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99/100

Excellent

Villa Maria West Skilled Nursing Facility

8850 Nw 122 St, Hialeah Gardens, FL 33018

CMS 5/5 stars #1 of 54 in Miami-Dade County (305) 351-7181
Certified beds
27
Occupancy
89%
Ownership
Non-profit
Accepts
Medicare

Our read on Villa Maria West Skilled Nursing Facility

Villa Maria West runs on a nonprofit, church-affiliated model, and the numbers back up what that structure often buys: nurses deliver 5.23 hours per resident day, roughly a third more than the national average, and staff turnover sits at 25% against a national figure near 46%. Ten deficiencies appear on the current record, but none involve harm or jeopardy, and none are abuse-related, which matters more than the raw count. The last inspection was recent, in September 2025, so the picture is current rather than stale. Weekend coverage dips about 12% below weekday levels, a gap worth asking about directly if your family member needs more help on Saturdays and Sundays.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing29/30Stability15/15Outcomes15/15Enforcement10/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

29/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →5.78 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →1.96 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 12% against weekdays

Staff stability

15/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →25% of nursing staff left in the last year

Resident outcomes

15/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →5 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

10/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →No federal fines on record

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day5.23 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBetter than average
Registered nurse (RN) hours1.96 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBetter than average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours4.58 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBetter than average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnover25.00%
National average 45.80%Better than average

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: September 11, 2025 (1 year ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

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Common questions about Villa Maria West Skilled Nursing Facility

What is the ElderGrade for Villa Maria West Skilled Nursing Facility? +

Villa Maria West Skilled Nursing Facility holds an ElderGrade of A (99 out of 100), which we describe as "excellent". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Villa Maria West Skilled Nursing Facility? +

Residents receive an average of 5.23 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Villa Maria West Skilled Nursing Facility been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does Villa Maria West Skilled Nursing Facility accept Medicaid? +

CMS lists this facility as Medicare, so it is not recorded as Medicaid certified. Confirm directly with the home before admission.