Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Taylor Care Center
6535 Chester Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32217 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 120 certified beds
Taylor Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Jacksonville, Florida. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.45 hours per resident per day, below the Florida average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Oct 2, 2025 cited 1 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Taylor Care 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) | 3.45 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.56 | 0.73 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.07 | 2.34 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 43.2% | 42.3% | 46.4% | above 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 October 2, 2025 inspection was corrected by October 31, 2025
What inspectors found at Taylor Care 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
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 2, 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 · Oct 19, 2023 - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Oct 19, 2023 - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Oct 19, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 16, 2021
Show all 6 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 16, 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
- 6535 Chester Avenue
Jacksonville, FL 32217 - CMS certification #
- 105821
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 81.2
- 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
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2025, no violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- May 28, 2025: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (health). Case closed Jul 18, 2025. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as The Fannie E Taylor Home for the Aged-care Center, INC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Hca Florida Memorial Hospital, Jacksonville. 2.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Palm Garden of Jacksonville, Jacksonville. 1.0 mile away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Companion & Compassion LLC, Jacksonville. 0.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Health Mart & Compounding Pharmacy. 0.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 32217 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Kidney Care University Jacksonville, Jacksonville, 0.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
First Coast Dialysis, Jacksonville, 1.0 mile away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Kidney Kare Of Jacksonville, Inc, Jacksonville, 1.9 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 5 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 32217.
Heartland Hospice (Jacksonville), office in Jacksonville, 2.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Community Hospice Of Northeast Florida Inc, office in Jacksonville, 3.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Hospice Of Florida, office in Jacksonville, 5.3 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- First Coast Ltc Inc, Jacksonville. 0.0 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 moderate, inland flooding relatively high, coastal flooding very low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively 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 | See above |
| 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 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 Taylor Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Taylor Care Center 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 Taylor Care Center staffed?
Taylor Care Center reports 3.45 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Florida average of 3.86.
Has Taylor Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Taylor Care Center have?
Taylor Care Center is certified for 120 beds.