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Skilled nursing facility · CMS certified · CCN 686128

Ardie R Copas State Veterans Nursing Home

13000 Sw Tradition Parkway, Port Saint Lucie, FL 34987 · St. Lucie County · one of 694 skilled nursing facilities in Florida
CMS High Performing · Medicare's High Performing icon, the gold trophy on Care Compare: five-star buildings with clean recent inspections and no recent change of ownership.
Its Medicare cost report, line by line ↓
120
certified beds
5 / 5
overall CMS rating
Government
ownership type
95.7%
occupancy, Oct 2026: 115 residents a day · Florida 88.6%
1.22
case mix, 0.86x the national average
5.94
nurse hours per resident day · Florida 3.82
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Medicare cost report, FY2025, and the state rate file

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How Ardie R Copas State Veterans Nursing Home compares

Better than most of St. Lucie County on 7 of 8 lines.

Occupancy, Oct 202695.7%Better than mostHigher than 6 of the 8 other buildings in St. Lucie County

Residents on an average day as a share of certified beds, from CMS's monthly census. The middle of the set: 92.8%. Source: CMS monthly provider files, Oct 2026.

Nurse hours per resident day5.94Better than mostHigher than all 8 other buildings in St. Lucie County

Nurse and aide hours for each resident, each day, from CMS payroll records. The middle of the set: 3.75. Source: CMS monthly provider files, Oct 2026.

Overall CMS rating5 / 5Better than mostHigher than all 8 other buildings in St. Lucie County

CMS's overall star rating, set from inspections, staffing and quality measures. The middle of the set: 3 / 5. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

Health inspection rating4 / 5Better than mostHigher than all 8 other buildings in St. Lucie County

CMS's star rating for the building's recent health inspections. The middle of the set: 2 / 5. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

Staffing rating5 / 5Better than mostHigher than all 8 other buildings in St. Lucie County

CMS's star rating for nurse staffing levels and turnover. The middle of the set: 4 / 5. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

Quality measures rating2 / 5Behind mostLevel with 1 of the 8 other buildings in St. Lucie County; the other 7 are ahead

CMS's star rating for resident-care quality measures. The middle of the set: 5 / 5. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

RN hours per resident day1.06Better than mostHigher than all 8 other buildings in St. Lucie County

Registered nurse hours for each resident, each day. The middle of the set: 0.68. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

Deficiencies cited6Better than mostFewer than all 8 other buildings in St. Lucie County

Health deficiencies cited at the building's most recent standard survey. Fewer is better. The middle of the set: 19. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

Better than most of Florida on 7 of 8 lines.

Occupancy, Oct 202695.7%Better than mostHigher than 558 of the 671 other buildings in Florida, level with 2

Residents on an average day as a share of certified beds, from CMS's monthly census. The middle of the set: 92.0%. Source: CMS monthly provider files, Oct 2026.

Nurse hours per resident day5.94Better than mostHigher than 670 of the 679 other buildings in Florida, level with 1

Nurse and aide hours for each resident, each day, from CMS payroll records. The middle of the set: 3.63. Source: CMS monthly provider files, Oct 2026.

Overall CMS rating5 / 5Better than mostHigher than 497 of the 690 other buildings in Florida, level with 193

CMS's overall star rating, set from inspections, staffing and quality measures. The middle of the set: 3 / 5. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

Health inspection rating4 / 5Better than mostHigher than 452 of the 690 other buildings in Florida, level with 154

CMS's star rating for the building's recent health inspections. The middle of the set: 3 / 5. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

Staffing rating5 / 5Better than mostHigher than 597 of the 687 other buildings in Florida, level with 90

CMS's star rating for nurse staffing levels and turnover. The middle of the set: 3 / 5. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

Quality measures rating2 / 5Behind mostHigher than 6 of the 685 other buildings in Florida, level with 22

CMS's star rating for resident-care quality measures. The middle of the set: 4 / 5. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

RN hours per resident day1.06Better than mostHigher than 585 of the 686 other buildings in Florida, level with 4

Registered nurse hours for each resident, each day. The middle of the set: 0.61. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

Deficiencies cited6Better than mostFewer than 486 of the 693 other buildings in Florida, the same as 39

Health deficiencies cited at the building's most recent standard survey. Fewer is better. The middle of the set: 10. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

