The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited July 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: D
Nursing home report
NORTHWEST FLORIDA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (SNU)
CHIPLEY, FL · Medicare-certified · 34 beds
In good standing
For-profit
5 of 5 overall
Northwest Florida Community Hospital (SNU) in Chipley, FL has a 5-star overall rating, with 5 stars for health inspections, 4 stars for quality measures, and 3 stars for staffing. Reported nurse staffing is 4.44 hours per resident per day, above the federal benchmark of 4.1, and there were no fines in the last 24 months; recent inspection citations included food handling, resident rights, and medication storage/labelling issues.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.4367 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: July 2, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.4367.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.49
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.12
- Nurse aides
- 2.82
- Weekend nursing
- 3.67
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 100%
Registered nurse turnover: 100%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
45%50%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0%3%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
0%4.4%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
6.7%0%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
0%0%No change
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
9.1%4.5%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—11.6%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
29.2%29.2%No change
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
16%17.4%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
12.5%16.1%Worsening
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—100%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
What the inspectors found
The home failed to honor residents’ choices about treatment, research participation, and advance care instructions. Cited September 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 578 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited September 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to properly screen residents for mental health or intellectual disability needs before or during admission. Cited October 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 645 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to ensure residents received the behavioral health care and services they needed. Cited October 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 740 — 42 CFR §483.40 — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 32.8 residents on an average day (96% of 34 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident & family councils
- Medicare history
- Certified for 23 years
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.