Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
The Joseph L Morse Health Center
4847 Fred Gladstone Drive, West Palm Beach, FL 33417 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 230 certified beds
The Joseph L Morse Health Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in West Palm Beach, Florida. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.74 hours per resident per day, above the Florida average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Nov 21, 2024 cited 0 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How The Joseph L Morse Health Center 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) | 4.74 | 3.86 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.32 | 0.73 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.81 | 2.34 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 30.1% | 42.3% | 46.4% | below 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 The Joseph L Morse Health Center
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 that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 14, 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
- 4847 Fred Gladstone Drive
West Palm Beach, FL 33417 - CMS certification #
- 105801
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 230
- Avg residents/day
- 152.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1993-07-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- St Mary'S Medical Center, West Palm Beach. 3.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Westgate Health and Rehabilitation Center, West Palm Beach. 1.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Morselife Home Care Inc, West Palm Beach. 0.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walmart Pharmacy. 1.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 33417 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Dialysis Associates Of The Palm Beaches, West Palm Beach, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Continental Dialysis Care, West Palm Beach, 2.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Atlantic Kidney Centers LLC, West Palm Beach, 2.1 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 4 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 33417.
Palm Beach Hospice And Palliative Care By Morselife, office in West Palm Beach, 1.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Hospice Of Palm Beach County Inc, office in West Palm Beach, 3.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Pcc Medical Holdings LLC, West Palm Beach. 1.8 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.
- 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 low. By hazard: hurricane relatively high, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively low, 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 | 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is The Joseph L Morse Health Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives The Joseph L Morse Health Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is The Joseph L Morse Health Center staffed?
The Joseph L Morse Health Center reports 4.74 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Florida average of 3.86.
Has The Joseph L Morse Health Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 0 deficiencies.
How many beds does The Joseph L Morse Health Center have?
The Joseph L Morse Health Center is certified for 230 beds.