Okeechobee, FL

Okeechobee Health Care Facility

4-star overall rating with 3-star inspections with 6 recent health deficiencies with 1 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle

1646 Highway 441 N, Okeechobee, FL

(863) 763-2226

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Overall

4 / 5

CMS overall stars

Health inspections

3 / 5

Survey and complaint cycles

Staffing

4 / 5

RN + nurse staffing

Quality measures

5 / 5

Resident outcomes and process measures

Quick facts

Facility snapshot

Beds

210

Certified beds

Average residents

197

Average occupied residents

Ownership

For-Profit

Publicly displayed owner type

Chain

Ventura Services Florida

Operator or chain grouping

Approved since

1984-12-13

CMS approved date

Coverage

Medicare + Medicaid

Participation flags

Chain footprint

10 facilities

Chain averages 3 overall / 3 health / 3 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

Hours and turnover

RN hours / resident day

0.76

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

2.49

Nurse aide staffing · state 2.34 · national 2.35

Total nurse hours

4.09

All reported nurse hours · state 3.86 · national 3.89

Licensed hours

1.60

RN + LPN hours · state 1.52 · national 1.54

Weekend hours

3.66

Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.51 · national 3.43

Weekend RN hours

0.53

Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.53 · national 0.47

Physical therapist

0.05

Reported PT staffing · state 0.10 · national 0.07

Adjusted RN hours

0.80

CMS adjusted RN staffing hours

Adjusted total hours

4.32

CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours

Case-mix index

1.30

Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity

RN turnover

30%

Annual RN turnover · state 46% · national 45%

Total nurse turnover

30%

Annual nurse turnover · state 42% · national 46%

SNF VBP

Value-based purchasing

Program rank

5,326

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

Performance score

36.59

Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.

Payment multiplier

0.9900

Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.

Program components

How the VBP score is built

Readmission

4.75

Baseline 16.68% · Performance 19.23% · Measure score 4.75 · Achievement 4.75 · Improvement 0

Healthcare-associated infections

0

Baseline 5.76% · Performance 7.83% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0

Total nurse turnover

7.69

Performance 32.24% · Measure score 7.69 · Achievement 7.69 · This facility did not have sufficient data to calculate a baseline period measure result.

Adjusted total nurse staffing

2.19

Baseline 4.58 hours · Performance 3.70 hours · Measure score 2.19 · Achievement 2.19 · Improvement 0

SNF QRP

Medicare quality reporting measures

Measure	Facility	National	Note
Potentially preventable 30-day readmission	8.39%	10.72% 2.3 pts better	Better than the National Rate · Eligible stays 296 · Observed rate 6.08% · Lower 95% interval 6.18%
Discharge to community	43.78%	50.57% 6.8 pts worse	Worse than the National Rate · Eligible stays 269 · Observed rate 39.78% · Lower 95% interval 37.88%
Medicare spending per beneficiary	1.39	1.02 0.4 pts worse
Drug regimen review with follow-up	100%	95.27% 4.7 pts better	Numerator 241 · Denominator 241
Falls with major injury	1.66%	0.77% 0.9 pts worse	Numerator 4 · Denominator 241
Discharge self-care score	50.97%	53.69% 2.7 pts worse	Numerator 79 · Denominator 155
Discharge mobility score	46.45%	50.94% 4.5 pts worse	Numerator 72 · Denominator 155
Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened	0%	2.29% 2.3 pts better	Numerator 0 · Denominator 241 · Adjusted rate 0%
Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization	7.83%	7.12% 0.7 pts worse	No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 194 · Observed rate 7.22% · Lower 95% interval 5.5%
Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage	0%	8.2% 8.2 pts worse	Numerator 0 · Denominator 291
Staff flu vaccination coverage	70.46%	42% 28.5 pts better	Numerator 260 · Denominator 369
Discharge function score	50.32%	56.45% 6.1 pts worse	Numerator 78 · Denominator 155
Transfer of health information to provider	100%	95.95% 4 pts better	Numerator 67 · Denominator 67
Transfer of health information to patient	100%	96.28% 3.7 pts better	Numerator 90 · Denominator 90
Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date	15.5%	25.2% 9.7 pts worse	Numerator 20 · Denominator 129

