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Ardie R Copas State Veterans Nursing Home
⌖ Port Saint Lucie, FL · St. Lucie County
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Medicare overall rating 5 of 5 stars
Certified beds120
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipGovernment (state)
About Ardie R Copas State Veterans Nursing Home
Ardie R Copas State Veterans Nursing Home is a 120-bed government-run nursing home in Port Saint Lucie, FL. Medicare rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (much above average); the average in Florida is 3.3. At its last full inspection (Jun 2025), inspectors found 6 problems, close to the Florida average of 7.1. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 5 hr 56 min a day with each resident, more than the Florida average of 3 hr 49 min. About 36% of its nursing staff left in the past year. It has had no federal fines in the last three years.
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Key details
Facility nameArdie R Copas State Veterans Nursing Home
LocationSt. Lucie County, Florida
Phone(772) 241-6132
Address13000 Sw Tradition Parkway, Port Saint Lucie, FL 34987 · St. Lucie County
CMS provider number686128
Ownership typeGovernment (state)
Operating companyFlorida Department of Veterans' Affairs · 7 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceDecember 6, 2022 (3 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
4 strengths in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 1 care-quality measure is worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Jun 2025.Strength
- Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.Strength
- Nurse staffing per resident5 hr 56 min a dayFlorida average: 3 hr 49 minStrength
- Registered nurse time per resident1 hr 05 min a dayFlorida average: 44 minStrength
About average
- Health citations at last inspection6 (Jun 2025)Florida average: 7.1. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.About average
- Nursing staff turnover36% a yearFlorida average: 41%About average
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Florida average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Short-term rehab
For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs12.0%State average: 1.5%Worse than average
Physical therapist time: about 5 minutes per resident a day. That is about the same as the state average of 6 minutes. If rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury1.4%State average: 2.5%Better than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)2.5%State average: 4.5%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs8.3%State average: 8.6%About average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days1.4State average: 2.1Better than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Florida average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Many residents here pay privately or through insurance. In Florida, Medicaid pays for 61% of resident days at a typical home.
- 4% Medicaid
- 3% Medicare
- 93% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average75%Florida typical: 91%
Cost of care per resident day$574Florida typical: $351
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 5 stars now, up from 4 stars in May 2024. It has ranged from 3 to 5 stars and changed 4 times.
Overall rating5★
Health inspections4★
Staffing5★
Quality of care3★
Nurse hours per resident per day5.9
202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | 4 | 4 | – | 3 | – |
| Feb 2025 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7.1 |
| Feb 2026 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5.8 |
| Sep 2026 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5.9 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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