Nursing home
Lourdes-Noreen Mckeen Residence for Geriatric Care
315 S Flagler Dr, West Palm Beach, FL 33401 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Carmelite Sisters For The Aged & Infirm (8 facilities) · 132 certified beds
Lourdes-Noreen Mckeen Residence for Geriatric Care is a Medicare-certified nursing home in West Palm Beach, Florida. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.94 hours per resident per day, above the Florida average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Sep 5, 2025 cited 14 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Lourdes-Noreen Mckeen Residence for Geriatric Care 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) | 3.94 | 3.86 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.09 | 0.73 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.36 | 2.34 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 33.1% | 42.3% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 14.0 | 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 September 5, 2025 inspection was corrected by November 5, 2025
What inspectors found at Lourdes-Noreen Mckeen Residence for Geriatric Care
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 · Sep 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Sep 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Sep 5, 2025 · 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 · Sep 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Sep 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Sep 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 5, 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 · Sep 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 5, 2025 · 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
- 315 S Flagler Dr
West Palm Beach, FL 33401 - CMS certification #
- 105420
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 132
- Avg residents/day
- 123.7
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1982-04-01
- Chain
- Carmelite Sisters For The Aged & Infirm (8 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Carmelite Sisters For The Aged & Infirm
Carmelite Sisters For The Aged & Infirm operates 8 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Carmelite Sisters For The Aged & Infirm facilities →
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Lourdes-Noreen Mckeen Residence for Geriatric Care using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2014
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation Zone C; in FEMA's high-risk flood area (Zone AE); generator: fully implemented permanent generator (Florida AHCA)
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Sep 11, 2014 to Sep 10, 2016. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $3,497 owed to 1 employee. Employer as DOL recorded it: Lourdes Noreen McKeen Res.for Geriatric Care. Case 1801432.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Good Samaritan Medical Center, West Palm Beach. 1.0 mile away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Palm Garden of West Palm Beach, West Palm Beach. 1.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Focus Family Care LLC, West Palm Beach. 0.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Lewis Pharmacy. 0.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 33401 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Pure Life Renal Of West Palm Beach, LLC, West Palm Beach, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Usrc West Palm Beach Dialysis, West Palm Beach, 1.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Saint Marys Hospital Dialysis Unit, West Palm Beach, 3.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 4 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 33401.
Hospice Of Palm Beach County Inc, office in West Palm Beach, 3.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Palm Beach Hospice And Palliative Care By Morselife, office in West Palm Beach, 4.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Pcc Medical Holdings LLC, West Palm Beach. 3.8 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.
- Emergency power
- Fully Implemented Permanent Generator. (Florida AHCA generator status, as of Oct 15, 2026)
- Hurricane evacuation zone
- Zone C (Palm Beach C) on the Florida Know Your Zone evacuation zones. (Florida Division of Emergency Management, map updated Sep 19, 2026)
- Flood zone
- Zone AE: 1% annual chance flood area (high risk); base flood elevation set. This is inside FEMA's Special Flood Hazard Area, where flood insurance is required for federally backed mortgages. Base flood elevation 8 Feet NAVD88. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively high, inland flooding relatively low, coastal flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, 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 | See above |
| 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 | See above | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very 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 Lourdes-Noreen Mckeen Residence for Geriatric Care a good nursing home?
CMS gives Lourdes-Noreen Mckeen Residence for Geriatric Care 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 Lourdes-Noreen Mckeen Residence for Geriatric Care staffed?
Lourdes-Noreen Mckeen Residence for Geriatric Care reports 3.94 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Florida average of 3.86.
Has Lourdes-Noreen Mckeen Residence for Geriatric Care had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 14 deficiencies.
How many beds does Lourdes-Noreen Mckeen Residence for Geriatric Care have?
Lourdes-Noreen Mckeen Residence for Geriatric Care is certified for 132 beds.