Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs
CMS Care Compare chain (Chain ID 739). Figures below are CMS-published chain averages and facility designations, not ElderCareCosts scores or opinions.
CMS chain averages
- Facilities in chain (CMS): 7
- Average overall rating: 3.9
- Average health inspection rating: 3.6
- Average staffing rating: 4.3
- Average quality measure rating: 2.4
Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information (Chain / Affiliated Entity columns). Missing values mean CMS did not publish that average for this chain.
The enforcement and staffing record
- Stored CMS fine totals across the linked facilities on this page sum to $192,396, spread over 3 of 7 facilities (CMS quality snapshot 2026-08-01). A fine total can span multiple years and may include resolved or appealed matters.
- Median reported nurse staffing: 5.28 hours per resident day across 7 reporting facilities (CMS Payroll-Based Journal, 2026Q1).
These are counts of public records, not a safety score. Each facility's own page shows its inspection history with the official source linked.
Linked nursing homes
- ARDIE R COPAS STATE VETERANS NURSING HOME
PORT ST. LUCIE, FL · Overall 5 out of 5 stars · 5.94 hrs/resident-day
- BALDOMERO LOPEZ VETERANS NURSING HOME
LAND-O-LAKES, FL · Overall 5 out of 5 stars · 4.76 hrs/resident-day
- CLIFFORD CHESTER SIMS STATE VETERANS NURSING HOME
PANAMA CITY, FL · Overall 5 out of 5 stars · 5.28 hrs/resident-day
- CLYDE E LASSEN STATE VETERANS NURSING HOME
SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL · Overall 4 out of 5 stars · 5.30 hrs/resident-day
- EMORY BENNETT MEMORIAL VETERANS HOME
DAYTONA BEACH, FL · Overall 4 out of 5 stars · $9,503 stored fines · 4.53 hrs/resident-day
- DOUGLAS JACOBSON STATE VETERANS NURSING HOME
PORT CHARLOTTE, FL · Overall 3 out of 5 stars · $114,162 stored fines · 4.67 hrs/resident-day
- ALWYN C. CASHE STATE VETERANS HOME
Orlando, FL · Overall 1 out of 5 stars · $68,731 stored fines · 5.30 hrs/resident-day