-07-29
Health
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2024-07-29
Health
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Corrected 2024-07-29
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 2024-07-29
Health
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2024-07-29
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-07-29
Health
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Corrected 2024-07-29
Health
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Corrected 2024-07-29
Health
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2024-03-27
Health
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Corrected 2022-12-23
Health
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Corrected 2022-12-23
Health
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Corrected 2022-12-23
Health
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2021-04-23
Health
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Corrected 2021-04-23
Penalties and ownership
Fine · fine $5,358
Fine
Fine · fine $10,538
Fine
Fine · fine $15,155
Fine
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
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