Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Blue Palms Health and Rehabilitation Center of Deland
450 North Mcdonald Avenue, Deland, FL 32724 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · 60 certified beds
Blue Palms Health and Rehabilitation Center of Deland is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Deland, Florida. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.59 hours per resident per day, below the Florida average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Apr 2, 2025 cited 4 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $7,456In CMS records: 2 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Blue Palms Health and Rehabilitation Center of Deland 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) | 3.59 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.66 | 0.73 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.10 | 2.34 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 62.5% | 42.3% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 4.0 | 7.3 | 9.5 | below 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 April 2, 2025 inspection was corrected by May 7, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $7,456, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Blue Palms Health and Rehabilitation Center of Deland
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
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 2, 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 · Apr 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jun 22, 2023
Show all 9 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 22, 2023 - 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 · Sep 23, 2021 - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Sep 23, 2021 - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 23, 2021
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
- 450 North Mcdonald Avenue
Deland, FL 32724 - CMS certification #
- 105937
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 60
- Avg residents/day
- 56.7
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1997-01-17
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Respite stays
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Blue Palms Health and Rehabilitation Center of Deland says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Supportive Respite Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Adventhealth Deland, Deland. 1.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Blue Lake Post Acute, Deland. 0.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Alpha Care - Home & Health Services, LLC, Deland. 1.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 32724 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Deland Dialysis, Deland, 0.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Deland Home Training, Deland, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Orange City Dialysis, Orange City, 8.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 5 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 32724.
Halifax Health Hospice, office in Port Orange, 17.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Adventhealth Hospice Care East Florida, office in Ormond Beach, 20.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Ability Health Services And Rehabilitation Lp, Sanford. 15.3 miles away, straight line. 5 geriatric medicine doctors 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.
- 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)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively high, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively low, 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 | Not matched |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low |
| 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 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Blue Palms Health and Rehabilitation Center of Deland a good nursing home?
CMS gives Blue Palms Health and Rehabilitation Center of Deland an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Blue Palms Health and Rehabilitation Center of Deland staffed?
Blue Palms Health and Rehabilitation Center of Deland reports 3.59 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Florida average of 3.86.
Has Blue Palms Health and Rehabilitation Center of Deland had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Blue Palms Health and Rehabilitation Center of Deland have?
Blue Palms Health and Rehabilitation Center of Deland is certified for 60 beds.