Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Altoona, FL

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

Updated on January 5, 2025

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 42 active skilled nursing facilities and 4,900 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 4,416 residents in nursing homes as January 5, 2025 for a city wide occupancy level of 90.12 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)	0.59	0.75 / 0.68
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.30	2.34 / 2.30
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.94	0.78 / 0.87
All Staff	3.83	3.86 / 3.85

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 5 new cases and 5 new deaths among residents for the week ending January 5, 2025. 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
Alliance Health and Rehabilitation Center 130 W ARMSTRONG AVENUE DELAND, FL	13.00
Majestic Oaks 901 VETERAN'S MEMORIAL PARKWAY ORANGE CITY, FL	3.00
Blue Palms Health and Rehabilitation Center of Del 450 NORTH MCDONALD AVENUE DELAND, FL	20.00
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	21.00
Solaris Healthcare Forest Lake 3355 E SEMORAN BLVD APOPKA, FL	22.00
Solaris Healthcare Apopka 305 EAST OAK STREET APOPKA, FL	1.00
Ridgecrest Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center 1200 NORTH STONE STREET DELAND, FL	15.00
Lakeview Terrace Rehab and Health Care Center 110 LODGE TERRACE DR ALTOONA, FL	16.00
Avante at Mt Dora, Inc 3050 BROWN AVE MOUNT DORA, FL	18.00

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

Facility	Rating
Club Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center at The V 16529 SE 86TH BELLE MEADE CIRCLE THE VILLAGES, FL	50.00
Ansley Cove Healthcare and Rehabilitation 1301 W MAITLAND BLVD MAITLAND, FL	103.00 /
Apopka Health and Rehabilitation Center 2001 ALSTON BAY BLVD APOPKA, FL	112.25
Blue Lake Post Acute 991 E NEW YORK AVE DELAND, FL	243.50 /
Rehabilitation Center of Winter Park 1700 MONROE AVE MAITLAND, FL	96.00
Harborview Health Center West Altamonte 1099 WEST TOWN PARKWAY ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL	76.00
Longwood Health and Rehabilitation Center 1520 S GRANT ST LONGWOOD, FL	244.50
Healthcare and Rehab of Sanford 950 MELLONVILLE AVE SANFORD, FL	85.00
Buffalo Crossings Healthcare and Rehabilitation Cen 3875 WEDGEWOOD LANE THE VILLAGES, FL	138.00
Aviata at Rosewood 3920 ROSEWOOD WAY ORLANDO, FL	186.50

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