From its cost report and Medicaid rate, against Florida
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Tap a line for what it measures and the middle of the set. Each count leaves this building out. Source: CMS monthly provider files, Oct 2026; CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

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13000 Sw Tradition Parkway, Port Saint Lucie, FL
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St. Lucie County, Florida
8 skilled nursing facilities; average overall rating 3.2, Florida 3.3.
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Cost report, against Florida
Each line is what this building filed with Medicare for its latest full year, beside the middle building in Florida. The rank counts from the top: 1st is the highest figure among Florida's filing buildings on that line, out of the buildings that filed it. The arrow beside a figure compares it with the building's own full year before: green is better, red is worse, grey is neither. Shares and margins move in points. A line standing on fewer than 20 filings is not ranked. Operating expense is the cost report's own operating line. Net income also counts income and expense outside patient care, such as investment income, rentals and donations, which is why it is not patient revenue minus that line.
Medicare cost reports, as filed

What this building filed with Medicare for FY2025 (the year ending 2025-06-30), against the middle Florida building.

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OccupancyPatient days as a share of available bed days, both off Worksheet S-3 Part I.
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00th of 000
91.0%
671
Medicare share of daysTraditional Medicare days as a share of all patient days, off Worksheet S-3 Part I.
00.0%0.0 ptsFY0000: 00.0%
00th of 000
13.8%
676
Medicaid share of daysMedicaid days as a share of all patient days, off Worksheet S-3 Part I.
00.0%0.0 ptsFY0000: 00.0%
00th of 000
62.4%
665
Patient revenue per patient dayNet patient revenue off Worksheet G-3, divided by patient days off Worksheet S-3 Part I. Blended across every payer.
$0000.0 ptsFY0000: 00.0%
00th of 000
$376
673
Operating expense per patient dayTotal operating expense off Worksheet G-3, divided by patient days. Net income also counts income and expense outside patient care, such as investment income, rentals and donations, which is why it is not patient revenue minus this line.
$0000.0 ptsFY0000: 00.0%
00th of 000
$362
672
Net income per patient dayNet income off Worksheet G-3, divided by patient days.
$0000.0 ptsFY0000: 00.0%
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$13
675
Net marginNet income off Worksheet G-3 over net patient revenue off the same worksheet.
00.0%0.0 ptsFY0000: 00.0%
00th of 000
3.5%
672

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Quality and staffing
CMS Care Compare · Oct 2026
Overall rating5 / 5 · state 3.3
Health inspection4 / 5 · state 2.9
Staffing5 / 5 · state 3.3
RN hours per resident per day1.06 · state 0.73
Overall rating, last 8 quarters
055Q3’244Q4’244Q1’254Q2’254Q3’253Q4’253Q1’265Q2’26latest
back to 5 / 5 over the 8 quarters shown, having been as low as 3 / 5

CMS sets the overall star rating from health inspections, staffing and quality measures. The occupancy percentage is not the star rating. Occupancy compares average residents with certified beds. Certified beds can include beds the home chooses not to fill; this figure does not tell us why beds are unused.

Resident care
CMS quality measures · 2025Q3 to 2026Q2 · Oct 2026
measurethis buildingFloridanationrecent quarters
Needed more help with daily activities24.4%worse than state8.3%13.5%2025Q2: 27.6%2025Q3: 23.8%2025Q4: 24.7%2026Q1: 24.7%2026Q2: 24.4%
27.6% → 24.4%
Q2’25 to Q2’26
Catheter inserted and left in4.3%worse than state0.3%0.7%2025Q2: 2.9%2025Q3: 3.0%2025Q4: 5.9%2026Q1: 4.3%2026Q2: 4.0%
2.9% → 4.0%
Q2’25 to Q2’26
Urinary tract infection4.0%worse than state0.6%1.5%2025Q2: 3.2%2025Q3: 1.8%2025Q4: 2.7%2026Q1: 9.0%2026Q2: 2.6%
3.2% → 2.6%
Q2’25 to Q2’26
Fall with major injury1.3%better than state2.5%3.2%2025Q2: 2.1%2025Q3: 1.8%2025Q4: 0.9%2026Q1: 0.9%2026Q2: 1.7%
2.1% → 1.7%
Q2’25 to Q2’26
Newly given an antipsychotic (short stay)9.5%worse than state1.4%1.5%too few quarters to chart
Ability to walk independently worsened36.9%worse than state8.4%12.7%too few quarters to chart
Pressure ulcers2.6%better than state4.4%4.5%2025Q2: 4.9%2025Q3: 2.4%2025Q4: 1.9%2026Q1: 1.3%2026Q2: 4.8%
4.9% → 4.8%
Q2’25 to Q2’26
Given an antipsychotic7.9%better than state8.7%15.4%2025Q2: 8.0%2025Q3: 10.3%2025Q4: 6.2%2026Q1: 9.1%2026Q2: 6.1%
8.0% → 6.1%
Q2’25 to Q2’26

