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Clifford Chester Sims State Veterans Nursing Home

Nursing home in Panama City, FL

Medicare & Medicaid certified5★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
4419 Tram Road, Panama City, FL 32404
Phone
(850) 747-5401
Listed under
Government-owned, 4–5 star overall rating, No fines in 3 years
Medicare CCN
106056
Overall star rating
5 of 5 ★★★★★
Health inspection rating
5 of 5
Staffing rating
5 of 5
Quality measures rating
2 of 5
Certified beds
120
Average residents per day
114
Ownership
Government, state
Legal business name
Florida Department of Veterans Affairs
Chain
Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs (7 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Nov 5, 2003
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident and family councils
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 106056. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Apr 3, 2025. CMS lists 3 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Sep 15, 2022 to Feb 1, 2024): 0 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Feb 1, 2024Honor 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
Feb 1, 2024Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 15, 2022Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
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
5.28 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.97 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
3.08 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
4.74 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
45%
RN turnover (yearly)
34%
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.

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