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Douglas Jacobson State Veterans Nursing Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record

Douglas Jacobson State Veterans Nursing Home is a 120-bed government-run nursing home in Port Charlotte, Florida, part of Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.60 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 13% above the Florida average of 2.31, and 52.1% nursing staff turnover (Florida average 41.4%).

Certified for Medicare and Medicaid · CMS number 106059

Douglas Jacobson State Veterans Nursing Home

21281 Grayton Terrace
Port Charlotte, FL 33954
Charlotte County
Aide hours per resident a day
2.60
Florida average 2.31
Nursing staff turnover
52.1%
Florida average 41.4%
Certified beds
120
about 112 residents a day
Fines, last 3 years
7
$114,162 total

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 Douglas Jacobson State Veterans Nursing Home, nurse aides logged 2.60 hours per resident per day, 13% above the Florida average. With about 112 residents a day, that works out to roughly 292 aide hours a day, or about 37 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.

Staff hours per resident per day at Douglas Jacobson State Veterans Nursing Home, Florida average, and US average
Hours per resident per dayThis homeFlorida avgUS avg
Nurse aides (CNAs)2.602.312.32
Licensed practical nurses0.900.780.86
Registered nurses1.160.730.69
All nursing staff4.673.823.86
All nursing staff, weekends3.953.493.42

CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.

Staff turnover

52.1% of nursing staff at Douglas Jacobson State Veterans Nursing Home left over the year CMS measured, against a Florida average of 41.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 32.0%. No administrators left over the same period.

Nursing staff turnover
52.1%
Florida 41.4% · US 45.8%
Registered nurse turnover
32.0%
Florida 46.0% · US 42.9%
Administrators who left
0
Florida average 0.7

Inspections and penalties

State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 6, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 health deficiencies (Florida average 7.1). CMS lists 7 fines totaling $114,162 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.

Health deficiencies, latest cycle
6
From complaints
2
Infection-control citations
—
Payment denials, 3 years
1
Fines and payment denials at Douglas Jacobson State Veterans Nursing Home, last three years
Inspection datePenaltyAmount or length
Jun 25, 2025Fine$8,490
Jun 25, 2025Fine$18,425
Jun 25, 2025Fine$7,660
Feb 11, 2025Fine$46,937
Sep 6, 2024Payment Denial34 days from Oct 22, 2024
Sep 6, 2024Fine$11,333
Sep 6, 2024Fine$15,971
Sep 6, 2024Fine$5,346

CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.

CMS star ratings

CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Douglas Jacobson State Veterans Nursing Home holds 3 of 5 overall; the Florida average is 3.3.

Overall
3 of 5
Health inspections
2 of 5
Staffing
5 of 5
Quality measures
2 of 5

About Douglas Jacobson State Veterans Nursing Home

  • Ownership: Government - State
  • Chain: Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs, 7 homes
  • Legal name: Florida Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 7, 2004
  • Councils: resident and family councils
  • Area: urban

Nursing homes near Douglas Jacobson State Veterans Nursing Home

The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.

Nursing homes near Douglas Jacobson State Veterans Nursing Home. Column headers sort the table.
Village Place Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
Port Charlotte
2.41042.514.1938.7%2$291,005
Sun Harbor Healthcare
Port Charlotte
3.11202.083.4049.1%4None
Charlotte Bay Rehab and Care Center
Port Charlotte
4.21642.263.6239.9%1$274,053
Port Charlotte Rehabilitation Center
Port Charlotte
4.21522.374.0636.4%1$45,920
Harbour Health Center
Port Charlotte
4.21042.494.8128.2%5$35,597
Solaris Healthcare Charlotte Harbor
Port Charlotte
4.31802.203.6147.3%4None
Life Care Center of Punta Gorda
Punta Gorda
7.51802.283.9138.3%3$8,151
North Port Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
North Port
9.01202.083.42—2$14,770

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.