ARDIE R COPAS STATE VETERANS NURSING HOME

Staffing levels at Ardie R. Copas State Veterans Nursing Home are notably higher than what you would typically find at other [Florida nursing homes](/florida/port-saint-lucie), which is worth paying attention to when you are trying to picture what daily care actually looks like for a resident. On an average day, residents here receive about 5.77 total nurse hours of care, compared to the Florida average of 3.87 hours. That gap is meaningful in practice - it generally means nurses and aides have more time to spend with each person, whether that is helping with meals, responding to a call for assistance, or just checking in throughout the day. The registered nurse hours are also higher here, at 0.91 per resident per day versus a Florida average of 0.52, which suggests more hands-on time from the most clinically trained staff. These numbers do not tell the whole story, but more staff time per resident is generally a positive sign for the quality and attentiveness of day-to-day care.