Pahokee, FL

Glades Health Care Center

4-star overall rating with 3-star inspections with 7 recent health deficiencies with 6 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle

230 South Barfield Highway, Pahokee, FL

(561) 924-5561

Compare this facility

Overall

4 / 5

CMS overall stars

Health inspections

3 / 5

Survey and complaint cycles

Staffing

5 / 5

RN + nurse staffing

Quality measures

3 / 5

Resident outcomes and process measures

Quick facts

Facility snapshot

Beds

120

Certified beds

Average residents

57

Average occupied residents

Ownership

Non-Profit

Publicly displayed owner type

Chain

No chain reported

Operator or chain grouping

Approved since

1999-11-18

CMS approved date

Coverage

Medicare + Medicaid

Participation flags

Changed ownership

No

Within the last 12 months

Family council

No

Resident and family council reported

Sprinklers

Yes

Automatic sprinklers in all required areas

Staffing

Hours and turnover

RN hours / resident day

0.78

Registered nurse staffing · state 0.73 · national 0.68

LPN hours / resident day

0.83

Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.79 · national 0.87

Aide hours / resident day

2.83

Nurse aide staffing · state 2.34 · national 2.35

Total nurse hours

4.43

All reported nurse hours · state 3.86 · national 3.89

Licensed hours

1.61

RN + LPN hours · state 1.52 · national 1.54

Weekend hours

4.40

Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.51 · national 3.43

Weekend RN hours

0.78

Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.53 · national 0.47

Physical therapist

0.01

Reported PT staffing · state 0.10 · national 0.07

Adjusted RN hours

0.90

CMS adjusted RN staffing hours

Adjusted total hours

5.14

CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours

Case-mix index

1.18

Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity

RN turnover

36%

Annual RN turnover · state 46% · national 45%

Total nurse turnover

31%

Annual nurse turnover · state 42% · national 46%

SNF VBP

Value-based purchasing

Program rank

2,740

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

Performance score

48.05

Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.

Payment multiplier

1.0017

Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.

Program components

How the VBP score is built

Readmission

1.97

Performance 20.52% · Measure score 1.97 · Achievement 1.97 · This facility did not have sufficient data to calculate a baseline period measure result.

Healthcare-associated infections

3.10

Performance 6.91% · Measure score 3.10 · Achievement 3.10 · This facility did not have sufficient data to calculate a baseline period measure result.

Total nurse turnover

7.42

Baseline 25.86% · Performance 33.33% · Measure score 7.42 · Achievement 7.42 · Improvement 0

Adjusted total nurse staffing

6.72

Baseline 4.79 hours · Performance 4.99 hours · Measure score 6.72 · Achievement 6.72 · Improvement 1.52

