Washington Rehabilitation And Nursing Center
879 USERY ROAD, Chipley, FL, 32428
Federal Quality Data
Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed March 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Ventura Services Florida
- Certified beds
- 180 · avg 151 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 49.1% — higher than most Florida nursing homesFlorida avg: 42.3% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 50% — near the Florida averageFlorida avg: 45.5% · National avg: 43.6% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Florida averageFlorida avg: 0.7 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 1065096
- Service type
- Nursing Home
- Licensed capacity
- 180 beds
- Current license effective
- October 26, 2024
- Current license expires
- October 25, 2026
Florida AHCA licensing registry · as of April 18, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- Washington Opco, Llc
- Administrator
- Roman Alexander Balsys
Florida AHCA licensing registry · as of April 18, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Ventura Services.
Parent entity
Washington Holdco Llc
Disclosed owners (14 on record)
- Melinda s Gay
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- Abraham Kraus
Adp of The Snf · since 2022
- Agrp 2011 Trust
Indirect Ownership Interest · 20% · since 2022
- Avi Philipson
Adp of The Snf · since 2022
- Daniel Schaffer
Operational/managerial Control · since 2022
- Deborah Philipson 2011 Family Trust
Trustee of The Snf · since 2022
+ 8 additional owners on the federal record.
Recent change of ownership
October 2022 (3 years ago) · acquired from Washington Rehabilitation & Nursing Center
Transaction type: Change of Ownership
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures + Change of Ownership, as of April 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 6 of 6)
- D0609·Nov 25, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D0880·Jun 19, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0656·Mar 7, 2024Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D0880·Dec 1, 2022
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E0804·Dec 1, 2022
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
- D0552·Dec 1, 2022
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Fire-safety citations
8 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jun 19, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Mar 1, 2026.
Where this information comes from
- License, capacity, ownership, administrator: Florida AHCA licensing registry, snapshot as of April 18, 2026.
- Star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processed March 1, 2026.
Read our methodology for how this information is collected and verified.