Nursing HomeInspections

Glades Health Care Center

Nursing home in Pahokee, FL

Medicare & Medicaid certified3★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
230 South Barfield Highway, Pahokee, FL 33476
Phone
(561) 924-5561
Listed under
Nonprofit, No fines in 3 years
Medicare CCN
106018
Overall star rating
3 of 5 ★★★☆☆
Health inspection rating
3 of 5
Staffing rating
4 of 5
Quality measures rating
2 of 5
Certified beds
120
Average residents per day
58
Ownership
Nonprofit, corporation
Legal business name
Okeechobee Council on Aging INC
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Nov 18, 1999
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 106018. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Dec 5, 2024. CMS lists 10 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (May 12, 2022 to Dec 5, 2024): 0 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Dec 5, 2024Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 5, 2024Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 5, 2024Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 5, 2024Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 5, 2024Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Nutrition and Dietary		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Dec 5, 2024Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Nutrition and Dietary		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Dec 5, 2024Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Sep 21, 2023Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Administration		C
Potential for minimal harm, widespread
Sep 21, 2023Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 12, 2022Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
3.86 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.75 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.41 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.66 hours
Administrators who left in the past year
1

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.