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Ardie R Copas State Veterans Nursing Home

13000 Sw Tradition Parkway, Port Saint Lucie, FL 349877722416132Ownership: Government - StateCertified beds: 120Avg. daily residents: 115Chain: Florida Department Of Veterans' Affairs (7 facilities)County: St. Lucie

The complete public record on Ardie R Copas State Veterans Nursing Home, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Port Saint Lucie, Florida, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.

CMS Star Ratings

Overall rating
★★★★★
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. Florida average: 3.3 stars.
Health inspection
★★★★☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★★★★★
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★★☆☆
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Ardie R Copas State Veterans Nursing Home holds a 5-star overall rating, in the top tier CMS assigns. Its health-inspection rating is lower than its overall rating — the overall score is being lifted by staffing or quality-measure ratings, which draw partly on facility-reported data. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.

Staffing

5.94 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
above the state average (3.82)
1.09 RN hours per resident per day
above the state average (0.73)
5.23 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
35.6% total nursing staff turnover
below the state average (41.4)
37.0% RN turnover
1 administrator left in the reporting period

Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.

Inspections & Penalties

June 19, 2025 most recent standard health inspection
6 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
below the state average (7.1)
8 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$0 in federal fines across 0 penalties (last 3 years)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

14 citations on record across recent inspections. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
June 19, 20250552Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
June 19, 20250605Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
June 19, 20250676Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
June 19, 20250684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
June 19, 20250695Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
June 19, 20250756Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting…D · Potential for more than minimal harm

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.