Vicar'S Landing Nursing Home
Nursing Home · 1003 York Road, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082 · 9042851055
Scores by dimension
| Dimension | Score | Data confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safety & compliance | 4.0 / 5 | high |
| Staffing | 4.9 / 5 | high |
| Clinical outcomes | 4.1 / 5 | high |
| Enforcement | 5.0 / 5 | high |
| Financial stability | 5.0 / 5 | med |
Key facts
| Care type | Nursing Home |
| Beds | 30 |
| Ownership | Non Profit - Corporation |
| Operator | Life Care Ponte Vedra Inc |
| Certified since | 1989-12-06 |
| CMS overall star | 5 / 5 |
| Accepts Medicaid | No |
| Price tier | $ of 5 · ~$299/day reported charge (within FL) |
Inspection & enforcement record
- Health-inspection citations: 0 immediate jeopardy · 0 actual harm · 2 potential for harm · 0 minor
- Federal fines: $0 · payment denials: 0 · penalty actions: 0
Recent inspection findings
The 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-30 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies, tag 0695) | D | corrected 2025-10-15 |
| 2025-07-30 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies, tag 0812) | E | corrected 2025-10-09 |
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: 5.39 hrs/resident/day (expected 3.02 for this facility's resident acuity — at or above expected) (US median 3.69 · FL 3.66)
- Registered-nurse staffing: 1.33 hrs/resident/day (expected 0.53 for this facility's resident acuity — at or above expected) (US median 0.58)
- Breakdown: nurse aide 3.52 · LPN 0.54 hrs/resident/day
- Weekend total staffing: 4.58 hrs/resident/day (expected 2.68 for this facility's resident acuity — at or above expected)
- Annual nursing-staff turnover: 36.4% · RN turnover 30.0% (US median 45.3% · lower is better)
- Resident acuity (nursing case-mix index): 1.09 (1.0 ≈ national average; higher = more care-intensive residents)
Clinical outcomes — the measures behind the score
The 8 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 with a urinary tract infection (long stay) | 3% | · → · → 5 → · | worse than 82% of US homes · FL median 0.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury (long stay) | 4.2% | · → · → 5 → · | worse than 71% of US homes · FL median 2.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication (long stay) | 8.1% | not reported | better than 74% of US homes · FL median 7.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened (long stay) | 4.4% | not reported | better than 90% of US homes · FL median 8.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased (long stay) | 2.2% | not reported | better than 97% of US homes · FL median 7.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder (long stay) | 0% | not reported | better than 100% of US homes · FL median 0% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication (short stay) | 0% | 0 → 0 → 0 → 0 | better than 100% of US homes · FL median 1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers (long stay) | 0% | · → · → 0 → · | better than 100% of US homes · FL median 4.4% |
What this costs
- This facility's reported avg daily charge: $299/day · $ (price tier 1 of 5 among Florida nursing homes) — from its own federal cost report, FY ending 2024-12. 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): 0% Medicaid · 11% Medicare · 89% other/private · 82% occupancy
- Florida median (quoted rates): $340/day semi-private · $400/day private (national: $315 · $355)
- Accepts Medicaid: no — Medicare-only certification
- 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 St. Johns 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County | St. Johns | Yes | 4★ | Acute care |
| Flagler Hospital | Saint Augustine | Yes | 3★ | Acute care |
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Source: CMS Provider Information + Health Deficiencies + Penalties (as of 2026-05). Part of our St. Johns County nursing homes coverage. Spot an error? Tell us.