Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Clifford Chester Sims State Veterans Nursing Home
4419 Tram Road, Panama City, FL 32404 · Map
Government - State · Part of Florida Department Of Veterans' Affairs (8 facilities) · 120 certified beds
Clifford Chester Sims State Veterans Nursing Home is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Panama City, Florida. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.03 hours per resident per day, above the Florida average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Apr 3, 2025 cited 0 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Clifford Chester Sims 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) | 5.03 | 3.86 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.91 | 0.73 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.96 | 2.34 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 53.6% | 42.3% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 0.0 | 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.
What inspectors found at Clifford Chester Sims 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
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental Deficiencies · Feb 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 15, 2022
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
- 4419 Tram Road
Panama City, FL 32404 - CMS certification #
- 106056
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 115.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2003-11-05
- 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 →
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Clifford Chester Sims State Veterans Nursing Home using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Programs State Veterans Home
- Emergency In FEMA's high-risk flood area (Zone A); 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 (CLIFFORD CHESTER SIMS STATE VETERANS’ NURSING HOME) in the national directory that VA links to. Beds listed: Skilled Nursing: 60; Dementia: 60. 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 Oct 14, 2025)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Ascension Sacred Heart Bay, Panama City. 5.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Aviata at Emerald Shores, Callaway. 2.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Tender Touch Health Care Services, Panama City. 5.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Callaway Gulf Coast Pharmacy. 2.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 32404 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Panama City Dialysis Center, Panama City, 5.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Lynn Haven Dialysis, Lynn Haven, 5.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Panama City, Panama City, 5.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 3 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 32404.
Emerald Coast Hospice, office in Panama City, 5.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Andrew Scanameo, MD, Tallahassee. 81.9 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
- Zone A: 1% annual chance flood area (high risk); no base flood elevation set. This is inside FEMA's Special Flood Hazard Area, where flood insurance is required for federally backed mortgages. (FEMA flood map)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Bay County, FL, risk to homes is greater than 36% of communities in Florida and 80% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole county, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane very high, inland flooding relatively moderate, coastal flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado relatively high, 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 |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Clifford Chester Sims State Veterans Nursing Home a good nursing home?
CMS gives Clifford Chester Sims State Veterans Nursing Home an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Clifford Chester Sims State Veterans Nursing Home staffed?
Clifford Chester Sims State Veterans Nursing Home reports 5.03 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Florida average of 3.86.
Has Clifford Chester Sims State Veterans Nursing Home had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 0 deficiencies.
How many beds does Clifford Chester Sims State Veterans Nursing Home have?
Clifford Chester Sims State Veterans Nursing Home is certified for 120 beds.