Ardie R. Copas State Veterans Nursing Home
13000 SW TRADITION PARKWAY, Port Saint Lucie, FL, 34987
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
- Government - State · Chain: Florida Department Of Veterans' Affairs
- Certified beds
- 120 · avg 116 residents/day
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 130471090
- Service type
- Nursing Home
- Licensed capacity
- 120 beds
- Current license effective
- December 29, 2025
- Current license expires
- June 28, 2026
Florida AHCA licensing registry · as of April 18, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- Florida Department Of Veteran'S Affairs
- Administrator
- Ahmad Fadel
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 (5 on record)
- Ahmad Fadel
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Donna Rogers
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Vicki Dickerson
Operational/managerial Control · since 2023
- Florida Department of Veterans Affairs
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2022
- Lindsay Mallard
Operational/managerial Control · since 2016
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 14)
- D0756·Jun 19, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- D0695·Jun 19, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D0684·Jun 19, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D0676·Jun 19, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
- D0605·Jun 19, 2025
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
- D0552·Jun 19, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- D0755·Mar 12, 2025Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- D0684·Mar 12, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Fire-safety citations
2 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.