Although the dates of inspection are not announced, nursing homes sometimes are able to anticipate when the inspection will occur. In the past some nursing homes have made special preparations such as temporarily adding staff so that they will look good for the inspection.

The Agency determined that nursing homes in Daytona Beach were substandard when inspected and placed them on a  “watch list.” The Agency explains that its watch list “…identifies nursing homes that are operating under bankruptcy protection or met the criteria for a conditional status during the past 30 months. A conditional status indicates the facility did not meet, or correct upon follow-up, minimum standards at the time of inspection.”

As of the date of this article, the Agency’s Nursing Home Guide lists five nursing homes in Daytona Beach on its watch list:   (1) Daytona Beach Health and Rehabilitation Center,  (2) Good Samaritan Society-Daytona,  (3) Horizon Health Care Center at Daytona,  (4) Sandalwood Nursing Center, and  (5) Terrace of Daytona Beach, LLC.

Good Samaritan Society-Daytona and Sandalwood Nursing Center were quite low rated receiving only one star out of five for “overall inspection.”  Especially important is that Good Samaritan and Sandalwood were ranked only one star out of five for “restraints and abuse.” The Agency explains that a rank of one star means, “…the facility ranked in the bottom 20% of facilities in its region.”

If you are considering using one of these nursing homes for yourself or a family member we recommend that you ask the nursing home administration for a complete explanation of why the nursing home is on the state watch list.