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Douglas Jacobson State Veterans Nursing Home

21281 GRAYTON TERRACE, Port Charlotte, FL, 33954

Type
Nursing home
State-licensedCMS certified · CCN 106059

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.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall3/5
Health inspections2/5
Staffing5/5
Quality measures3/5

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 departednear 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

For-profitOther

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

20 health citations on file11 from complaints8 federal fines totalling $136K2 payment denials

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.

View the full inspection history on CMS Care Compare →

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.