Radiant Nursing and Rehab at Palatka: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Radiant Nursing and Rehab at Palatka is a 65-bed for-profit nursing home in Palatka, Florida. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.23 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% below the Florida average of 2.31, and 59.5% nursing staff turnover (Florida average 41.4%).
Radiant Nursing and Rehab at Palatka
501 S Palm AvePalatka, 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 Radiant Nursing and Rehab at Palatka, nurse aides logged 2.23 hours per resident per day, 4% below the Florida average. With about 57 residents a day, that works out to roughly 126 aide hours a day, or about 16 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 18% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Florida avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.23 | 2.31 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.57 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.42 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.22 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.46 | 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
59.5% of nursing staff at Radiant Nursing and Rehab at Palatka left over the year CMS measured, against a Florida average of 41.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 42.9%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 18, 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. Radiant Nursing and Rehab at Palatka holds 4 of 5 overall; the Florida average is 3.3.
About Radiant Nursing and Rehab at Palatka
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Palatka Nursing and Rehab Op LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1993
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Radiant Nursing and Rehab at Palatka
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Palatka Center for Rehabilitation and Healing Palatka | 1.8 | 180 | 2.19 | 3.58 | 51.2% | 2 | None |
| The Pavilion at Crescent Lake Crescent City | 17.5 | 92 | 2.17 | 3.57 | 27.9% | 4 | None |
| Moultrie Creek Nursing and Rehab Center Saint Augustine | 23.3 | 120 | 2.12 | 3.54 | 32.7% | 5 | None |
| Aviata at Green Cove Springs Green Cove Springs | 23.7 | 120 | 2.19 | 3.42 | 48.0% | 2 | None |
| Clyde E Lassen State Veterans Nursing Home Saint Augustine · staffing data not validated | 24.6 | 120 | — | — | 56.0% | 4 | None |
| The Pavilion for Health Care Penney Farms | 24.7 | 50 | 3.17 | 4.91 | 34.4% | 5 | None |
| The Ponce Therapy Care Center and Rehab Saint Augustine | 25.2 | 120 | 2.08 | 3.32 | 43.8% | 5 | None |
| St Augustine Health and Rehabilitation Center Saint Augustine · abuse citation | 25.3 | 120 | 2.47 | 3.89 | 32.4% | 1 | $26,685 |
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.