Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Extended Care
1609 Medical Dr, Tallahassee, FL 32308 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 113 certified beds
Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Extended Care is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Tallahassee, Florida. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 8.91 hours per resident per day, above the Florida average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Jan 11, 2024 cited 0 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $8,018In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Extended 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) | 8.91 | 3.86 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.13 | 0.73 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.39 | 2.34 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 20.2% | 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $8,018, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Extended 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
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 · Aug 18, 2022 - 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 · Jun 10, 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
- 1609 Medical Dr
Tallahassee, FL 32308 - CMS certification #
- 105158
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 113
- Avg residents/day
- 46.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1979-07-01
- 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
- Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, Tallahassee. 0.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Aviata at the Gardens - Tallahassee, Tallahassee. 1.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Tallahassee Memorial Home Health Care, Tallahassee. 0.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 32308 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Tallahassee Dialysis, Tallahassee, 0.1 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care Tallahassee South, Tallahassee, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Davita East Tallahassee Home Training, Tallahassee, 2.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 2 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 32308.
Big Bend Hospice Inc, office in Tallahassee, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Vitas Healthcare Corporation Of Florida, office in Tallahassee, 2.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Andrew Scanameo, MD, Tallahassee. 1.9 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.
- 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 moderate, 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Extended Care a good nursing home?
CMS gives Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Extended 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 Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Extended Care staffed?
Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Extended Care reports 8.91 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Florida average of 3.86.
Has Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Extended Care had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 0 deficiencies.
How many beds does Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Extended Care have?
Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Extended Care is certified for 113 beds.