Okeechobee Health Care Facility: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Okeechobee Health Care Facility is a 210-bed for-profit nursing home in Okeechobee, Florida, part of Ventura Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.56 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 11% above the Florida average of 2.31, and 23.0% nursing staff turnover (Florida average 41.4%).
Okeechobee Health Care Facility
1646 Highway 441 NOkeechobee, FL 34972
Okeechobee 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 Okeechobee Health Care Facility, nurse aides logged 2.56 hours per resident per day, 11% above the Florida average. With about 192 residents a day, that works out to roughly 492 aide hours a day, or about 61 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) | 2.56 | 2.31 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.89 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.80 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.25 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.86 | 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
23.0% of nursing staff at Okeechobee Health Care Facility left over the year CMS measured, against a Florida average of 41.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 17.2%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 25, 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 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. Okeechobee Health Care Facility holds 5 of 5 overall; the Florida average is 3.3.
About Okeechobee Health Care Facility
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Ventura Services, 14 homes
- Legal name: Okeechobee SNF Operations, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 13, 1984
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Okeechobee Health Care Facility
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Ardie R Copas State Veterans Nursing Home Port Saint Lucie | 20.3 | 120 | 3.99 | 5.94 | 35.6% | 5 | None |
| Glades Health Care Center Pahokee | 27.4 | 120 | 2.41 | 3.86 | — | 3 | None |
| Port St Lucie Rehabilitation and Healthcare Port Saint Lucie | 29.0 | 180 | 2.55 | 4.03 | 41.4% | 4 | None |
| Palm Garden of Port Saint Lucie Port Saint Lucie | 30.2 | 120 | 2.16 | 3.62 | 23.7% | 5 | None |
| Tiffany Hall Nursing and Rehab Center Port Saint Lucie | 30.3 | 120 | 2.15 | 3.68 | 30.0% | 3 | $46,976 |
| Palm City Nursing & Rehab Center Palm City | 30.3 | 120 | 2.20 | 3.56 | 22.5% | 5 | None |
| Life Care Center of Port Saint Lucie Port Saint Lucie | 30.7 | 123 | 2.23 | 3.99 | 37.6% | 3 | None |
| Sandgate Gardens Rehab and Nursing Center Fort Pierce | 30.8 | 107 | 2.16 | 3.52 | 57.6% | 2 | 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.