Quality measures

Resident outcomes and process scores

Measure	Facility	State	National	Note
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days	2.2	2.1 0.1 pts worse	1.9 0.3 pts worse	Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 2.2 · Observed 2.0 · Expected 1.7 · Used in QM five-star
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.5	1.2 0.3 pts worse	1.8 0.3 pts better	Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.5 · Observed 1.4 · 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	2.1%	2.6% 0.5 pts better	3.3% 1.2 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.2% · Q2 2.7% · Q3 2.3% · Q4 1.2% · 4Q avg 2.1% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms	0.3%	3.7% 3.4 pts better	11.4% 11.1 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.2% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.3%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight	2.0%	5.9% 3.9 pts better	5.4% 3.4 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.7% · Q2 0.6% · Q3 2.0% · Q4 2.7% · 4Q avg 2.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	16.2%	15.7% 0.5 pts worse	19.6% 3.4 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 16.7% · Q2 16.2% · Q3 16.3% · Q4 15.7% · 4Q avg 16.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication	15.8%	9.8% 6 pts worse	16.7% 0.9 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 17.2% · Q2 15.5% · Q3 15.4% · Q4 15.6% · 4Q avg 15.8% · 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	3.4%	11.7% 8.3 pts better	16.3% 12.9 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.3% · Q2 3.0% · Q3 5.4% · Q4 1.8% · 4Q avg 3.4% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased	4.4%	9.8% 5.4 pts better	14.9% 10.5 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.8% · Q2 7.5% · Q3 4.4% · Q4 2.9% · 4Q avg 4.4% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	0.3%	0.4% 0.1 pts better	1.0% 0.7 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.2% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.3% · 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	6.1%	12.5% 6.4 pts better	19.8% 13.7 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 7.7% · Q2 6.2% · Q3 6.5% · Q4 3.9% · 4Q avg 6.1%
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers	3.1%	5.1% 2 pts better	5.1% 2 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.8% · Q2 4.2% · Q3 3.5% · Q4 0.7% · 4Q avg 3.1% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	100.0%	94.3% 5.7 pts better	81.7% 18.3 pts better	Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 100.0% · Q2 100.0% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 100.0%
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit	10.9%	9.3% 1.6 pts worse	12.0% 1.1 pts better	Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 10.9% · Observed 9.8% · Expected 10.0% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication	0.3%	1.5% 1.2 pts better	1.6% 1.3 pts better	Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.1% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.3% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	100.0%	94.7% 5.3 pts better	79.7% 20.3 pts better	Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 100.0%
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	19.1%	26.2% 7.1 pts better	23.9% 4.8 pts better	Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 19.1% · Observed 18.1% · Expected 22.6% · Used in QM five-star

Survey summary

Recent inspection cycles

Cycle 1 Health 2024-04-25 · Fire 2024-04-25

6 health deficiencies

Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (3 deficiencies)

1 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Egress (1 deficiency)

Cycle 2 Health 2023-02-09 · Fire 2023-02-09

2 health deficiencies

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

4 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Smoke (4 deficiencies)

Cycle 3 Health 2021-10-28 · Fire 2021-10-28

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 2024-04-25

K223 · Egress Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.

Corrected 2024-05-10

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-02-09

K324 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2023-02-26

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-02-09

K345 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

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

Corrected 2023-02-21

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-02-09

K353 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2023-02-13

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-02-09

K355 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2023-02-23

Inspection history

Recent health citations

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-04-25

F802 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Health

Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.

Corrected 2024-05-10

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-04-25

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 2024-05-10

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-04-25

F804 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Health

Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.

Corrected 2024-05-10

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-04-25

F684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

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

Corrected 2024-05-10

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-04-25

F849 · Administration Deficiencies

Health

Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.

Corrected 2024-05-10

C · Minimal harm 2024-04-25

F732 · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

Health

Post nurse staffing information every day.

Corrected 2024-05-10

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-02-09

F684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

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

Corrected 2023-03-11

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-02-09

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 2023-03-11

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