Jackson Memorial Perdue Medical Center

    19590 Old Cutler Rd, Cutler Bay, FL 33157
    • Skilled Nursing
    2.3ยท4 reviews

    Compassionate staff; facility needs improvement

    I'm deeply grateful for the compassionate, dedicated CNAs and nurses who helped my husband regain strength and mobility - their hands-on care was outstanding. However, the building and rooms are dated and dark, and I experienced follow-through and chain-of-command problems: residents were sometimes left alone for hours, hydration and physician visits were inconsistent, and the atmosphere could feel neglectful. Overall excellent frontline staff, but management and the facility need urgent improvement; I recommend with reservations.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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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

    2.25ยท(4)

    Overall rating

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

      2.0
    • Staff

      2.0
    • Meals

      2.3
    • Amenities

      1.0
    • Value

      2.3

    Pros

    • Compassionate nursing and CNA staff
    • Effective rehabilitation and mobility support
    • Positive family satisfaction with clinical outcomes

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staff coordination and follow-through
    • Weak leadership escalation and chain-of-command clarity
    • Gaps in physician engagement and clinical oversight
    • Delays in responsiveness and prolonged unattended periods
    • Inadequate hydration and basic-care monitoring practices
    • Aging physical plant with dated rooms and low lighting

    Summary of reviews

    Reviews present a mixed picture: many families praise the direct-care staff for compassion and hands-on support, particularly around rehabilitation and mobility recovery, while others describe serious operational concerns that affected basic monitoring and oversight. The facility appears capable of delivering positive clinical outcomes in some cases, but there are recurrent themes suggesting inconsistent performance across different shifts or teams.

    Care and staff: Positive comments focus on dedicated CNAs and nurses who provide attentive bedside care and effective rehabilitation assistance that helped regain strength and mobility. Concurrently, reviewers raised issues about delays in responsiveness, prolonged periods when residents appeared unattended, and broader concerns about basic-care monitoring (including hydration). There are also specific concerns about gaps in physician engagement and clinical oversight, which reviewers linked to inconsistent follow-through on care plans and missed opportunities for timely interventions. Taken together, these accounts indicate variability in day-to-day clinical reliability rather than uniformly poor or uniformly excellent care.

    Facilities, dining, and activities: The physical environment drew criticism for an aging appearance โ€” dated rooms, darker common areas, and an interior that some found cheerless. Reviewers did not provide systematic information about dining quality or the activity program, so conclusions in those domains are limited; absence of commentary should not be interpreted as endorsement. The facilityโ€™s older infrastructure and lighting were cited as factors that could negatively affect resident mood and the overall atmosphere.

    Management and notable patterns: Several reviewers described challenges with staff follow-through and a lack of clear escalation pathways, suggesting weaknesses in supervisory oversight and internal communication. Experiences are polarized: some families express gratitude for the care received, while others report significant lapses and advise caution. There are also serious single-case concerns referenced, including concerns following a residentโ€™s death, which underscore the importance of robust protocols for clinical monitoring, physician rounding, and family communication. Prospective residents and families should weigh the facilityโ€™s strengths in compassionate, rehabilitative hands-on care against the reported variability in responsiveness, leadership clarity, and the dated physical environment. Improvements in staffing coordination, clearer chain-of-command procedures, consistent clinical oversight, and attention to basic-care monitoring would likely address the principal patterns emerging from these reviews.

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    Medicare Ratings

    5ยท/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

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

    Location

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    Jackson Memorial Perdue Medical Center is located at 19590 Old Cutler Rd, Cutler Bay, FL, 33157.

    About Jackson Memorial Perdue Medical Center

    Jackson Memorial Perdue Medical Center sits as a government county facility with 163 certified beds and has been operated by the Public Health Trust Of Miami Dade County Florida since 1973, with leadership from Mark Knight and Myriam Torres for many years now, and what you'll notice is there's a team of doctors guiding care and hands-on nursing services with a daily nurse hours-per-resident of 4.89, which is higher than the state average, and with a nurse turnover rate of 20.9%-that's well below Florida's average-folks tend to stick around longer, bringing some comfort in knowing experienced hands deliver the care, and even though the facility is committed to providing good care, it has faced inspection deficiencies related to care quality, resident assessment, and planning, like in areas marked F0867, F0641, and F0656 on the reports, which means oversight and regular checks are part of life there. The center offers skilled nursing care, rehabilitation therapy, memory care, and palliative services, and it goes beyond, too, providing outpatient clinics for things like neurology, cardiac, wound care, and podiatry, as well as aquatic therapy for people dealing with fractures and injuries, and the programs include community-based adult day care for seniors who want to stay at home, with transportation, activities, personal care, and meals also available, which makes things easier for families. You'll see they focus on patient comfort here, with modern renovations, big outdoor spaces for walks and fresh air, wellness activities, and areas set up for both outpatient and inpatient needs, and while it's affiliated with St. John's Nursing Center and St. John's Rehabilitation Hospital and Nursing Center, the facility also has state-of-the-art technology, special departments, and staff that aim to deliver care for mental and physical health problems, including psychiatric services. The nonprofit center supports a warm community feeling but always keeps the care professional, and people come here for specialized care, insurance and Medicare coverage help, or private pay options, with some families choosing services for seniors at home. The entrance walkway is wide and easy to find, and their website lists extra information about services for those who want to look it up.

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