Suwannee Valley Nursing Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Suwannee Valley Nursing Center is a 60-bed for-profit nursing home in Jasper, Florida, part of Simcha Hyman & Naftali Zanziper. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.08 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% below the Florida average of 2.31, and 62.1% nursing staff turnover (Florida average 41.4%).
Suwannee Valley Nursing Center
427 15th Avenue NorthwestJasper, FL 32052
Hamilton 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 Suwannee Valley Nursing Center, nurse aides logged 2.08 hours per resident per day, 10% below the Florida average. With about 52 residents a day, that works out to roughly 109 aide hours a day, or about 14 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) | 2.08 | 2.31 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.69 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.76 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.53 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.22 | 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
62.1% of nursing staff at Suwannee Valley Nursing Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Florida average of 41.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 46.2%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 27, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 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. Suwannee Valley Nursing Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Florida average is 3.3.
About Suwannee Valley Nursing Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Simcha Hyman & Naftali Zanziper, 79 homes
- Legal name: Jasper FL Opco LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 25, 1993
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Suwannee Valley Nursing Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Surrey Place Nursing Center Live Oak | 15.8 | 60 | 2.12 | 3.59 | — | 4 | None |
| Live Oak Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Live Oak | 16.2 | 180 | 2.14 | 3.37 | 59.8% | 1 | $7,466 |
| Good Samaritan Center Live Oak | 24.5 | 161 | 3.20 | 5.11 | 34.6% | 5 | None |
| Madison Health and Rehabilitation Center Madison | 27.3 | 60 | 2.18 | 3.63 | 34.5% | 5 | None |
| Lake Park of Madison Nursing and Rehabilitation Ce Madison | 28.4 | 120 | 2.54 | 4.16 | 32.4% | 5 | None |
| Lake City Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Lake City | 29.7 | 113 | 2.14 | 3.36 | 62.7% | 2 | None |
| Solaris Healthcare Lake City Lake City | 29.9 | 120 | 2.35 | 3.87 | 31.4% | 4 | $24,850 |
| Lake Montgomery Health and Rehabilitation Center Lake City | 30.2 | 95 | 2.17 | 3.65 | 54.3% | 3 | 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.