Nursing home
Ardie R Copas State Veterans Nursing Home
13000 Sw Tradition Parkway, Port Saint Lucie, FL 34987 · Map
Government - State · Part of Florida Department Of Veterans' Affairs (8 facilities) · 120 certified beds
Ardie R Copas State Veterans Nursing Home is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Port Saint Lucie, Florida. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.77 hours per resident per day, above the Florida average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Jun 19, 2025 cited 8 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Ardie R Copas State Veterans Nursing Home compares
This facility vs. the Florida and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Florida avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 5.77 | 3.86 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.91 | 0.73 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.02 | 2.34 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | —% | 42.3% | 46.4% | — |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 8.0 | 7.3 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the June 19, 2025 inspection was corrected by July 29, 2025
What inspectors found at Ardie R Copas State Veterans Nursing Home
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jun 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jun 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep complete, dated laboratory records in the resident's record.
Administration Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 13000 Sw Tradition Parkway
Port Saint Lucie, FL 34987 - CMS certification #
- 686128
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 115.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2022-12-06
- Chain
- Florida Department Of Veterans' Affairs (8 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Florida Department Of Veterans' Affairs
Florida Department Of Veterans' Affairs operates 8 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Florida Department Of Veterans' Affairs facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Ardie R Copas State Veterans Nursing Home using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Programs State Veterans Home
- Emergency Generator: fully implemented permanent generator (Florida AHCA)
Full public records, with dates and sources
Paying with Medicaid and other programs
Federal and state programs
- State Veterans Home. Listed as a State Veterans Home (Ardie R. Copas State Veterans’ Nursing Home) in the national directory that VA links to. Beds listed: Skilled Care: 120. State Veterans Homes are state-owned; VA surveys them each year and pays part of the cost of care for eligible veterans. (State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory), as of Aug 14, 2024)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- St Lucie Medical Center, Port Saint Lucie. 10.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Port St Lucie Rehabilitation and Healthcare, Port Saint Lucie. 9.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Health At Home, Port Saint Lucie. 4.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Publix. 1.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 34987 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Gatlin Kidney Care, Port Saint Lucie, 3.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Bma - Port Saint Lucie, Port Saint Lucie, 4.6 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Tradition, Port Saint Lucie, 5.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 4 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 34987.
Treasure Coast Hospice Of St Lucie, office in Fort Pierce, 9.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Treasure Coast Hospice Of Martin, office in Stuart, 15.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Hospice Of Okeechobee Incorporated, office in Okeechobee, 22.8 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- The Council On Aging Of Martin County Inc, Stuart. 16.2 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Emergency power
- Fully Implemented Permanent Generator. (Florida AHCA generator status, as of Oct 15, 2026)
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Port St. Lucie, FL, risk to homes is greater than 66% of communities in Florida and 85% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: very high. By hazard: hurricane very high, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | No kitchen matched |
| Florida AHCA generator status | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | See above |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ardie R Copas State Veterans Nursing Home a good nursing home?
CMS gives Ardie R Copas State Veterans Nursing Home an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Ardie R Copas State Veterans Nursing Home staffed?
Ardie R Copas State Veterans Nursing Home reports 5.77 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Florida average of 3.86.
Has Ardie R Copas State Veterans Nursing Home had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 8 deficiencies.
How many beds does Ardie R Copas State Veterans Nursing Home have?
Ardie R Copas State Veterans Nursing Home is certified for 120 beds.