SNF QRP

Medicare quality reporting measures

Measure Facility National Note
Potentially preventable 30-day readmission 11.2%
10.72%
0.5 pts worse
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 49 · Observed rate 14.29% · Lower 95% interval 7.4%
Discharge to community Not Available
50.57%
Not Available · Eligible stays 18 · Observed rate Not Available · Lower 95% interval Not Available · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Medicare spending per beneficiary 1.26
1.02
0.2 pts worse
Drug regimen review with follow-up 92.11%
95.27%
3.2 pts worse
Numerator 35 · Denominator 38
Falls with major injury 0%
0.77%
0.8 pts better
Numerator 0 · Denominator 38
Discharge self-care score Not Available
53.69%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 14 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Discharge mobility score Not Available
50.94%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 14 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened 2.63%
2.29%
0.3 pts worse
Numerator 1 · Denominator 38 · Adjusted rate 1.96%
Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization 6.91%
7.12%
0.2 pts better
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 30 · Observed rate 6.67% · Lower 95% interval 3.81%
Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage 0%
8.2%
8.2 pts worse
Numerator 0 · Denominator 87
Staff flu vaccination coverage 2.86%
42%
39.1 pts worse
Numerator 3 · Denominator 105
Discharge function score Not Available
56.45%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 14 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Transfer of health information to provider Not Available
95.95%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 13 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Transfer of health information to patient Not Available
96.28%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 3 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date Not Available
25.2%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 14 · 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 2.4
2.1
0.3 pts worse
1.9
0.5 pts worse
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 2.4 · Observed 2.3 · Expected 1.8 · Used in QM five-star
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days 1.7
1.2
0.5 pts worse
1.8
0.1 pts better
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.7 · Observed 1.5 · Expected 1.5 · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 99.1%
97.8%
1.3 pts better
93.4%
5.7 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 100.0% · Q2 100.0% · Q3 98.1% · Q4 98.1% · 4Q avg 99.1%
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 2.3%
2.6%
0.3 pts better
3.3%
1 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.7% · Q2 3.6% · Q3 1.9% · Q4 1.9% · 4Q avg 2.3% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0%
3.7%
3.7 pts better
11.4%
11.4 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 who lose too much weight 3.4%
5.9%
2.5 pts better
5.4%
2 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 5.8% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 6.1% · Q4 2.0% · 4Q avg 3.4%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 25.3%
15.7%
9.6 pts worse
19.6%
5.7 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 24.6% · Q2 27.3% · Q3 23.1% · Q4 26.4% · 4Q avg 25.3%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 35.9%
9.8%
26.1 pts worse
16.7%
19.2 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 37.8% · Q2 31.8% · Q3 35.4% · Q4 38.3% · 4Q avg 35.9% · 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 6.7%
11.7%
5 pts better
16.3%
9.6 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 9.6% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 6.7% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 11.8%
9.8%
2 pts worse
14.9%
3.1 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 14.6% · Q2 15.6% · Q3 6.5% · Q4 10.6% · 4Q avg 11.8% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.4%
0.4%
About the same
1.0%
0.6 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.5% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.4% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.4%
0.8%
2.6 pts worse
1.7%
1.7 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 3.6% · Q3 6.1% · Q4 4.1% · 4Q avg 3.4% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence 1.4%
12.5%
11.1 pts better
19.8%
18.4 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.8% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 3.8% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 1.4%
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 4.2%
5.1%
0.9 pts better
5.1%
0.9 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.6% · Q2 2.2% · Q3 4.5% · Q4 6.9% · 4Q avg 4.2% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 93.3%
94.3%
1 pts worse
81.7%
11.6 pts better
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · 4Q avg 93.3%
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit 5.7%
9.3%
3.6 pts better
12.0%
6.3 pts better
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 5.7% · Observed 6.7% · Expected 13.1% · 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 · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission 30.9%
26.2%
4.7 pts worse
23.9%
7 pts worse
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 30.9% · Observed 33.3% · Expected 25.7% · Used in QM five-star

Survey summary

Recent inspection cycles

Cycle 1 Health 2024-12-05 · Fire 2024-12-05

7 health deficiencies

Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (3 deficiencies)

6 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Smoke (3 deficiencies)

Cycle 2 Health 2023-09-21 · Fire 2023-09-21

2 health deficiencies

Top issue: Administration (1 deficiency)

8 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Smoke (5 deficiencies)

Cycle 3 Health 2022-05-12 · Fire 2022-05-12

1 health deficiencies

Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (1 deficiency)

0 fire-safety deficiencies

No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.

Fire safety

Fire-safety citations

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-12-05

K345 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

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

Corrected 2024-12-26

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-12-05

K372 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Corrected 2024-12-26

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-12-05

K291 · Egress Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.

Corrected 2024-12-26

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-12-05

K353 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2024-12-26

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-12-05

K918 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2024-12-26

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-12-05

K920 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2024-12-26

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-09-21

K211 · Egress Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Corrected 2023-10-05

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-09-21

K324 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2023-10-03

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-09-21

K345 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

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

Corrected 2023-10-19

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-09-21

K351 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2023-10-19

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-09-21

K353 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2023-10-19

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-09-21

K371 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have properly sized and located compartments to protect residents from smoke.

Corrected 2023-10-06

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-09-21

K741 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.

Corrected 2023-10-06

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-09-21

K761 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies

Fire Safety

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2023-10-19

Inspection history

Recent health citations

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-12-05

F801 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Health

Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.

Corrected 2024-12-26

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-12-05

F803 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Health

Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.

Corrected 2024-12-26

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-12-05

F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies

Health

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-12-26

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-12-05

F641 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Health

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2024-12-26

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-12-05

F656 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Health

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2024-12-26

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-12-05

F690 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

Corrected 2024-12-26

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-12-05

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 2024-12-26

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-09-21

F585 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.

Corrected 2023-10-11

C · Minimal harm 2023-09-21

F847 · Administration Deficiencies

Health

Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.

Corrected 2023-10-11

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-05-12

F690 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

Corrected 2022-06-12

Penalties and ownership

What sits behind the stars

Ownership

Council On Aging Of Florida Inc

Operational/Managerial Control · Organization

0% 1 facilities 1999-11-18
Hurt, Edward

Operational/Managerial Control · Individual

0% 1 facilities 2015-01-01
Hurt, Edward

Corporate Officer · Individual

0% 1 facilities 2015-01-01

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