Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Altoona, FL

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Altoona
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on November 3, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Altoona has a total of 43 active skilled nursing facilities and 4,918 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Altoona of 85, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 0.02 persons in Altoona. There were 4,433 residents in nursing homes as November 3, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 90.14 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Altoona has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Altoona and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.63	0.74 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.31	2.35 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.95	0.81 / 0.88
All Staff	3.90	3.89 / 3.84

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Florida.

COVID-19 Infections in Altoona Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Altoona there were a total of 0 new cases and 0 new deaths among residents for the week ending November 3, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Altoona

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Altoona Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Altoona, FL. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Altoona

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Altoona based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility	Rating
Majestic Oaks 901 VETERAN'S MEMORIAL PARKWAY ORANGE CITY, FL	0.67
Blue Palms Health and Rehabilitation Center of Del 450 NORTH MCDONALD AVENUE DELAND, FL	14.00
Chatham Glen Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center 16605 SE 74TH SOULLIERE AVENUE THE VILLAGES, FL	16.00
Debary Health and Rehabilitation Center 60 N HWY 17/92 DEBARY, FL	20.67
Solaris Healthcare Apopka 305 EAST OAK STREET APOPKA, FL	8.67
Village On The Green 500 VILLAGE PLACE LONGWOOD, FL	14.67
Lakeview Terrace Rehab and Health Care Center 110 LODGE TERRACE DR ALTOONA, FL	12.00
Ridgecrest Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center 1200 NORTH STONE STREET DELAND, FL	20.00
Parkside Health and Rehabilitation Center 451 S AMELIA AVE DELAND, FL	16.67
Adventhealth Deland 701 W PLYMOUTH AVE DELAND, FL	9.60

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Altoona based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility	Rating
Longwood Health and Rehabilitation Center 1520 S GRANT ST LONGWOOD, FL	166.33
Aspire at Rosewood 3920 ROSEWOOD WAY ORLANDO, FL	177.33
Lake Port Square Health Center 701 LAKE PORT BLVD LEESBURG, FL	211.00
Bedrock Rehabilitation and Nursing Center at Winte 1700 MONROE AVE MAITLAND, FL	171.00
Bayview Center 301 S BAY ST EUSTIS, FL	83.67
Solaris Healthcare Forest Lake 3355 E SEMORAN BLVD APOPKA, FL	54.67
Apopka Health and Rehabilitation Center 2001 ALSTON BAY BLVD APOPKA, FL	90.83
Aspire at Lake Mary 710 NORTH SUN DRIVE LAKE MARY, FL	68.67
Athens Post Acute LLC 545 WEST EUCLID AVENUE DELAND, FL	60.67
Avante at Leesburg, Inc 2000 EDGEWOOD AVE LEESBURG, FL	36.67

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