The Ponce Therapy Care Center and Rehab: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Ponce Therapy Care Center and Rehab is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Saint Augustine, Florida, part of Gold FL Trust II. 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 43.8% nursing staff turnover (Florida average 41.4%).
The Ponce Therapy Care Center and Rehab
1999 Old Moultrie RoadSaint Augustine, FL 32086
St. Johns 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 The Ponce Therapy Care Center and Rehab, nurse aides logged 2.08 hours per resident per day, 10% below the Florida average. With about 116 residents a day, that works out to roughly 242 aide hours a day, or about 30 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% 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 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.46 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.32 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.05 | 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
43.8% of nursing staff at The Ponce Therapy Care Center and Rehab left over the year CMS measured, against a Florida average of 41.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 42.1%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 25, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 0 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. The Ponce Therapy Care Center and Rehab holds 5 of 5 overall; the Florida average is 3.3.
About The Ponce Therapy Care Center and Rehab
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Gold FL Trust II, 36 homes
- Legal name: The Ponce Therapy Care Center and Rehab LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 3, 1984
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near The Ponce Therapy Care Center and Rehab
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| St Augustine Health and Rehabilitation Center Saint Augustine · abuse citation | 0.7 | 120 | 2.47 | 3.89 | 32.4% | 1 | $26,685 |
| The Lilac at Bayview Saint Augustine | 1.7 | 120 | 2.12 | 3.53 | 65.4% | 2 | $125,355 |
| Moultrie Creek Nursing and Rehab Center Saint Augustine | 3.7 | 120 | 2.12 | 3.54 | 32.7% | 5 | None |
| Clyde E Lassen State Veterans Nursing Home Saint Augustine · staffing data not validated | 10.7 | 120 | — | — | 56.0% | 4 | None |
| Westminster St Augustine Saint Augustine | 12.5 | 30 | 2.70 | 4.38 | 16.7% | 5 | None |
| Bartram Crossing Jacksonville · abuse citation | 22.5 | 100 | 2.27 | 4.43 | 28.4% | 2 | None |
| Aviata at Grand Oaks Palm Coast | 22.6 | 120 | 2.15 | 3.62 | 42.3% | 2 | $15,646 |
| Aviata at Green Cove Springs Green Cove Springs | 23.0 | 120 | 2.19 | 3.42 | 48.0% | 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.