Palatka Center for Rehabilitation and Healing: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Palatka Center for Rehabilitation and Healing is a 180-bed for-profit nursing home in Palatka, Florida, part of Summit Care. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.19 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% below the Florida average of 2.31, and 51.2% nursing staff turnover (Florida average 41.4%).
Palatka Center for Rehabilitation and Healing
110 Kay Larkin DrPalatka, FL 32177
Putnam 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 Palatka Center for Rehabilitation and Healing, nurse aides logged 2.19 hours per resident per day, 5% below the Florida average. With about 151 residents a day, that works out to roughly 329 aide hours a day, or about 41 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 6% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Florida avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.19 | 2.31 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.95 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.45 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.58 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.38 | 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
51.2% of nursing staff at Palatka Center for Rehabilitation and Healing left over the year CMS measured, against a Florida average of 41.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 58.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 20, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 13 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. Palatka Center for Rehabilitation and Healing holds 2 of 5 overall; the Florida average is 3.3.
About Palatka Center for Rehabilitation and Healing
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Summit Care, 22 homes
- Legal name: Palatka SNF Operations LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 26, 1989
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Palatka Center for Rehabilitation and Healing
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Radiant Nursing and Rehab at Palatka Palatka | 1.8 | 65 | 2.23 | 4.22 | 59.5% | 4 | None |
| The Pavilion at Crescent Lake Crescent City | 18.7 | 92 | 2.17 | 3.57 | 27.9% | 4 | None |
| Aviata at Green Cove Springs Green Cove Springs | 23.4 | 120 | 2.19 | 3.42 | 48.0% | 2 | None |
| The Pavilion for Health Care Penney Farms | 23.8 | 50 | 3.17 | 4.91 | 34.4% | 5 | None |
| Moultrie Creek Nursing and Rehab Center Saint Augustine | 24.8 | 120 | 2.12 | 3.54 | 32.7% | 5 | None |
| Clyde E Lassen State Veterans Nursing Home Saint Augustine · staffing data not validated | 25.3 | 120 | — | — | 56.0% | 4 | None |
| The Ponce Therapy Care Center and Rehab Saint Augustine | 26.5 | 120 | 2.08 | 3.32 | 43.8% | 5 | None |
| Westminster St Augustine Saint Augustine | 26.5 | 30 | 2.70 | 4.38 | 16.7% | 5 | 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.