Each figure is the share of residents, so lower is better. The building's figure, the state's and the nation's are CMS's four-quarter averages; the small bars are single quarters, which move more than the average does.

Surveys and enforcement
CMS health inspections
Jun 2025
last standard survey
6
deficiencies cited · Florida avg 10.6
$0
fines, last 3 years
Reported
CMS affiliation

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Medicaid in Florida
state rate files
$303
median daily rate across the Florida buildings in our rate book, Oct 2026 file
Florida rates and what changed ›
St. Lucie County
buildingbedsoverallArdie R Copas State Veterans Nursing Home1205 / 5Palm Garden of Port Saint Lucie1204 / 5Life Care Center of Port Saint Lucie1233 / 5Port St Lucie Rehabilitation and Healthcare1803 / 5Savannas Park Health and Rehabilitation Center1203 / 5Tiffany Hall Nursing and Rehab Center1203 / 5Vivo Healthcare Fort Pierce793 / 5Sandgate Gardens Rehab and Nursing Center1072 / 5
All Florida buildings in St. Lucie County ›
Also in Port Saint Lucie, FL
5 other certified skilled nursing facilities in Port Saint Lucie
buildingbedsoverallLife Care Center of Port Saint Lucie1233 / 5Palm Garden of Port Saint Lucie1204 / 5Port St Lucie Rehabilitation and Healthcare1803 / 5Savannas Park Health and Rehabilitation Center1203 / 5Tiffany Hall Nursing and Rehab Center1203 / 5
Florida at a glance
694
buildings
84,537
licensed beds
88%
occupancy
80%
for-profit
Florida market intelligence report ›
The neighborhood
Street map © OpenStreetMap · satellite © Esri · pins: CMS Care Compare · loads as you reach it
Nearby skilled nursing
buildingbedsoveralloccupancyPort St Lucie Rehabilitation and HealthcarePort Saint Lucie · 9.2 mi1803 / 570-85%Palm Garden of Port Saint LuciePort Saint Lucie · 10.0 mi1204 / 5over 85%Tiffany Hall Nursing and Rehab CenterPort Saint Lucie · 10.0 mi1203 / 5over 85%Life Care Center of Port Saint LuciePort Saint Lucie · 10.4 mi1233 / 5over 85%Savannas Park Health and Rehabilitation CenterPort Saint Lucie · 10.8 mi1203 / 5over 85%Waters Edge Health and RehabilitationPalm City · 12.2 mi365 / 5over 85%
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About this data
What is the CMS overall rating of Ardie R Copas State Veterans Nursing Home?
Ardie R Copas State Veterans Nursing Home in Port Saint Lucie, FL carries an overall CMS rating of 5 out of 5 stars in the Oct 2026 CMS file.
Is Ardie R Copas State Veterans Nursing Home a CMS High Performing nursing home?
Yes. Ardie R Copas State Veterans Nursing Home in Port Saint Lucie, FL carries Medicare's High Performing icon, the gold trophy on Care Compare, given to five-star buildings with clean recent inspections and no recent change of ownership.
How many beds does Ardie R Copas State Veterans Nursing Home have?
Ardie R Copas State Veterans Nursing Home is certified for 120 beds in the Oct 2026 CMS file.
How full is Ardie R Copas State Veterans Nursing Home?
CMS's reported average residents put Ardie R Copas State Veterans Nursing Home's occupancy in the over 85% band in the Oct 2026 CMS file.
Source: CMS Provider Information, Care Compare and Payroll-Based Journal staffing · CMS files dated October 2026.
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