- Florida dropped seven spots in its national nursing home ranking to No. 13 overall—marking the lowest overall rank for the Sunshine State in report card history.
- Florida ranks among the best states in three critical nursing home quality indicators: direct staffing hours (No. 7), the percentage of facilities with severe deficiencies (No. 8), and the percentage of verified ombudsman complaints (No. 1).
- While Florida moderately increased direct care staffing hours offered to residents daily, the percentage of nursing homes achieving those higher staffing standards declined considerably, down more than 30 percent since the last reporting period—dropping the state to its lowest level in any report card.
- Inspectors issued one or more deficiencies to nearly every Florida nursing home.
- Fewer Florida nursing homes are scoring above average inspections than ever before.
- Nearly in 1 in 5 Florida nursing homes are on the state’s watch list for dangerous nursing home conditions.
- Florida nursing home care ranks first out of the Southeast Region’s eight states.
Florida
| Criteria | DATA | GRADE | RANK | PREVIOUS DATA | PREVIOUS GRADE | PREVIOUS RANK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Care Staffing Above Average | |||||||
| Direct Care Staffing Hours per Resident | |||||||
| Facilities With Deficiencies | |||||||
| Facilities With Severe Deficiencies | |||||||
| Health Inspections Above Average | |||||||
| Professional Nurse Staffing Above Average | |||||||
| Professional Nursing Hours per Resident | |||||||
| Verified Ombudsman Complaints |