Florida Department of Veterans Nursing Home

    8401 Cypress Dr, Pembroke Pines, FL 33025
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    3.85·(27)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      3.7
    • Staff

      3.9
    • Meals

      4.5
    • Amenities

      4.2
    • Value

      5.0

    Pros

    • Attentive nursing and caregiving
    • Assistance with dressing, feeding and personal care
    • Private, roomy rooms with en-suite sinks
    • Clean, odor-free environment with frequent linen changes
    • Home-style dining and popular menu items
    • Engaging activities, field trips and special events
    • Dedicated activities director and robust programming
    • Supportive rehabilitation and physical therapy services
    • Friendly front-desk and reception staff
    • Volunteer and faith-group involvement enhancing social life
    • Comfortable common areas and amenities (birdcage, lounges)
    • Peace of mind for many families and long-term residents

    Cons

    • Inconsistent clinical oversight and follow-through
    • Gaps in family communication and incident response
    • Variable staff professionalism and responsiveness
    • Coordination gaps for hospital transfers and transportation
    • Property-management and personal-belongings handling gaps
    • Visitation logistics and outdoor air-quality risk
    • Inconsistent facility upkeep and decor across units
    • Staffing and skill-mix variability across shifts

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: The facility combines many strengths of a newer, well-appointed nursing home with recurring operational inconsistencies. Numerous accounts emphasize attentive day-to-day caregiving, comfortable private rooms, clean common areas, and a lively activities program. At the same time, families and visitors describe variability in clinical oversight, communication, and some management processes that can affect the resident and family experience.

    Care and clinical services: Caregiving staff and nursing personnel receive frequent praise for personal assistance with dressing, feeding and other activities of daily living, and for being attentive and compassionate. Rehabilitation and physical therapy services are highlighted as supportive. However, several comments indicate inconsistent clinical follow-through, uneven attention across shifts or units, and occasions when health concerns were not addressed to family expectations. Prospective families should ask about care-plan review processes, handoff practices between shifts, and protocols for escalating clinical issues.

    Staff and management: Many reviewers describe staff as friendly, respectful and nurturing, including helpful reception staff and an engaged activities director. Conversely, there are reports of variable professionalism, curt communication styles, and management interactions that some families found unsupportive. There are also examples suggesting gaps in incident response and family engagement. These patterns point to variability in staff conduct and family communication rather than a uniform culture; interested families may find it useful to observe staff–family interactions and ask how complaints and concerns are handled.

    Dining and activities: The dining program receives positive feedback for home-style meals and special events (for example, family-oriented treats and themed days). Activities are a clear strength — reviewers mention organized outings, engaging programming, church and volunteer involvement, and amenities such as a birdcage and communal lounges that support social engagement and family visits.

    Facilities and logistics: The facility’s physical environment is generally described as clean and well-maintained with private, roomy rooms and convenient in-room sinks. Some areas are new and well-appointed; other areas were noted as more dated, indicating uneven upkeep or decor across units. Practical logistics merit attention: visitation has been managed in outdoor carport areas at times, and there are concerns about idling cars and outdoor air quality during such visits. Additionally, reviewers described problems coordinating hospital transfers and shortcomings in handling residents’ personal belongings, pointing to operational processes that could be improved.

    Notable patterns and takeaway: The overall pattern is one of strong direct care and engaging programming paired with operational variability. Many families report peace of mind and high satisfaction, while others encountered significant communication or coordination issues. When evaluating this facility, prospective residents and families should consider confirming policies for family communication, transfer and transport coordination, property-management procedures, visitation logistics, and staffing practices during different shifts to get a clearer sense of consistency day-to-day.

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    Medicare Ratings

    2·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

    Florida Department of Veterans Nursing Home is located at 8401 Cypress Dr, Pembroke Pines, FL, 33025.

    About Florida Department of Veterans Nursing Home

    The Florida Department of Veterans Nursing Home, also known as the Alexander "Sandy" Nininger State Veterans' Nursing Home, sits at 8401 E Cypress Dr. in Pembroke Pines and serves military veterans who need skilled nursing and personal care, and once people move in, they'll find the place has special programs for Alzheimer's and dementia as well as a 60-bed capacity each for those needs, and it's supervised all day and night by licensed and registered nurses. The home has state employees as staff along with a strong group of contract workers, all focused on helping veterans with daily needs like bathing, dressing, and transfers, and there's always someone to help when people press the emergency alert systems or call for assistance with the 24-hour call buttons. Both veterans and families can join in groups meant to improve care, and the home takes Medicaid and Medicare as payment, using established state and federal rules to help with costs, and for those who want to learn more about long-term care, insurance options, or even how to make caregiving work for families, the staff can provide guidance.

    The place gets regular checks from the Agency for Health Care Administration and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and it's picked up some good marks, with a 4.0 rating from a dozen reviews, and even some Gold Seal and Five Star ratings in the state's record. What stands out for some people are the facilities - people have private bathrooms, cable TV, a kitchenette, air conditioning, telephone, Wi-Fi, and furnished rooms, with activity and community spaces like a library, arts and music rooms, a fitness area, and a movie theater, which means there's always something to do, be it scheduled events, movie nights, arts and crafts, or just a walk around the gardens and outdoor paths if that suits better.

    Meals come from a professional chef and are set up restaurant-style, with all-day dining, and they always consider health needs like diabetes or allergies, and that means everyone's got options. There's on-site housekeeping, laundry, move-in help, and for anyone needing to get out for medical appointments or errands, there's transportation and easy parking. Staff keep a close eye on health through supervision and regular nursing shifts, so residents get skilled nursing when needed, and the home keeps up with new state programs like Hope Florida and the state Veterans Dental Program, always aiming to keep up with changes in veteran care.

    The home accepts eligible veterans, with staff helping each family through the application process, and there's a specific administrator leading each facility, making sure everything stays on track. The Florida Department of Veterans Nursing Home takes part in education, networking, and advocacy to support both residents and staff. It's a resource for veterans and families who need experienced, specialized care, with the support and services people tend to look for in a state-run veterans' nursing facility, and though it's not the newest place on the block, it's built to make life a bit easier and safer for those who've served.

    People often ask...

    Florida Department of Veterans Nursing Home offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 8401 Cypress Dr, Pembroke Pines, FL 33025.

    No, Florida Department of Veterans Nursing Home does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

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