Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
The Pavilion for Health Care
3465 Caroline Blvd, Penney Farms, FL 32079 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 50 certified beds
The Pavilion for Health Care is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Penney Farms, Florida. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.79 hours per resident per day, above the Florida average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Jun 20, 2024 cited 1 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How The Pavilion for Health 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) | 5.79 | 3.86 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.77 | 0.73 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.60 | 2.34 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 40.3% | 42.3% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 1.0 | 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 June 20, 2024 inspection was corrected by July 10, 2024
What inspectors found at The Pavilion for Health 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
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Sep 15, 2022 - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service 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
- 3465 Caroline Blvd
Penney Farms, FL 32079 - CMS certification #
- 106096
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 50
- Avg residents/day
- 39.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2012-12-27
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around The Pavilion for Health Care using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, couples welcome
- Emergency In FEMA's high-risk flood area (Zone A); generator: fully implemented permanent generator (Florida AHCA)
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What The Pavilion for Health Care says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Unlike telenursing, Penney’s Nurse Responder Program has nurse responders on duty who will respond- in person- 24 hours a day, seven days a week and holidays.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Couples welcome.
Our larger two room apartments are perfect for couples who want to remain together even if only one needs assisted living.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Ascension St Vincent'S Clay County, Middleburg. 8.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Aviata at Green Cove Springs, Green Cove Springs. 7.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Accentcare Home Health Of Jacksonville, Orange Park. 14.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 7.0 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 32079 as metropolitan (metropolitan high commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Middleburg Dialysis LLC, Middleburg, 7.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Davita Clay County Dialysis, Middleburg, 8.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Davita Fleming Island Dialysis, Fleming Island, 11.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 3 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 32079.
Community Hospice Of Northeast Florida Inc, office in Jacksonville, 20.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Hani Issa, MD, Penny Farms. 0.4 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 Penney Farms, FL, risk to homes is greater than 77% of communities in Florida and 89% 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: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding relatively moderate, coastal flooding relatively low, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado relatively moderate, 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 | 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 | 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 The Pavilion for Health Care a good nursing home?
CMS gives The Pavilion for Health Care 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 Pavilion for Health Care staffed?
The Pavilion for Health Care reports 5.79 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Florida average of 3.86.
Has The Pavilion for Health Care had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does The Pavilion for Health Care have?
The Pavilion for Health Care is certified for 50 beds.