Joseph L Morse Health Center Inc The
Nursing Home · 4847 Fred Gladstone Drive, West Palm Beach, FL 33417 · 5614715111
Scores by dimension
| Dimension | Score | Data confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safety & compliance | 5.0 / 5 | high |
| Staffing | 4.4 / 5 | high |
| Clinical outcomes | 3.7 / 5 | high |
| Enforcement | 5.0 / 5 | high |
| Financial stability | 4.7 / 5 | med |
Key facts
| Care type | Nursing Home |
| Beds | 230 |
| Ownership | Non Profit - Corporation |
| Operator | Joseph L Morse Health Center, Inc |
| Certified since | 1993-07-01 |
| CMS overall star | 5 / 5 |
| Accepts Medicaid | Yes |
| Price tier | $$$$ of 5 · ~$449/day reported charge (within FL) |
Inspection & enforcement record
- Health-inspection citations: 0 immediate jeopardy · 0 actual harm · 1 potential for harm · 0 minor
- Federal fines: $0 · payment denials: 0 · penalty actions: 0
Recent inspection findings
The 1 most recent health-inspection deficiencies on file with CMS, newest first. Severity is the CMS scope/severity scale (A–L); G and above mean actual harm or immediate jeopardy. "Corrected" shows the date the facility certified the fix.
| Date | Finding | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-14 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies, tag 0689) | D | corrected 2022-05-14 |
Staffing
Nurse hours per resident per day (CMS Payroll-Based Journal) — the strongest objective predictor of care. "Expected" is what CMS's case-mix model says this facility's resident acuity calls for.
- Total nurse staffing: 4.83 hrs/resident/day (expected 4.18 for this facility's resident acuity — at or above expected) (US median 3.69 · FL 3.66)
- Registered-nurse staffing: 1.41 hrs/resident/day (expected 0.73 for this facility's resident acuity — at or above expected) (US median 0.58)
- Breakdown: nurse aide 2.93 · LPN 0.49 hrs/resident/day
- Weekend total staffing: 4.31 hrs/resident/day (expected 3.71 for this facility's resident acuity — at or above expected)
- Annual nursing-staff turnover: 30.9% · RN turnover 27.5% (US median 45.3% · lower is better)
- Resident acuity (nursing case-mix index): 1.50 (1.0 ≈ national average; higher = more care-intensive residents)
Clinical outcomes — the measures behind the score
The 7 CMS MDS quality measures (2025Q1-2025Q4) driving this facility's clinical score — the same measures behind the CMS QM star. All are adverse-event rates: lower is better. Worst first. The quarterly column shows the four most recent quarters (Q1→Q4); benchmarks are the national percentile and the FL state median.
| Measure | 4-qtr avg | Quarterly (Q1→Q4) | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury (long stay) | 3.6% | 4.5 → 4.5 → 2.9 → 2.8 | worse than 63% of US homes · FL median 2.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection (long stay) | 0.7% | 0 → 0 → 0 → 2.8 | better than 56% of US homes · FL median 0.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder (long stay) | 0.2% | 0 → 0 → 0 → 0.9 | better than 58% of US homes · FL median 0% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication (short stay) | 0.4% | 1 → 0.4 → 0 → 0.2 | better than 68% of US homes · FL median 1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers (long stay) | 2.6% | 2.1 → 2.9 → 2.2 → 3.3 | better than 76% of US homes · FL median 4.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication (long stay) | 6.3% | 6.3 → 8.3 → 6.3 → 4.3 | better than 82% of US homes · FL median 7.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased (long stay) | 5.7% | 8.3 → 3.1 → 6.9 → 4 | better than 84% of US homes · FL median 7.7% |
What this costs
- This facility's reported avg daily charge: $449/day · $$$$ (price tier 4 of 5 among Florida nursing homes) — from its own federal cost report, FY ending 2025-05. Gross charges across all payers and services: higher than a quoted private rate, but computed identically for every facility, which makes the tier a fair within-state comparison.
- Payer mix (resident days): 12% Medicaid · 11% Medicare · 77% other/private · 88% occupancy
- Florida median (quoted rates): $340/day semi-private · $400/day private (national: $315 · $355)
- Accepts Medicaid: yes
- This facility's quoted rate: not public. This facility's quoted private rate isn't published by any federal or state source. Medicare covers short rehab stays (up to 100 days, copays after day 20); long-term stays are private pay until savings spend down to Medicaid. How to get the real number →
Market medians: CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025 (collected July–November 2025), state-level — individual providers vary widely around a median. Facility-level prices aren't published by any government source; how to get a real quote.
Hospitals serving Palm Beach County
Hospitals in the same county — those with an emergency department first, then by CMS hospital star rating. Useful for transfers and emergencies.
| Hospital | City | ER | CMS star | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jupiter Medical Center | Jupiter | Yes | 4★ | Acute care |
| W Palm Beach VA Medical Center | West Palm Beach | Yes | 3★ | Acute care - Veterans Administration |
| West Boca Medical Center | Boca Raton | Yes | 3★ | Acute care |
| Bethesda Hospital East | Boynton Beach | Yes | 2★ | Acute care |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital | Boca Raton | Yes | 2★ | Acute care |
| Good Samaritan Medical Center | West Palm Beach | Yes | 2★ | Acute care |
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Source: CMS Provider Information + Health Deficiencies + Penalties (as of 2026-05). Part of our Palm Beach County nursing homes coverage. Spot an error? Tell us.