Overview
Douglas Jacobson State Veterans Nursing Home has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, below the Florida average of 3.3. It ranks 4th of 7 nursing homes in Port Charlotte. It scores best on staffing (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.6 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 89% of nursing homes in Florida (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 1.1 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on September 6, 2024, found 5 health deficiencies, fewer than the Florida average of 7.1. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 9 fines totaling $139,652 in the past three years.
Douglas Jacobson State Veterans Nursing Home is a government-run facility with 120 certified beds, caring for about 114 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2004.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 58%
Top 49%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- September 6, 2024
- Health deficiencies cited
- 5
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 9 totaling $139,652
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 10
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.59 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.12 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.91 hrs
- Nurse aides2.56 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 114
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- June 7, 2004
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes