| Criteria | Raw Data | Grade | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| % Facilities With Deficiencies | 91.20% | C | 24 |
| % Facilities With Severe Deficiencies | 8.65% | A | 7 |
| Direct Care Staffing Above Average | 65.09% | C | 25 |
| Direct Care Staffing Hours | 2.83 | A | 5 |
| Health Inspections Above Average | 35.74% | A | 8 |
| RN Hours | 0.65 | F | 44 |
| RN Staffing Above Average | 28.99% | F | 42 |
| Verified Ombudsman Complaints | 50.61% | A | 7 |
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Florida
Key Findings
- Professional nursing services were almost non-existent in Florida’s nursing homes, wherein each resident averaged only 39 minutes of professional nursing care per day.
- Less than 10 percent of Florida’s nursing homes cited a severe deficiency while 1 in 3 scored above average on health inspections.
- Florida’s ombudsman program verified slightly over half of registered complaints.
- Florida’s above average nursing home care ranks first in the Southeast Region, scoring the region’s highest grade in direct care staffing hours.
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