Chautauqua Springs Health Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Chautauqua Springs Health Center is a 180-bed for-profit nursing home in Defuniak Springs, Florida, part of Benjamin Landa. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.07 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% below the Florida average of 2.31.
Chautauqua Springs Health Center
785 S 2nd StreetDefuniak Springs, FL 32435
Walton County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Chautauqua Springs Health Center, nurse aides logged 2.07 hours per resident per day, 10% below the Florida average. With about 131 residents a day, that works out to roughly 272 aide hours a day, or about 34 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Florida avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.07 | 2.31 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.07 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.42 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.56 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.23 | 3.49 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Chautauqua Springs Health Center in this release. 1 administrator left over the same period.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 25, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (Florida average 7.1). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Chautauqua Springs Health Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Florida average is 3.3.
About Chautauqua Springs Health Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Benjamin Landa, 48 homes
- Legal name: Chautauqua Springs Health Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 3, 1988
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Chautauqua Springs Health Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Manor at Blue Water Bay Niceville | 23.7 | 120 | 2.36 | 3.97 | 48.4% | 5 | None |
| Florala Health and Rehabilitation LLC Florala | 23.8 | 85 | 2.42 | 3.80 | 47.1% | 3 | None |
| Grand Boulevard Health and Rehabilitation Center Miramar Beach | 25.4 | 97 | 2.06 | 3.54 | — | 4 | None |
| Bonifay Nursing and Rehab Center Bonifay | 25.8 | 180 | 2.14 | 3.63 | 46.6% | 4 | None |
| Crestview Rehabilitation Center, LLC Crestview | 26.7 | 180 | 2.15 | 3.70 | 34.4% | 5 | None |
| Aviata at Shoal Creek Crestview | 27.1 | 120 | 2.09 | 3.37 | 54.5% | 4 | None |
| Silvercrest Health and Rehabilitation Center Crestview | 27.1 | 60 | 2.12 | 3.73 | — | 5 | None |
| Wiregrass Rehabilitation Center & Nursing Home Geneva | 28.5 | 96 | 2.35 | 3.86 | 33.8% | 4 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.