Douglas Jacobson State Veterans Nursing Home
21281 GRAYTON TERRACE, Port Charlotte, FL, 33954
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 Abuse Flag
CMS has flagged this facility for a substantiated finding of resident abuse, neglect, or exploitation in its current or recent inspection cycle. Ask the facility for the specific citation and corrective-action plan during your visit, and consider contacting your state's long-term care ombudsman for context.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Government - State · Chain: Florida Department Of Veterans' Affairs
- Certified beds
- 120 · avg 113 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 54.9% — higher than most Florida nursing homesFlorida avg: 42.3% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 45.5% — 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
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 8 fines · $135,938 total
- Payment denials
- 2 denials
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 130471029
- Service type
- Nursing Home
- Licensed capacity
- 120 beds
- Current license effective
- March 11, 2025
- Current license expires
- June 22, 2026
Florida AHCA licensing registry · as of April 18, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- Florida Department Of Veteran'S Affairs
- Administrator
- Jocelyn Elizabeth Wurster
Florida AHCA licensing registry · as of April 18, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs chain — 8 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.3 / 5.
Disclosed owners (6 on record)
- Joceylyn Wurster
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Keith Anthony Williams
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Brandy Gaylord
Operational/managerial Control · since 2023
- Lindsay Mallard
Operational/managerial Control · 0% · since 2016
- Alfred Carter
Corporate Director · 100% · since 2011
- Florida Department of Veterans Affairs
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2004
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of April 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 20)
- D0557·Aug 21, 2025Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
- D0600·Jul 16, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- E0602·Jun 25, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
- D0600·Jun 25, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- G0600·Feb 11, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- G0689·Oct 29, 2024Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- G0600·Oct 29, 2024Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- D0726·Sep 6, 2024Complaint
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20253 fines · $88K
- 20243 fines · $33K · 1 payment denial
- 20232 fines · $15K · 1 payment denial
Most recent events
- Jun 25, 2025Fine · $8,490
- Jun 25, 2025Fine · $7,660
- Feb 11, 2025Fine · $72K
- Sep 6, 2024Payment denial · 34 days · starting Oct 22, 2024
- Sep 6, 2024Fine · $16K
- Sep 6, 2024Fine · $11K
Largest single fine on record: $72K.
Fire-safety citations
13 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Sep 6, 2024. 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.